Darren Di Lieto

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I perused the Small Press Day tables at Forbidden Planet Leicester this morning, picked up a few goodies, and had a good, but brief, catch-up with Drew Summers. There’s always a ton of interesting art and comics on display on SPD, and I always want to buy everything! Indy comic artists are cool. 🖖

We took half a day off yesterday and decided to visit Charnwood Museum. Because, why not? It was fun. 😄

I took this photo several weeks ago at Nene Park. I got a good number of close-ups of the Heron, but I much preferred this wide shot that encompasses the habitat. I’ve muted the colour as I felt the lush greens were overwhelming to the point where the photo looked fake. It was a fabulously…

I was thinking… yes, I know that can be risky. Is cover art more important than the content of a book or comic? Can a title succeed even if the story is bland or poorly written? I often buy things based solely on the cover art, and some of those I have never even read.…

I’ve not posted any moon photos for a while. I took this one last night while the skies were clear, looking out of our back window in Leicester. I took it freehand with a Nikon D3200 (300mm lens) and removed some of the noise with Affinity Photo.

New social avatar! “I Hate Mondays” by Matt Timson. Matt has perfectly captured my grumpy side, probably because he understands what it means to be grumpy himself. 😘

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We’ve not had a TV License for decades. I buy episodes of Doctor Who on iTunes, and we’ve purchased BBC and ITV shows we’ve wanted to watch on physical media once they’ve become available. So, when Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl was broadcast on the BBC last Christmas, with no accompanying digital release (in…

Last Friday, Morgan and I attended the DMU Degree Show, and it was a pleasure to see the students’ work; we’re excited to see what they do next! The show runs until the 28th June, so if you have a chance, I highly recommend checking it out. 😁

Paper delivery. Exciting!