Iain Banks, another of my heroes, died last night. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22835047 Banks was only 59. He was diagnosed barely two months ago–right as he was finishing up what will now be his last book, The Quarry, which is about a man dying of cancer. Banks’ announcement about the diagnosis was calm and exhibited his usual understated […]
Jack Vance is dead. http://www.locusmag.com/News/2013/05/jack-vance-1916-2013/ Ninety-six years old–he didn’t live to see the Earth die, but that’s still a hell of a run. I only recently became a fan of Jack Vance’s, because I’m a bit of an idiot, but Vance’s work has been a huge influence on my own work anyway. How’s that, you […]
It’s convention time again, folks! Continuum 9 is this weekend, right here in Merry Old Melbourne. This is probably the last one I will do for the year, so if you want to meet me or listen to me jabber on this is your best opportunity until next year. I will be participating in the […]
Jabberwocks and Jackalopes, I have another artist announcement for Sixsmiths Volume 2: Lugubrious Luke Pickett! I have known Luke for many years and over that time he’s become one of my favourite and most versatile collaborators. Luke has illustrated stories for me in Kagemono, Beginnings Anthology and McBlack, and he has served as colourist many […]
Fiends and reprobates, it is time for me to introduce another of the feature artists for The Sixsmiths volume 2: Anton “Lavey” McKay! Anton’s comics work first came to my attention in Gestalt Comics FLINCH anthology, which featured two stories illustrated by Anton: one that he wrote himself, and a second written by Ray Fawkes. […]