Queen of the Dark Things by @crobertcargill.bsky.social 1- how to present complex, world building without info dumping. 2- the effect of dialogue tags on immersion and connection 3- difference in conflict scales and stakes- personal vs third-party vs global. How to balance them. 4-effective prose

An intense film spanning setpiece that does not let go till the credits roll. Anxiety inducing in its realism. Garland & Mendoza team up to deliver action without forcing convoluted plots & forced character humour or even arcs. Boiling everything down to its essence. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JER0...

Despite the film's flaws, I appreciate the ambitious big swings they took with this sequel and the series as a whole. Brilliant cinematography at times, kinetic editing and a tone that harkens to adventures like the Last of Us/ Made in Abyss. Looking forward to Bone Temple. #oscarseasons #filmsky

Easily the best film this year. I said Legend of Hiei 2 was the animated film to beat, and CSM -Reze said "Hold my grenade." The cinematography alone blew me away far less the insane action. And I knew this arc, I read it twice, and it still floored me. Next arcs will nuts youtu.be/d1n552v1ng0

What I find amusing about this "Street Fighter is supposed to goofy" rhetoric. Is that people ignore the nuanced balance that anime has established between grounded, eloquent sincerity and bombastic, balls to wall ultra violence. Like the two can't exist. CSM Reze is great reminder, u can do both.

End of an Era. Despite its flaws, Final Reckoning delivers a masterclass in stunts and setpieces. I especially note the effects of sequential mini arc plot structure for large ensembles like this. Some of the cinematography is going to be in my head rent free too. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9Mg...

Haven't seen CSM Reze or Demon Slayer Infinity Castle yet (read both manga events though). But, this animated movie is the one to beat for me. Great world building that adds from the first film and the action is balls to wall. (The Camera work especially! www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7e-...

Yorgos does not miss. Definitely his take on *redacted* but with excellent colors and shot composition. Also a great commentary on echo chambers, much like Eddington earlier this year. Jesse Plimons and Emma Stones give great performances as well. #oscarseasons #filmsky youtu.be/bd_5HcTujfc

A comedic, intense & brutal look at the realities of revolution and how past sins shape future generations. PTA drops us into a heightened reality that harkens the past but presents our current circumstance. Great editing and cinematography too. #oscarseason #filmsky www.youtube.com/watch?v=feOQ...

A comedic yet brutal commentary on capitalism and how it can force or even expand people 's bad decisions despite having noble intents. Excellent cinematography and editing. Another banger by Park Chan-Wook. I think this officially kicks off Oscar Season for 2025. #filmsky

No Gods. No Monsters by @cadwellturnbull.bsky.social 1- a masterclass in multiple POVs, in characters & types (3rd person limited, omiscient & 1st person) 2- the effect of fantasy to present real-world themes. 3- how to give character history effieciently and effectively. 4-emotion vs events

Arguably the best isekai I've ever seen and a juggernaut of grimdark/ urban fantasy. Great world-building, scale & characters. And the magic system is a veritable chasm. Also blessed with insane production value, every scene means something. Will read the books. www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8p-...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJKs... India is here. #filmsky #artsky

youtu.be/QqSUI4mpDrA this is the best discourse I've heard behind this book so far.

It's executing complete arcs just as envisioned or even better. I still have a long ways to go but I have 9 issues in between 2 titles. I hope to build more on this foundation and meet my audiences expectations.

Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy Lessons: 1-purple prose as a means to make the setting a character 2- the effect of punctuation to immerse the reader in a time and space, pros & cons 3- the effect focusing on setting and immersion has on plot and character connection 4-characters as symbols 📚

It's Spooky voodoo season and it would be remiss to not drop some more scenes from Bimshire. Here is Isaac during his midnight concert as Shaggy Bears dance before raising havoc. Check out more about them at offsetseries.com #caribbeansky #bajansky #comicsky #illustratorsky 💙📚 🪐📚🌴📚 🌴🎨

www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKZp... this one is highly anticipated. Also premiering in Oscar season? lets go.

2025 is another great year for horror. But this film is a standout. Incredible cinematography. The narrative design is also great and I dug the aesthetic. The villain also reminds me of Ms. Pringle from Offset lol. The ending might put off some people tonally though www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpTh...

The sanest Ari Aster film to date. Also not just a covid film but a masterclass in perspective and commentary of echo chambers in society especially in the West. Also, Ari Aster is great at action, I'd like to see more of that from him one day. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oL6j...

This is the first time I felt Fantastic Four worked in live action. Love the retro future setting, and tbh the tone matches the source material. Also the chase sequence with silver surfer was insane. Reminiscent of Jack Kirby and Interstellar. Also Franklin Richards! www.youtube.com/watch?v=18QQ...

Finally saw this one. Dynamic action and I like the classic superman feel (felt like a Saturday morning cartoon brought to live action). This might turn off some people due to the deluge of events and off beat setpieces (anti matter rivers & black holes anyone?) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ox8Z...

Salems Lot by @stephenking.bsky.social 1- how to present theme using language and structure. 2- a masterclass in multiple POV to denote scale and cinema without sacrificing emotion and connection. 3- the best epilogues I've read to date 4-how to subvert genres through presentation 🪐📚 💙📚

Was recently interviewed by Ms. Joanne Hillhouse's Creative Space, an award winning platform that features Caribbean art with features in the Antiguan newspaper the Daily Observer. I go into some insights behind Offset and Loose Change here. Check it out at tr.ee/kzTKmu 🌴📚 🌴🎨 💙📚 🪐📚

Hey guys, I know I been MIA. Things have been chaotic on my end, the good kind of chaos. Check out this feature for our upcoming financial literacy comic-book series, Loose Change. Shout outs to Zeitgest! Pop Culture Magazine for the interview. You can read more here: tr.ee/iAOuU8 🌴📚 🌴🎨 💙📚

Hey guys, I will be hosting a Carifesta XV Literary Lab workshop : Preserving Caribbean Culture by Reframing the Stories We Tell. The lab will be at the Carifesta Village & Grand Market at Waterford, St. Michael. August 29, 2025, 11:30-1:00 pm Register now: carifesta.net/registration

Baku- The Doll that Grants Wishes Website: offsetseries.com Amazon: a.co/d/ghUa0jS #booksky #blackbooksky #fantasysky #authorsky #blackcreatorsky #caribbeansky #comicsky #bajansky #blackauthorsky #horrorsky #filmsky #blerdsky #speclit #fantasylit #blerdanime #illustration 🌴📚 🌴🎨 💙📚 🪐📚

Summer is still underway in Bimshire. Here is the Offset crew grabbing a quick refreshing coconut. #caribbeansky #bajansky #comicsky #illustratorsky 💙📚 🪐📚🌴📚 🌴🎨

www.youtube.com/watch?v=saUF... Snowfall Season 3 is an absolute masterpiece. Trimming the fat in terms of multiple plot lines and focusing on character, theme and EMOTION. Prime TV for sure.

My ratings for some battle shonens: Bleach: 7/10 Naruto: 9.5/10 One piece: 9/10 Demon slayer: 6/10 Jjk: 7/10 Csm: 7/10 Attack on titan 6/10 D.gray man: 8/10 Soul eater: 8/10 Fire force: 7/10 Zatch bell ?/10 Air gear: 10/10 Fairy tail: 7/10 Hunter x hunter: 8/10 Battle diversity alone

RIP Theo. Wow....

🥰 always treasure every reader

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecIH... If aura had a sound. Definitely adding this to the write list.

PTSD Radio was supposed to be a palate cleanser from Bring Her Back (folly, I know). Touted as the scariest manga of all time due to real world events, but I think the structure of this anthology and the balance of intimate and large-scale scares makes this a masterclass of horror. #horrorsky

An anxiety-inducing film that took me days to get through. I haven't done that since Hereditary, mostly due to some elements matching things I researched in my own stories, so it hit close. Great watch, though be warned of child harm in the story. #horrorsky www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBsk...

I'm a writer. Of course I constantly record ideas down on notepads, paper, cell-phone messages, voice notes , whatever , just so I don't forget them. #writingcommunity #BookSky #authorsky #writerlife #WriterSky

Finally finished My Hero Academia, and man, it has been solidified as a clear example of how the super-hero genre can still be relevant in 2025 without compromising what makes it tick. Horikoshi's art has gotten even crazier now too. His next project is going to be nuts.

Hey guys, Pleased to announce that Beyond Publishing is an official brand partner for the national We Gatherin' 2025 campaign in Barbados. This features limited edition T-shirts featuring Bajan comic-book characters enjoying authentic Bajan Life. Grab one here tr.ee/S5S1Y5 #bajansky 🌴🎨

RIP Soca Superman. Crop Over won't be the same without you. #bajansky

Choujin X is going to shake the world when it goes mainstream. Haven't been this locked in since Chainsaw Man

youtu.be/yjfOaApiB28 JUST GIVE IT TO ARC ! Honestly I am hoarse right now.

As June is Caribbean Heritage Month, I will be showing off some more of the comic work for Offset and other series. Below is the cover of the first issue of the Offset comic illustrated by Tristan Roach. Hope you dig it. #caribbeansky #bajansky #comicsky #illustratorsky 💙📚 🪐📚🌴📚 🌴🎨

Caribbean Book Recs #booksky #blackbooksky #booktube youtu.be/RnWSbC0JHn4

Writers, name the 5 authors who most impacted your writing style or philosophy: Prose: Stephen King Cormac McCarthy Hideyuki Kikuchi Sergei Lukyanenko J.K. Rowling Comics/ Manga: Ogure Ito Yoshihiro Togashi Naoki Urasawa Inio Asano George Morikawa #writersky #authorsky ✒️📚 📚💙🪐

Jade City by @fondalee.bsky.social Lessons: 1- How to integrate world building and exposition seamlessly into dialogue and relevant sequences 2- How to balance theme & culture into alternate versions of our world 3- the importance of "moments" for characters and plot punctuation 4-aesthetic

I actually made this character due to my love of cats. Can't wait to show off more of him in Book 3 #caturday #offsetseries 💙📚 🪐📚🌴📚 🌴🎨

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tA1s... I haven't done one of these in a minute. But this film right here. Boon Jong Ho does not disappoint. Blending High Concept, Socio Economic Commentary, Emotion, and Humor in one tight script and visual package. Like Snowpiercer meets Okja (both by same director) watch.

14 songs in 3 days. It is war outside. #hiphop #joeybadass #daylyt #rayvaughn #reason #westcoastvseastcoast

Made local news again. Was a fun interview. offsetseries.com

Mistborn 2 - Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson Lessons: 1- The power of detailed magic systems to immerse & nurture plot payoffs. 2- The balance of urgency & emotion versus climax intensity. 3- An example of juggling multiple POV and its effect on pacing. 4- Weighing conflict and antagonists