Talking Dragon Age

Now that COVID-time has flattened everything, I have returned to my comfort blanket – Dragon Age.

I’m mid-way through the game series at the moment, Dragon Age 2. While doing some further reading, I read Aimee Hart’s article for Gayming Magazine Here's Why You Should Play Dragon Age 2, Like, Right Now.

I reached out to Aimee who agreed to chat all things Dragon Age for the latest episode of Hopscotch Friday.

Dragon Age 2 from Bioware.

While I think of it, I want to feature some previous interviews I’ve hosted on the podcast:

• Craig Cormick and Harold Ludwick on their book On A Barbarous Coast

• Peadar Ó Guilín on his novels The Invasion and The Call

• Maura McHugh on her Midnight Movie Monograph about Twin Peaks Fire Walk With Me

• Rob Lloyd on his one-man show Invasion of the Body Snatchers

• Christian Read on his novel Nil-Pray

• Paul Doherty on his book (with Cody Cassidy) And Then You're Dead – A Scientific Exploration of the World's Most Interesting Ways to Die

Feature for Soda and Telepaths on Warren Ellis

My thanks to Anthony Pollock from Soda and Telepaths for inviting me to write for his website. Anthony previously had me on the site podcast to talk about my comics work and Penny Dreadful.

For my first feature I chose to write about the allegations against Warren Ellis. This is a very upsetting situation for many people. As a creator Ellis’s work is notable for its ethical focus. I recommend the latest Wait, What podcast for a breakdown of the fallout.

But most of all we need to remember the women who are learning the extent to which they were manipulated by Ellis.

Here’s the piece.

From Planetary #1. Script by Warren Ellis. Art by John Cassaday. Published by DC/Wildstorm.