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029: (Wow. What a lot of parentheticals.)

May 31, 2017

Hullo. I got a new router this week, and it is basically the greatest thing. The hyperplague that has infected my body (aka A Mild Cold) has rendered me...

028: don't worry, it's not that, serious, etc.

May 24, 2017

Hullo. A quick one this week, as I'm under the weather. Don't have too much sympathy for me. It's just a standard low-level cold. I'm working at about 80%,...

027: that dimension is inside my chest.

May 17, 2017

Hullo. Contents! When In Rome, Do Romans A Bunch Of Fuckwits Don't Hate the Player, Hate The Games Master. Byeeeeeeeeeee! **** After months of anticipation,...

026: an ominous meat-ball.

May 10, 2017

Hullo. I would like to make it clear that I married an Italian for reasons other than her ability to cook pasta sauces, but if this newsletter is suddenly...

025: We Came. We Saw. We Command & Conquered.

May 3, 2017

Hullo. Oddly big week, for a bunch of reasons. That you're not getting a joke first line probably says that. Details of it some herein. Contents! We Came. We...

024: A guillotine rather than a rack

April 20, 2017

Hullo. The Windy City is Mighty Windy that's why they call it The Windy City, you fool, stop wasting my time, just get away from me, you make me sick....

023: genre on fire

April 12, 2017

Hullo. This week I don't need anyone tweeting at me to remind me if I have books out. I need people tweeting at me to remind people of all the books I have...

022: Gynty The Roo

April 5, 2017

Hullo. I'm in the sort of work place where I need someone tweeting at me that I have a comic out this week to realise I have a comic out this week. Contents!...

021: the feeling is bittersweet and vertiginous

March 31, 2017

Hullo. A skip week after 20 weekly newsletters seems pretty good to me. But I am famously lazy, so what would I know, eh? Contents! Boston Purgatory Call me...

020: the aim is always to do Hyperballad on paper

March 16, 2017

Hullo. This one is going to be very quick, as I'm about to run off to the London Book Fair, and if I do it when I get home, the kickstarter I want to talk...

019: get to Mount Doom and win.

March 8, 2017

Hullo. I'm thinking of the sequencing of these things. I normally start with “this is important relevant work stuff” which is on one hand, what this is for...

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...