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Jan 8, 2022Jan 4, 2022Michael Carty

Neil Gaiman, Cafe München & the Comedian

Cafe München: long-gone… but perhaps not entirely forgotten? This London bar was home to so many stories, including Forbidden Planet signings by Neil Gaiman, Dave Gibbons, Bill Sienkiewicz, Alexei Sayle and a host of 1980s comics luminaries.

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Sep 18, 2021Sep 16, 2021Michael Carty

The beautiful transformation

The seed will not become a flower overnight, no matter how hard you will it do so. The beautiful transformation will only happen with time, with patience.

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Jun 19, 2021Jul 30, 2021Michael Carty

Shadows bring everything to light

The true beauty of places and things is revealed in the pattern of shadows, the interplay of light and dark. 

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Jan 23, 2021Jun 11, 2021Michael Carty

When we become history

When we become history, what will our story be? Some thoughts on time and change, inspired by the all-encompassing, endlessly renewing wonder that is London.

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Aug 29, 2020Aug 28, 2020Michael Carty

Forbidden Planets,Tin Pans and London’s eternal trick

Forbidden Planet turns 42 today (Saturday 29 August 2020 = #FP42)! This post celebrates both FP’s status as London’s foremost comic shop and London’s ever-changing brilliance.*

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Aug 22, 2020Mar 23, 2021Michael Carty

The possibilities are infinite

What do you want the post-pandemic world to look like? The possibilities are infinite. The world doesn’t have to be the way it was.

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Aug 1, 2020Mar 23, 2021Michael Carty

Peak surreal

2020 has been at times profoundly surreal. The cavalcade of surreal events is showing no signs of slowing down. Have we even arrived at peak surreal yet?

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May 30, 2020Jan 28, 2021Michael Carty

How do you look at life?

How we can we understand and learn from the disruption to our lives caused by the coronavirus pandemic?

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Sep 14, 2019Nov 10, 2019Michael Carty

My #Inktober training montage

A selection of #Sketchulence from recent weeks, as I gear up for this year’s #Inktober challenge.

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Jul 13, 2019Nov 5, 2022Michael Carty

Walk out a different person

When was the moment your life changed? If you open your senses to them, moments of synchronicity can usher in profound change, or simply render the present moment magical.

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