Just before the big day @rachellk.bsky.social, Alice, and I went to the Christmas fair at Tonbridge Castle. Read all about it: cowboyscapescowls.blogspot.com/2025/12/chri...

Not all traditions associated with #Christmas are sweet and wholesome. Check out some seasonal scares that could inspire gaming creations on the blog today: cowboyscapescowls.blogspot.com/2025/12/mons... #ttrpg #monsters #horror

How do you get me interested in a Hallmark-style Christmas rom-com? Throw in a time-travelling knight! Read my review of The Knight Before Christmas over on the blog: cowboyscapescowls.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...

On the blog today I’m sharing some Christmas-themed vintage Ginny Di classics: cowboyscapescowls.blogspot.com?

Today, the blog will be devoted to old #GinnyDi tracks with a Christmas theme, starting with her twist on my favourite season tune. cowboyscapescowls.blogspot.com/2025/12/musi...

Inspired by an old article by @timsbrannan.bsky.social, I reflect on the blog today on the "best age" to encounter the things that will shape your geeky life & interests for decades to come: cowboyscapescowls.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-... #hawktheslayer #ttrpg #starwars #comics #dungeonsanddragons

In our worldwide search for Brainiac in Man of Tomorrow, Lars Eidinger rose to the top. Welcome to the DCU, Lars.

Proud to be the 3,611th backer 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for Twilight Sword! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/t...

Today on the blog I share a couple of videos about fantasy films that flopped at the cinema but turned out to be really good anyway 🤩 cowboyscapescowls.blogspot.com/2025/12/fant...

New #Conan novel due out in July from #JohnLangan cowboyscapescowls.blogspot.com/2025/12/horr... #conanthebarbarian @titanbooks.bsky.social

Archie’s looking good for 85, right? Read about the celebratory magazine on my blog: cowboyscapescowls.blogspot.com/2025/12/arch... #archie #archieandrews #comic #riverdale

Will 2026 finally be the year for the apes to break out at Marvel? Planet of The Apes returns for next year's day of free comics. Read more at my blog: cowboyscapescowls.blogspot.com/2025/12/retu... #planetoftheapes #marvelcomics #alien #xenomorph #predator #Yautja #comics

Dec 19th 1984 - Daniel LaRusso entered the All Valley Karate Championship and proved he's the best around (and nothing's gonna ever keep him down). 📽️📅 The Karate Kid (1984)

@comicstitan.bsky.social's hugely popular Savage Sword of Conan magazine reaches its third year of publication. Read more here: cowboyscapescowls.blogspot.com/2025/12/sava... #conanthebarbarian #comicbook #comic #savageswordofconan #conan

On the blog this evening I reminisce about my first wheeled transport: cowboyscapescowls.blogspot.com/2025/12/thro...

'My year end reading statistics' (originally for @theguardian.com books). p.s There's still time to pick up new book Physics for Cats at good bookshops and online www.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2

How a life-long love of statistics helped forge a link between comic book reading and roleplaying games: cowboyscapescowls.blogspot.com/2025/12/lets... #comics #ttrpg #comicbooks

There's a new #Dracula coming next year, from legendary #film director Luc Besson. Check out the trailer here: cowboyscapescowls.blogspot.com/2025/12/read...

Quick commentary on my new geeky blog’s first month of active duty, seeing how and where things are going. Thank you to all who’ve visited so far, hopefully more will follow. #ttrpg #skirmishwargame #deadmanshand cowboyscapescowls.blogspot.com/2025/12/one-...

“Don’t waste your time on anything that doesn’t thrill you or bring you love. See you out somewhere in the cosmos.” This is the posthumous message left by Gil Gerard. The actor who played Buck Rogers in Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979) has just passed away at the age of 82.

If the man who gave us Close Encounters of The Third Kind wants to serve up another UFO movie, then I'm here for it! Check out the first trailer for Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day at my blog. cowboyscapescowls.blogspot.com/2025/12/a-ne...

Just earned Silver badge for the Twilight Sword on @BackerKit! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/t...

There are more #EventHorizon #comics on the way! Read more: cowboyscapescowls.blogspot.com/2025/12/ther...

Today on the blog I share character posters (and a trailer) for next year’s #StreetFighter movie. cowboyscapescowls.blogspot.com/2025/12/meet...

With Steve Jackson Games relaunching TOON, what better time for me to discuss my feelings about the intersection of comedy and roleplaying games? #ttrpg #toon #reddwarf cowboyscapescowls.blogspot.com/2025/12/youv...

Today on the blog I share a Ginny Di video about porting Mothership-style horror into your roleplaying games. #ttrpg #mothership cowboyscapescowls.blogspot.com/2025/12/brin...

Over on my blog today I update my progress with my delightful "dice advent calendar": cowboyscapescowls.blogspot.com/2025/12/whoa... #ttrpg #dice

It’s not Christmas until you’ve seen the “Bad Santa”. Learn more on my blog: cowboyscapescowls.blogspot.com/2025/12/thro...

First trailer for new #Supergirl movie really looks like DC’s answer to Guardians of the Galaxy. Check it out on my blog: cowboyscapescowls.blogspot.com/2025/12/a-ta...

Dec 11th 1959 - Marion Crane steals $40k to start a new life with boyfriend Sam Loomis. In Gus Van Sant's remake, Marion Crane steals $400k. 📽️📅 Psycho (1960)

After an unfortunately long break, the Tuesday Knights are gaming once again. Pete is running Outgunned Adventures for us (continuing his previous pulp/weird science campaign, just shifting the system to something new). Read all about it here: cowboyscapescowls.blogspot.com/2025/12/epis... #ttrpg

See the first trailer for season two of the live-action Avatar The Last Airbender: cowboyscapescowls.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-... #avatarthelastairbender @netflix.com

Looking ahead, I talk about my reading plans for 2026 on the blog today: cowboyscapescowls.blogspot.com/2025/12/proj... #judgedredd #conanthebarbarian #conan #redsonya #booktube #stephenking

My Hero Academia may be coming to an end, but the prequel - Vigilantes - is still going strong. Trailer for new season here: cowboyscapescowls.blogspot.com/2025/12/my-h... #MHA #myheroacademia #myheroacademiavigilantes

Just earned Bronze badge for the Twilight Sword on @BackerKit! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/t...

The #StrangerThings gang are gearing up for the final conflict in bloody new posters for the Christmas episodes. cowboyscapescowls.blogspot.com/2025/12/new-...

New #ConantheBarbarian event arc revealed in next year’s Free #Comic Book Day issue. cowboyscapescowls.blogspot.com/2025/12/new-...

The Annals of Ulster records the onset of a three-month snowfall #OTD in 1047, leading to the deaths of many people and animals. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records a winter ‘more severe than any living man could remember’. 📸Rosa-Maria Rinkl #medievalsky

Right now on the blog I’m talking about the current state of my health - and I have to say that all seems to be going well ☺️ cowboyscapescowls.blogspot.com/2025/12/heal...

My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com

A Sunday morning sneak peak of the forthcoming #StarTrek: Starfleet Academy over on the blog: cowboyscapescowls.blogspot.com/2025/12/four...

This is why I subscribe to #Crunchyroll: a new season of #Frieren: Beyond Journey's End is coming next month. See the trailer for season two here: cowboyscapescowls.blogspot.com/2025/12/not-... #anime

I'm a big fan of science in the real world, but every so often - among my usual pulpy fare - it's great to come across it in scripted drama as well. On the blog today, I share a featurette about sci-fi films (and a TV show) that "got it right". cowboyscapescowls.blogspot.com/2025/12/spac...

What the hell is going on with the World Cup draw???

On the blog today I talk about how I have (belatedly) fallen under the spell of anime - and hint at how it could affect my choice of #TTRPG going forward. cowboyscapescowls.blogspot.com/2025/12/im-o...

First Hannibal, now Pushing Daises...stop playing with our hearts Bryan Fuller:

Publicity is ramping up as the latest Game of Thrones spin-off - A Knight of The Seven Kingdoms - draws ever nearer. Check out the latest trailer over on my blog: cowboyscapescowls.blogspot.com/2025/12/a-kn... #GoT #knightofthesevenkingdoms #DunkandEgg #GRRM

Today on the blog I nostalgically ramble on at length about my favourite - and most enduring - Dungeons & Dragons character. This also gives some more insight into my early years as a gamer. cowboyscapescowls.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-... #ttrpg #DandD #osr #throwbackthursday

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