Comics

What Hawk the Slayer Got Right

Defending a sword and sorcery kinda-classic

Oct 25 •

Science Fiction Double Feature: The Crow (comic book vs. movie)

The 1989 comic by James O'Barr and the 1994 movie starring Brandon Lee share the same melancholy heart, though it beats in very different ways

Sep 18 •

Mapping the Labyrinth: A No-Mucking-About Beginner’s Guide to Starting Out as a Writer

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a young person in possession of a desire to write, must be in want of advice from an old fart

Jun 14 •

Helpless Monsters, Hopeless Writers, and How to Write Horror Comics

Ones from the vaults...

Apr 24 •

How We Built Black Beth

Resurrecting a British sword and sorcery heroine and what it takes to write a character 'well'

Nov 6, 2023 •

My Future Shock Hell! (Chapter 4 of 4)

Why your best shot is all that will ever matter

Oct 13, 2023 •

My Future Shock Hell! (Chapter 3 of 4)

Why on Earth do you want to write comic books?

Oct 6, 2023 •

My Future Shock Hell! (Chapter 2 of 4)

How to survive the submissions process (whether that's comics, novels, shorts, or screenplays) by rejection-proofing your soul

Sep 29, 2023 •

Beyond the Veil: Q&A with Man o' Ghosts

Multimedia ghost story creator Thom Burgess explains the techniques behind his latest horror project 'Mister Howl', as well as lessons learned piloting…

Sep 25, 2023 •

My Future Shock Hell! (Chapter 1 of 4)

How I broke into comics and why there's no such thing

Sep 22, 2023 •

Why the Greatest Character in 2000 AD Is NOT Judge Dredd

She’s the psychic cop who has patrolled the dystopian streets of Mega-City One for over four decades, and she’s nobody’s sidekick

Sep 8, 2023 •

Full Throttle Fiction: Q&A with Comic Writer Rob Williams

The writer of SUICIDE SQUAD, JUDGE DREDD and DOCTOR WHO talks story-building and script-mechanics, as well as managing PETROL HEAD, his new…

Aug 8, 2023 •

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