Wednesday, April 18, 2007
FRET FOR THE DAY 18-4-2007

Headline: Barclays Bank are to issue hand-held 'pinsentry' security devices to all their on-line customers.



Wednesday, April 18, 2007 10:44:10 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [0] 
Gerard and the Castle of Gloom page 18

And now for the latest page of our on-going Brigardier Gerard story, How the Brigadier Came to the Castle of Gloom...

The labels on the barrels in frame 1 read "gunpowder" in French and Polish. I reasoned that a brigand such as Jean Carabin would have stolen supplies from both armies.



Wednesday, April 18, 2007 10:41:38 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [0] 
 Tuesday, April 17, 2007
FRET FOR THE DAY 17-4-2007

Headline: Governor of the Bank of England forced to explain himself to Government after UK inflation rises to 3.1%



Tuesday, April 17, 2007 10:08:25 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [0] 
Gerard and the Castle of Gloom page 17

Here's the latest page of How the Brigadier Came to the Castle of Gloom...



Tuesday, April 17, 2007 10:05:54 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [0] 
 Monday, April 16, 2007
FRET FOR THE DAY 16-4-2007

Headline: British TV channel Five has warned that children's cartoon characters the Mister Men will be shown on their channel next year.



Monday, April 16, 2007 9:28:04 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [0] 
Gerard and the Castle of Gloom page 16

Here's page 16 of our latest Brigadier Gerard adventure, How the Brigadier Came to the Castle of Gloom...



Monday, April 16, 2007 9:25:01 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [0] 
 Sunday, April 15, 2007
NICK MILLER, SPACE HERO 6

...and the next exciting episode of NICK MILLER, HERO OF SPACE...!!



Sunday, April 15, 2007 9:06:33 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [0] 
Gerard and the Castle of Doom page 15

Here's the latest page of our Conan Doyle Brigadier Gerard story, How Gerard Came to the Castle of Doom...



Sunday, April 15, 2007 9:04:18 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [0] 
 Saturday, April 14, 2007
FRET FOR THE DAY 14-4-2007



Saturday, April 14, 2007 10:53:15 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [0] 
Gerard and the Castle of doom page 14

Page fourteen of our latest Brigadier Gerard story, How Gerard Came to the Castle of Doom...



Saturday, April 14, 2007 10:52:01 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [0] 
 Friday, April 13, 2007
T Shirt Designs

We've just been experimenting with a new website called Bountee. Basically it's a bit like flikr, but it's a site where you can create your own t-shirt designs and sell them.

You can either create t's using the site's ready-made facilities, or upload your own artwork (you'll need it as an SVG file to do this). We tried it and created a T-shirt with this design:

... Bountee says it takes about 24 hours for them to approve a design, after which, you'll all be able to buy it for the paltry sum of just under £15 nicker. Just go to Bountee.com and search for 'heart'. You'll need a Paypal account, but hey, who hasn't got one of those these days? Form an orderly queue, now...



Friday, April 13, 2007 9:13:24 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [0] 
FRET FOR THE DAY 13-4-2007

TWO HEADLINES IN ONE! One lot of scientists have found a definite link between genetics and obesity. MEANWHILE, another lot of scientists have developed immature sperm from human bone marrow. SCORE!



Friday, April 13, 2007 9:47:33 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [0] 
Gerard and the Castle of Gloom page 13

The latest page of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's How Gerard Came to the Castle of Gloom...

I must admit I had trouble with the lady's dress at this point. It's faithful to the regency style of the time, but unfortunately, it looked to me rather like a nightie, making it appear that she had rushed out of bed to meet them and forgotten her dressing-gown - a little immodest for a high-born lady of the time. In the end, I added jewellery and other accessories in the hope that this would make her appear a little less deshabille.



Friday, April 13, 2007 9:43:21 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [0] 
 Thursday, April 12, 2007
FRET FOR THE DAY 12-4-2007

Headline: a poll by life assurance firm CPP found that modern life causes major stress, with worries about identity theft, terrorism, health risks, climate change and house prices being cited as reasons to keep people awake at night. At the same time, a poll by hotel firm Travelodge showed that only 3% of adults are getting the required amount of sleep.



Thursday, April 12, 2007 11:09:38 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [0] 
Gerard and the Castle of Gloom page 12

Here's page 12 of the latest Brigardier Gerard story...



Thursday, April 12, 2007 11:05:23 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [0] 
 Wednesday, April 11, 2007
FRET FOR THE DAY 11-4-2007

Headline: DNA tests establish that the father of Anna Nicole Smith's very rich baby daughter Dannielynn is former boyfriend Larry Birkhead.



Wednesday, April 11, 2007 8:44:43 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [0] 
Gerard and the Castle of Gloom page 11

Here's page 11 of our latest Brigadier Gerard story, How the Brigadier Came to the Castle of Gloom...

Nick Miller writes: I owe a lot to Jean Giraud, a.k.a. Moebius, in this page for guidance on the rendering of wood and stone surfaces. It was tricky, especially as this was supposed to be night time, but I found that showing the starkly-lit castle against a black sky in frame one was enough to give the impression of bright moonlight.



Wednesday, April 11, 2007 8:41:46 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [0]