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SLG Publishing, the iconic independent comics label known for championing alternative voices and groundbreaking creators producing such titles as GloomCookie and Jhonen Vasquez’ Johnny The Homicidal Maniac continues the celebration…

Alex Maleev WARBIRD #1 Cover Art IF IT RIDES, FLIES OR FLOATS, COLE CAN DRIVE IT. AND DEREK KOLSTAD & ROBERT VENDITTI CAN WRECK IT! WARBIRD is barrel-rolling into comic shops…

PORTLAND, Ore. 06/22/2026 — The bestselling, Eisner Award winning creative duo behind Little Bird and Precious Metal—Darcy Van Poelgeest and Ian Bertram—reunite for an all-new, dark fantasy epic in, The Karman…

Doctor Who: The Peter Davison Collection brings two classic novelisations to vinyl

Demon Records celebrates Peter Davison’s fresh-faced and energetic incarnation of the famous Time Lord, 45 years after he first appeared on BBC TV screens. It’s the latest in their Vinyl Who collection with two classic Fifth Doctor novelisations across four records. Kinda and Warriors of the Deep are both read by the Doctor himself, Peter Davison. The package also includes archive interviews and radio appearances by the Doctor Who actor on the likes of the Graham Norton Radio Show. There’s also a 12″ photo print and, of course, the four discs themselves on 140g translucent red and purple vinyl.

These two classic Target Books are both adapted by iconic writer Terrance Dicks.

Kinda relates the Doctor’s unnerving encounter with the mind-possessing Mara. Meanwhile, Warriors of the Deep tells of future conflict between humanity and the Earth’s original reptilian masters, the Silurians and Sea Devils. Extra features include Davison’s appearance at Longleat House in 1983, alongside Janet Fielding and John Nathan-Turner. There are also interview extracts from 30 Years, View from the Boundary and Graham Norton.

The frameable photographic print features Davison in front of the TARDIS. Plus there’s a a full colour booklet with cast, credits and tracklist information.

Accompanied by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop’s familiar Doctor Who theme, the Peter Davison Collection is a fitting tribute to the charming, witty and endearingly youthful Fifth Doctor.

You can pre-order the set now from all good retailers, ahead of its release on the 25th of September.

 

Doctor Who: The Fifth Doctor Collection on vinyl (c) Demon Records Track Listings Disc 1

1 Kinda Part One
2 Kinda Part Two
3 The Ed Stewart Show Extract

Disc 2

1 Kinda Part Three
2 Kinda Part Four
3 30 Years Extract

Disc: 3

1 Warriors of the Deep Part One
2 Warriors of the Deep Part Two
3 View from the Boundary Extract

Disc: 4

1 Warriors of the Deep Part Three
2 Warriors of the Deep Part Four
3 Graham Norton Extract

 

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Title: Phantom of the Opera # 4 Publisher: Image Comics Writer: Tyler Boss Artist: Martin Simmonds Letterer: Becca Carey Cover: Martin Simmonds Variant Covers: Martin Simmonds, Ryan Sook, Anwita Citriya,…

Two best friends. A man and his ape against the world. PORTLAND, Ore. 06/22/2026 — Rising stars Eliot Rahal (Bleed Them Dry, Cult Classic) and Mattia Monaco (Eat Your Young, Knock…

    Missoula, MT (06/22/2026) – Vault is thrilled to announce Project Perseus, an epic new cryptid science-fiction comic book series. Written by break out writer Jack Mulqueen, drawn by…

The series is currently being developed by FX for a drama series PORTLAND, Ore. 06/22/2026 — Bestselling neo-noir Western That Texas Blood by Chris Condon (News from the Fallout) and Jacob…

In the last few years Shadowdark has conquered the hearts and minds of many TTRPG fans by storm. I am pretty sure it even pushed Old-School Essentials of its throne. Everyone is talking about it, writing material and having a lot of fun. But for some reason I dismissed the game pretty early. Looking back I don’t really understand why I didn’t give it a chance. I actually don’t even remember why I dismissed it. Was it the random character creation? Was the massive hype driving me away? Was it because I had invested a lot of money in OSE already?

It was probably a combination of all of this. But eventually I gave it another chance. Why? That’s kind of a funny story. From time to time I get the urge to dabble in game design. One of the white whales which I keep hunting is a D&D variant of my own. Over the years I have looked at countless retro-clones and none of the games out there had everything I wanted from my “perfect” old-school D&D game. There was always at least something missing. So I started working on my own. Since I like milestone levelling and 5th Edition’s advantage/disadvantage mechanic, I looked at 5th Edition as a basis and started removing and rewriting stuff to make it as simple as Basic D&D. In the beginning I still had a skill system, but I quickly realised that it wasn’t a good fit for what I wanted to achieve. So I decided to use broad “backgrounds” which fulfill a similar role. I also wanted to get rid of Vancian magic and eventually I decided a roll-to-cast system would be a great fit for an OSR-adjacent system. Since I prefer theatre-of-the-mind I replaced ranges in feet with more abstract range bands: Close, Near, Far. And without realising it, I had reinvented Shadowdark.

At some point, I had doubts this amalgamation of ideas would actually work, so I looked at similar games for inspiration: Vagabond, Nimble, and eventually Shadowdark. The more I learned about Shadowdark (I hadn’t read the full rules at this point), the more I realized that my ideas were so close to Shadowdark that it would be easier to write a couple of house rules for Shadowdark instead of basically reinventing it.

There’s one caveat: I haven’t run or played Shadowdark yet. But I plan to do remedy this in the near future. My wife agreed to give a one-on-one campaign a try and I think ShadowRim (which is basically The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim with the serial numbers filed off) might be the perfect setting for us. Alternatively I have a couple of ideas for a sandbox campaign about a cursed estate somewhere in the borderlands. Whatever we end up playing I am pretty excited at this point!

What are your thoughts on Shadowdark? When did you first discover it and why do you like (or dislike it)? Please share your thoughts below.

Title: Elric: The Sleeping Sorceress # 2 Publisher: Titan Comics Adapted by: Julien Blondel & Jean-Luc Cano Based on the novels by: Michael Moorcock Story and Dialogue by: Julien Blondel…

Title: Archie America All-Stars # 1 Publisher: Archie Comics Stories: Tania Del Rio, Angelo DeCesare, George Gladir Pencils: Dan Parent, Stan Goldberg, Samm Schwartz, Dan DeCarlo, Rex Lindsey Inks: Bob…

By Peter D Gray
Self Published
5e/OSR
Level ... 4?

Farmer Jebsom has a problem – half his farmhouse, along with all of his family fell into a sinkhole that appeared beneath his farm’s foundations.  Now he is desperate to get his wife and children back from the mysterious depths and is willing to give 20% of his farm to anyone succeeding in returning them to safety.

This seven page backstory uses one page to describe nine rooms in a tunnel complex full of bugs. A general overview with a lengthy backstory and terse tunnel chambers result in an IDEA for an adventure rather than an adventure proper.

I am less than thrilled with every aspect of this adventure. There is an extensive backstory here of a wizard noble dude, exiled, back, with a gang of like fifty doppelgangers, his revenge in getting ankhegs in to a village to disrupt the farms, and then his use of a giant burrowing monster to undermine a former rival farmers fields. You’re in the village to clear out an ankheg infestation. That, alone, seems weird. It’s all very nonchalant and no one seems to care much about rampaging monsters. But, whatever. Then farer bob runs in to the tavern noting that his wife and kid fell in when a large portion of his house collapsed in to a sinkhole. Again, no one seems to care much. There’s an off-hand comment that the village priest wants you to wait a day to go save them so that the farmer can recover enough to tell his tale. None of this makes any sense to me. The casual monster infestation that no one cares about. No one really caring about a member of the communities family being in trouble. The priest urging you to wait a day. This is not how people react. I get it, we’re hiring adventurers to solve our problem, but this immediately drags me out of immersion. Things would have gone much better with some local involved and framing this as a village crisis. They won’t even form a militia because the farmers don’t want their hands away. It’s just this super long backstory and irrelevant detail to set up this absurd situation that just results in “you’re hired to …” 

And then there’s a evil noble mage and his doppelganger gang. There’s a note that they are replacing people, but nothing more than that. Evil Dude gets a stat block and you find letters in the tunnel, and evidence, tying him to whats going on … but nothing more. No reactions. No evil dude lair. That’s it. The amount of backstory and time spent on him, and the gangers, would make it seem like this IS the adventure. But it’s not. Nothing is there.

The actual adventure is nine keys in a tunnel. This amount to “you enter a room and some bugs are there to attack you.” You can find the missing family. While YOU take between 4d4 and 8d10 damage from collapsing tunnels, they are ok. And, no details about what makes a tunnel collapse or anything. You can also find some dead doppelgangers with the letter from the evil noble. Yeah.

I find this so frustrating. At best you get an outline of things that could be going on. There is almost no specificity. The actual dungeon encounters are less interesting than Boggems, NO! From Legion of Gold. “Hey, heres this long backstory of stuff that could be happening. Now here’s nine rooms in some tunnels with bugs” 

I get it. I get the vision. But nothing in the adventure is supporting that vision. Not even this review. OSR. Pffft. 

This is $2.50 at DriveThru. The preview shows you the first two pages of baccktsory. Enjoy that.

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/569215/beneath-twin-pines-farm?1892600

Arrowcar, Arrowplane, Arrowcave, Arrow Signal. For every “Bat-This,” Green Arrow had an “Arrow-That.” Copybat though he was, Green Arrow was capable of introducing some improvements. For example, the Arrowcar could…

 Working on my upcoming Parsulan campaign, in Greyhawkian fashion, I've done some flags/banners for some of the nations I've written up. These mostly done with Armoria, which is a great program but limited in terms of its assets and functionality.

The Lightbearer Republic
Kamazot
Durendine Confederation
Mayura

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 Adapting Edward Ludwig’s 1957 atomic-horror classic The Black Scorpion for Barrows & Borderlands means merging 1950s creature-feature panic with a dark, radioactive fantasy frontier.Rather than treating the monsters as generic giant bugs, we preserve the film’s unique surreal atmosphere—inspired by Willis O'Brien's jerky, nightmare-inducing stop-motion animation—and weave them into the Needleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11243274667834930867noreply@blogger.com0

Big Finish Day, in association with DWAS, takes place on Saturday, 17 April 2027 at POSK London

Big Finish Productions have announced the date and location for the next Big Finish Day. The next one day convention celebrating the worlds of Doctor Who on audio will take place at POSK in London on the 17th of April next year. Tickets are now available for what will almost certainly be the biggest event in the Big Finish calendar. Not only will the team be celebrating all things audio drama, but the event will be full of special guests from all your favourite adventures.

Big Finish Day 2027 is in association with the Doctor Who Appreciation Society. DWAS are organizers of the renowned annual convention The Capitol. They’re also the UK’s longest running Doctor Who fan organization.. It will bring listeners of the legendary audio dramas and audiobooks together with the creators who make them. The new venue for 2027 will be the Polish Social & Cultural Association in Hammersmith, London W6 0RF. Together, Big Finish and DWAS promise the day will be fantastic fun.

As well as opportunities to meet, greet and quiz the people behind the Doctor Who audio adventures, and other Big Finish ranges, there will be interview panels, autograph sessions, and a photo studio.

The guest list for the event isn’t out yet, but previous years have reliably presented a line-up of stars for every corner of the Big Finish universe. It’s also well known for its relaxed atmosphere. So it’s sure to be a good time for all.

This year, the event is themed as Daleks vs Cybermen, with an action-packed programme celebrating two of Doctor Who’s most iconic adversaries. As ever, guests will be able to pick up new releases and special offers at the Big Finish stall.

There are only 300 tickets in total and are only for sale through the Eventbrite ticket site here.

 

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You meet new people every day! The efforts to re-engage with the gaming community—both locally in Puerto Rico and the larger online sphere—for my 40th anniversary as a gamer have been incredibly rewarding. It has ranged from reconnecting with old friends to meeting completely new people, some of whom live right here in Puerto Rico but whom I had never met before.

Such is the case with the subject of today’s interview. Axel6748 contacted me through my Bluesky account (‪@sunglar.bsky.social), and I’ve really enjoyed getting to know them and seeing the content they are publishing for Shadowdark. When I announced I was looking for Puerto Rican creators working in the TTRPG space or related endeavors, Axel6748 kindly reached out. I am incredibly thankful for their time and kindness!

Introduce yourself! Who are you and what do you create?

I do keep my real-life identity anonymous, but I go by Axel6748 online, and I am a Puerto Rican tabletop role-player and Game Master. Lately, I have been working on Shadowdark content for a free monthly zine called The Menu.

In the future, I hope to start a blog to talk about TTRPGs, Anime, Indie Games, and other Nerd/Geek topics, as well as self-publish my own material and supplements for Shadowdark and whatever tabletop system I like and find passion for.

How would you describe your art or creative endeavor?

My creative process is whatever sparks my interest. Sometimes I want to create a theme because I have an idea in my head, and I like to use random tables and word banks to generate ideas for adventures, modules, or classes.

How did you discover TTRPGs?

Man, how did I discover TTRPGs? Well, mainly through pop culture growing up, such as cartoons, and my cousin playing 3.5e D&D. However, I really got into 5th Edition around 2016 to 2017. I was originally going to play 4th Edition, but the game sadly never happened. That led me to learn 5e and meet wonderful people!

Do you actively play TTRPGs? What are you playing?

I have been playing 5e D&D as well as Shadowdark; d20 dragon fantasy games are my comfort zone.

What do you want to play next?

I want to try out some of the lesser-known systems, such as Goblinz by The Ugly Goblin, Tactiquest by level2janitor, Trespasser by tundalus, and a few others. I also want to try bigger systems like Draw Steel (specifically that Night Shift Demon Division 3rd-party supplement).

What projects are available, and what are you working on next?

As of now, I only have one free class on my Itch.io page called The Bravero, and I’m working on The Menu. I’ve released 3 Adventures (one B/X compatible, two Shadowdark) and a few Shadowdark classes.

Where can people get your projects?

You can find my stuff on my Itch.io page, my Bluesky, and my upcoming Tumblr Blog (and possibly Substack too) via my Carrd!

• Carrd: https://axel6748.carrd.co
• The Menu Zine (May 2026 Issue): https://the-menu-zine.itch.io/the-menu-may-2026
• The Bravero Class: https://axel6748.itch.io/bravero

Thank you, Axel6748! Be sure to check out the links provided to explore their content. See you all next Sunday!

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