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ā€œMaking Your Own Sausage Is Awesome!ā€ – A Talk With Kieron Gillen About The DIE RPG

Rasmus Skov Lykke3 years ago3 years ago062 mins

In 1991 six teenagers sit down to play a RPG and end up trapped in a fantasy world. They fight, love, explore and do all the things you do when you play a RPG. Eventually the consequences of their actions become too much and they return home, scarred for life. One is left behind in…

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We Roll a Nat 20 for Interviewing and Talk to the Creative Team behind DIE

Mark Turetsky and Lex Smith4 years ago4 years ago077 mins

If you’ve been keeping up with our reviews of Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans’ Image Comics series DIE, you may have caught on that we’re big fans. With the publication of the series finale last month, we wanted to take the opportunity to look back on the comic’s creation and development.  To accomplish this, in…

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DIE Is Over. Thank You for Playing.

Mark Turetsky and Lex Smith4 years ago4 years ago037 mins

You can never go home, said Sol, way back in issue #2. Let’s see if he was right in DIE #20, written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Stephanie Hans and lettered by Clayton Cowles for Image Comics. Mark Turetsky: Ahoy, weary traveler! We meet again in this hallowed space, to convene our council one final…

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We’re One Step Closer to the End of Image’s DIE

Mark Turetsky and Lex Smith4 years ago4 years ago025 mins

The final encounter approaches. There is everything to play for, even if everyone’s already lost, in DIE #19, written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Stephanie Hans and lettered by Clayton Cowles for Image Comics. Mark Turetsky: Hi, Corey! It’s been a month, and we’re one step closer to DIE’s resolution, and the unraveling of all…

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Sol, Like Pepperidge Farm, Remembers in Image’s DIE #18

Mark Turetsky and Lex Smith4 years ago4 years ago034 mins

Die #18: Bleed, Part III: Lines and Veils: As the party delves further into the dungeon in the Realm of Thirteen, Sol finally remembers and retells his story. Written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Stephanie Hans and lettered by Clayton Cowles.Mark Turetsky: Hey, Corey! We’re one step closer to finishing our exploration of the world…

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Lovecraft’s Shade, Roko’s Basilisk and More in Image’s DIE #17

Mark Turetsky and Lex Smith4 years ago4 years ago030 mins

As writer Kieron Gillen, artist Stephanie Hans and letterer Clayton Cowles’ fantasy epic delves toward its finale, our gang of hardy adventurers learns some harsh truths about the world of DIE and about The Fallen in issue #17.  Mark Turetsky: Hey, Corey! We’re back in the dungeon again, and now our trusty gang has their…

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With DIE #16, Image Series Enters Endgame

Mark Turetsky and Lex Smith4 years ago4 years ago030 mins

Kieron Gillen, Stephanie Hans and Clayton Cowles return to the world of DIE after a six-month hiatus with the first issue of the final arc of the series, ā€œBleed.ā€ Our intrepid heroes take a sea journey to try to reach the center of DIE and save both the game world and the real one.Mark Turetsky:…

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