…as Joss Whedon and Warren Ellis square off in the battle of the century. It’s the children I feel sorry for.

For all those poor superheroes with Wonder Woman’s problem – a list of comics featuring female superheroes in bondage. And cover scans.

There are three apprenticeships available at Working Title this year. 12 months working for one of the big names in the British film industry, and a 12k bursary to boot. The deadline’s on the 22nd of February. Get applying. I will be.

Warren Ellis has created and written some of the best comic series ever. Planetary. Transmetropolitan. The Authority. For just three off the top of my head. Indeed, like The Mighty Stephen Hawking, he is fully deserving of the Mighty appelation. But what is it that makes someone worthy of that title? I think we can […]

If you’ve spent any time on the West Coast, you’ll know In-N-Out. A burger chain that only exists in the states of Nevada, California, and Arizona. You can recognise them by the bright red plastic tops and the bright yellow arrow by the signage that just screams “Whooosh! Burger!” All of which is really just […]

Here, a look at the evolution of games controllers. And here, check out 25 British Design Icons. And then vote on which one you think is the iconiest. It’s a tough call – there are some beautiful, functional designs in there, but I managed to choose one eventually. But really – the World Wide Web […]

Yesterday was a good day. I finished Draft Zero of my first feature, and my membership card arrived from the Writers Guild. I feel all warm and professional inside. But the arrival of my slightly sticky so-cheap-it’s-made-of-waxed-paper membership card does make me wonder. The Writers Guild of Great Britain was formed in 1958. That’s a […]

How did I miss this? Beautiful star of screen and magazine Ms Bettie Page is about to have a biopic of her very own. Trailer here. Some of Bettie’s greatest tease films can be bought at a very reasonable price from Amazon. May I recommend sticking them on in the background and playing hardcore techno? […]

So Danny has been talking about getting into a routine. Routines are good. Routines help. Without a routine, you’re never going to make money from your writing. Thing is, any bugger can pretend to be a writer by waiting for the muse to strike. I firmly believe that everyone has a novel (or script, or […]

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