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Telling a Superhero Story the DC Way
Choosing myth over Marvel in James Gunn's Superman (2025)
Jul 16
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Alec Worley
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Telling a Superhero Story the DC Way
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28 Days Later (2002) vs. 28 Weeks Later (2007)
Predicting a bloody future without stating the bloody obvious. How Danny Boyle and Alex Garland reinvented the reanimated
May 19
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Alec Worley
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28 Days Later (2002) vs. 28 Weeks Later (2007)
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Who Goes There? (1938) vs The Thing (1982)
John W. Campbell's classic novella of Golden Age science fiction and John Carpenter's modern horror masterpiece - both absorb new meanings in the age of…
Mar 26
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Alec Worley
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Who Goes There? (1938) vs The Thing (1982)
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Fantastic Beasts and How to Write Them
Some Jurassic examples of great monster-writing
Jan 28
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Alec Worley
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Fantastic Beasts and How to Write Them
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Was the 'Alien' Franchise Inspired by Two Cheeseball Classics?
How much did 'Alien' (1979) borrow from 'Planet of the Vampires' (1965) and 'It! The Terror From Beyond Space' (1958)?
Aug 1, 2024
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Alec Worley
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Was the 'Alien' Franchise Inspired by Two Cheeseball Classics?
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My Future Shock Hell! (Chapter 4 of 4)
Why your best shot is all that will ever matter
Oct 13, 2023
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Alec Worley
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My Future Shock Hell! (Chapter 3 of 4)
Why on Earth do you want to write comic books?
Oct 6, 2023
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Alec Worley
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My Future Shock Hell! (Chapter 3 of 4)
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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
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Alec Worley
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My Future Shock Hell! (Chapter 1 of 4)
How I broke into comics and why there's no such thing
Sep 22, 2023
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Alec Worley
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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
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Alec Worley
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Why the Greatest Character in 2000 AD Is NOT Judge Dredd
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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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Alec Worley
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Full Throttle Fiction: Q&A with Comic Writer Rob Williams
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Durham Red and the Return of the Problematic Vampire
The mutant vampire bounty hunter known as Durham Red is one of the most popular characters in British comics. An unsung figure in vampire fiction and…
Jun 9, 2023
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Alec Worley
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