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Words for sale.

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Jamie McKelvie's avatar Jamie McKelvie @mckelvie.bsky.social
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For those who don't know: this is James Timpson of Timpson key cutters/shoe repairs/dry cleaners. His company employs ex-convicts and even runs work training programmes in prisons. Genuinely inspired choice.

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Kieron Gillen's avatar Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social
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I'm told to expect it sort of mid-July, so in a week or so.

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If your area got a new Labour MP then it is your duty to email them and say that you are happy the Tories are out but that transphobia should have no place in the party. Make Starmer gently walk back his support for Rowling's position!

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Margaux Saltel's avatar Margaux Saltel @margauxsaltel.bsky.social
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I had the chance to read the first issue, and it's amazing. The lore is deep and we want to know more, the characters are originals, but it's not a surprised with Kieron's writing 💗 And, OMG, Caspar... I'm so jealous, I wish to be so talented and a master with pastel colors like him 😭

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Kieron Gillen's avatar Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social
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This is one of my things, especially when I read a CO book - that I'm bemused why they decided to tell me a story. CO is really hard.

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Kieron Gillen's avatar Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social
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(I wanted to write for the Maker, but the Maker wasn't the Maker by then.)

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Kieron Gillen's avatar Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social
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I covered Reading for the NME once - 1999? Compo prize. Afterwards, they said "you did good. We want to use you again." I walked away, insanely happy. I'd actually done what I wanted to do. I woke up the next day, looked at the ceiling of my tent and said "But I don't want to write for the NME!"

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Kieron Gillen's avatar Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social
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This week's newsletter, including the Power Fantasy Trailer, the latest character reveal, incentive covers, Steamdeck reviews, links, and a few thoughts about the election.

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Kieron Gillen's avatar Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social
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I'm going to reach out to Image about the timing on issue 1 on Comixology - last time I checked it wasn't there, so I'm presuming issue 1s go up... at some point. But I'll update when I know.

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Kieron Gillen's avatar Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social
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It's a shame ludocrats never became the next Saga, as Otto's belt buckle would have been amazing merch.

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Kieron Gillen's avatar Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social
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All my characters are bad people, ergo, you are one of my characters, which is an explanation of why you delight in frustrating me.

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It was a "1980s name, with that sort of attack, this will do as a stand in name until we nail it down" and all of a sudden, it's "Wait - we're launching a book called The Wicked + the Divine" again.

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Kieron Gillen's avatar Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social
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This week's newsletter, including the Power Fantasy Trailer, the latest character reveal, incentive covers, Steamdeck reviews, links, and a few thoughts about the election.

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Jamie McKelvie's avatar Jamie McKelvie @mckelvie.bsky.social
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14 years. 14 years of these cruel, greedy shits. Over tomorrow.

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Sophia McDougall's avatar Sophia McDougall @sophiamcdougall.bsky.social
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Please, everyone. It would be politically seismic, hope dawning on the broken wasteland the Tories left behind, and most importantly of all it would be so fucking funny.

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Laurz Drawz | they/them's avatar Laurz Drawz | they/them @illaurastrates.bsky.social
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5 hours left and still a chunk to go, we can do this, but only with YOUR help, please, PLEASE help us get this done

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Kieron Gillen's avatar Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social
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I'm actually going to go for a longer walk later and see if my sampling is off.

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Kieron Gillen's avatar Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social
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That's interesting, and makes sense but I stress - I've lived here through several elections now, and there were noticeably more Labour posters in this safe Labour seat in all the other ones.

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Kieron Gillen's avatar Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social
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Yesterday, I was walking through my neighbourhood (Lewisham - a strong Labour seat) and saw something which gave me pause. I realised I'd only seen one Labour poster in a window. We know enthusiasm is low, but that really drives it home. That implies something about turnout, which makes me worry.

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Kieron Gillen's avatar Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social
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I often think of my Doozer Communist uprising at Fraggle Rock story idea.

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Kieron Gillen's avatar Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social
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I read yours, my brain failed to understand what it meant, and then I realised what it meant and had a SURELY NO.

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Jamie McKelvie's avatar Jamie McKelvie @mckelvie.bsky.social
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Still very sick but perhaps people sharing this will make me feel better? No I am not above such tactics

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Shiv Ramdas's avatar Shiv Ramdas @nameshiv.bsky.social
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every time I see someone complain about unions I think about how unions were the consensus alternative to the previous system of burning the factory owner alive inside his house

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Aditya Bidikar's avatar Aditya Bidikar @adityab.net
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Part 1 of the latest Weeknotes is up, with a bunch of work updates, and thoughts on the "novel in comics" with specific reference to the upcoming The Nice House by the Sea #1 and The Power Fantasy #1, which I got advance looks at.
www.adityab.net/weeknotes-20...

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Kieron Gillen's avatar Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social
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White Wolf is all about playing monsters of various sorts. Finally, we're doing men.

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This is classic D&D introducing new character classes to sell more books.

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Kieron Gillen's avatar Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social
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I went to a great gig last night. What sticks with me is its conclusion, which I adored. All the music cut out and the singer's vocal line jumped several octaves to exhilarating effect! It ended on a high note.

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Themperor Kennedée🐸🏳️‍🌈's avatar Themperor Kennedée🐸🏳️‍🌈 @kennedytcooper.bsky.social
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The god of possibility has died

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Aditya Bidikar's avatar Aditya Bidikar @adityab.net
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@kierongillen.bsky.social sent over issue #1 of THE POWER FANTASY, and it's incredible as expected. There's a quiet confidence to this, the first chapter of what is clearly meant to be a novel in comics. And @casparw.bsky.social's ascension to comics godhood continues apace.

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Kieron Gillen's avatar Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social
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It'll be interesting to see what you make with it. I just said to someone else "It's complicated." But Caspar is doing wonderful things. The shiny sci-fi is one thing, but I can't get over his New York in 2.

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Kieron Gillen's avatar Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social
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Ah yeah - I remember that being a thing folks talked about a while back, in terms of how to set it up. thanks!

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A NICE HOUSE BY THE SEA #1: Comics premier holiday destination returns with a new wonderful locale for [SPOILERS] while getting away from [SPOILERS, INVOLVING SCREAMING]. Inverts the premise of the original to dazzling effect, paying off a promise you didn't know was made. FoC Monday, out Sept.

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Kieron Gillen's avatar Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social
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I know what you mean, but I also think "Wait - does Al just leave his kids' teeth beneath their pillow?"

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Caspar's doing great stuff. What to show and what not to show is the battle in any of these - Haven was a borderline one, but felt essential in showing the bits of the book we hadn't shown at all yet. Plus a bunch of other Atomics, obv.

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Kieron Gillen's avatar Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social
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When I originally started these, I was just doing something pithy, but then realised I probably should hint at what the person actually can do, which is suddenly a lot. more work.

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