#Letty Wilson

[ultrameganicolaokay]

Misty 2024 Special by Gail Simone, Carola Borelli, Aly Fell, Marianna Ignazzi and Letty Wilson. Cover by Tula Lotay. Out in August.

"Created by Pat Mills and launched in 1978, Misty was a horror comic like no other. Now, more than two decades later, Misty returns and has been brought into 2024 at the pen of Gail Simone (Wonder Woman, Birds of Prey, Red Sonja). This anthology features three brand-new chilling stories by Simone, with art by Carola Borelli (The Deadliest Bouquet, Spider-Woman), Aly Fell (A Trick of the Light) and Marianna Ignazzi (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)."

[downthetubes]

Sneak peek! Rebellion announces the return of Misty comic

Dare You Read It Alone? A classic horror series rises from beyond the grave in 2024, featuring four brand-new chilling adventures from some of the most terrifyingly talented creators in comics…

[cat-shouty-13]

Major spoilers for tgaac and plvsaa !

These are some headcanon ancestor/descendant relationships for the characters from plvsaa and tgaac because they are connected and it makes more sense for these people to be related considering both games take place in England.

I recommend playing/watching both games before looking at this cuz they're really good games :) but you don't have to if you don't want to :)

Anyone who says Iris is an Apollo/Trucy ancestor I get from where you're coming from but please reconsider :)

Whoo boy this is going to be a nightmare to tag :(

[fan-kingdoms]

i have seen five episodes of house MD and i have officially spent more time reading fanfic for it than i spent actually watching the show

[haridraws]

holiday gift season approaches.

do you know a FANTASY GAME ENJOYER? or someone with a YEARNING for d&d but no opportunity/ time to schedule it?

may i suggest.... my books

Where can I obtain these: Consider US & UK indie bookstores!! But, many places, like Forbidden planet online for less than a tenner. or Target.

Into the Dungeon: FUN. SILLY. Dungeon crawl! Get loot! Get eaten!

Into the Tower: Juicy fantasy novella vibe. Multiple unique endings. Wizard tower! Weird magic! Romance and horror options if you want!

BOTH: Standalone, quick reads, <1 hour to play once, no experience needed

Replayable. Achievements. Easy and hard modes

Meet creatures, kiss monsters

guest art I'm OBSESSED WITH. LOOK AT IT

Grainy VINTAGE (2018) photos of Felix Miall & Letty Wilson's inks

^ You might recognise these as the artists for many-award-winning ttrpgs including Heart: the city beneath and Wanderhome...

into the tower pics by Shazleen Khan, Faye Stacey & Sajan rai, THERE ARE LITERALLY SO MANY MORE BUT MOST ARE SPOILERS. CAN'T BELIEVE I GOT TO WORK WITH ALL THESE COOL ARTISTS TBH

Age rating FAQ: can I give Into the Dungeon to (or play with) nerdy children? yes. encouraged.

Number of players: solo, unless you read them aloud and get people to vote on their choices (I LOVE DOING THIS WITH CYOA BOOKS)

You can see more info, links to buy, character previews and a lil chart comparing the books here.

[vintagerpg]

When Gygax put together the Monster Manual, he unwittingly created a sort of “essential assortment” of RPG monsters derived from real world legend — they appear over and over again in other games as default opponents. Gygax selected those monsters from a wider pool derived from books of folklore and mythology that were available in the ‘60s and ‘70s, but I’ve read a lot of those (and their descendants) and, well, there are a lot of folkloric monsters from all over the world that are just, continually overlooked. This is something came into sharper focus for me regarding regions outside of Europe thanks to A Thousand Thousand Islands and Other Magic 2: Monsters of the Americas, but A Folklore Bestiary (2022), from The Merry Mushmen, proves there are still plenty of interesting creatures to mine even from Europe (and the rest of the world, too).

Letty Wilson did all the art. The writing and selection was by a variety of authors, from a variety of locations and this provides GMs with a nice diversity of options. Some are already passingly familiar (dybbuk, Black Shuck, Jack-in-Irons), some are really more like NPCs (the Queen of the Fallow Field, who is a bit like Lady Midday, and Bad Paxti, a nefarious blacksmith). Many function as variants of more generic monsters (Tartaro are basically classic cyclops, with some tweaks, like the fact that they are numbered instead of named or that their eye can emit a blinding beam of light — they’re probably my favorite beastie in the book). Like the previous two books this week, this serves to reimagine and recontextualize familiar monsters, though perhaps more subtly than the other. I’ll tell you, though, I will always take another strange folkloric goblin over some of the eyeroll-worthy monster variants that have cropped up in official D&D. Winged gnolls, for Pete’s sake?

[perfectlysunny02]

watermelon moonshine (rewrite)

He meets Tommy Kinard that year in English, and for the first time he doesn’t feel so dead inside. He tells Tommy so. Tommy hugs him.

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[nebmia]

Reviewing every rpg book on my shelf: 8, A Folklore Bestiary

From the same team that bring you KNOCK! magazine, which I have reviewed previously, This is an excellent collection of folkloric creatures. What this brings, in contrast to your usual monster manual, is creatures which are still deeply connected to their stories and also much more grounded in an environment and in connection to the people who live there. These are not monsters stat blocks to lift and populate any random dungeon with.

The stat blocks that there are, which tend to make up a relatively small part of each entry, are for old school essentials so will be suitable for and b/x derived game. But the real value here is in everything else there is for each creature, so the content can be useful for a pretty wide range of games (I have even used one for a blades in the dark one shot). There is also a 5e edition of the book, but I cannot in good conscience recommend 5e content on my blog.

Each entry begins with one or more narratives to introduce the creature, often relating to different people interacting with the creatures but sometimes a more straightforward backstory if the creature has a more singular origin and story. These are great for introducing the creature, but also for giving you inspiration for how to run them in ways other than 'you turn up in its lair and murder it')

The other two things each entry has is a beautiful illustration by Letty Wilson and a number of hooks for possible adventures relating to the creature. From there on the content diverges to an array of useful sidebars and additional content specific to each creature. There are tables for things like motivations, loot, other people who might be hunting the creature, reactions or specific examples of the creature you might meet . On the weightier end some creatures have dungeons, hex maps, or short adventures associated with them and a few have a new character class.

On top of the general value of the folkloric approach to monsters the book takes, there is a specific joy in finiding the creatures that are rooted in your own region. This is much more likely if you are from europe (and even more so if you are from france) as that is where the book primarily draws from. For me this joy came from the scucca, which draws from the east anglian legend of black shuck, as I have even seen the supposed burnt paw print on a church door that is referenced in the text (It doesn't look much like a paw print).

All in all a great little book and an excellent source if you wanted to run a 'monster of the week' campaign travelling between locations and dealing with specific issues with monsters that are deeply tied to those locations.

[toadlett]

Finally finished the new website! Go take a look!

[nightingale2004]

Fast and furious oc's introduction

The leader: Andrea "Andy" Isabela Ortiz

Faceclaim: Isabela Merced

She is the biological daughter of Leticia "Letty" Ortiz and Dominic Toretto

Andy was born 8 months after Dom left Letty and was left outside of an orphanage

Andy bounced from foster home to foster home growing up

Her one foster parent taught her about cars. How they worked, the feel of the car, how to drive, drift, etc. It was the one home she spent with a long period of time.

Started street racing when she was 14 in secret

She inherited a love for a 1970 dodge charger (she gets it from her dad, and it was her second car)

She had a little business of her own where she steals cars and car parts and sells them to her clients, but now they expanded to getting objects for people who pay big money

She's a skilled auto mechanic, master at engineering, a very strategic racer, skilled fighter, and values loyalty in her crew

Let's meet Andy's crew, shall we?

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The fighter: Westley "Wes" Anthony Kincaid

Faceclaim: Hero Fiennes-tiffin

Wes is originally from London England

He was originally a street fighter for his dad until Andy found him

He came from an abusive household, and his dad made him do scripted fights that involved a lot of painful items

Andy took him in her crew, and now he protects them with no script or fake a fall

He's not bad behind the wheel but nowhere near Andy's level

Has a major crush on Andy and constantly tries to impress her and get her attention

He's a skilled fighter, very observant, and can tell a lot about a person from just about anything they do (like sherlock level deduction)

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The Key: Kelly Amber Prescott

Faceclaim: Olivia Holt

Kelly and Andrea have known each other since they were in diapers

They both grew up in the orphanage and always caused mischief together

Andy sees Kelly as big sister

Kelly is a Kleptomaniac, is a master pickpocket, and lockpicking genius.

Kelly can break into any safe, steal from anyone, and can talk her way out of any situation

She is also a master behind the wheel but prefers motorcycles

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The hacker: Lyra Jean Williams

Faceclaim: Kristina Tonteri-Young

Master hacker

Can hack into anything no matter how secure and knows everyone's search histories

Technology genius and tech engineer

Knows martial arts

Andy found her in the streets of LA and helped her get out of a "situation" that involved the wrong people

Beats everyone in video games

Her hacker name is called Z3r0

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The demo: Malik Leon Wilson

Faceclaim: Jonathan Daviss

Malik is the demolition expert in the group

Freakishly good at making things go boom

He is also the weapons and utilities expert and can get all the group needs in a flash

He makes his own weapons and is a lover of engineering, mechanics, and chemistry

He's not terrible behind the wheel but he could use some work

Does not know the meaning of the word "Finesse"

Likes to go big or go home

Both him and Kelly are the wildcards of the group

Is a sharpshooter with a gun

[lboogie1906]

Mary Alice Smith (December 3, 1936 – July 27, 2022) known professionally as Mary Alice, was a television, film, and stage actress. She was known for her roles as Leticia “Lettie” Bostic in A Different World (1987–89) and Effie Williams in Sparkle and won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress for her recurring role on the series I’ll Fly Away. She performed on the stage and received a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her appearance in the 1987 production of August Wilson’s Fences.

Born in Indianola, Mississippi to Ozelar and Sam Smith. She graduated from Chicago Teacher’s College and taught at an elementary school. She returned to acting in the mid-1960s, through community theater. She washed the cast’s laundry for a salary of $200 a week.

She did some acting in New York City during the late 1960s and early 1970s, performing in multiple productions at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club. Her first production at La MaMa was A Rat’s Mass. She reprised her role as Sister Rat in the October 1969 production and again in the January 1971 production. She performed in Street Sounds. She performed Thoughts in December 1972 and January 1973.

She made her screen début in The Education of Sonny Carson and appeared in the television shows Police Woman and Sanford and Son. She played Ellie Grant Hubbard on All My Children during the mid-1980s. She won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in I’ll Fly Away. Her other film credits include Malcolm X (1992), The Inkwell (1994), and Down in the Delta (1998).

In 2000, she was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame. She replaced Gloria Foster as the Oracle in The Matrix Revolutions and the video game Enter the Matrix after Foster. She retired from acting in 2005. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

[gonzohistory]

The subhead's going to be reworded, but whatever. The point is that The Guide to Grunts, my follow-up to The Pamphlet of Pantheons, is now funding on crowdfundr. It's a 24-page TTRPG worldbuilding zine with words by me and some great illustrations by Letty Wilson. If you like The Pamphlet of Pantheons, or if you've got three quid burning a hole in your pocket and you like making up cool stuff for fantasy settings, I think you'll enjoy it. https://fnd.us/628epe?ref=sh_eC7Pkb

[downthetubes]

Misty creeps back – the classic girls comic, revamped and renewed, coming to a comic shop near you...

Misty is back! The classic British girls comic, which came packed with strips with a supernatural, often unnerving edge, has risen from beyond the grave, as a new anthology from 2000AD publishers Rebellion

Misty is back! The classic British girls comic, which came packed with strips with a supernatural, often unnerving edge, has risen from beyond the grave, as a new anthology from 2000AD publishers Rebellion featuring four brand-new chilling adventures from some of the most terrifyingly talented creators in comics.Misty has been resurrected by megastar writer Gail Simone, who is being joined by a…

[mortalityplays]

Glasgow Comic Con haul, feat:

Julie Campbell

Ell J Walker

Letty Wilson

Door Ajar Comics

Ver @sticksandsharks

Comics Youth

Hana Berggren

[ryyyan-kiiing]

The 2nd printing of ToTully Aces arrived just in time for next week’s VanCAF! So if you happen to like anthropomorphic tales of asexuality starring axolotyls, then boyyy do I have the comic for you.

Look for copies on my webstore soooooon!

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