Andrew Hawnt's Blog, page 14

Oh, so THAT's how.

It's been a weird few months. Some really, really nice opportunities have presented themselves and I'm looking forward to building on them in the coming months, but I do feel it's taken me a long time to get to the right place in order for these things to happen.

Essentially what I've found works best for me, obvious as it may seem, is to work on the things that will help you towards your

FEMFORCE 173 - Back Where I Always Wanted To Be!

So. Femforce 173 from AC Comics is set to feature an original SHE-CAT story that I scripted. This issue is due to land at the end of November.

Writing comic book stories is SO MUCH FUN IT'S RIDICULOUS.

There's another thing that just happened which will be out in March next year, and before that something very cool starting this December, but more on those later. Still lots to come from me

The Writing Life Is A Busy Life

Wow, this month is disappearing so fast. Hell, the whole YEAR is. Busy times abound lately, with the day job, family and home stuff going on, the magazine, comics and more. It's been hard finding the time for the book projects lately, but I'm trying to get a few words in here and there wherever I can. After all, you're not really a writer unless you do the writing.

There's a lot going on in my

What Do Music Journalists Listen To?

As a music journalist, I do seem to get asked quite often exactly what I listen to. I always struggle with that question, as the answer changes so often. I usually answer with something like “Stuff” or “Anything that appeals.” I would wager that music journalists who say they only listen to the most underground stuff and nothing else are absolute liars. If we only ever listened to one type of

SECRET WARS #4 – MARVEL COMICS

Secret Wars #4 
Marvel Comics 
Writer: Jonathan Hickman 
Art: Esad Ribic

I'm really not a big fan of massive event stories like Secret Wars, Convergence and the like, as I feel they sometimes take the focus away from great stories and instead overloads the reader with continuity, not to mention very quickly draining the wallet of the reader very quickly.

That said, there have been some very

HARLEY QUINN & POWER GIRL #1 – DC COMICS

Harley Quinn & Power Girl #1 
DC Comics 
Writers: Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray 
Art: Stephane Roux 

According to DC, this miniseries tells the story of what happened between two panels in HARLEY QUINN #12, and why not? This is a ton of fun from writers Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray, who specialise in this kind of screwball but affectionate romp, and they're

BLOODSTRIKE #1 - Image Comics

BLOODSTRIKE #1 
Image Comics 
Story and art: Rob Liefeld 
Colours: Jeremy Colwell 

I picked this up mainly due to nostalgia. I'd read bunch of BLOODSTRIKE comics in their original 1990s guise, and figured it would be fun to revisit those overly muscular purveyors of violence and one-liners again. Written and drawn by the much maligned yet actually pretty solid Rob Liefeld, this is an M rated

STARFIRE #2 - DC Comics

Starfire issue 2
DC Comics 
Script: Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti
Pencils: Emanuela Lupacchino
Inks: Ray McCarthy

I'd heard good things about this title on the iFanboy podcast, that it was quirky and good natured and fun. They weren't wrong. This is a really nice, fun comic title with a pleasingly straightforward story which isn't bogged down with continuity or forced involvement in a

Service is resumed

Hey all. I haven't been having a great time lately with one thing and another, hence the lack of regular posts. I've had some health issues and other stuff to deal with, and while those are ongoing, I want to get back in action. So here I am. There'll be some reviews and some pieces on the writing life to come. I love you all. Even you.

FEMFORCE 172 - Full Solicitation info for my comics debut!

Here's the full solicitation information for issue 172 of FEMFORCE from AC COMICS, which will contain my first ever published comics work. I am hugely excited about this, and I really hope those of you who check it out will enjoy it. Massive thanks to Mark G. Heike at AC Comics for this amazing opportunity. 

You can order the issue from all good comic book stores and through the June issue of