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So, that was 2018 – Here’s to 2019!
It’s the last day of 2018 and what a year it’s been. Professionally, it’s been dominated by Star Wars, kicking off with a host of Han Solo and Chewbacca comics […]
Year: 2018
Comics
Who ya gonna call? The Real Ghostbusters, of course.
Nearly 35 years ago, 10-year-old me saw Ghostbusters. It instantly became my favourite film. (It still is.) Soon after, I saw The Real Ghostbusters. It instantly became my favourite cartoon […]
Strange Matter
The Decemberist
My copies of The Decemberist have just arrived. My pal, George Mann presents a Newbury and Hobbes story of exactly 100 words for every day of December, thirty-one little vignettes […]
Blog
The genius of Amanda Brooke’s author survival kit
A brilliant motivation idea from author Amanda Brooke here… Later in the thread she discusses how she wraps the parcels herself so she knows it will be something she’ll enjoy – in […]
Comics
Pacific Rim Aftermath Collected
My comps for Pacific Rim Aftermath have arrived! The collected edition features both the main Pacific Rim Aftermath six-issue mini-series scripted by me with art by Richard Elson and colours by Guy Major […]
Blog
Star Wars A New Hope in Concert
Apologies for not blogging or indeed sending out a newsletter for a while. I have been buried by various heavy deadlines, which will continue for the rest of the year, […]
Blog
Making my stamp
Very happy to add my own mark to my well-travelled copy of The Science of Fairy Tales, thanks to a brand new stamp from Jo at the Cuts And Scrapes […]
Books
Listen to David Tennant and Billie Piper read the Warhammer Adventures audiobooks
Yesterday, I teased some big Warhammer Adventures news, and here it is. Former TARDIS team David Tennant and Billie Piper will read the audiobooks of both Warhammer Adventures junior novels. David is reading my […]
Books
Women of the Galaxy
I was so honoured to be asked to contribute a few words for Amy Ratcliffe’s wonderful Women of the Galaxy book, which hit bookstores earlier this week. I talk to Amy about […]
Blog
Starting a M.R. James read
With Halloween done, it is time for some winter reading… I’m aiming to read one a week through the winter months and into spring, maybe more than one if the […]
Comics
Fear and Star Wars
I was really pleased to talk to Matt Moore for his Halloween article How fear is the path to hope in Star Wars on starwars.com. I’m there alongside my friends Delilah S. Dawson […]
Blog
More Halloween Chills – The Turn of the Screw
Further to yesterday’s BBC Radio halloween chills, I listened to Linda Marshall Griffith’s unnerving adaptation of The Turn of the Screw this morning. There is some really clever use of […]
Comics
Tales From Vader’s Castle #5
Happy Halloween! I can’t believe that it’s the finale of Tales From Vader’s Castle already. Where have the last five weeks gone? The response to the series has been incredible. Thank […]