The Legends Continue

Last weekend was London MCM and what a show. Though I cannot speak for the celebrities or panels that were present I can say that the Comic Village was a true joy. I spent three days behind a table talking to Con goers, Cosplay artists and even the staff about the work I was doing and projects Deadstar as a whole were putting together, but it was sheer amount of Indy talent that was on show that really made it something to remember.

Indy comics has been a passion for many years and though it is highly unlikely it will ever replace my day-job, I'm fine with that. The time I dedicate to these art projects to tell stories is purely for my love of the genre and the amount original ideas that never get seen outside of these communities is amazing. For a while now, Indy publishing was just something that seemed to be bolted on to some cons as an after thought in favour of merchandise stands and Pop figures, but from where I was standing this weekend, I didn't feel that way.

By day 3 fatigue was making me weirder than usual

I got to talk to so many people about their work, their experiences and their passions. All trying to make their mark on the comics world and having a great time while doing it. To the creators I spoke to at MCM, thanks for putting in the effort and thanks for chatting with me. Big shout outs to Anaseed Comix for Goblin related content and Peter Chiykowski for Postcard From Impossible Worlds, Check it out, it's an interesting read.

The same must be said to the attendees. Thank you, Indy publishing isn't an easy thing to do, so taking the time to walk through and look at what's on offer is always appreciated, but remember, Marvel and DC will be in your local bookshops or Amazon tomorrow, sometimes the small press stands are gone in the blink of an eye. It's in these places that really cool and unique ideas are found, but they won't stick around for long without the attendees' support. So post a link, talk to the creators or actually buy something, you never know what treasure you might find.

Finally a massive thanks to the organizers and staff around the Comics Village (again I can't speak for the rest of the event, I didn't see it) Everyone was busy, but the few I was lucky to talk to were always friendly and looked to be enjoying themselves, even after three days solid.

I'm looking forward to the next con and I hope to see you all again.

"No One Expects-"

Well, I've been promising myself (and several others in my gaming group) that I'd start an Inq28 campaign. A proper one with well thought out rules and narrative and black jack and random objectives.... Then I got a new job and most of those plan have been scrapped. So what's left I hear you ask, Kill Team Elites, that's what. Most of what I've been planning for this campaign hinged on the Elites expansion bring out a few missing pieces to the data sheets. This was to allow players to really take theme and narrative for their INQ28 warbands without having to make up rules for big monsters or heavy duty specialists. Sure the big guys are pricey, but it made more sense to me than Commanders in my opinion.

Going forward, I've set everyone the task of getting their Kill Teams ready and I have spiced up the standard Campaign system just to keep that INQ28 cloak and dagger feel. I won't be running this with Gamemaster as I've put a few things in place to (hopefully) curb certain peoples cheesier impulses. (you know who you are) I'll post the House Rules pack another day for those interested in what we were working with, but right now I'm trying to get my own stuff painted.

On to the miniatures then. First off the painting queue, three Zealots for my Ordo Hereticus Inquistor. These guys are specialist witch hunters and exorcists, the shot gun is filled with rock salt, the book records the deeds of the damned for further scrutiny and the bones are from a psychic blank so that Deamons and Witches are weakened in their presence.

So many precautions to hand, these guys most be in the thick of such messes a lot right? Well not really. Their Inquisitorial master has been playing around with Daemon Hosts. Needless to say that's frowned apon, but "The end justifies the means" and all that. More pictures as I finish stuff off hopefully. 

No "I" in Team

Last few weeks have been a whirlwind in work. largely due to changes in leadership and the chaos that involves. The obvious side effect is I don't get to go gaming as much as I'd like (1st world problems and all that) but thankfully I was able to get in some Kill Team earlier this week. My regular opponents Gaz and Keron brought the Wolfs and the Ad Mech and new-comer Lora brought Genestealer Cult. So a Four way slug-fest was held in honour!

The mission called for capturing prisoners (I know, who does that?) and by the narrowest of margins, Gaz was able to sneak a victory at the last second. It was a lot of fun and backstabbing and with KT Elites released soon, I figured it was High time to get my Terminator Lord finished. So, here he is, Nerek Bane aka. The Savage. I'll flush out a bit more backstory later on, but for now here are some pictures of the spiky bugger.