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What drew you to write a novel based on the Brontë sisters and Branwell? Author Karen Powell (Courtesy the subject) Wuthering Heights was the first adult novel I ever read, given to me by my mother from her precious set of Collectors’ Editions that sat on the mantelpiece in our family home. After that, I read Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre and then, over the next few years, books by Anne Brontë and Jane Austen. So, long before I ever thought of myself as a writer, the Brontës – and the 19th century novel – were…

My earliest reading memory My sister and I were obsessed with Tomi Ungerer’s The Beast of Monsieur Racine, a picture book in which two children disguise themselves as a mysterious beast and are studied by a scientist. It’s a fun story, but on each page, comical and grotesque things are happening. A nail pokes up on a slide, a pickpocket steals something from a distracted woman, a falling axe splits open a man’s head. We studied the illustrations as if we were poring over a sacred text.My favourite book growing up Now…

Jakey Boi is a comic artist who creates captivating cartoons inspired by the enchanting realms of Dungeons and Dragons, fantasy characters, movies, and more. Boasting a vibrant community of over 37,200 followers on Instagram, Jakey Boi not only shares his mesmerizing creations but actively interacts with fellow enthusiasts."My actual name is Jakey, my username is Bun Boi Arts. The name came from a massive spread of ideas and characters and my close friends said Bun Boi sounded the cutest. So I workshopped the idea…

Obsidian Entertainment’s upcoming flagship first-person RPG, Avowed, may have a smudge of weirdness in it. In a recent interview, Avowed director Carrie Patel explained that the game’s already iconic mutated skeleton warrior may have been inspired by Jeff Vandermeer’s Annihilation, a popular New Weird novel. Press Start‘s James Wood interviewed Carrie Patel and her fellow director, Gabe Paramo, about Avowed. It’s an interesting and engaging piece that helps put much of Avowed‘s previously shown-off gameplay footage into…

Balmy summer nights alive with the sounds of cicadas are so relaxing, until all manner of unruly insects swarm your lights. As much of a nuisance as this may be to us, what's happening to them is far worse.Imperial College London zoologist Samuel Fabian and colleagues used advanced videography techniques to discover centuries of rumored affairs between moths and flames were never true.Rather than aiming for the intense glow, the poor insects are minding their own business, conducting vital nightly tasks like pollination,…

Today, we are happy to present you with another very talented comic artist, recognized by his blue-toned artwork. No wonder the comics are called "ok blue comics."As the artist described his work, these cartoons are: "quirky relationship comics about me and Mrs. Blue, in blue." Besides relationship themes, you will also find some artwork from the "okcat" series featuring felines in hilariously absurd scenarios, obviously also drawn in signature blue colors.So, without further ado, let's hop into the post and let us know…

Posted in: Comics, Current News | Tagged: AA Milne, march 2024, Solicits, winnie the poohA A Milne's Winnie-The-Pooh going into public domain has meant Travis Dandro has transformed it from illustrated prose to comicsArticle Summary Travis Dandro reimagines Winnie-the-Pooh as a graphic novel for Drawn & Quarterly in 2024. Winnie-the-Pooh's classic tales are expanded with new stories and full-page illustrations. The graphic novel includes the original adventures plus an exclusive story by…

The Glasgow flat that Ama (Le’Shantey Bonsu) shares with her mother, Grace (Déborah Lukumuena, excellent), is a jewel box of a place, filled with rich colours and the treasured stories they repeat to each other, comforting tales in which the pair wrap themselves each night. It’s a home that Grace, an immigrant attuned to the threats and casual racism of the world outside, would prefer they never had to leave. But Ama forms a friendship with a girl at her primary school and starts to spread her wings – a development that…

A modest yet charming endeavour, Sophia Castuera’s feature-directing debut captures the directionlessness of post-grad life. Fresh out of an acting class, Cal (Ali Edwards) drifts between auditions and house parties, until her path crosses with childhood soulmate Jacob (Clay Singer). Sparks predictably fly between the floundering performer and the long-haired musician – yet Cal unexpectedly finds herself drawn to Jacob’s photographer girlfriend Emily (Lilli Kay). With the unpredictability of desire and attraction, Cal’s…

Amazon.com's cloud division has drawn thousands of customers to try out its service vying with Microsoft and Google in a key area of artificial intelligence, an executive told Reuters.The company also announced new AI tools on Wednesday, including a program for building more conversational customer-service agents, technology access from the startup Cohere and a healthcare system for generating clinical notes after a patient visit. Organizations including Sony, Ryanair and Sun Life have tried out Amazon Bedrock, a service…