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Graphic Novels To Die For: Part 10

Thistle — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:48:50 +0000

Back at the computer for slightly long at a time now, so the final steps in finishing Tainted are underway. The weekend looks very likely, but that was what was said before the last accident. While that’s getting done here’s a very quick addition to our collection of ‘graphic novels’.

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More Zombies!

Thistle — Thu, 05 May 2011 17:25:41 +0000

Did somebody say our zombie posts aren’t fresh enough? Well here’s one we dug up this morning.

Jonathon Maberry’s Rot and Ruin is set after ‘The Fall’, which resulted in the dead rising as zombies. Benny and his family survive in a high security zone, while the zombies run loose outside [...]

Fantasy Fiction: Zombies And Cheerleaders

nedjer — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 17:35:33 +0000

There are those who believe the whole vampire boyfriend bonanza has lasted long enough. We probably have to count ourselves among the intolerant; alongside every disenfranchised teenage lad who can’t get a date because he’s merely human.

Unfortunately for the lads, (while vampires and werewolves may have just about run their [...]

Fantasy Fiction: Minotaurs and Mermaids

Thistle — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 12:10:53 +0000

The Tale of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler

Twelve-year-old Emily has spent all her life living on a boat, but her Mum won’t let her learn to swim. When the chance finally comes Emily finds her legs don’t seem to work properly in the water and she has to be lifted [...]

Warriors Adventure Game

Thistle — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 20:12:12 +0000

The second free Tabletop RPG promo featured this week is an interesting offering for kids. The Warriors Adventure Game is a short RPG based around the popular ‘warrior cats’ books by Erin Hunter. Unsurprisingly, players roleplay the adventures of the wild cats featured in the books.

The Warriors franchise adopts the [...]

Bluefishworks Posters

Thistle — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 09:41:20 +0000

Bluefishworks is a UK-based company offering a range of high-quality art and design posters. They also sell a wide selection of art and design books, as well as ‘art packs’ containing multiple copies of various famous works of art for passing round classes.

Our interest is in the posters, because they [...]

RPGs Were Always Going To Beat Brain Training

Thistle — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 20:01:57 +0000

The BBC report on further evidence that Brain Training software is of very limited value is here. This may sound like bad news for encouraging the use of games in homes, schools and libraries. It is to some extent, because the headlines may be remembered and held up as evidence against any use [...]