Ian Nicholson FRSA

@idgnicholson.bsky.social

Director and Writer. Recognised in #TheStage100 2021. Dad. Reviewer for @wyrdscience.bsky.social. Paints miniatures. https://bio.site/iandgnicholson

This is my Batman (along with the 1960s Adam West). I 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 this version. I had the action figures, started drawing comics in silhouettes and watched it all the time (early Cartoon Network adopter). Absolutely iconic, and whoever thought Batman should have 1930s noir style costuming is a wonder.

We Geek Girls@wegeekgirls.bsky.social · 12h ago

‘Batman: The Animated Series’ premiered on this day 34 years ago! (September 5, 1992) 🦇 Created by Bruce Timm & Eric Radomski. Voice cast: Kevin Conroy, Arleen Sorkin, Mark Hamill, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Loren Lester, Bob Hastings, Robert Costanzo, Richard Moll, Mari Devon, & more. #OnThisDay #BTAS

Tippett's MAD GOD was a piece of proper cinema art. A singular vision, eeked out in spare time over decades. He, and his studio, have created dozens and dozens of legendary cinematic moments. To have it all broken up and sold off in a glorified car boot is a crime against cinema preservation.

Chris Baker@chrisbaker1337.bsky.social · last wk.

One last look inside Tippett Studio. The legendary f/x house is closing, and its models, props & precious artifacts are being sold off. I spent a day inside the workshop, surrounded by Star Wars, RoboCop, Jurassic Park & decades of handmade movie magic. www.popculturalprecursors.com/p/one-last-l...

Just saw a thing where a director talked about taking out sex/nudity because audiences don’t want to see it. Here’s an idea: fuck the audience. I’m the chef & they’ll eat what I serve them and like it. *The audience* knows what they want? Why don’t you let a toddler drive a car next?

Great news: the talks from Jubensha Con are now available online for FREE! Big thanks to our amazing speakers for agreeing to this, and to Joe Strickland at @chronicinsanity.bsky.social for producing the videos. A lot of much bigger and more expensive conferences don't do this – but we just did.

Jubensha Con 2026 - YouTube

The talks given at JubenshaCon 2026 Find out more about the convention at https://jubenshacon.com Buy jubensha from: https://jubensha.co.uk https://www.suspe...

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So here's our new newsletter, Hooks & Rumours. Basically the best of the Gazetteer & hopefully a load of stuff to interest, entertain and inform you This week you'll find links to everything from peasant metal to a haunted English county, crass & sublime art & Game Workshop's origin story. enjoy!

Hooks & Rumours #1

What we've been reading, watching, listening to and buying this weekend and think you should check out too....

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Totally not related to any situation that might be going on right now in the hobby community : Being political neutral doesn't exist, it is a political stance in itself. And why would you want to be neutral against fascists, homophobes and transphobes?

'The site’s founders are big believers in pushing the cause of neglected or threatened culture, so when they heard tidings that the ploughman’s lunch was in a state of crisis and decline, they knew they had to act...' Low Culture Podcast: The Ploughman’s Lunch buff.ly/DjGb3R8

Colour photograph of a traditional ploughman's lunch—bread, pickled onions, cucumber, tomatoes, relish and cheese.

In her new film #TheInvite, it feels like Olivia Wilde finds a style of directing that is her. Thoughtful framing, the length of shots, a European sensibility to it whilst obviously referencing works like Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf as well as Cesc Gay's original.