Fiction

The Spider-Queen by Austin McConnell & Elizabeth McIvor
Chapter 1

So, about 18 months ago, I backed a Kickstarter to produce an animated movie based on a public domain superhero, which may or may not be the beginning of an alternative kind of cinematic universe (learn more about that in this YouTube video; it even has its own unofficial SubReddit). While the Kickstarter movie still hasn't been completed, other related projects — ones expanding the aforementioned universe — have already come to fruition (which I guess means the movie doesn't begin the universe after all). This was the first of them: a novel based on a hero from a four-issue comic published in 1941. Yes, despite the similar name, this arachnoid hero predates Spider-Man by over 20 years.

As well as being available for Kindle and in paperback, there's also an audiobook version on Audible, and a 50-minute motion comic preview thingy on YouTube, if you're interested.

Games

The Dragon Staff of Maladoria
13–21 September 2021
Accidentally fell behind over the weekend again, so today it's a three-day (nine days in-game!) catchup.