Why does the Avengers Endgame artwork on Disney+ look like the cover of a dodgy VHS purchased down the pub?

With DC putting out banger after banger after banger, editor in chief Marie Javins is the Comics Industry Person of the Year

Reached the goat. If you know, you know... I'm loving the Broken Sword remaster. The weird thing about game graphics is that I swear when I first played it, it looked like the right image rather than the left. It's amazing what the brain fills in and polishes up in your head.

I posted this yesterday: the complete first adventure of Terran Omega, free to read!

I rarely post about my TV goings-on but I'm honoured to be writing the fallout from the historic crossover between two of the UK's biggest shows. Tune in tomorrow night for all the action and then on Tuesday to see me (and every wonderful and talented person on the Emmerdale team) running with ball.

Though biased, I’m still a subscriber and agree with Fred that it’s a great jumping on point. Now Fred, as the current Armitage scribe, how the hell do I get into the Gerry Anderson machine? That stuff was my childhood jam.

I’m not sure this Lawgiver is Justice Department authorised.

What is the best arcade game ever made? And why is it Time Crisis 2?

My kid’s Tonies box has been broken all Christmas holidays and I’m just begging the Customer Service folks to back in the office. No amount of co and independent reading (which we do anyways in addition) can replace the joy they get out of their audiobooks while colouring before bed.

Finishing 2025 with the Death Stranding 2 Platinum. Being playing it since July and it took me 117 hours, but what an experience. Fantastic story, brilliant gameplay and a world I’ll never forget. Here’s hoping we get a third somewhere down the road. Keep on, keeping on.

Seeing out the year with one last game of Taskmaster! Leave your dignity at the door.

I am interested in working with an artist on a graphic novel on soil and/ or global environmental change. The lab would have money to fund this. Do you know of any graphic artists that would be interested?

I think my personal resolution for 2026 will be to us my phone less. Unfortunately my professional one is to use social media better so that’ll be a problem…

Closing out 2025 with our 144th film of the year: Double Indemnity. Easily one of the best noirs ever made.

DOOMED

Still got about a week off. A lovely day of Lego, games, films, dog walking and now reading. Enjoying this sci-fi thrill ride from @marcguggenheim.bsky.social Never forgets its very human core.

Yep, because Doom is an evil Tony Stark who defeated Thanos but at the cost of his daughter.

After a very successful screening of Home Alone and Home Alone 2, our child asked to watch Baby’s Day Out. Boy, John Hughes sure could write some unlikeable parents.

79 years ago today. The final TERRY AND THE PIRATES strip by Milton Caniff. An elegant capper of a brilliant run.

Ant-man Quantumania should’ve been about Scott finally accepting responsibility for the fact he missed eight years of his daughter’s life through prison and the Quantum Realm. Meanwhile, here comes time-travelling Kang with the offer to regain all of that lost time if only Scott Lang sells out.

I like this. I’ve never been a fan of the tortured, depressed genius thing.

If there was some horrific accident and the first 51 people in the chain of royal succession all died, Big Suze would be our new Queen.

Jennifer Saunders stole the Amandaland Christmas Special. Which isn’t a dig on any of the regular cast, she was just so good.

Death Stranding 2 is absolutely my GOTY but the grind to unlock the last elimination/destruction mission for the platinum is crushing my soul.

Art by Cliff Chiang

Merry Christmas all you filthy animals! My family definitely get me.

Growing evidence reveals that creativity is one of the best-kept secrets for boosting your health. From live theatre to a quick crafting break, here’s how to harness the power of art in your everyday life

Comp copies for my FLASH 28 Variant Cover 🙌🙌

Steve Rogers & The Multiverse of I may have made out with our niece

Most people: Puns aren’t funny Every animated film about animals: Hold my deer

It’s been such a strong year for adventure games! Old Skies and The Seance of Blake Manor both get a shout out on this list: www.polygon.com/best-adventu...

I kickstarted Yooka-Laylee the first time around, but I have to say the remaster is leaps above. Though it’s probably also partly because playing it this time alongside my kid is just the best. More family games in general, please. #gaming

Does anyone know if 2 Tone Comics in Hebden Bridge are open over the holidays? Can’t seem to find a contact.

Every podcast, article, friend etc. lately has discussed how 1985 was a banger of a year for films. And my god, they’re right! Never noticed before.

The confirmation of Brainiac makes me think there probably is more to the controversial Krypton message in Superman… That being said, I think this generation could use a Superman who does good despite what their elders might have considered right.

Wait, did we all know *this* woman is *this* boy’s aunt in real life?

You know it’s officially Christmas time when Death Stranding 2 pulls out the Santa hats. The grind for the Platinum continues!

This has to be my all time favourite episode of #breakingthenews So many BTN panellists from the last 10 years in there (and also a few gags from me) www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Judge Dredd Megazine 487 preview. Judge Dredd! Megatropolis II! Armitage! Anderson, Psi-Div! Rok the God! Dreadnoughts! #comics #comicbooks

Ending 2025 strong, as I’m featured in the Judge Dredd Magazine #487 this week not once but TWICE! First up, Armitage is off the books and out to catch a killer in Brit-Cit in Armitage: Drokk the Ripper 3 (of 5). With a script by me, art by @stazjohnson, colours by Quinton Winter, and letters by…

JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE #487 is out now, featuring Judge Dredd, Megatropolis, Judge Anderson, Armitage, Rok The God, Dreadnoughts and more! Preview: https://bit.ly/4ovVhV5 Subscribe now: https://bit.ly/2Ws04uc

Our first Essential Read is Judge Dredd Megazine #487 from @2000ad.bsky.social by @agentofweird.bsky.social @simonbowland.bsky.social @jimboswell.bsky.social @stazjohnson.bsky.social & more - This justice-packed issue of delivers a festive fusion of grit and intrigue ^KB wp.me/p8WCuG-3R4

Ending 2025 strong, as I’m featured in the Judge Dredd Magazine #487 this week not once but TWICE! First up, Armitage is off the books and out to catch a killer in Brit-Cit in Armitage: Drokk the Ripper 3 (of 5). With a script by me, art by @stazjohnson, colours by Quinton Winter, and letters by…

Preview of our Armitage story, out today!

The review of @artscouncilengland.bsky.social has reported with potential implications for the comics industry. UK comics could benefit by funding and support targeted to where it makes the most difference. We'll consider the proposals carefully and respond in due course. www.gov.uk/government/p...

The notion that "95% of people who responded to the survey are against this" can be glossed as "no clear consensus" is even more absurd than the usual "pretty damn absurd" usual baseline for uk politics.

For the first time since SKTCHD returned, I changed out my subscription page pull quotes, and some very kind folks had some very kind things to say about the work I do. Chip's one made me cry, for real. Want to read the work they're talking about? Subscribe to SKTCHD! sktchd.com/subscriptions/

DC is hiring! And you get to work with Albert!