Friday, 23 April 2021

The Shakespeare 2016 UK £2.00 Coin Collection

The Shakespeare 2016 UK £2.00 Coin Collection
Issued by The Royal Mint, 2016

The Royal Mint struck three £2.00 coins in honour of the famous playwright, while also marking 400 years since his death. Designed by John Bergdahl, the images represent the three major genres in which the Bard of Avon worked: tragedies, histories, and comedies. The banner directly below is just a preview. You can find larger images of each individual coin below the cut.

Monday, 12 April 2021

Thursday, 1 April 2021

Friday, 12 March 2021

Dune: House Atreides - Collected Comic Book Covers

Dune: House Atreides - Comic Book Covers

In Oct 2020 BOOM! Studios began publication of a comic book adaptation of Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson's House Atreides (1999) novel, the first of many insults from the duo towards Frank Herbert's successful DUNE universe. I read the House Atreides novel when it was first published; it was shit. I read the first few issues of the comic, regardless, not expecting much from the story; they were shit, too. But I like some of the cover art, so I've gathered it below: