018: what time is love?

March 2, 2017

Hullo. Flying to Milan to launch the Italian edition of WicDiv seems very on brand, somehow. (Hi, Jamie!) Contents! ComickyUpdate The year was 455, when...

017: Greg Pak For Food

February 21, 2017

Hullo. Every time I put on my “This is the darkest timeline T-shirt” it feels less like a pop cultural reference and more like being the guy with the...

016: awesome angry Scots

February 14, 2017

Hullo. It's Valentines Day. I send you my love. My love looks exactly the same as a newsletter. I know, it's disappointing, but imagine how awful my wedding...

015: a little ray of silly joy in hell

February 8, 2017

Hullo. Chaos in the writing. Chaos in the comics production. Chaos on the streets of burrrmingham. Contents! Imperial Phase sure is Imperial Phasing this...

013: better existent sources

January 24, 2017

Hullo. Contents! ANDRE-455 IS ALIVE. EL ACTO FAUSTICO! This Week Uber: Invasion 2 is so serious I can't make a joke here 2000AD Is History Humblegrab...

012: Aren't you exactly the right size for a miniature?

January 17, 2017

Hullo. Contents! Aphra 3tosity. Aren't you exactly the right size for a miniature? An attempt at being nice Workworkworkwork The Self Indulgents. *** There...

011: speederbikes powered by an irrepressible trumpet

January 12, 2017

Hullo. A very short one this week, unless I start rambling about pop music as an attempt to put off working out for another half hour. Contents! WicDiv26Done...

010: a WicDiv Coffeeshop AU is rudely disrupted.

January 4, 2017

Hullo. 2017, you are looking good. Have you cut your hair? What? That's not hair! Your hair has mouthes! And teeth! Back off, 2017! Leave me alo-- Contents!...

009: Gordian Knot Working

December 28, 2016

Hullo. A text heavy one this time, as I can't be bothered to go onto a real computer to actually insert pictures, and it's hell to do on an ipad. It's the...

008: how to write about grotesques and monsters?

December 20, 2016

Hullo. It's Holiday week so it's just chaos, so I'll hit the main beats. Contents! Love = Love Good Release Dates, Not Indie. Treat yourself. Chat and war....

007: Brevity remains an unknown country

December 13, 2016

Hullo. Contents! No Comics Out! WorkingWorkingWorking Podcasting For Beginners SymBUYosis Questions and ohgodtheseanswersareverylong. Byyyeeeee, etc. ***...

006: THE ADVENTURES OF ULTRABEAR!!!!

December 7, 2016

Hullo. Contents! Uber! Aphra! WicDiv! Joe Dever, RIP. I did NOT meet a dragon. New books that have been read by me with my eyes and mind. Fiction and Feeling...

005: My Ellisian codename

November 29, 2016

Hullo. Contents! What is out this week? (Clue: NOTHING) Sign my name, sign my name. Monsterhearts run free, except not free, it's kickstarted....

003: Icarus risking flying too close to the Agadoo sun

November 8, 2016

Hullo. Writing a newsletter today is a bit like trying to not talk about the weather when a storm is deciding whether it's going to flatten the city you're...

002: Sprawling out critical theories that emerged resplendent and glistening

November 1, 2016

Hullo. We're still a work in progress here, though I'm pleased the first newsletter only featured two (count 'em!) typos which rendered my meaning entirely...