Author Archives: fakedtales

About fakedtales

I'm a writer, a podcaster, a reviewer of games. Here's where I share my own fiction and my encounters with other people's media.

No Wrimo

Posted on October 31, 2025 by fakedtales

I’ve taken part in National Novel Writing Month for so many years now. It’s been a useful exercise and a community I’ve loved taking part in (even co-running for a while). I have several drafts of novels which were made … Continue reading →

Posted in NaNoWriMo, writing | Tagged comics, NaNoWriMo, writing | Leave a comment

Charlie’s 2000 AD Marathon – 1984

Posted on September 23, 2025 by fakedtales

Halo Jones! Helltrekkers! 2000 AD’s got some fun new stories in 1984 as well as great stories for Judge Dredd, Strontium Dog & Rogue Trooper. Continue reading →

Posted in Comics | Tagged 2000 ad, ABC Warriors, Ace Trucking Co, amazing maze Dumoir, Dr and Quinch, halo jones, Helltrekkers, Judge Dredd, Nemesis the Warlock, Rogue Trooper, Slaine, Stainless Steel Rat, strontium dog | Leave a comment

Charlie’s 2000 AD Marathon – 1983

Posted on July 16, 2025 by fakedtales

We’re almost caught up with the comics I’ve read once when I was going to cover them a hundred issues at a time. That was proving untenable as I’ve been needing to keep notes to remember what happened 52 or … Continue reading →

Posted in Comics | Tagged 2000 ad, Abelard Snazz, Dr and Quinch, Harry Twenty on the High Rock, judge Anderson, Judge Dredd, Major Magnam, Mek-Quake, Nemesis the Warlock, ro-busters, Robo-Hunter, Rogue Trooper, Skizz, Slaine, strontium dog, Venus Bluegenes | Leave a comment

Charlie’s 2000 AD Marathon – 1982

Posted on July 5, 2025 by fakedtales

2000 AD has some classic stories like Harry 20 on the High Rock, Judge Dredd’s Apocalypse War and Rogue Trooper’s Fort Neuro. I look at those and some less noteworthy stories like Agent Rat and Joe Black. Continue reading →

Posted in Comics | Tagged 2000 ad, Abelard Snazz, Ace Trucking Co, Agent Rat, Apocalypse War, Blackhawk, Fort Neuro, Harry Twenty on the High Rock, Joe Black, Judge Dredd, Mean Arena, Nemesis the Warlock, ro-busters, Robo-Hunter, Rogue Trooper, strontium dog, The Great Detective Caper | Leave a comment

Charlie’s 2000 AD Marathon – 1981

Posted on May 8, 2025 by fakedtales

We’re back to 2000 AD with a year that finishes up a couple of the longer one-series stories: Return to Armageddon and Meltdown Man, as well as hitting the midpoint of Mean Arena. Judge Dredd’s getting more of a look … Continue reading →

Posted in Comics | Tagged 2000 ad, Abelard Snazz, Ace Trucking Co, Fink Angel, Judge Dredd, Mean Arena, Meltdown Man, Nemesis the Warlock, Return to Armageddon, ro-busters, Rogue Trooper, strontium dog | Leave a comment

April Update – A Long Way to a Small Angry Plumber

Posted on May 4, 2025 by fakedtales

This blog update’s a little later than intended, but here we go! 2WITCH I’m an easy mark for Nintendo and have been since childhood. I got very excited about the announcement of the Switch 2 and of course I preordered … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged A Long Way to a Small Angry Planet, Arkham horror, Sprigs & Kindling, Super Mario 64, Switch 2 | Leave a comment

Charlie’s 2000 AD Marathon – 1980

Posted on April 26, 2025 by fakedtales

1980 brings some bonkers new titles to 2000 AD like Return to Armageddon and Meltdown Man. What else is in store as we review the year’s comics? Continue reading →

Posted in Comics | Tagged 2000 ad, Blackhawk, Captain Klep, Comic Rock, Dash Decent, Fiends of the Eastern Front, judge Anderson, Judge Child, Judge Death, Judge Dredd, Mach Zero, Mean Arena, Meltdown Man, Nemesis, Return to Armageddon, Robo-Hunter, Stainless Steel Rat, strontium dog, The Mind of Wolfie Smith, The VCs, Time Quake | Leave a comment

Charlie’s 2000 AD Marathon – 1979

Posted on March 30, 2025 by fakedtales

We’re vacuum cleaning, travelling to hell and dealing with despots in 2000 AD’s issues from 1979. Continue reading →

Posted in Comics | Tagged 2000 ad, ABC Warriors, Angel, Black Hawk, Captain Klep, Disaster 1990, Flesh, Judge Dredd, ro-busters, Robo-Hunter, Stainless Steel Rat, strontium dog, The Mind of Wolfie Smith, The VCs | Leave a comment

Which Gilmore Girls Characters Got Vaccinated?

Posted on March 20, 2025 by fakedtales

Inspired by an interaction on BlueSky, I couldn’t shake the question, “Which characters from Gilmore Girls got vaccinated?” Here’s my list and the reasons behind my choices. Continue reading →