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Posts by MJ Hibbett

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‘People still remember it 40 years later’: the making of Chuckie Egg The iconic game that came to define 8-bit programming still conjures flutters of nostalgia 40 years on – all thanks to a 15-year-old tea boy who worked a Saturday shift in a computer shop in Greater M...

Hi I wrote about the making of classic platformerChuckie Egg and talked to its creator Nigel Alderton. Please give it a read as I want to show there’s an audience for this gaming history stuff 🙏

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Palantir manifesto described as ‘ramblings of a supervillain’ amid UK contract fears Alarm caused by posts of Alex Karp, tech firm’s CEO, championing US military dominance and of AI weapons

Speaking as An Actual Expert On Supervillains, I think it's important to clarify that he sounds like one very specific supervillain i.e THE RED SKULL. I'm sure that's fine though. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

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A not very good picture of Lande Hekt and band onstage at The Moth Club, seen from the audience.

A not very good picture of Lande Hekt and band onstage at The Moth Club, seen from the audience.

New blog: "Lande Hekt at The Moth Club" www.mjhibbett.co.uk/blog/showblo...

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Lande Hekt was v v v v good this evening. That is my review. #review

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I am expecting a lot of comedians to start posting the Father Ted "that money was just resting in my account" GIF when they get up and open their emails later today.

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Years ago I had several goes at doing music for adverts. It was always for briefs asking for "quirky", but I soon discovered "quirky" doesn't mean quirky, it means "like Badly Drawn Boy, but much cheaper".

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A redrawn version of a classic Fantastic Four pinup page by Jack Kirby with the crew of the Artemis 2

A redrawn version of a classic Fantastic Four pinup page by Jack Kirby with the crew of the Artemis 2

My tribute to the Artemis 2 crew in the style of Jack Kirby

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Belle & Sebastian at the Albert Hall, 8 April 2026, as seen from up in the Gallery.

Belle & Sebastian at the Albert Hall, 8 April 2026, as seen from up in the Gallery.

New blog: "Belle And Sebastian And Emotions" mjhibbett.co.uk/blog/showblo...

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IN the Loft!

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NASA's Artemis II Live Views from Orion
NASA's Artemis II Live Views from Orion YouTube video by NASA

There's a live feed from Artemis! www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Rwf...

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New blog: "A Whole New Q" www.mjhibbett.co.uk/blog/showblo...

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The book made me cry and the show made me cry and I should NOT have read this review in the office!

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MJ Hibbett & The Validators: The Last Working Day Of The Month Issue 216MJ Hibbett MJ Hibbett & The Validators are an indie band from the UK Midlands founded in 1999, most famous for the world's first viral hit song ('Hey Hey 16K'), the rock opera 'Dinosaur Planet' and the albums '...

The latest edition of our newsletter, The Last Working Day Of The Month, is out... NOW! mjhibbett.co.uk/newsletter/n...

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We covered Plug in episode 12 and can confirm it is a very very odd comic indeed, featuring one of the weirdest strips we read (Luncheon Vulture) and one of the worst (Eddie Daring). This is a great confirmation!

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Me and John have a right old Beatles (and other) natter on this episode of his podcast!

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MJ Hibbett & The Validators: To Rock... DENIED!MJ Hibbett MJ Hibbett & The Validators are an indie band from the UK Midlands founded in 1999, most famous for the world's first viral hit song ('Hey Hey 16K'), the rock opera 'Dinosaur Planet' and the albums '...

New blog: "To Rock... DENIED!" www.mjhibbett.co.uk/blog/showblo...

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BEANOTOWN. Surely? BEANOTOWN.

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BEANOTOWN. Surely? BEANOTOWN.

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Someone in cubs claimed their dad had Airwolf (NB the helicopter) in his shed.

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Now only four days away!

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You can keep your fists of Dredd, *this* is the greatest comics panel of all time!

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People who were expecting a new triple album by Midge Ure?

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If you've got a library account with Springer access and would like an (extremely) in-depth explanation of the two Dennises The Menaces... you're in luck! link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...

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Happy birthday to Dennis the Menace!...

Wait, whaddya mean that's the wrong one??

From this week's special anniversary edition of Beano, out today! Script by me, art by Shannon Gallant.

#dennis75

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The three generations of Dennis The Menace This article will examine how in-storyworld explanations of updates to the appearance of the long running British comics character Dennis The Menace was expanded upon by creators to significantly r...

To celebrate Dennis The Menace's 75th birthday, here's my article about how there have actually been *THREE* Dennises! #dennis75 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Science Showoff March 2026 Science Showoff is the chaotic science comedy show where your favourite comedians, favourite scientists and favourite friends get to be silly about serious stuff. Join a carefully-curated lineup of ...

Chums! One week today I'll be doing some Doctor Doom explaining (inc. a NEW(ish) SONG!) at @scienceshowoff.bsky.social at The Harrison along with a whole bunch of excellent people - tickets HERE: wegottickets.com/event/695274/

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Arf! Yes, I go back for the football and am always amazed at the fact that the park is only a few minutes away - it seemed like miles!

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The three generations of Dennis The Menace This article will examine how in-storyworld explanations of updates to the appearance of the long running British comics character Dennis The Menace was expanded upon by creators to significantly r...

To celebrate Dennis The Menace's 75th birthday, here's my article about how there have actually been *THREE* Dennises! #dennis75 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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I was at Deacon's so the Cromwell Road/Gladstone Street shops were doable as a brisk walk during lunchtime, I don't think I'd have been allowed to go outside of that time!

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