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We've woken up, but we still need a cure to Insomnia The news broke several days ago now that Insomnia Publications had released all of its creators from their contracts. Everyone received a short, polite email from publisher Crawford Coutts, and thus ended many weeks of speculation, worry, and countless threats of violence. The rumour mill continues to...
Wake up Insomnia Publications - It's the Sleepless... This is blog post asking for your support for a project that I'm involved in. I have written lots of blog posts like this. I'm normally shilling something, a new grahic novel, a new web site, or something else that I've created and now I'm hoping that you'll adore. I normally want your money too, as...
Chris vs. Five Reasons iPhone vs. Android isn't Mac... Tim O'Reilly tweeted out what he called a "compelling" article today, the titular "Five Reasons iPhone vs. Android isn't Mac vs Windows" by Mark Sigal. Having read the article I countered by tweeting that I thought the article was "biased" and "unbalanced". Tim, in turn, was gracious enough to tweet...
Bristol Comic Expo Panel: Signs and Portents The audio recording of my Bristol Comic Expo panel, "Signs and Portents", is now available from the Sidekick Cast website, iTunes, and anywhere where good podcasts can be found.
Before I write anything about this panel, I want to send out a huge thanks to both the boys from Sidekick Cast and to...
Two wise monkeys and me: It's the Comic Book Outsiders... Last year the Bristol Comic Expo played host to a round table discussion between the twin publishing mights of Monkeys with Machineguns and Orang Utan comics, the crew from Geek Syndicate, and some hardcore comic fans, all masterfully hosted and chaired by the erudite genius Scott Grandison. The result...
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Paul was an only child
Posted by Chris Lynch at 12:05 am on September 01 2010
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Haven’t written a flash fiction in a while, thought it might be good to get my hand back in!
Paul was an only child. He was also small for age, a little sickly, and blond. None of this, however, was important. What was important was that the was an only child, a lonely only child, but that it had not always been this way.
Because Paul could remember a time when he had had brothers, and a sister....
We’ve woken up, but we still need a cure to Insomnia
Posted by Chris Lynch at 8:32 pm on August 23 2010
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...The news broke several days ago now that Insomnia Publications had released all of its creators from their contracts. Everyone received a short, polite email from publisher Crawford Coutts, and thus ended many weeks of speculation, worry, and countless threats of violence. The rumour mill continues to rumble, with accusations being levelled at a number of individuals for their contribution to the publisher’s... Wake up Insomnia Publications – It’s the Sleepless Phoenix.
Posted by Chris Lynch at 9:49 am on August 12 2010
(5 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5) Loading ...This is blog post asking for your support for a project that I’m involved in. I have written lots of blog posts like this. I’m normally shilling something, a new grahic novel, a new web site, or something else that I’ve created and now I’m hoping that you’ll adore. I normally want your money too, as well as your love.
Today, I’m taking a break from the normal self... Cover Versions #1: Terry and the Monsters
Posted by Chris Lynch at 11:59 pm on June 25 2010
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This week, I saw an article on io9 about the glorious bemuzing covers of the horror and science fiction comics of yester-year. I was totally inspired by those covers and, in my normal fool hardy way, tweet out that I wanted to write a short story to go with every single one.
A few people, in their own fool hardy ways, said that I should.
So, welcome to the new POTP feature “Cover Versions”,...
Friday Flash: Chance 4321
Posted by Chris Lynch at 10:42 pm on June 11 2010
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Derek’s environment suit creaked and hissed as he clambered awkwardly down the moss covered slope. Vines coiled around his boots with each step, snagging his ankles, constantly threatening to trip him and send him toppling head first towards the valley floor. A fall was the thing that all of the explorers feared the most. The environment suits were sturdy, but something about the atmosphere... Birds of Geek vs. Dan and Chris and why “The Dark is like Watchmen”
Posted by Chris Lynch at 10:20 pm on June 02 2010
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Birds of Geek have released their Bristol Comic Expo Special episode, featuring back to back interviews with Dan Boultwood (yes, Dan Boultwood on his own without Tony Lee) and then, later on, me.
Dan is on absolutely top form, whimsical and somewhat manic but very informative and open.
I’m … me. Same old, same old. Apparently everyone knows the story of me, Amy and the shelf. Yes, I am... Domain spelunking Auntie Beeb
Posted by Chris Lynch at 5:47 pm on June 01 2010
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A recent Freedom of Information request has unearthed a sizeable number of domain names owned by the BBC.
Whilst some are territory related, there are a number of interesting ones relating to specific TV series. I’ve never been good an unearthing this kind of back matter, although I’m always intrigued when I do find it. My current favourites are http://www.unit.org.uk, which has some interesting... Two wise monkeys and me: It’s the Comic Book Outsiders Bristol Roundtable!
Posted by Chris Lynch at 8:36 pm on May 27 2010
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Last year the Bristol Comic Expo played host to a round table discussion between the twin publishing mights of Monkeys with Machineguns and Orang Utan comics, the crew from Geek Syndicate, and some hardcore comic fans, all masterfully hosted and chaired by the erudite genius Scott Grandison. The result became Comic Book Outsiders Episode 46.
This year, the round table took a more formal … form,... Bristol Comic Expo Panel: “Signs and Portents”
Posted by Chris Lynch at 7:56 pm on May 27 2010
(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5) Loading ...The audio recording of my Bristol Comic Expo panel, “Signs and Portents“, is now available from the Sidekick Cast website, iTunes, and anywhere where good podcasts can be found.
Before I write anything about this panel, I want to send out a huge thanks to both the boys from Sidekick Cast and to everyone who turned up to make the panel a success. We had some great questions, an incredible... Twisted Visions comes to Bristol
Posted by Chris Lynch at 10:54 pm on May 19 2010
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If you’ve been around the UK indie comics scene, you should have heard of Valia Kapadai.
She’s from Athens, she’s slightly crazy (in the good way), and Rich McAuliffe and I have been fighting over her months. Brilliantly talented and producing a unique style of artwork, I’ve been lucky enough to work with Valia on the upcoming Insomnia “Survial” anthology and to... - Wake up Insomnia Publications – It’s the Sleepless Phoenix.
This is blog post asking for your support for a project that I'm involved...
- Can there be an open format for digital comics? Micah Baldwin thinks so.
Micah Baldwin, CEO and co-founder of Graphic.ly, has been talking to CBR...
- Bristol Comic Expo Panel: “Signs and Portents”
The audio recording of my Bristol Comic Expo panel, "Signs and Portents",...
- Friday Flash: Chance 4321
Derek's environment suit creaked and hissed as he clambered awkwardly...
- Cover Versions #1: Terry and the Monsters
This week, I saw an article on io9 about the glorious bemuzing covers of...
- Hitler's Wonderland (8)
More MWM Live practice. This time I try to fit Hitler, a museum, and a...
- Chris vs. "Five Reasons iPhone vs. Android isn't Mac vs Windows" (6)
Tim O'Reilly tweeted out what he called a "compelling" article today, the...
- MWM Live #1: "Bite" (4)
Inspired by Ryan Reed, who asked for a story featuring "“A man who has...
- Migrating from Drupal to Wordpress without losing indexation (2)
Moving this site from Drupal 4.x to Wordpress 2.7, I was obviously concerned...
- The tyranny of the Bag for Life (2)
It's not often that Tesco make me angry. If anything, my sometimes seemingly...
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Badges? We don’t need to stinking badges! (Well, actually, we do)
Posted by Chris Lynch at 7:48 pm on May 17 2010
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For anyone wondering what the mysterious “merchandise” that I’ve been alluding to on Twitter is, it’s badges. 100 lovely, 25mm badges, lovingly made by my new best friends at Badge Planet.
If you want to get hold of one, you need to track me down with your copy of The Dark for signing or perhaps try asking one of “The Darkettes”.
Yes, I have Darkettes.
I don’t... Can there be an open format for digital comics? Micah Baldwin thinks so.
Posted by Chris Lynch at 10:15 pm on May 14 2010
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Micah Baldwin, CEO and co-founder of Graphic.ly, has been talking to CBR about his efforts to reach out to the rest of the digital comics business community (notably Comixology and Panelfly who are name checked) and start discussions on an open standard for digital comics that would allow a comic bought on one platform to be read on any other.
Vendor lock-in is one of my big objections to digital comics,... Bristol Comic Con Panels and Talks Announced
Posted by Chris Lynch at 11:03 pm on May 07 2010
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Geek Syndicate have scooped us all yet again with this year’s Bristol Comic Con and Bristol Small Press Expo’s Panels and Talks schedule.
I am very fortunate this year to be appearing on two panels, one at 12:00 and another at 13:00 on Saturday.
At 12:00, I will be taking to the stage alongside Gavin and Dan from The Sidekick cast for a panel called “Signs and Portents”, based...
What online gaming says about us/How to survive a zombie apocalypse
Posted by Chris Lynch at 10:52 pm on May 05 2010
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I’m going to start this article with a disclaimer: I am not good at first person shooters on the XBox, PS2, PS3, or any other non-mouse-and-keyboard platform.
I am not the world’s finest shot with a Torgue Bow, my handling of the BFOG leaves much to be desired, and I sometimes think a head shot means a nice photograph. I’m far from cannon fodder, sure, but I’m no ducking-jumping-rolling-reloading...
Chris vs. “Five Reasons iPhone vs. Android isn’t Mac vs Windows”
Posted by Chris Lynch at 8:06 pm on April 26 2010
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Tim O’Reilly tweeted out what he called a “compelling” article today, the titular “Five Reasons iPhone vs. Android isn’t Mac vs Windows” by Mark Sigal. Having read the article I countered by tweeting that I thought the article was “biased” and “unbalanced”. Tim, in turn, was gracious enough to tweet back “@chrislynch_mwm U seemingly...
First shots of The Dark on PSP
Posted by Chris Lynch at 3:11 pm on April 02 2010
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The Dark went live on the Playstation Digital Comics network last week and my good friend Lee was kind enough to tweet me these shots of the comic up and running on his PSP!
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#gallery-1 .gallery-caption... The Dark featured on the Sony Digital Comics Blog
Posted by Chris Lynch at 8:22 pm on March 29 2010
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Click here to read their article.
I’m still thrilled not only to see The Dark on this platform, but also with all the support that Sony are showing the book since signing us up exclusively. If you have a PSP and have downloaded the book(s), we’d love to hear from you!
Monkeys Behaving Badly … MWM do Comic Racks!
Posted by Chris Lynch at 8:07 pm on March 29 2010
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It had to happen eventually. After months, even years, of snubbing us in favour of unknowns like Paul Cornell and Tony Lee, Comic Racks have finally bitten the bullet and called down the thunder that is … the Monkeys with Machineguns Interview.
Thrill … as we talk about ourselves. Gasp … as we find out about Iz’s toilet habits. Be amazed … at our choice of favourite biscuits.... Omnicomic Preview “The Dark”
Posted by Chris Lynch at 3:58 pm on March 27 2010
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Omnicomic give us their take on the coded messages hidden throughout “The Dark” today …
See what they did there? They’ve “encoded” secrets into the comic that will give the reader the chance to solve the mystery before Abbot himself can figure it all out. Definitely not a conventional means of relating to the reader but I’m definitely digging it. I mean, how... Mass Movement #26 ruined my life
Posted by Chris Lynch at 11:09 pm on March 26 2010
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I ran into Tim Cundle somwhere on the internet a long time. Back then, he was just in the early stages of getting his punk rock, counter culture magazine “Mass Movement” off the ground. He was on issue 4, maybe 5.
Sometime later and Tim is still going strong. So strong, in fact, that he’s given over a page of the latest issue of Mass Movement magazine to me to complete their regular... 
