Dark Shadows at 60

Dark Shadows began on this very day in 1966. The animated series reveal could have waited a day, if not for animation festival timing.

S is looking at the episodes daily on Bluesky.

Most startling bit of that article - the big format change followed a threat to cancel the show if ratings didn’t pick up significantly in six months’ time.

I presume the animated revival will follow every other one and go for the monster rally the show became after its first year, but redoing the original idea could be fun too.

Free RPG Day

Hoping to see some things in PDF as the UK was hit by shipping issues.

I found the map and someone was able to get a book as a result. Pleased, not at all jealous!

Buffy and Angel comics interview

kelly Thompson talks to Fangoria about the initial arc and further plans, with a little new interior art too.

Presents 2026

Ready or Not (2) Here I Come, Maxxxine and Superman on shiny disc

Doctor Who: Once Upon A Time Lord

Two books, Thirteen Storeys and Lost In The Garden

Pizza

Cake

Dark Shadows: The Animated Series

Yep! I'm afraid to say too much lol but they announced it at Annecy today <3 I hope I'll get to share some of the work I did on this project in the future :D

ABIGAIL LARSON

Birthday 2026

I am...

Editing out the blurb about being as addictive as any good TV series, not to brag.

Absolute Batman getting an animated series, following Ultimate Spider-Man, still waiting for Complete And Utter Spawn.

Fringe 2026

Edinburgh Fringe brochure acquired and -

Hamlet 5, Macbeth 1!

Both a fair number of deconstructions but we’re not doing penalties here.

Genndy Tartakovsky's Conan

Genndy Tartakovsky to adapt Conan: Queen Of The Black Coast into animation. Yes, I think that will work.

Ten years since I voted and can say I told you so

You ain’t shut them out, you just locked us in

Kid Kapichi ft. Bob Vylan, New England

Politician who sounds like minor character from Game Of Thrones falls on own sword but not literally.

Princess Of The Universe 3 live draft

Rose Bailey and divers hands at RPGnet look at Princess Of The Universe and a new update.

Father's Day

Happy Father’s Day to all who celebrate.

Summer Solstice

Summer should be kicking in any day now...

Pride 2026

In the time it took me to walk past the Pride stage I heard Espresso and It’s Raining Men so did not feel shortchanged.

Nationals 2027 - 9th-11th April

So for the first time since 2024, not clashing with the planned dates for Conpulsion!

The Cars That Ate Your RPG

Where Are All The Car Monsters? asks Lewd Beholder on RPGnet. Some interesting mechanical reasons - vehicle rules are different than monster rules in many games.

I’ve considered a haunted car but don’t think I’ve ever done it.

Vampire: The Masquerade for D&D

Bound By Blood, a licensed third party adaptation of the above.

Note:

“Bound by Blood is not the primary project we’re announcing at Gen Con. They’re two different projects.”

I hope people who would like that will be happy with it.

But I can say “ew” about Blood Points.

Hexed

Hexed, a new animaetd feature from Disney, about a girl (voiced by Hailee Steinfeld) discovering she’s a witch and getting access to totally not the Witches’ Road and, based on the teaser trailer, I’m not sure what else.

The description mentions a bigger role for her mother than it shows.

I did like her freaking out about the talking book (Stephen Fry) and quill (Tracey Ullman) at the portal.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer

The MCU is old enough to vote, and has finally delivered the thing my Spider-Man and Hulk comic childhood self always wanted: Spider-Man versus the Hulk.