All Sorts of Stuff

First up, you can find lovely previews of the first few pages of both Black Widow: Deadly Origin #2 and Dark X-Men #2, which are out this Wednesday/Thursday, here. There is much gorgeous art on display.

Secondly, if you’d like to have a go at winning a set of Wild Cards novels, this being George R.R. Martin’s shared world superhero series to which I’ve recently pledged my services, the place to go is here.

Thirdly, the first part of Alex Fitch’s panel interview with me, Bryan Talbot, Daniel Merlin Goodbrey and Paul Duffield, done as part of the Sci-Fi London event, is now available as a podcast here.

Fourthly, a short interview I did (over months, question by question, the poor interviewer!) on the subject of how I became a writer is now online here.

And finally, I’ve written the foreword to a Best Of from the Doctor Who fanzine Shooty Dog Thing, which is available for a tenner or so here.

I had a lovely time last Saturday popping out to a signing in Stevenage, where the folk who hang out at and run Limited Edition Comics proved to be warm, friendly and fun: it really did seem like a place that was just as much home to a gang of friends as it was a business. That same night I headed to London, to join with many of my fellow UK comics professionals for an evening down the pub, which was as happy as we’ve made many a convention bar. Here, looking like they rehearsed their poses, they are:

Anyhow, still room for a couple of blogs before the 12 begin, I’m sure, so until next time, Cheerio!