tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13430040Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:57:30 +0000http://www.omnivistascope.com/noreply@blogger.com (UKDane)Blogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13430040.post-7089249021456868907Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:51:00 +00002008-06-28T13:57:30.625+01:00The long running saga of my boardgame 'The Curse of Midlam Manor' continues as I'm off work for a week's playtesting. The game itself is almost ten years old and has had a slow and sporadic development. but I'm hoping that post playtest I can write up a good version of the game for download. Attempts at getting art for the game have floundered, so I'll be picking up the pen myself, which may http://www.omnivistascope.com/2008/06/games-off-to-midlam-manor.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paulvonscott)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13430040.post-4553637533291912088Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:41:00 +00002008-06-22T22:05:17.280+01:00Well, with little time to sit down and write at the moment, I've been working on the latest update of the 54 Jones game (see Games for more details). It's always nice to have a break from one set of problems with another different set :) I and others have been playing the game a good deal for a few months now, and the game has had a few rules queries sorted out in that time, plus the game has http://www.omnivistascope.com/2008/06/games-54-jones-and-kingdom-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paulvonscott)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13430040.post-498518733964826636Sat, 14 Jun 2008 21:14:00 +00002008-06-14T22:23:10.812+01:00Since the start of the year I've had a pretty good record for blogging, only taking some time off when on holiday and my comic was out. Mostly managing to post every day! So I thought I'd better warn you that I'll be posting less frequently for a while as real life is getting more complicated than usual :) But don't worry, I shall still try and post at least once a week, if not more when I can. http://www.omnivistascope.com/2008/06/real-life-arrgh.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paulvonscott)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13430040.post-1344462699249877256Mon, 09 Jun 2008 07:59:00 +00002008-06-09T11:15:40.451+01:00Some minor spoilers in here, but nothing you won't have picked up from watching the (over-long) trailer. Well, I went armed with no expectations and came out smiling. While it doesn't have the vitality of Raiders of the Lost Ark, and you'd hardly expect that, it is comparable with Temple of Doom and The Last Crusade. The film makes much of it's 50's backdrop, in both character and plot terms http://www.omnivistascope.com/2008/06/film-indian-jones-and-temple-of-crystal.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paulvonscott)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13430040.post-1722849100915752604Wed, 04 Jun 2008 22:28:00 +00002008-06-05T00:31:30.366+01:00Deathray Magazine, one of a number of good SF magazines currently out there (my old friend SFX Magazine, Sci-Fi Now... I think we're somewhat spoilt these days and don't really appreciate them all enough) has had an interview with Pat Mills this month, next month is Alan Moore. It is a nice interview, with a good overview of his work, which frankly is as breathtaking an array of imagination as http://www.omnivistascope.com/2008/06/comics-pat-mills-subjected-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paulvonscott)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13430040.post-1077570040360248428Tue, 03 Jun 2008 22:59:00 +00002008-06-04T00:17:08.838+01:00OVS4 featured a nice article by Ed Berridge on one of my favourite British comic strips, Jeff Hawke. I was a latecomer to the party, which had been running since 1954. I had avoided buying the two Titan Collections when I was a Dredd obsessed teenager, despite two inviting Brian Bolland covers, because I had thought they would be dull, boring, staid. I was wrong. Now Titan have released four http://www.omnivistascope.com/2008/06/comics-cosmos-jeff-hawke-fan-club.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paulvonscott)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13430040.post-7106726953246238500Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:34:00 +00002008-06-03T01:05:35.923+01:00The latest free mini-comic giveaway from Ben Clark is I Cashed a Dead Man's Pension which was given out to an enthusiastic and appreciative lot at the Prestonpans comic convention. You can get this and more of Ben's comics at his website. As always it's very silly and very funny. http://magicbeans23.wordpress.com/http://www.omnivistascope.com/2008/06/comics-i-cashed-dead-mans-pension.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paulvonscott)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13430040.post-1358599542073489765Sun, 01 Jun 2008 10:50:00 +00002008-06-01T12:32:45.441+01:00Well, it was a very enjoyable day out at the Prestonpandemonium comic event at Prestonpans near Edinburgh. Many thanks to Nigel and Jan for putting on a really nice event. It was a lovely day, it was relaxed (apart from the outbreak of drumming in the car park opposite). I sold a decent amount of the latest OVS, thanks to everyone who bought one! I wonder if I sold as many in Denmark at the http://www.omnivistascope.com/2008/06/ovs-post-prestonpans.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paulvonscott)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13430040.post-125751291083900136Thu, 29 May 2008 23:11:00 +00002008-05-30T00:19:32.941+01:00The blog may not be very active Saturday, depending on how tired I am after... The Prestonpans comic event, near Edinburgh, which shall be as small and perfectly formed as ever. Please come along to have a chat and there's even a chance to try OVS for free :) http://www.prestonpandemonium.com/ Also, thanks to Accent UK, anyone passing through Denmark this weekend can buy a copy of OVS from http://www.omnivistascope.com/2008/05/ovs-on-sale-this-weekend-at-prestopans.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paulvonscott)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13430040.post-5117098217162493743Thu, 29 May 2008 22:20:00 +00002008-05-29T23:44:20.755+01:00When I picked up the book 'Nostalgia on the Twenties' I was delighted to find it was written by Michael Anglo, creator of Marvelman. I was more delighted still when I read the book, for as well as a lot of very intelligent and humane observations on the times and people, there is more than a little of a young Mick Anglo's life recalled in it as well. His father was a theatre manager, and http://www.omnivistascope.com/2008/05/comics-mick-anglos-roaring-twenties.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paulvonscott)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13430040.post-3188767317330044721Wed, 28 May 2008 07:22:00 +00002008-05-28T08:49:41.961+01:00Having decided to start researching the 1920's for a game I play and am working on, I thought I'd trawl the boot fairs rather than bother buying second hand other peoples finds on e-bay. The boot fairs have been quite good to me over the years, while most things I like have become a difficult to find, there's always something I'm interested in to look out for. So, having decided to look for http://www.omnivistascope.com/2008/05/comics-mick-anglos-nostalgic-twenties.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paulvonscott)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13430040.post-2874313062337091507Tue, 27 May 2008 12:52:00 +00002008-05-27T14:05:06.213+01:00This Saturday, Omnivistascope will be making the journey North, to Prestonpans near Edinburgh, where an intimate comic meet and fair will be held in the Gothenburg arts venue. Please come along and support the event. There will be a chance to try the latest OVS for free, buy some of Ben Clark's Magic Bean Comics and buy a whole load of 2000AD and classic British comic stuff I'm clearing out to http://www.omnivistascope.com/2008/05/event-prestonpandemonium-may-31st-be.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paulvonscott)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13430040.post-1903753202230869464Tue, 13 May 2008 23:22:00 +00002008-05-14T00:25:53.503+01:00Well I'm back from an exhausting, but very successful, Bristol '08 comics show where OVS4 premiered. And, as promised, here is Paul McCaffrey's wrapround uber-cover (sans titles)... http://www.omnivistascope.com/2008/05/ovs-omnivistascope-model-iv.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paulvonscott)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13430040.post-2141563368439842590Thu, 08 May 2008 08:11:00 +00002008-05-08T09:17:57.344+01:00From the pen of cover artist Paul McCaffrey, comes Time to Kill - The Bodyclock™ Murders. This is the last strip image I'll be posting up, and the cover will go up once I'm back from the Bristol Expo comics festival this weekend. Here's hoping it goes well :) Al the best Paul http://www.omnivistascope.com/2008/05/ovs-countdown-time-to-kill.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paulvonscott)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13430040.post-7007167253109460057Tue, 06 May 2008 23:06:00 +00002008-05-07T00:28:02.427+01:00The first of three stories in this issue from Chris Geary (be sure to also catch our contribution to the latest Futurequake - Star Struck). Haunted by the enigmatic smile of Emperor Zoog, one man sets out to understand what it means... http://www.omnivistascope.com/2008/05/ovs-countdown-engimatic-smile-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paulvonscott)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13430040.post-603321979614428740Tue, 06 May 2008 07:21:00 +00002008-05-06T08:28:00.279+01:00The Juggerman haunts post-apocalyptic Northumbria, feeding off the sin and guilt of the survivors. Barely has Sheriff Frank Thorn recovered from their last encounter, when he is called to put an end to this creature of revenge. With art by Mike Donaldson. http://www.omnivistascope.com/2008/05/ovs-countdown-juggerman.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paulvonscott)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13430040.post-4051443146768942765Mon, 05 May 2008 14:55:00 +00002008-05-05T15:58:09.317+01:00An 8-page epic tale of a world invaded by creatures of the night, bringing darkness and despair with them. Art by Bryan Coyle... http://www.omnivistascope.com/2008/05/ovs-countdown-from-dark-start-they-came.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paulvonscott)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13430040.post-2365672719493999266Sun, 04 May 2008 08:22:00 +00002008-05-04T09:27:52.067+01:00More Tales of Torpor from galactic hero and cosmic slacker, Dirk Despair, with three slices of lo-octane inaction adventure. Courtesy of the pen of Ian 'not insured for drawing this stuff' Stacey. http://www.omnivistascope.com/2008/05/ovs-countdown-dirk-despair.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paulvonscott)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13430040.post-8695213514463354905Sat, 03 May 2008 22:20:00 +00002008-05-03T23:22:59.777+01:00The vehicular homicide rates have just gone up, courtesy of artist Mike Donaldson, in a world where man has been out-evolved by the automobile. http://www.omnivistascope.com/2008/05/ovs-countdown-auto-muto.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paulvonscott)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13430040.post-5456046525920829412Fri, 02 May 2008 21:59:00 +00002008-05-02T23:04:21.179+01:00Yes, Space Lord, small press comics baron and High Overlord of the Galaxy returns for the fourth strip in the series. This time Space Lord has set his auto-targeting laser sights on a mild-mannered gossip columnist... With art by David 'too good to be true' Goodman. http://www.omnivistascope.com/2008/05/ovs-countdown-space-lord.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paulvonscott)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13430040.post-3314287355007327566Thu, 01 May 2008 22:02:00 +00002008-05-03T23:23:59.173+01:00The galaxy's biggest teller of tall tales returns as Keegan Jask finds himself tangling with The Sect, the galaxies biggest and most powerful crime syndicate, run entirely by bug-eyed bugs. This is the fifth installment of Keegan Jask, with art by Leigh Shepherd... http://www.omnivistascope.com/2008/05/blog-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paulvonscott)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13430040.post-6909967293397992135Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:44:00 +00002008-05-03T23:24:35.686+01:00With Omnivistascope issue 4 due soon, it's time to start to give a tantalising glimpse of some of the many wonders we have in store. First up is The Misfits, a SF action story set in a distant age with mankind guilty of matricide against Mother Nature. Now, at the end of the era of the natural world, a very unnatural menace begins to fight back. And one ordinary man is caught up in the centre ofhttp://www.omnivistascope.com/2008/04/ovs-countdown-begins-part-1-misfits.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paulvonscott)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13430040.post-8598304680951890946Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:13:00 +00002008-04-28T21:38:10.393+01:00Well, I've been in touch with the printers and OVS4 should be with me next Tuesday, so I am now taking pre-orders for the comic, which is a full 80 pages of crazy goodness. I'll have the Wednesday off, so any pre-orders received should go out then, meaning you'll get them the same time as people at the Bristol festival that weekend. The price is £3 plus £1 postage in the UK (please enquire http://www.omnivistascope.com/2008/04/ovs-omnivistascope-issue-4-pre-orders.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paulvonscott)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13430040.post-4745923503972015717Sun, 27 Apr 2008 22:05:00 +00002008-05-06T08:31:38.436+01:00aulI've come a bit late to the party with this one. I had intended to see it on my birthday, but nothing really went right on my birthday this year :) Diary of the Dead is the fifth zombie movie from George Romero, following on from Night of the Living, Dawn, Day and Land of the Dead. None have been strict sequels, no characters follow on, though some themes permeate them all. George Romero at http://www.omnivistascope.com/2008/04/film-diary-of-dead.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paulvonscott)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13430040.post-4278091259393980168Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:00:00 +00002008-04-26T00:07:39.565+01:00With any luck I should hopefully be getting the proof through for OVS4 from the printers. It's an exciting time, but one that part of me most definitely dreads. For I always make mistakes, some major, some minor. What do I have time to correct, what is possible to correct? We shall see. It has been a slightly more stressful issue to produce than most and for the moment I am in limbo, the http://www.omnivistascope.com/2008/04/ovs-omnivistascope-100-proof.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paulvonscott)