Story & Inspiration
Worldbuilding: Alien Invasion
Today we examine the world building of when worlds collide! Alien Invasion’s are a solid staple of the science fiction genre that keep returning into our cultural zeitgeist in one...
Worldbuilding: Alien Invasion
Today we examine the world building of when worlds collide! Alien Invasion’s are a solid staple of the science fiction genre that keep returning into our cultural zeitgeist in one...
Bit O' History: The Warsaw Uprising
In September 1939, the Nazi’s invaded Poland. The occupation was swift and brutal and made all the more severe by the surprise of the attack. The Polish army held strong...
Bit O' History: The Warsaw Uprising
In September 1939, the Nazi’s invaded Poland. The occupation was swift and brutal and made all the more severe by the surprise of the attack. The Polish army held strong...
Movie Talk: No Country for Old Men
The Coen brothers really raised the bar on this one. No Country for Old Men immediately earned the title of recent classic upon its release in 2007. Today I want to...
Movie Talk: No Country for Old Men
The Coen brothers really raised the bar on this one. No Country for Old Men immediately earned the title of recent classic upon its release in 2007. Today I want to...
Worldbuilding: The Creation of Fantasy Races
Fantasy and Sci-fi fiction is full to the hilt of an incredible array of fictional races and species. Elves, Dwarves, Orcs, Merfolk, Clingons, Ewoks and all the others we can...
Worldbuilding: The Creation of Fantasy Races
Fantasy and Sci-fi fiction is full to the hilt of an incredible array of fictional races and species. Elves, Dwarves, Orcs, Merfolk, Clingons, Ewoks and all the others we can...
The Twisted World of Junji Ito
Today, folks, I want to take you down to the lowest level of Hell for you to witness the imagery that could only be conceived by the twisted genius of...
The Twisted World of Junji Ito
Today, folks, I want to take you down to the lowest level of Hell for you to witness the imagery that could only be conceived by the twisted genius of...
Bit O' History: Magellan and the Battle of Mactan
Today, we take a look at a part of history that is far less remembered in the West than perhaps it should be. The exploration of the Pacific, the establishment...
Bit O' History: Magellan and the Battle of Mactan
Today, we take a look at a part of history that is far less remembered in the West than perhaps it should be. The exploration of the Pacific, the establishment...
The Craft of David Lloyd
David Lloyd has long been one of my all-time favourite comic artists. Ever since reading V for Vendetta as a kid I’ve always enjoyed getting sucked into the worlds that were...
The Craft of David Lloyd
David Lloyd has long been one of my all-time favourite comic artists. Ever since reading V for Vendetta as a kid I’ve always enjoyed getting sucked into the worlds that were...
The Origins of the Joker
The Dark Knights most infamous antagonist has many origin stories and none of them agree with each other. His decent into madness is clear, but his path to that madness...
The Origins of the Joker
The Dark Knights most infamous antagonist has many origin stories and none of them agree with each other. His decent into madness is clear, but his path to that madness...
Worldbuilding: Empires
Every great fictional world has great fictional governments. They are the select few heads of the largest states of your world who make decisions that affect the lives of millions....
Worldbuilding: Empires
Every great fictional world has great fictional governments. They are the select few heads of the largest states of your world who make decisions that affect the lives of millions....
Bit O' History: The First Italo-Ethiopian War
I’d like to tell you a story set around the European conquest of Africa today, and about one nation that just would not be defeated.As I’m sure many of you...
Bit O' History: The First Italo-Ethiopian War
I’d like to tell you a story set around the European conquest of Africa today, and about one nation that just would not be defeated.As I’m sure many of you...
Movie Talk: Starship Troopers - The Most Unfasc...
‘Rico, what’s the moral difference – if any – between a civilian and a citizen?’ This question that Radczek asks during the Civics class towards the beginning of the...
Movie Talk: Starship Troopers - The Most Unfasc...
‘Rico, what’s the moral difference – if any – between a civilian and a citizen?’ This question that Radczek asks during the Civics class towards the beginning of the...
The Humble Genius of Darick Robertson (The Boys)
He’s the man who's brought to life Spider Jerusalem, Conan the Barbarian and the X-Men. His ability to co-operate with writers and allow their vision to inspire his artwork, is second to none. His...
The Humble Genius of Darick Robertson (The Boys)
He’s the man who's brought to life Spider Jerusalem, Conan the Barbarian and the X-Men. His ability to co-operate with writers and allow their vision to inspire his artwork, is second to none. His...