We’re at the top of week three of Facility23 and it’s going really well. Working with The Story Engine cards is massive fun and the setting is coming together really well. It’s so much fun in fact, I did one draw too many last week. Instead of ignoring it, I decided to do something different. …
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It’s Monday, let’s talk stationary. First off isn’t the logo cool?! Lone Archivist put together a pack of logos for #Dungeon23 and #Facility23. Go check them out. Last time I talked about the #Facility23 challenge and what I’m getting from it. This time, I’m going to talk about what I’m using to capture the information …
I built a monastery the other day. Perched on the mile-wide weld ridge between two asteroids, St. Padddd’s is home to an Ursan (Think Fozzy Bear meets Chewbacca) monastic order who’ve dedicated their lives to helping others. St. Padddd’s is part of the Temenos Ark, an emergency evacuation vessel the size of a small moon …
Every new year I play this game with myself where I try for a clean page. Finish every book, game, show, podcast, movie and audio drama and reset the clock. It’s a fun game, even if I haven’t won yet. I keep track of it all on Pinterest, which is like if the Borg did …
It’s a Christmas Miracle! John Reppion and MD Penman‘s adaptation of the ancient story is not just a worthy version it’s a fascinating introduction to the story itself. At Christmas, a vast Green Knight rides into King Arthur’s court and suggests a game; any knight can strike him once, but must be ready to receive …
The dog is FINE, don’t worry. I mean, they’re made entirely of yearning and contemplating some canine scuba action but they are fine. Tragedy by Becky Howard is another one of those zines that embodies everything good about the art form. It’s an A6 foldout, a single page of A4 that’s crammed full of humour …
Kristyna Baczynski is one of the dynamos of the UK comics scene. Her work is always precise, highly detailed and thrumming with a unique palate, energy and focus. Her first full-length graphic novel, Retrograde Orbit, is a particular favourite. Now, A Measure of Space is too. Vesna’s planet is about to be hit by a …
Rob Turpin makes beautiful spaceships. Gloriously lumpy, and weirdly graceful, the Weird Field (WF) ships are almost abstract collections of parts, the idea of a spacecraft filtered through the practicality of not having to worry about atmosphere. Weird Field World, Turpin’s first book, collects them all and provides some welcome, and expertly designed, context. In …
Georgie Mac‘s zine slides sideways through your expectations into comedy, surrealism and pop culture. The moon is hatching. A new kind of astronaut, propelled out into the universe to seek answers discover the truth and be caught, as we all are, in the awe-inspiring gravitational pull of Steve Harrington’s hair. Max’s collage work here is …