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Show and Tell…

Since I’ve been working on the map of Numenor, it occured to me how much maps shape our lives. I remember in elementary school there was a huge map of The World on the classroom wall. Like all the maps in North America, the big bad Soviet Union was judiciously chopped...

EUROPEAN PREMIERE : Salon International du Livre

Salon International du Livre et de la Presse et du Multimédia, Palexpo, Geneva April 30th to May 4th… To the best of my knowledge, (unless of course somebody else has already done it without letting me know, which really does NOT make much sense…) this is the first...

Where I Go For X-Rays In Los Angeles…

… despite myself. But first, the Tolkien event in Rennes was good fun, and like usual, I of course missed most of it. My apologies to those who waited absolutely ages to have their books signed only to glimpse me walking out the door. I double-checked with the...

Where I Finally Make It Big…

After years of wishful thinking, I’ve finally made it into the pages of White Dwarf! (No, this is not a specialist mag for height-challenged caucasians, but the official Warhammer monthly… and no, Warhammer is not a radical militia group, but a table-top strategy game...

Tolkien in Rennes

For those of you within driving flying walking distance of the city of Rennes in France, the gallery show is back. From March 29th to April 5th, it will be at the Bilbiothèque de l’Université Rennes 2, Campus Villejean. Naturally, there is not just the exhibition, but...