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November 25, 2020
donnatroyprincessofthemyscira:Princess Diana of Themyscira
donnatroyprincessofthemyscira:
Princess Diana of Themyscira
November 1, 2020
October 31, 2020
Folks, in just a few minutes, I will be playing D&D live with a bunch of amazing players, in the...
Folks, in just a few minutes, I will be playing D&D live with a bunch of amazing players, in the @TheDeckofMany setting of HECKNA, especially for Halloween!
You want to check it out, it’s gonna be FUN!
10/31, 4-6 p.m. PT
October 8, 2020
Heckna! Carnival Horror Campaign Setting for 5e DnD
Just THREE HOURS left to meet their final stretch goal and add an incredible graphic novel for this beautiful (written by me!) and spooky D&D 5e setting, from the creators of #HUMBLEWOOD!Let’s make this happen! There are tiers for any budget! Heckna.com !
October 7, 2020
nutmeg-wolf:I love Red Sonja a lot
I love Red Sonja a lot
Heckna! Carnival Horror Campaign Setting for 5e DnD
Folks,
This is really one of the coolest things I’ve been asked to do in a YEAR of extremely cool things.
My friends at Hit Point Press, who created the astonishingly beautiful and successful HUMBLEWOOD rpg setting (it’s one of my most treasured possessions, seriously) have a NEW setting that is just as beautifully done.
Seriously, their rule books are like museum pieces, and where Humblewood was lovely and pastoral, this new one, HECKNA!, is scary and whimsical.
The setting is a dark carnival fully of surreal horrors. Tone can be from early Tim Burton to downright terrifying, that’s up to you. Your party gets dragged into a tale of suspense and dark whimsy by a jester named HECKNA, who wants you to stay in his troupe FOREVER.
I love it, I love everything about it. They have crushed every stretch goal so far, adding miniatures and special dice and more.
But the coolest thing is, the FINAL stretch goal. And there’s just fifteen hours left to get in on it.If they make their goal by tomorrow morning, I will write a graphic novel in this setting.
If you liked my work on CLEAN ROOM or SECRET SIX or RED SONJA, you’ll love this story. AND it will be drawn by a superstar artist, one of the best in the business (one of my VERY TOP FAVORITES). I’m excited.
Everyone’s watching the debates right now, but when you are done, please do me a solid and check out HECKNA.COM, there are tiers for every budget, and you won’t regret a penny of it.I can’t wait to start. Push this baby over the hump, you guys!
October 3, 2020
gailsimone:
So, my dear friends at THE DECK OF MANY and HIT...
So, my dear friends at THE DECK OF MANY and HIT POINT PRESS have a new kickstarter out, just about to close… just four more days! If you are a gamer at all, GET ON THIS BEFORE IT CLOSES.
Some of you know I worked a bit on the HUMBLEWOOD campaign they did which was impossibly successful.This new campaign might be even cooler. It’s for D&D 5e, if you have seen their previous work you know how gorgeous is all is.
This is called HECKNA! and it’s a dark, scary, whimsical carnival setting for your next D&D campaign. I’ve seen this stuff in advance and it is MIND BLOWING.
Creepy, beautiful art, horrific monsters, it’s just stunning, and it’s elegantly produced in every way.
Tiers start at just $20.00. They asked for $20,000 and are within an arms reach of $500,000, where a TON of extra goodies are unlocked.We have been playing a lot more games during quarantine and this may be my FAVORITE D&D setting ever, I am not kidding.
Go take a look, just four days left, tiers all the way from PDFs to full boxed deluxe sets. You won’t regret it, it’s just stunning! Check it out at heckna.com . Seriously, I ADORE this thing!
Thank you for those who are backing it!
kaurwreck:I just started Gail Simone’s Red Sonja, and once again Ms. Simone has salvaged an entire...
I just started Gail Simone’s Red Sonja, and once again Ms. Simone has salvaged an entire genre and awakened something inside of me.
:)
Catalyst Prime Seven Days #5
Catalyst Prime Seven Days #5
Lion Forge 2019
Written by Gail Simone
Pencilled by José Luis
Inked by Jonas Trindade
Coloured by Michelle Madsen
Lettered by Saida Temofonte
DAY FIVE:
With the world going to hell in a hand basket a new hero emerges to help with the growing chaos. But heroes can’t stop people from leaving their jobs, posts at the border and choosing to spend time with their families instead. The world is ending after all, and how are you going to spend it?
I remember just turning 15 when the first issue of Crisis on Infinite Earths came out. That entire year I was enthralled and captivated by such a grandiose idea and how Marv and George were executing it. Unfortunately ever since both DC and Marvel have been trying to capture lightning in a bottle trying to replicate that with bigger and bigger events every year. Part of what made that special was its uniqueness. For the first time since I was 15 years old I feel that way when I see an issue of this hitting stands. I get that wide-eyed sense of wonder and thrill by what is within these pages. Gail has turned a massive event into something done in a way that is both modern and harkens back to the days when comics made you genuinely feel excited for their release.
I love the way that this is being told. The opening sums up why in a nutshell though it is unfortunate that an event such as this should occur for what we see happening happen. It is bad enough that Rebecca is having this happen to her but the scarier thing about it is how this nutter obtained her address. The second opening as it were is one that picks up where the events left off with the Incidentals. Who now have to deal with the intrusion of Lorena as well as Camila. Now let’s talk about Lorena for a minute, I understand a universe like this needs a bad guy à la manière de Lex Luthor but seriously this woman needs to be toned down immensely. To talk to her lover the way she does here and how she takes it upon herself to be judge, jury and executioner of the world at large puts her in a category that frankly makes me not want to see her at all, in any book.
The story & plot development that we see through how the sequence of events unfold as well as how the reader learns information is presented extremely well. The character development is strong stuff and while I hate focusing on her the others aren’t as fleshed out as she is and I would really like to see more of the kids. The introduction of a new character though has me excited. The pacing is superb and as it takes us through the pages revealing the twists and turns along the way it helps to create the ebb & flow for the book.
The interiors showcase some absolutely amazing work. The pencils and the inks are so seamless they feel like one person did it all and that’s some hella good talent on display right there. The way we see the varying weights being utilised to showcase the attention to detail at such a high level and quality mind blowing. The composition inside the panels while lacking in backgrounds do have enough to bring depth perception, scale and that overall sense of size and scope. When we do see backgrounds they are utilised so perfectly that it makes their absence that much more noticeable. The utilisation of the page layouts and how we see the angles and perspective in the panels show a marvellous eye for storytelling. The colour work is brilliantly rendered. The choice of colours and how we see the gradation in them to create some unusual combinations is delightful. How we see the various hues and tones within the colours to create the shading, highlights and shadow work is done with aplomb. I love that we see a colourist who understands how colour works, how it can be utilised to it’s fullest and isn’t afraid of the different techniques to bring it all to life.
This is why the future of comics is bright. When creators are able to utilise their talents and bring us this level and quality of work, we fans will flock to it in droves. I hold Gail in high regard and she’s in the midst of a decorated career but this, this outdoes and outshines everything she’s done to date and the artistic team yeah they are just as inspired.
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