From Alec Worley's "The Jagged Gates" featured in New Edge Sword & Sorcery Issue 6. An illustration in black and white ink depicting a strong woman with shark-like black eyes and sharp teeth about to claw at an enemy.

From June Orchid Parker's A SERPENT FROM THE ASH, featured in New Edge Sword & Sorcery Issue #4. An illustration in black ink featuring a strong blonde woman holding a sword standing in front of an empty doorway, staring down the viewer.

From June Orchid Parker's HOW MANY DEATHS TIL VENGEANCE, featured in New Edge Sword & Sorcery Issue #2. An illustration in black ink depicting a strong blonde woman clutching a blood-coated axe and leaning back against a similarly blood spattered wall. In the hall beyond, a serving woman who has just dropped a jug of wine gasps.

To celebrate @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social being within reach of editor Oliver's wildest dreams (providing triple pay for artists 👀)with just 48 hours left...

Three of my illustrations from three different NESS issues. (Two @breadsonja.bsky.social 's Astartha, the other @agentofweird.bsky.social's )

Tunnels & Trolls: A New Age A bold reimagining of the world's second ever roleplaying game.

Had the privilege of doing a dab of writing on the new TUNNELS & TROLLS RPG from @rebellionunplugged.bsky.social

The Kickstarter only launched today and it’s already funded, with a ton of extras left to unlock!

Crikey!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/reb...

Excalibur (John Boorman, 1981): The Weird Wisdom of Epic Fantasy Still a masterclass in movie mythmaking, knowing when to value myth over history, and why the lessons of fantasy can only be learned by letting go.

Still a masterclass in movie myth-making, knowing when to print the legend, and why the lessons of fantasy can only be learned by letting go...

alecworley.substack.com/p/excalibur-...

The Servants of the Inquisition collection is on sale on audible now. Agent of the Throne, Eisenhorn audio dramas and a bunch more are all in there.

www.audible.co.uk/pd/Servants-...?

#warhammer #warhammer40k #audiobook

A photo of an ice cream machine with a sign reading, "Anything is possible with ice cream." Beneath that is a hand lettered sign reading, "No ice cream".

2026 basically

Space Vegas, showboys, mutant-mobsters and gore galore, coming soon from @2000ad.bsky.social with art by Ben Willsher and wardrobe by space-Gucci.

Cropped art by Jimmy Makepeace of the Mongol nomad Goatskin standing at combat ready, a friend at her back, as the disembodied head of a statue spews violet light from its eyes. Overlaid are captions. Along the top reads "Just Launched on Backerkit. New Edge Sword & Sorcery 2026 is live" Along the bottom reads "Share this post to unlock bonus stories".

⚔️THE CROWDFUND FOR NEW EDGE SWORD & SORCERY 2026 IS LIVE⚔️

Three issues - our Timeworn Terra special - a New Jirel of Joiry story...

The more re-posts this gets, the more bonus content we'll add to this year's issues!

Go here to learn more and back the magazine👉 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue

Saving the Writer’s Soul from Work-for-Hire Hell What creative ownership really means, writing a sword and sorcery tale I can finally call my own, and how it all went wrong when I wasn’t writing for money

What creative ownership really means, comics vs. prose, writing a tale I can finally call my own, and how it all went wrong when I wasn’t writing for money...

With thanks to @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social @obrackenbury.bsky.social + @mspencerdraws.bsky.social

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A peaceful scene of a swamp, with greens, blues and purples, a tree in the foreground and the head of a huge dragon visible resting in the water. A white heron takes off next to the dragon and it's eye is open.

'Glaurmir The Ancient' - still my favourite painting from the past few years I think. There's something about it! It was also the first time successfully using masking fluid! #dragon #painting #watercolour #dragonart #magical #folklore #fairytale

Haha! It's Dynamite who publish Sonja these days. If I ever get an 'in' (which I doubt), I'll let ye know. ;)

If you ever need a writer in that department, you know who to call... (he says, casual laughter masking the Gollum-like hunger in his eyes)

Fantastic!

Black and white illustration by Danny Cruz, portraying a confident warrior woman standing atop a pile of bodies, holding the head of a freshly slain beastman, battle-axe slung over her shoulder.

Black and white illustration by Danny Cruz, portraying a shirtless, musclebound warrior man standing atop a pile of skulls, wearing a helmet with one long horn of a pair broken off.

Black and white illustration by Danny Cruz, portraying a a demogorgon.

Black and white illustration by Danny Cruz, portraying Trapjaw from Masters of the Universe.

WELCOME DANNY CRUZ!
Danny will have new illustrations in this year's issues. Go here to see more cool art, gaze upon mighty crowdfund exclusives, and sign up to be alerted on launch day 👉 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...

Holy cow!!

Red Sonja sketch from earlier this morning.

2000 AD Covers Uncovered: Simon Harrison’s Anderson for Megazine 488 – ‘Once the floor was done, I knew it would all work out.’  | 2000 AD Every week, 2000 AD brings you the galaxy’s greatest artwork and 2000 AD Covers Uncovered takes you behind-the-scenes with the headline artists responsible for our top cover art – join bloggers Richar...

2000 AD Covers Uncovered: Artist Simon Harrison draws Judge Anderson for Judge Dredd Megazine 488 -- and we went behind the scenes with him for an extensive look into his creative process!

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Wow! Fab cover!!

Cover art for issue eight of New Edge Sword & Sorcery, by Jimmy Makepeace aka @jimmymakepeace.bsky.social. Mostly violet and pale yellow in color, it shows two Mongol women from the era of Genghis Khan standing in a room being transformed into another world by strange energies from the fallen head of a statue. Each of them is armed, and wary.

Oh hey, it's the cover art for issue 8! Painted by @jimmymakepeace.bsky.social!

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WIP - Judge Giant.

In my latest interview I got to speak with GW legend Marc Gascoigne about some of the classic Games Workshop boardgames!

We talk Chainsaw Warrior & the work of Stephen Hand, unpublished Frankenstein, and other lost gems.

youtu.be/-5YqyQVespA

#WarhammerCommunity @gravesnailyard.bsky.social

COVER REVEAL: ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEGA-CITY ONE!

Anderson hits the red carpet in Judge Dredd Megazine 488, out 21st January with a cover by Simon Harrison!

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Blood Angels primaris command group including a Captain and Standard Bearer

3 54mm Storr Warriors - berserker barbarian types with freehanded tattoo designs

75mm Shapechanger based on the cover art of The Forest of Doom

A Frostgrave diorama of dueling wizards in a frozen ruin

Ah, #PortfolioDay again!

Hi folks, I'm Paul & I paint miniatures & make bespoke scenery pieces for private clients & games companies

#CommissionsOpen - slots from mid March at time of writing - do get in touch!

www.pandaemoniumminiatures.com

#Nerdlings #MiniaturePainting #WePaintMinis

Paperback of Beating Hearts & Battle-Axes on a plain white background, cover art by M.E. Morgan aka @morlevart.bsky.social on Bluesky.

💓 BEATING HEARTS & BATTLE-AXES🪓
is now on Amazon in digital, softcover, and hardcover.
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Edited by @jayxwolf.bsky.social, it holds approx. 72,000 words of fiction, spread across six spicy Sword & Sorcery tales with a romantic relationship at their heart!

Writing secrets, stories from dark fantasy realms, and insight into building worlds and telling tales - I have a newsletter just for you.
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These look pretty damn good together. Just sayin'.

The future of sword & sorcery is pocketbooks.

Can't wait to read this one. Congrats!

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@newedgeswordmag.bsky.social @obrackenbury.bsky.social

Watching the first movie in 4k tonight. Gonna lose myself in Timothy Chalamet’s dreamy hi-def eyes. :D

Ended up getting a bit obsessed. Considering reading Children of Dune now, despite reading Messiah last year and thinking it was utterly mental.

It’s a big old game. Board’s the size of actual Arrakis!

Got Deep Regrets for Christmas, but got sidetracked ploughing through the rulebook for Dune: War for Arrakis. :P