We spent most of today at the V&A. Once again, we were enthralled by the netsuke (which I've decided will appear in the next short story I write), other Asian artworks including my old favourite, Tipu's Tiger, an array of protest posters, their exhibition of theatrical props and costumes, and an entirely unplanned encounter with that good and noble ( Read more... )

One of the best presentations at Swancon 2013 was Gail Simone's Guest speech, where she asked us what spec fic had given us... So I thought it was worth writing a brief post about what it's given me ( Read more... )

A great interview with Joss Whedon, mostly about his low-budget modern-dress film of Much Ado About Nothing.

3. is from What's New?, by Phil Foglio.
7. is Rorschach, Watchmen, by Alan Moore.
8. is from Calvin and Hobbes, by Bill Watterson.
10. is Doc Brass from Planetary, by Warren Ellis.

For those of you who guessed 7 was Frank Miller and 8 was Alison Bechdel, there are quotes from Frank Miller and Alison Bechdel comics there - but not those two.

1. Even the fattest, most stupid politician on Capitol Hill realizes that Son of Star Wars is going to be useless against the kind of problems America's really facing out there ( Read more... )

1. D.R & Quinch, by Alan Moore.
2. Sandman, 'Calliope', by Neil Gaiman.
4. Xxxenophile, 'Now Museum, Now You Don't', by Phil Foglio.
7. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, by Frank Miller.
8. Wonder Woman, courtesy of Superdickery.
9. The Angriest Video Store Clerk in the World: Aggressive Retail Therapy, by Grant Watson.
10. Bloom County, by Berkeley

1. Life is about seventy years, unless you do something utterly outrageous like trying to Slamdance while priming plastic explosives - in which case your guess is as good as mine, man ( Read more... )