tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615408420042057592024-03-13T18:20:43.254-07:00Andrew HawntComic book writer. Author. Screenwriter. Filmmaker. Content creator. Geek culture expert. Metalhead. I'm Andrew Hawnt. Don't say I didn't warn you. Andrew Hawnthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16222296246882937031noreply@blogger.comBlogger561125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861540842004205759.post-87113563443722239522022-08-11T14:06:00.003-07:002022-08-11T14:06:20.355-07:00Back onstage for one night only!I guess, eventually,
Hell does freeze over. The time I spent as a musician in the early to
mid-2000s was unforgettable, but it has always been tainted by
sadness at the way it ended. I've always wanted one more shot, one
more live show to give that chapter of my life the closure I needed.
That's finally
happening on the 4th of September here in Nottingham,
where I'll be playing a headline set as Andrew Hawnthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16222296246882937031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861540842004205759.post-24440070642106678142022-07-18T08:10:00.003-07:002022-07-18T08:51:05.933-07:00As I Was Saying.../ Online Me Vs Real MeAs I was saying...
I haven't blogged
properly in ages. The last major chunk of blogging I did was my
Compendium 2020 project, but that was all about posting short stories
rather than glimpses into my cluttered and confused mind. I've been
looking through my old posts and missing getting my thoughts out
there as text, so here I am. Hi again. The irony of me getting
nostalgic over old blog posts Andrew Hawnthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16222296246882937031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861540842004205759.post-41934252803644362152022-06-07T16:01:00.007-07:002022-06-08T06:58:13.434-07:00Review: Torpedohead - 'TRPHD' EP Torpedohead
'TRPHD'
Genre: Hard
Rock/Melodic Punk
A new release by
Torpedohead is always something I'm excited to hear about, so when I
had the opportunity to dive into this new 6 track EP I knew I was in
for a treat. If you're not familiar with Torpedohead, this glorious
German trio play what is essentially the purest rock music possible. There are elements of classic hard rock, punk,Andrew Hawnthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16222296246882937031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861540842004205759.post-58929111121654855452021-10-23T16:18:00.004-07:002021-10-23T16:18:49.090-07:00Album Review: Chaos Bleak – 'A New Age of Darkness'CHAOS BLEAKA NEW AGE OF DARKNESS (GOTH ROCK/POST PUNK) NIGHTBREED/SECRET SIN From here in the surreal wilds of Nottingham come Chaos Bleak, a band with a lengthy pedigree in the UK Goth scene through previous acts, coming together to continue putting out strong music. Their sound is firmly rooted in Gothic Rock, with elements of Post Punk giving an edge that helps the trio to Andrew Hawnthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16222296246882937031noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861540842004205759.post-81508035373042961812021-09-11T07:51:00.003-07:002021-09-11T07:53:29.771-07:00EM-CON 2021 - a Day Among Our People Andrew Hawnthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16222296246882937031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861540842004205759.post-76983471436085190832021-09-11T07:48:00.003-07:002021-09-11T07:48:41.538-07:00Magic the Gathering: Dungeons & Dragons Bundle UnboxingAndrew Hawnthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16222296246882937031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861540842004205759.post-2130849808845433222021-09-10T12:54:00.000-07:002021-09-10T12:54:00.757-07:00Reconnecting With Doctor Who Andrew Hawnthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16222296246882937031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861540842004205759.post-40292588814110065302021-09-10T12:48:00.003-07:002021-09-10T12:48:32.832-07:00My Private Multiverse - Exploring My Vintage Science Fiction Library Andrew Hawnthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16222296246882937031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861540842004205759.post-68541181981074891132021-08-08T13:38:00.004-07:002021-08-08T13:41:41.260-07:00Three Books and a Movie Hi! Here's what I'm occupied with at the moment. I'll be getting back to regular posts here soon as you guys read them! Thanks for doing that. It's nice to know I haven't been screaming into the void for nothing. Andrew Hawnthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16222296246882937031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861540842004205759.post-47762024866168945062021-05-07T12:32:00.006-07:002021-05-07T12:39:02.032-07:00Review: SKARLETT RIOT - 'INVICTA'Skarlett Riot
'Invicta'
Genre: Modern Metal
Despotz Records, 2021
I'm now at a point in
my love for Skarlett Riot that new releases bring with them a certain
amount of trepidation. Will the new batch of songs meet the quality
of their previous output? Will the performances be up to scratch?
Will they have found new ways of presenting their sound or will they
have stagnated by now? Well. Any fearsAndrew Hawnthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16222296246882937031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861540842004205759.post-88115972043597986222021-05-05T00:12:00.001-07:002021-05-05T00:12:10.879-07:00Kraftwerk - RadioactivityTune.Andrew Hawnthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16222296246882937031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861540842004205759.post-59303486424125717002021-05-02T05:57:00.000-07:002021-05-02T05:57:06.583-07:00Ten Toy Lines That Made My Eighties Childhood EPICThe latest episode of Planet Hex is my favourite one yet! It's time to talk about some classic toy lines that made my eighties childhood epic. I was born in the twilight moments of the 1970s and as such was well placed to enjoy everything an eighties childhood had to offer. I hope you enjoy it. Please subscribe!Andrew Hawnthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16222296246882937031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861540842004205759.post-52599223331698504942021-04-28T02:10:00.002-07:002021-04-28T02:11:57.400-07:00MTV: 1984 Halloween Special with Elvira - Mistress of the Dark!I needed some retro goodness to see me through the day, so why not 5 hours in the company of Elvira, Mistress of the Dark?Andrew Hawnthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16222296246882937031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861540842004205759.post-61739524834345828432021-04-26T13:46:00.000-07:002021-04-26T13:46:10.748-07:00OVERKILL - MARVEL UK'S FORGOTTEN TREASURE TROVENostalgia does strange things to you, especially when you're prone to browsing Ebay for retro goodies to add to the backdrop for my YouTube channel. When I came across a wealth of issues of OVERKILL, the seemingly forgotten Marvel UK anthology comic from the early 1990s, a lot of happy memories came back. The thing is, while my memory has undoubtedly been coloured by nostalgia, the Overkill Andrew Hawnthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16222296246882937031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861540842004205759.post-52880208380601135892021-04-14T16:45:00.001-07:002021-04-14T16:45:12.847-07:00The Beano is still the Beano, and I'm thrilled I hesitated before
buying copies of The Beano for my sons. Here was a comic that pretty
much created my sense of humour back in the eighties and early
nineties. As a kid I had stacks of Beano issues wherever I could
stash them. Each weekly issue was a thrill, a big event in my week. I
would read every issue cover to cover, then again, repeating this
throughout the week until the next one Andrew Hawnthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16222296246882937031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861540842004205759.post-48544539547132166882020-12-31T02:00:00.002-08:002020-12-31T02:00:04.348-08:00COMPENDIUM 2020 – STORY 52: SHARDS OF THE INFINITE: THE MYRIAD MAN
Shards of the Infinite:
The Myriad Man
Compendium 2020 –
Story 52
By Andrew Hawnt
Author's note: This
story completes a trio of tales that act as the finale to the
Compendium 2020 project, namely The Living Shard and Coming of theVeilwalkers. I would advise reading those to prepare you for what is
to come.
*
Writer Daniel Clay had
not had the best week. His holiday in Scotland had been curtailedAndrew Hawnthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16222296246882937031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861540842004205759.post-45407879348502554992020-12-30T02:30:00.007-08:002021-09-28T12:53:26.439-07:00COMPENDIUM 2020 - STORY 51: SHARDS OF THE INFINITE: COMING OF THE VEILWALKERSShards of the Infinite: Coming of the
Veilwalkers
Compendium 2020 –
Story 51
by Andrew Hawnt
Author's note: This
story follows on from story number 50, The Living Shard. I would
recommend checking that one out prior to reading this part of the
Compendium 2020 project's three-story finale.
*
Daniel Clay had a
hangover. Aside from writing stories, that's pretty much all he had a
knack for. Andrew Hawnthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16222296246882937031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861540842004205759.post-47742788706185790142020-12-29T01:30:00.005-08:002021-09-28T12:44:34.959-07:00COMPENDIUM 2020 – STORY 50: SHARDS OF THE INFINITE: THE LIVING SHARD
The Living Shard
Compendium 2020 –
Story 50
By Andrew Hawnt
Between life and death,
matter and void, this realm and that, hung a nameless Cathedral, its
spires stretching up into the endless seas of being that formed and
maintained the Multiverse.
“I have found the
shard,” echoed the voice of Malaris as the heavily-robed Mage
strode into the chamber of Kiasi the Watcher of All. He came to a
stopAndrew Hawnthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16222296246882937031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861540842004205759.post-63720441722442298242020-12-28T07:30:00.001-08:002020-12-28T07:30:03.366-08:00COMPENDIUM 2020 – STORY 49: THE LAST LIGHTRIDER The Last Lightrider
Compendium 2020 –
Story 49
by Andrew Hawnt
The Underlight had
fallen. Kaia watched in horror as her city disintegrated around her.
She thrashed at the air with her fingers, creating panel after panel
of new inventions in glowing pink light. Her fingertips danced over
controls that had emerged from her own code. There had to be some way
of stopping the Digivore invasion Andrew Hawnthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16222296246882937031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861540842004205759.post-49109048231097159852020-12-28T01:30:00.001-08:002020-12-28T01:30:02.577-08:00COMPENDIUM 2020 – STORY 48: THE GOD WHO WALKEDThe God Who Walked
Compendium 2020 –
Story 48
by Andrew Hawnt
Its voice was haunting,
a melancholic howl like whale song that had been stretched. It called
out across the moors, the sound passing over villages and small towns
before ultimately passing over the city. Each step brought with it a
shudder that could be felt in the solar plexus of anyone for miles
around.
Cars and trucks lay
Andrew Hawnthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16222296246882937031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861540842004205759.post-72842318665954236002020-12-27T01:30:00.002-08:002021-09-28T06:28:41.470-07:00COMPENDIUM 2020 – STORY 47: THE LIFE BARThe Life Bar
Compendium 2020 –
Story 47
By Andrew Hawnt
Tina couldn't run much
further. She had to get inside. The rain was making it harder to
maintain distance from the Streeters, and her battered Converse were
letting water in. Hell of a night to pick a fight with the worst gang
in the city centre. Hell of a night to have them chasing you through
backstreets in the dead of night with their Andrew Hawnthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16222296246882937031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861540842004205759.post-18750275220696311742020-12-26T01:30:00.002-08:002020-12-26T01:30:04.864-08:00COMPENDIUM 2020 – STORY 46: EMPTY MAN
Empty Man
Compendium 2020 –
Story 46
By Andrew Hawnt
I'll show you
there's nothing hiding in the wardrobe, Tim had said to little
Amy. She'd been screaming about nightmares and a ghost man in her
wardrobe, so naturally Tim, knew he could win some dad points by
being the brave warrior who would open the wardrobe door at night.
When the gelatinous
tentacles slapped around his torso and limbsAndrew Hawnthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16222296246882937031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861540842004205759.post-29878469772858307362020-12-24T08:16:00.002-08:002020-12-24T08:16:09.660-08:00COMPENDIUM 2020 – STORY 45: EM RYDER: ASSASSIN XEm Ryder: Assassin XCompendium 2020 –
Story 45By Andrew HawntAuthor's note: This is the second Em Ryder story. The first was Em Ryder: The Fall of Agent Zero.*Agent Em Ryder was no
stranger to staring down the barrel of a gun, but staring down eight
at once was a bit less frequent. Not by much, though.“Well, this is a
pleasant welcome, isn't it?”“You've made a very
bad move in coming here,” Andrew Hawnthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16222296246882937031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861540842004205759.post-71519158206764283002020-12-24T08:05:00.005-08:002021-09-28T05:45:11.374-07:00 COMPENDIUM 2020 – STORY 44: THE WORLD I LEFT BEHINDThe World I Left Behind
Compendium 2020 –
Story 44
By Andrew Hawnt
April 15th,
1842
All is well. I have
seen to it that the invasion was sabotaged and have buried my ship
under the ocean floor. The process has been activated and it will be
absorbed into the ground as nutrients over time. I have used the
money in my supply capsule to found a small farm and now the deed is
done with the invasion, Andrew Hawnthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16222296246882937031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1861540842004205759.post-70330166924836191682020-12-22T16:30:00.004-08:002021-09-28T05:38:25.369-07:00COMPENDIUM 2020 – STORY 43: AUTOMATON 1Automaton 1
Compendium 2020 –
Story 43
By Andrew Hawnt
The two fleets had
waged the most gargantuan war in the galaxy's history. For centuries,
their endless waves of battlecruisers, super destroyers and agile
fighter ships had maintained a barrage of energy weapons fire at one
another. As soon as a ship was destroyed, its debris was gathered and
reforged. Within an hour, the junk had become a Andrew Hawnthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16222296246882937031noreply@blogger.com0