My thoughts on the Obama election win

I’m sure I have nothing to say here that will prove especially interesting or insightful, but I thought I should stick my two pennorth in nonetheless. I wasn’t entirely overwhelmed by Obamamania in 2008, but I’ll admit I was excited and stayed up to watch the results. This time, not so much. I am pleased… Continue reading My thoughts on the Obama election win

Roleplaying, complexity and mainstream appeal

This was meant to be Monday’s blog post, but I’ve had a really busy week – and ended up making this blog somewhat longer than I’d originally intended. Oops! Looks like I’ll be writing two a day for the next few days to catch up. My colleagues-cum-friends Emily and John are also doing NaBloPoMo this… Continue reading Roleplaying, complexity and mainstream appeal

W is for Wally Squad [MINOR SPOILERS]

Note the first: this post contains minor spoilers regarding a current 2000AD storyline. Note the second: back in August, I attempted to write a personal A-Z of the comic strip Judge Dredd during the run up to the release of the new Dredd 3D film. I got fairly far in but due to work pressures… Continue reading W is for Wally Squad [MINOR SPOILERS]