#Dave Duncan

[nautical-language]

The fear in trying to change a system from within is that the system also changes you.

[marvelousmrm]

Marvel Two-in-One #18 (Edelman & Mantlo/Wilson, Aug 1976). Alicia brings Ben to a gallery where the interdimensional Scarecrow portrait is on display.

[joncronshawauthor]

Unlocking the Magic: A Beginner's Guide to Sword and Sorcery Fantasy

Grab your enchanted swords and dust off your spellbooks, as today we’re delving into the rip-roaring world of Sword and Sorcery fantasy. So, buckle up, or rather, belt up—we wouldn’t want your scabbards to slip, would we? What is Sword and Sorcery? Picture this: a rugged hero with biceps like boulders, wielding a sword so big that it’s probably compensating for something. He’s joined by a…

[linux-evangelist]

Literally Nnanji

if i had absolute power i would be really chill with it actually. i would never corrupt absolutely. i would keep it real niceys. heart

[mxgicdave]

boy toys 🎾

[dibator]

Corridor to Nightmare, the last fantasy novel written by the late Dave Duncan

Releases August 13 from Shadowpaw Press Corridor to Nightmare, a new, never-before-published fantasy novel by the late Dave Duncan, one of Canada’s most celebrated authors of science fiction and fantasy, will be released by Regina, Saskatchewan-based publisher Shadowpaw Press on August 13, 2024. A previous posthumous novel, the science fiction novel The Traitor’s Son, came out in May. “I’m…

[scififr]

The traitor’s son, par Dave Duncan (Shadowpaw press, mai 2024)

Sur une planète à peine habitable où les survivants d’un vaisseau-arche ont mis en place une société féodale, un dissident politique exilé avec sa famille dans une colonie pénitentiaire minière est finalement assassiné. Son jeune et brillant fils se lance dans la longue quête de la vengeance de son père et de la libération de la société.

Un roman d’aventures assez plaisant à placer dans catégorie « young adult ».

Sur le même thème (l’équipage qui se dote du pouvoir absolu et qui domine les colons) il faut évidemment relire le chef d’œuvre du genre, et de la littérature en général, « Lord of Light » !

[tooblindtizzy]

new favourite hobby: redrawing album covers with total drama characters (og covers under the cut)

(also chuck me some requests for some more td album redraws these are fun!!)

[karavansara]

Damask without Damascus: Duncan, Howard, Eddison and another style of world building

Damask without Damascus: Duncan, Howard, Eddison and another style of world building

Last post of the year, and somewhat unexpected – I am suffering from a bout of insomnia, and about one hour ago, while exchanging new years greetings, I suggested to my friend Marina Dave Duncan’s novels in the A Man of His Word series.This led to a quick search online – are they still available (they are!), are they affordable (more or less, yes), have they a good rating…? And this leads me to…

[marvelousmrm]

Marvel Spotlight #26 (Edelman/Yandoc, Feb 1976). Okay, two issues wasn’t as bad as two years of Killraven to catch up on. And we’re back!

[koolinus]

Hellboy — by Duncan Fegredo (pencils) and Dave Stewart (colors)

[dinosaurgiantpenny]

[ilikestuff69]

‘Dune’ (2021)

Directed by Denis Villeneuve

[dibator]

The Traitor’s Son, a new, never-before-published science fiction novel by the late, great Canadian author Dave Duncan

Releases May 7 from Shadowpaw Press The Traitor’s Son, a new, never-before-published science fiction novel by the late Dave Duncan, one of Canada’s most celebrated authors of science fiction and fantasy, will be released by Regina, Saskatchewan-based publisher Shadowpaw Press on May 7, 2024. A second posthumous novel, the fantasy Corridor to Nightmare, is due out in August. “I’m thrilled to be…

[metal-sludge]

ARMORED SAINT (1982 - present) | METAL HAMMER, June 1989.

[middenway]

I love this subtle fourth wall break in Hellboy: Darkness Calls

There's this trick in storytelling where a fourth wall break can be used to create an unsettled feeling in the viewer/reader. One of the most famous examples is in Ridley Scott's Alien, when Ash apparently sees the camera operator. (Dan Olson discusses it here.)

It requires a delicate touch, because if you push it too hard, you break immersion. The idea is that the audience feels that something is off, but they can't immediately pinpoint what it is. There's a nice example of this in Hellboy: Darkness Calls #1, when a bunch of cats are following Hellboy. It feels unnatural, and in one panel, there's a cat that has seemingly become aware of the reader...

Maybe you don't notice it, but you feel its effect.