Tag Archives: comics

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 →

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Welcome to Faked Tales!

Posted on December 24, 2022 by fakedtales

Welcome, I’m Charlie Etheridge-Nunn, a writer and waffler about various things like comics and games in all forms. Writing Comics! Podcasting about Star Trek! Games Journalism! Writing Roleplaying Games! .

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Explosion High is now on Kickstarter!

Posted on April 24, 2021 by fakedtales

I’ve been busy yelling all over social media about Explosion High being on Kickstarter that I’ve forgotten to make a post on my own blog about it. To be honest, this poor blog’s been so neglected that I only remembered … Continue reading →

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Coming Soon: Explosion High!

Posted on February 12, 2021 by fakedtales

I’ve mentioned here before that I’m working on a comic called Explosion High. Well, it’s looking a lot more real now. The first issue’s script was written last year in a couple of sittings, the main one of which felt … Continue reading →

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Cadavers: World Gone to Hell is out!

Posted on June 20, 2019 by fakedtales

This may be old news for the Kickstarter backers who have had it for a little while and convention-goers who were able to get copies, but now Cadavers: World Gone to Hell is open for anyone to purchase from their site! … Continue reading →

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Cadavers: World Gone to Hell

Posted on August 26, 2018 by fakedtales

As we speak, there is a Kickstarter project for a comics anthology I’ve contributed to. The anthology is Cadavers: World Gone to Hell and it looks like it’s going to be stunning. The creator of the Cadavers comics is Matt … Continue reading →

Posted in Comics, Shameless Self Promotion | Tagged blob detective, cadavers, cadavers world gone to hell, comics, Fractured, matt hardy, Robin Jones, Rory Daniels, Russell Mark Olson, writing | 1 Comment

Wrapping Up 2012: Comics

Posted on December 27, 2012 by fakedtales

Here’s my first look back at my experience of the popular culture in 2012. We’re starting with the year in comics.

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But I Like Cyclops…

Posted on October 2, 2012 by fakedtales

Everyone hates Scott “Slim” Summers, aka Cyclops from the X-Men. Not so. I’m a big fan, and in this article I start to explore the necessity for this kind of character, why people like and hate him, and my own … Continue reading →

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The Life and Death(s) of Professor X

Posted on September 15, 2012 by fakedtales

A bit of a spoiler, but Professor X, the guy who made the X-Men, is dead. It was met with a collective sigh, and the tapping of keyboards from several bloggers, pointing out the number of times he’s died in … Continue reading →