Tim Perkins (World's End)
Written by Craig Johnson
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The Village Gossip has a bag of 64 questions...every visitor who comes past must answer a totally random selection of these, the first twenty pulled from the bag. This week, Tim Perkins drops by. An artist of much experience and reknown, Tim's current project is the graphic novel, World's End, the first preview of which was available at Bristol 2008.
What are you working on at the moment?
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Bevis Musson (Queen of Diamonds)
Written by Craig Johnson
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The Village Gossip has a bag of 64 questions...every visitor who comes past must answer a totally random selection of these, the first twenty pulled from the bag. This week, Bevis Musson drops by. Nominated for an incredible sixteen 2008 Golden Champagne Glass Awards (http://users.livejournal.com/_tonylee_/307617.html), Bevis is clearly the biggest rising talent in comics in the UK, nay,..."
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Drew Geraci
Written by Craig Johnson
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The Village Gossip has a bag of 64 questions...every visitor who comes past must answer a totally random selection of these, the first twenty pulled from the bag. This week, Drew Geraci drops by. http://www.drewgeraci.com/ is his home on web, inker on such diverse titles as 52, Batman, Flash, Gen 13, Captain America, Thor, Star Wars Tales, Star Trek Year Four, there's almost nothing he hasn't touche..."
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Adam Gallardo (Gear School, 100 Girls)
Written by Craig Johnson
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The Village Gossip has a bag of 64 questions...every visitor who comes past must answer a totally random selection of these, the first twenty pulled from the bag. This week, Adam Gallardo drops by: Gear School from Dark Horse, 100 Girls from Simon & Schuster, to name but two.
What are you working on at the moment?..."
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Ian Gibson (Halo Jones, Annie Droid)
Written by Craig Johnson
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The Village Gossip has a bag of 64 questions...every visitor who comes past must answer a totally random selection of these, the first twenty pulled from the bag. This week, Ian Gibson drops by. Ian surely needs no introduction, long time stalwart of many classic Dredd strips, The Ballad of Halo Jones and Robo-Hunter to name but two - Ian can be found at www.ian-gibson.com
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Norm Breyfogle (Batman, The Danger's Dozen)
Written by Craig Johnson
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The Village Gossip has a bag of 64 questions...every visitor who comes past must answer a totally random selection of these, the first twenty pulled from the bag. This week, Norm Breyfogle drops by. Norm is perhaps best known for his six year stint on various Bat titles, and Anarky for DC Comics, plus his upcoming The Danger's Dozen from First Salvo. In addition to drawing and inking, Norm's area of experience also includes painting (..."
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Peter Rogers (Eleventh Hour)
Written by Craig Johnson
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The Village Gossip has a bag of 64 questions...every visitor who comes past must answer a totally random selection of these, the first twenty pulled from the bag. This week, Peter Rogers drops by.
Cardiff based writer Peter Rogers has written award winning radio copy, film and comic reviews and screenplays as well as comics. He has been working in comics for a number of years, winning the 2004 Writer's Pitching Sessi..."
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Rob Jackson (Random Journeys, Cafe Le Guillotine)
Written by Craig Johnson
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The Village Gossip has a bag of 64 questions...every visitor who comes past must answer a totally random selection of these, the first twenty pulled from the bag. This week, Rob Jackson drops by.
Rob is a small press cartoonist from Bolton. He has self published 9 comics including the 'Random Journeys' trilogy and 'Cafe Le Guillotine' and been in a bunch of anthologies. Hopefully..."
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Chris Denton (Massacre For Boys, Walking Wounded)
Written by Craig Johnson
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The Village Gossip has a bag of 64 questions...every visitor who comes past must answer a totally random selection of these, the first twenty pulled from the bag. This week, Chris Denton drops by. He’s one of the boys from Massacre For Boys. As he can't draw at all, he sticks to script-writing. His brother, Steven Denton, is not bad with a pencil so contributes most of the art. Bolt-01 of Futurequake fame is also a ..."
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Dan Lester (Monkeys Might Puke)
Written by Craig Johnson
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The Village Gossip has a bag of 64 questions...every visitor who comes past must answer a totally random selection of these, the first twenty pulled from the bag. This week, Dan Lester drops by: creator of many fine small press comics, and involved in the Low Energy Day at Camden Market at the end of August, his most well known is possibly Monkeys Might Puke, latest issue is number seven – this plus the back catalogue are ava..."
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Gary Reed (Deadworld, Baker Street, Renfield, Saint Germaine)
Written by Craig Johnson
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The Village Gossip has a bag of 64 questions...every visitor who comes past must answer a totally random selection of these, the first twenty pulled from the bag. This week, Gary Reed drops by: the former publisher of Caliber Comics and currently writes Deadworld and the upcoming A Murder of Scarecrows. He is also known for Baker Street, Renfield, and Saint Germaine.
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Bart A. Thompson (Dark Horrors, The Evil Inside, Amour)
Written by Craig Johnson
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The Village Gossip has a bag of 64 questions...every visitor who comes past must answer a totally random selection of these, the first twenty pulled from the bag. This week, Bart A. Thompson stops by, creator of strips in Arcana's Dark Horrors #2, plus The Evil Inside and Amour
What are you working on at the moment?
For the past few months I’ve..."
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Rob Williams (2000AD, Indiana Jones, Star Wars)
Written by Craig Johnson
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The Village Gossip has a bag of 64 questions...every visitor who comes past must answer a totally random selection of these, the first twenty pulled from the bag. This week, Rob Williams drops by - breaking into comics with the much-missed CLA$$WAR from com.x, he writes regularly for 2000AD and Dark Horse, amongst others.
What are you working on at the moment? ..."
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Peter Normanton (From The Tomb)
Written by Craig Johnson
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The Village Gossip has a bag of 64 questions...every visitor who comes past must answer a totally random selection of these, the first twenty pulled from the bag. This week, Peter Normanton stops by: editor of From The Tomb (the zine celebrating 70 years of comic-related horror, crime, SF and oddball material, 25 issues old so far), and editor of the Mammoth Book of Best Horror Comics.
What are you wor..."
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Stephen Lindsay (Jesus Hates Zombies)
Written by Craig Johnson
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The Village Gossip has a bag of 64 questions...every visitor who comes past must answer a totally random selection of these, the first twenty pulled from the bag. This week, Stephen Lindsay drops by - he's the creator/writer of "Jesus Hates Zombies" (published by Alterna Comics) and the co-creator/writer/letterer of "The Slightly Askew Adventures of Inspector Ham & Eggs".
W..."
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Stephanie O'Donnell (The Original Nutty Funsters)
Written by Craig Johnson
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The Village Gossip has a bag of 64 questions...every visitor who comes past must answer a totally random selection of these, the first twenty pulled from the bag. This week, Stephanie O'Donnell drops by - creator of "The Original Nutty Funsters" (a 2007 collection was published by Free Lunch Comics), she's also contributed art on strips in "Only In Whispers" and "Jesus Hates Zombies".
What are ..."
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James E. Lyle (aka Doodle)
Written by Craig Johnson
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The Village Gossip has a bag of 64 questions...every visitor who comes past must answer a totally random selection of these, the first twenty pulled from the bag. This week, James E. Lyle stops by, aka Doodle. He’s a native of western North Carolina, having been born in Asheville in 1963 and raised in the mountains near Waynesville. In the sixth grade he decided that being an artist was what mainly interested him.Doodle has ..."
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Everett Soares (Sky Pirates of Valendor)
Written by Craig Johnson
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The Village Gossip has a bag of 64 questions...every visitor who comes past must answer a totally random selection of these, the first twenty pulled from the bag. This week, Everett Soares stops by – writer of the excellent Sky Pirates of Valendor indie comic, out via Free Lunch Comics and available to check out at their website: http://www.freelunchcomics..."
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Graham Pearce - SGT MIKE BATTLE
Written by Craig Johnson
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The Village Gossip has a bag of 64 questions...every visitor who comes past must answer a totally random selection of these, the first twenty pulled from the bag. This week, Graham Pearce stops by – creator of the long-running SGT. MIKE BATTLE: THE GREATEST AMERICAN HERO series, issue eleven is out now, available from all good comics shop and online from www.sgtmikebattle.co.uk
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Matt Smith
Written by Craig Johnson
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The Village Gossip has a bag of 64 questions...every visitor who comes past must answer a totally random selection of these, the first twenty pulled from the bag. This week Matt Smith is dragged into orbit around the Gossip – editor of the Judge Dredd Megazine for Rebellion, and assistant to The Mighty Tharg at 2000AD, Matt has also branched into genre fiction with his book Tomes of the Dead: The Words Of Their Roaring ..."
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Dan Schaffer
Written by Craig Johnson
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The Village Gossip has a bag of 64 questions...every visitor who comes past must answer a totally random selection of these, the first twenty pulled from the bag. This week, Dan Schaffer (www.danielschaffer.com) drops by...just mention: Dogwitch (www.dogwitch.com), and that shou..."
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Amsel von Spreckelsen
Written by Craig Johnson
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The Village Gossip has a grab bag of 64 questions, of which he pulls a random selection of 20 and chucks them in the face of unwary comics creators who happen to be passing by. This week it’s the turn of Amsel von Spreckelsen, one of the creators of the Underfire Comics 116-page anthology graphic novel, ROCK NIGHT! Check it out at http://www.underfire-comics.com/new/pages/unde..."
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Joseph P. Gaultier
Written by Craig Johnson
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The Village Gossip has a bag of 64 questions...every visitor who comes past must answer a totally random selection of these, the first twenty pulled from the bag. This week, Joseph P. Gaultier drops by - his first book, Lazarus: Immortal Coils, is now available to order from Previews (look under AAM Markosia) and is quite possibly one of the most impressive debuts the Gossip has seen.
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Paul Benjamin
Written by Craig Johnson
"The Village Gossip has a grab-bag of 64 questions - he waylays unwary travellers through the Village, assails them with 20 of them randomly, and refuses to release them until all twenty have been answered. This week Paul Benjamin is caught in his web - Writer, Editor, Supermodel (according to his website http://www.thepaulbenjamin.com/) Paul is responsible for Pantheon High, a great OEL manga series from Toykopop...."
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Rob Dunlop
Written by Craig Johnson
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This week on Village Gossip, Rob Dunlop from Ablaze Media drops by – possibly most renowned for the Tozzer series of mini-series, each one rips into multiple cultural and popular media icons, with the upcoming Peckerwood: 24 Minutes ripping into…well, I’m sure you can guess!
What are you working on at the moment?
I’m ghost writing a non-fiction book, which is kind of cool and no..."
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Oliver East
Written by Craig Johnson
"Each week the Village Gossip opens his bag of 64 questions, throws a random selection of twenty of them at some unwary passerby, and gathers their answers before they run off in confusion. This week Oliver East drops by. An unsung talent in the small press scene in the UK, Oliver has been steadily working on his Trains Are...Mint series (issue five is out now, available from www.rollingstockpress.co.uk) and his art can also be seen commerically on the cover - and throughout the bookl..."
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Dr. Preston Park Cooper
Written by Craig Johnson
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The Village Gossip has a bag of 64 questions...every visitor who comes past must answer a totally random selection of these, the first twenty pulled from the bag. This week Dr. Preston Park Cooper stops by, editor-in-chief of Septagon Studios, whose book Scorn: Obsessed #1 has been spotlighted by DCD and easily available for re-order:
http://news.septagonstudios.com/index.php
What are you working on at the moment?..."
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Robin (Bob) Etherington
Written by Craig Johnson
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The Village Gossip has a bag of 64 questions...every visitor who comes past must answer a totally random selection of these, the first twenty pulled from the bag.
This week Robin (Bob) Etherington drops by. Studio Blink Twice are possibly most famous for their seminal series Malcolm Magic, but have also been recently appearing in the Guardian newspaper in their Saturday COMIC section.
What are ..."
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Stephen Holland
Written by Craig Johnson
"The Village Gossip has a bag of 64 questions...every visitor who comes past must answer a totally random selection of these, the first twenty pulled from the bag. This week Stephen Holland drops by – owner and co-founder of Page 45, possibly Britain’s best comics shop (winning the only UK award for Best Comic Shop a few years ago was no lie), opinionated columnist for Comics International, and a retailer who genuinely puts his money where his mouth is…W..."
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Dave Sim
Written by Craig Johnson
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The Village Gossip has a bag of 64 questions...every visitor who comes past must answer a totally random selection of these, the first twenty pulled from the bag.
This week Dave Sim drops by – creator of Cerebus and the upcoming glamourpuss (www.glamourpusscomic.com) – with a rule-breaking twenty-five questions from the Gossip&hel..."
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Natalie d’Arbeloff
Written by Craig Johnson
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The Village Gossip has a bag of 64 questions...every visitor who comes past must answer a totally random selection of these, the first twenty pulled from the bag.
This week Natalie d’Arbeloff drops by. Creator of The God Interviews (which is readily available from lulu.com; or, in the UK: GOSH, The Cartoon Museum, Page 45 and Owl Bookshop in Kentish Town)...."
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Thomas Behe
Written by Craig Johnson
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The Village Gossip has a bag of 64 questions...every visitor who comes past must answer a totally random selection of these, the first twenty pulled from the bag.
This week Thomas Behe stops by, writer of the newly released Contraband graphic novel with Phil Elliott, it’s available from SLG Publishing or via amazon with the ISBN 1593621019.
What are you working on at the mo..."
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Kevin Moyers
Written by Craig Johnson
"The Village Gossip has a bag of 64 questions...every visitor who comes past must answer a totally random selection of these, the first twenty pulled from the bag.This week Kevin Moyers drops by – comics writer, actor, comedian and self-confessed son-of-a-bitch, samples of his recent work (including a couple of his stand-up sketches plus info on Scorn, his latest book from Septagon Studios) can be seen HERE
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Andy Winter
Written by Craig Johnson
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The Village Gossip has a bag of 64 questions...every visitor who comes past must answer a totally random selection of these, the first twenty pulled from the bag.
This week Andy Winter drops by. Andy is the writer of Blood Psi, Devilchild and the Eagle Award-winning Hero Killers. Check out his website here: www.moonfacepress.com
What are you working on at the moment?
I’m ..."
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Mike San Giacomo
Written by Craig Johnson
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The Village Gossip has a bag of 64 questions...every visitor who comes past must answer a totally random selection of these, the first twenty pulled from the bag.
This week Mike San Giacomo stops by: reporter for the Cleveland Plain Dealer newspaper, columnist for newsarama (latest one: http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=142162) and writer of Phantom Jack, now d..."
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Phil Elliott
Written by Craig Johnson
"The Village Gossip has a bag of 64 questions...every visitor who comes past must answer a totally random selection of these, the first twenty pulled from the bag.This week Phil Elliott stops by. Phil has been creating comicbooks and comic strips since 1981, and has been published by all of: Fleetway and Marvel comics in the UK; L'Echo de Savanes and A Suivre in France; Dark Horse Comics, DC, Image Comics, Slave Labor Graphics and Fantagraphics Books in the USA. His su..."
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David Hine
Written by Craig Johnson
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The Village Gossip has a bag of 64 questions...every visitor who comes past must answer a totally random selection of these, the first twenty pulled from the bag.
This week David Hine drops by, creator of Strange Embrace, writer of Spawn for Image and Silent War, Daredevil Redemption and many more for Marvel.
What are you working on at the moment?Poison Candy V..."
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Rufus Dayglo
Written by Craig Johnson
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The Village Gossip has a bag of 64 questions...every visitor who comes past must answer a totally random selection of these, the first twenty pulled from the bag.
This week Rufus Dayglo stops by, taking a short break from working for IDW (Doomed…Metal Gear Solid…Tank Girl, and Snaked, a horror mini-series out in January).
What are you working on at the moment?I'm ..."
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Roger Langridge
Written by Craig Johnson
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The Village Gossip has a bag of 64 questions...every visitor who comes past must answer a totally random selection of these, the first twenty pulled from the bag.
This week Roger Langridge stops by. Roger is probably best known as the cartoonist responsible for the Eisner- and Harvey-nominated comic Fred the Clown (currently running on his website) and for his occasional forays into more ma..."
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Cliff Meth
Written by Craig Johnson
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The Village Gossip has a bag of 64 questions...every visitor who comes past must answer a totally random selection of these, the first twenty pulled from the bag.
This week Cliff Meth stops by – Cliff is known for his fearlessness as a writer, editor, and activist. His new mini-series SNAKED promises to shake things up again as IDW Publishing unveils its most controversial comics series ever.
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Vincent S. Moore
Written by Craig Johnson
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The Village Gossip has a bag of 64 questions...every visitor who comes past must answer a totally random selection of these, the first twenty pulled from the bag.
This week Vincent S. Moore stops by – writer, artist and editor at Ten Worlds Studios, columnist for www.com..."
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Bryan Talbot
Written by Craig Johnson
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The Village Gossip has a bag of 64 questions...every visitor who comes past must answer a totally random selection of these, the first twenty pulled from the bag.
This week, Bryan Talbot dropped by. Most famed perhaps for his Luther Arkwright series (ISBN 1593077254) and The Tale of One Bad Rat (1569710775), 2007 has so far seen the superlative Alice in Sunderland (1593076738), ..."
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Tony Lee
Written by Craig Johnson
"The Village Gossip has a bag of 64 questions...every visitor who comes past must answer a totally random selection of these, the first twenty pulled from the bag.
This week, Tony Lee dropped by. Most famed for Starship Troopers, Hope Falls and Midnight Kiss, he can be visited on http://www.tonylee.co.uk and all his latest proje..."
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