The inexplicable urge to do a profile about a 1980s choose-your-adventure fantasy #gamebook I suspect is entirely forgotten (Fire*Wolf) keeps rising. But I can't ! I have a large slate of high-value, complex profiles to write PDQ !

Looks like we *might* finally be rid of the Festival d'Angoulême, one of the biggest #comics expos around. Which has been degenerating for far too many years into an ugly problem. I'm still wary though. And there's the issue of building its replacement, obvs.

Continuing our contributor Ethan's arc through the 1980s #Conan the Barbarian #movies. This time it's the version of Valeria played by Sandahl Bergman. Photos, #TTRPG stats, biography, skills, quotes, characterisation, etc. - our muscular blonde usual.

Ack. I provided alt text for a snippet of a Zadie Smith editorial to assist the person who posted it... ... but people understandably preferred to repost the version with the alt-text. So it looks like I commandeered the thread without meaning it... and without the context from the OP 😿.

Refurbished our character profile for DC #Comics 1940s Cheetah, an enemy of #WonderWoman. One of the few recurrent ones. Bizarre, highly energetic, split-personality patient. Pictures, #TTRPG stats (DCH + M&M), abilities, biography, characterisation, etc. - and a link to our Cheetah disambiguator.

Added our new contributor Kevin's notes about Marvel Comics' classic M.O.D.O.K. material. www.writeups.org/modok-marvel...

I vaguely wonder whether the word "thralldom" sounds pretentious. Mind, I'll just put a tooltip definition, so it doesn't change much.

Ugh, my current draft for Banshee (Sean Cassidy) (1975-1981) writeup is way too close to our 4,000 words length limit 😿.

Closing the refurbishment of our Mighty Morphin' #PowerRangers arc with the Pink Ranger (Kimberly Hart)'s character profile. Which was also when I noticed just how many hits these entries got. I guess these were popular back when Google still showed people search results ?

Refurbished our character profile for Marvel #Comics' Cloak (Tyrone Johnson) as he appeared in the early, 1980s Cloak and Dagger stories. Nice kid turned sometimes-lethal street vigilante with dark, demonic powers. But he tries his best to stay in control. Pics, #TTRPG stats, biography, powers...

Refurbished one of the entries from our Spring of 2015 #TTRPG character creation contest. It's the retriever without a name. A magical thief/conwoman with little sense of identity and a shitty past, but who enjoys her present.

Have you ever seen a man sigh because he remembered that Comics Cavalcade vol. 1 #11 was reprinted in Wonder Woman: 80 Years Of The Amazon Warrior *after* processing two images from an old scan ? Now you have. Yes, it's not particularly unforgettable.

Trying to remember about the history of scrambler motorcycles in the UK. Happening across websites with SEO'd names, obviously AI illustrations, suspiciously vague and incorrect texts. We were building the greatest library ever, and they sacked it to sell Viagra and snake oil supplements.

Added a character profile for Subotai, from the #1980s #Conan movies. The first one in his case. Pseudo-Mongol thief/archer/adventurer, buddy of the muscular protagonist. Photos, #TTRPG stats, gear, biography, quotes, etc. - our double recurve usual.

Refurbished the character profile for Marvel #Comics' Bulwark. Giant henchman who fought #CaptainAmerica that one time. Not a major character by any stretch, but we have a collection of "giant henchman" types. Pics, #TTRPG stats, capabilities, size, encounter with Cap, etc. - our gigantic usual.

Brought to our new format our contributor Monk's character mini-profile for Ambassador Reilly. She's an example of an enhanced human in his Terran Imperim #TTRPG sci-fi setting.

Refurbished the character profile for the Green Ranger in the first two seasons of the early 1990s Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers children's TV show. (After that he becomes the White Ranger, and therefore isn't the Green Ranger). Photos, #TTRPG stats, bio, powers, quotes, etc. - our karate usual.

Refurbished our character profile for Germain Grandpin, one of the main characters in older low-fantasy FR historical saga Les Sept Vies de L'Epervier. Master of arms, checkered past but eventually grows. This is a companion entry for our Masquerouge profile. Pics, #TTRPG stats, bio, quotes, etc..

Been dazed and sick all day, but will resume posting tomorrow. Assuming tomorrow ain't a week-end. No idea of what day it is anymore.

The third chapter of the writeup for Marvel #Comics' Speed Demon (James Sanders) is up. This one covers 2005-2008. A span when Sanders appears way more often, as @kurtbusiek.bsky.social and @fabiannicieza.bsky.social add him to #Thunderbolts stories. Pics, #TTRPG stats, biography, powers, etc..

OTOH, I feel that the homepage currently has too many entries that aren't super-hero comics fare, which might be confusing. I'll close the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers refurbishment arc, then grab more comic-book-y stuff.

Added a character profile for the 1980s movie version of #Conan the Barbarian. So, the Schwarzenegger incarnation, and I do mean "carn". We already covered the 1930s novels version and the Marvel Comics version, so having this one as well is fun. Photos, #TTRPG stats, biography, skills, gear, etc.

The October edition of our thrice-a-year soapbox address about the state of writeups dot org, plus a call for donations, is up. As often with recent address, that includes some discussion of the state of the free and open Internet. Remember the free and open Internet ?

The October edition of our thrice-a-year soapbox address about the state of writeups dot org, plus a call for donations, is up. As often with recent address, that includes some discussion of the state of the free and open Internet. Remember the free and open Internet ?

Refurbished our contributor Monk's short notes about the Imperim Terrans -- genetically enhanced, domineering, xenophobic humans -- from his sci-fi #DCHeroes #TTRPG campaign. www.writeups.org/imperim-terr...

Incidentally, that's why I'm on such a massive project as overhauling the entire website. To write tolerable articles, one likely has to have written many bad articles. But I get to rewrite them.

Just saw that Anthony Jackson died, one of the best (and most prolific) bass guitar players. For years I've been returning to these Hiromi Trio Project performances in which Jackson plays a six-stringed bass guitar that he *invented*: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIYI...

Resolutely refurbishing rangers, we've reached the Black Ranger (Zack Taylor). He's the #PowerRanger with an axe, a giant robot mastodon, and the power of hip hop. Don't say that I didn't warn ya. Pics, #TTRPG stats, powers, gear, quotes, biography, characterisation, etc. - our hip usual.

Refurbished our profile for Valiant #Comics last Rai, Konishi Takao. The one who was active with Magnus during the 41st century, and was published during the 1990s. Tragic super-samurai in a far future where things aren't going well. Pictures, #TTRPG stats, powers, biography, skills, quotes, etc..

Added one of the contenders during our Spring of 2015 character creation contest. This is Lupercal, a genial and generous American rock star and biker with a set of Ancient Roman leathers used during wolf mother rituals. As you deduced from the name.

Continuing to refurbish our early 1990s Mighty Morphin' #PowerRangers series. This time it's the nerd, the Blue Ranger (Billy Cranston). He gets to yell "triceratops !" on the reg. Powers, biography, #TTRPG stats, quotes, characterisation, etc. - our sesquipedalian regimen.

Refurbished our first character profile for Marvel #Comics X-23 Laura Kinney. It only covers her from the beginning to Messiah Complex, so she has yet to go by #Wolverine. Pictures, #TTRPG stats, powers, biography, characterisation, etc. - our X-chromosome usual.

Refurbished our mini-entry for Honeysuckle, Poison Ivy's sidekick in DC #Comics' #SuperFriends cartoon continuity The most Epstein-tastic of this disastrous lot. But I'm sure the more creative among y'all can actually make good use of them in your stories Pictures, #TTRPG stats... that's about it.

Assembling our 42nd fantasy movie character profile, and 42 is of course a good number. But I'll admit that the current selection shows that we ain't exactly younger folks. www.writeups.org/search/?_cat...

Continuing with the early 1990s Mighty Morphin #PowerRangers, refurbished the entry for the Yellow Ranger (Trini Kwan). Yes, not all aspects of the show aged gracefully. Anyway... Photos, #TTRPG stats, powers, weapons, biography, characterization, etc. - our yellow usual.

But as I feared, mixing textures from different generations looks like shite. :-((

Exact same #WorldofWarcraft test outfit/character as yesterday. Since at this point I'm looking at what I can do in terms of photography, rather than try to nail a visual design.

Refurbished our character writeup for Marvel #Comics' Troll (Gunna Sijurvald). Young, semi-feral Asgardian girl with a magic axe. Chiefly seen in #Thunderbolts stories, created by @jeffparker.bsky.social and reportedly Kev Walker. Pictures, #TTRPG stats, powers, axe, biography, quotes (I guess)...

Just realised that the transmogs in #WoW 's Legion Remix are free.

Continuing with the refurbishment of entries for DC #Comics Super-Friends enemies, the Junior Super Criminals, until morale improves. Or until I run out, which seems far more likely. This time it's Toyboy, Toyman's sidekick. Yes, I know. Pictures, #TTRPG stats, and that's about it really.

Added a short-ish character profile for Sergei Dragunov, a sinister elite Russian Federation operative in the Tekken biff-em-up video games. Pictures, fighting style, biography, no quotes, characterisation, #TTRPG stats, etc. - our silent usual.

Added a character profile for Jenner Faulds, the (only) fairlady. From the fantasy detective Image #Comics series by @brianschirmer.bsky.social, Claudia Balboni et al. Hardboiled private eye and veteran. Who also does security for a wizard's tower. Pictures, #TTRPG stats, setting, skills, etc..

An intriguing cover of Springsteen' "I'm on fire" live in studio. Strong choices were made, and were successful. Lovely drops. youtu.be/W0Xu4C3u-SE

Refurbished another writeup for those beloved (not really) Junior Super Criminals from DC #Comics' #Superfriends series. This time it's Chick, the Penguin's justly forgotten sidekick. Pics, #TTRPG stats, trick umbrellas, and that's about it honestly. Nobody wants to know about him, after all.

Let's start rolling out the refurbishment for the Mighty Morphin' #PowerRangers of yesteryear. First up is Jason, the original Red Ranger. With the sword and the tyrannosaurus robot. Photos, #TTRPG stats, biography, powers, skills, weapons, etc. - our morphin' usual.

There's been a fair few additions to our article about archery in #TTRPG and other fiction. So I've added a table of content, signaled the new material therein, and bumped it up onto the homepage. It has a lot of stuff about bows and arrows in stories (and DCH modelisation bits).

Refurbished our mini-character-profile for Sardine (who doesn't belong to a sex club), from DC #Comics' Super-Friends 1970s series. An #Aquaman foe. Sort of. Kinda. He did not make a splash. Mostly this entry is #TTRPG stats, since there ain't much to say.

Refurbished our team profile for the 1990s Mighty Morphin' #PowerRangers. These were hugely popular for a genre show, and the first exposure of many Americans to sentai stories. So having this profile is nice. Photos, #TTRPG stats, robots, robot made of robots, roster, history, etc. - our usual.

Refurbished the mini-entry for DC #Comics Kitten. She briefly appeared as the Cheetah's sidekick in those 1970s Super-Friends comics emulating the TV cartoon. Not much to say beyond some stock #TTRPG stats. But maybe somebody will want to do something with these goofy non-entities.

Refurbished, and added #MutantsAndMasterminds #TTRPG stats to, Kilgore of the MERCs. From the #Wildstorm universe, back then with Image #Comics He's Temu Wolverine, with poison claws. Not too inspiring, but if you need a somewhat tough mook for a battle scene, he's there. So here's what's to know.