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Please note: This interview took place by email in the summer of 2009, to promote the hardback release of Courage And Honour, the fifth book in the Ultramarines series. What inspires you as a writer? Like most writers, I take inspiration from all around me; books, movies, comics, real life and everything in-between. […]
Chew Volume 4: Flambé by John Layman & Rob Guillory is out September 2011. Kate West: So first off, I would like to ask a bit about Chew’s central character; Tony Chu. To me Tony’s ‘cibopathic’ abilities are central to the great dark sense of humour running through the comic. Who came up with […]
Nemesis is the thirteenth novel in the Horus Heresy series. For the Geekzine review click here. What challenges did you face with your return to the Horus Heresy series with Nemesis? Obviously, there’s a big weight of expectation on any writer doing a Horus Heresy novel, because we’re talking about the crown jewels of […]
Sabbat Worlds is out in paperback October 2011, priced £7.99. How was the writing of the Ultramarines movie script? Did you have any prior scriptwriting experience? No, although working in comics for twenty plus years helped a little with visual storytelling. I was asked to write the film because of my success as a […]
Above: Ryan Thomason, aged 396 months, approx. Ryan Thomason is a bookseller by day, a father, and a freelance illustrator. He is the creator of Zombie Kitty and Pizza Ninja (coming soon), two comic strips exclusive to the Edinburgh Geekzine newsletter and the Geekzine website. How long have you been an illustrator? Being pretty […]
Terry Practhett portrait by Darren McNaney, freelance illustrator, animator & digital effects artist. Geekzine Editor Andy Jamieson interviewed Sir Terry Pratchett by phone in September 2010, on the eve of the promotional tour for ‘I Shall Wear Midnight’: This has to go down as probably one of the happiest, most nerve-wracking moments of my life, […]