Blog 2, which is a little thing I wrote after reading @fraserc69.bsky.social recent post about people's yearly reviews which there's a lot of truth to it about being burnt out and tired. Do talk about a bit of INFECTION and procrastination as well hlrobertscomics.crd.co#blog

I've seen a lot of people do their sum-ups of the year and everyone seems very tired. I feel much the same. I can't talk about it in any detail but work has been extremely tough for the past two years. Couple that with my health, and I've had very little left in the tank.

Congrats to those who won, and came close to winning for the Comic scene Awards. Flicking through it right now, @robjoneswrites.bsky.social you came third in the "Best Comic Creator" Award 😎💪 should be proud of yourself man!

Gone through my old videos, and to show you: I've been in the business since 2017 😎

One last #brinemas surprise from @perizma.bsky.social, featuring our newly revealed Thresher Shark! #indiedev #gamedev #art

Eh, got one of the three things for me so I'm all good

The 25 Days of BRINEmas: DAY 25! Very very excited to announce that the amazing @jakvox.com has joined the BRINE VA team as the Thresher Shark. We've kept this secret for a long while (5 months!), Nadelik Lowen! #brinemas #indiedev #gamedev #retrofps #boomershooter #unity3d

Dragon's don't usually decorate their caves with trees, in account that they are highly flammable, but Xeno is in a festive spirit, and she wishes you all happy hollydays! And don't worry if you don't know who Xeno is, you will be seeing a lot more of her soon ;)

Seems to be some people migrating over from Twitter over the last few hours so if you want people to follow, here's a starter pack full of comic creatives that you can follow!

Merry Christmas all! I'm working ATM, and sending out messages as we speak so if you don't get one from me, I do apologize. Hope everyone has a good holiday!

Merry Christmas!! My gift to you all are some fun bonus strips and cute drawings!

Oh no, I hope Santa doesn't bring me Orisa from Overwatch 1 wrapped in red ribbons for Christmas, and a copy of Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 signed by Henry of Skalitz himself, and maybe some comics as well because Santa knows I'm hella autistic and I would really like those items 🎅✌️

PJ Holden

Long Over Due update to The Latham Project:

My best comic of 2025 is YOUR comic. The one/s you made this year. Wether you were published by the big 2, indie/self published, showed it to friend or to no one at all, YOU made something. You CREATED something. This is commendable, worth championing & makes the world a better place. You win.

The 25 Days of BRINEmas: Day 23 meme dump because I'm spending time with my family <3 #brinemas #indiedev #gamedev #retrofps #boomershooter

Jesus Christ, Rest In Piece 😥

Blog about Comics and Video Games of this year Read hlrobertscomics.crd.co#blog

Link doesn't work anymore as I've added TTF to Free Comics to Read section hlrobertscomics.crd.co#freecomicsto...

I'll slowly be signing off for the end of the year, however, I've got one or two things planned with my website before I do. I present you: My Christmas gift to you all: Tournament Tour Fighter Chapter 1, that can be read on my website for free! hlrobertscomics.crd.co#ttf

It's day ten of #indiecomicmas this time it's a robot intervention with Robudo and Nigel (from the creative mind of @hlroberts.bsky.social ) #12daysofindiecomicmas

Next BloodyWeen teaser

I decided, as someone who occasionally gets asked to comment on the state of the UK Comics industry, to read the Comic Book UK White Paper. I encourage everyone who works in comics to read the proposals themselves, and form their own opinions. comicbookuk.com/wp-content/u... #comics #whitepaper

The 25 Days of BRINEmas: Day 19 Spurdog Speedpaint! Concepts by @perizma.bsky.social Model by @narklos.bsky.social Textured + Animated (later) by @keymp4.bsky.social #brinemas #indiedev #gamedev #retrofps #boomershooter #blender3d #brine #substancepainter #adventcalendar #speedpaint #3dart

Great work reporting and updating on this John! This is something I've not only been following for a decent amount of time now, but also I've spoken with Ben Cullis (The77) once every so often at conventions about the project. Hopefully they can reach some of the end goals they're projecting! 💪

With the publication of Comic Book UK’s “Vision for growth” white paper today – essentially the blueprint for everything the newly-formed trade association plan to do going forward – Mark Fuller, its Chief Executive outlines their strategy: downthetubes.net/game-on-why-...

Introducing Comix Cleric, a web framework that makes it easier than ever to make and host your webcomic YOUR way! Crafted BY comic creators FOR comic creators and jam packed with features, you can learn more by checking out the Kickstarter NOW! #comic #webcomic #webcomics #kickstarter

Do you want to control how and where you post your comic? How about avoiding censorship on platforms? Consider backing Comix Cleric! The team is whipping up something webcomickers have been missing for many years- an accessible way to host your webomics!

Bringing this banger back

Mood Board of a friendship between James (BloodyWeen) and Nessie (INFECTION)

Homeless Roosebrit from TTF really crashing out over an "edited" picture... which is just him from BloodyWeen 2022 😭✌️ (Art by @livnimbe.bsky.social, Playboy Roosebrit by @narklos.bsky.social a few years ago)

Hello, my pals of play! This is Louis Southard here from Team Laugh Riot with our latest reveal of our upcoming issue two! I’d like you to give a hand for our newest teammate: Alex Moore @notanotheralex.bsky.social! They are rounding out our variant artist crew with this firestarter of a cover!

Oooh I'm fuming #halflife

I may come to regret this decision, but... SCARF! Sheffield Comic ARts Fair! Next October! Liam "Pais" Hill drew our mascot! Exhibitor application form will be out soon, tables will cost as little as I can get away with! Please remember to apply so this isn't a terrible decision on my part 🙏

The Exhibitor Application Form for the inaugural SCARF is now open! Please go here to fill it out: forms.gle/uXsDuKcCyhdr... And please let me know if you find any issues with the form!

Depending on the budget I'm calculating at the moment, I might be looking for an additional temp letterer to join the Tournament Tour Fighter crew for the DLC Chapter of Chapter 2. 10 Pages, Pay is Negotiable. Will be joining a project with a moderate sized team (8ish people)

The 25 Days of BRINEmas: Day 14 A new enemy is now in production! Stay tuned. #screenshotsaturday #brinemas #indiedev #gamedev #retrofps #cornwall #uk #boomershooter #unity3d #fps #brine #retro #adventcalendar

Kid Eastwood’s super form lends better to animation than it does black and white comics- from the start I’ve had really strong ideas about what the transformation looks like, so it was neat getting to show it! There might be something to this animation thing.

Uh here's the even further along final background for the cover showing off some of the bigger Confed ships I really need to improve my drawing in 3D space

Check out Comix Cleric - The Indie Way to Host Indie Comics! by Panel Party on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/pan...

The Beginning, The Climax, and The Fall 😔 (Rip Millie's Plush, also known as Gilbert in TTF)

Dont talk to me or my Pomni Labubu #theamazingdigitalcircus #tadc #Pomni #art #doodle #sketch

Various opinions about the event:

Game Awards 2025 summed up:

Off to bed, I'll post brief thoughts in the morning with all the news that I'll read Probably Clair Obscure is winning GOTY judging by all of them dressed for the occassion

Was about to log off for the day, but I finally woke up from hearing the words "Left 4 Dead" (This game by Bad Robot is something I've been following for a while)

Game Awards is 15 minutes in and this is going to be me in 5 minutes if they keep announcing ass while I'm playing Balatro

It seems obvious but a lot of people don’t think this way

I haven't really announced it on here other than maybe a mention in this post but I'm taking a step back from social media, specifically Bsky To put it simply, posting on socials has become more of a chore and less of a luxury, and its got to the point of addiction.