Dan Whitehead
@danwhitehead.net
Writer for books, comics, TV and games. Worked on Star Wars, Looney Tunes, LOTR, and more. Ella Upgraded, Hex Loader, Frankenstein Texas, Speccy Nation, Blondie (Z2), Terrahawks (Time Bomb), Minecraft (HarperCollins)
Find my stuff here: danwhitehead.net
Find my stuff here: danwhitehead.net
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Dan Whitehead
@danwhitehead.net
· May 10
I've got a new book out! Cult Britannia is a 400-page beast covering hundreds of weird and wonderful world of British horror and science fiction movies from the quaint post-war 1950s through to the end of the post-modern digital 1990s.
Available in paperback and on Kindle here: amzn.eu/d/ghGmoNA
Available in paperback and on Kindle here: amzn.eu/d/ghGmoNA
#ChildhoodCinema
Got a few of these. The Davenport was where I saw Star Wars. The Rex was where I saw Ghostbusters, ET, Back to the Future…
Got a few of these. The Davenport was where I saw Star Wars. The Rex was where I saw Ghostbusters, ET, Back to the Future…
January 12, 2026 at 7:29 PM
#ChildhoodCinema
Got a few of these. The Davenport was where I saw Star Wars. The Rex was where I saw Ghostbusters, ET, Back to the Future…
Got a few of these. The Davenport was where I saw Star Wars. The Rex was where I saw Ghostbusters, ET, Back to the Future…
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The story of every official Alien series game.
Chapters on every Alien vs Predator game.
Details on fan games, unlicensed and cancelled games.
20+ new and exclusive interviews conducted with developers from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Concept art, renders, promo art and drawings.
30th August 2026.
Chapters on every Alien vs Predator game.
Details on fan games, unlicensed and cancelled games.
20+ new and exclusive interviews conducted with developers from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Concept art, renders, promo art and drawings.
30th August 2026.
January 6, 2026 at 10:14 PM
The story of every official Alien series game.
Chapters on every Alien vs Predator game.
Details on fan games, unlicensed and cancelled games.
20+ new and exclusive interviews conducted with developers from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Concept art, renders, promo art and drawings.
30th August 2026.
Chapters on every Alien vs Predator game.
Details on fan games, unlicensed and cancelled games.
20+ new and exclusive interviews conducted with developers from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Concept art, renders, promo art and drawings.
30th August 2026.
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Ace artist and storyteller Bill Morrison is observing the Batman TV series anniversary today by sharing some original artwork from his Batman collection and highlighting 13 astonishing artists who drew the Dynamic Duo in the spirit of the TV show: 13thdimension.com/the-greatest...
The Greatest Gallery of BATMAN ’66 Art You Will Ever See
MORRISON MONDAYS meets BATMAN ’66 WEEK — again!
13thdimension.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Ace artist and storyteller Bill Morrison is observing the Batman TV series anniversary today by sharing some original artwork from his Batman collection and highlighting 13 astonishing artists who drew the Dynamic Duo in the spirit of the TV show: 13thdimension.com/the-greatest...
Picked these up on eBay for the princely sum of £1. Ten issues of HG Wells’ 1920 partwork magazine about the history of the world.
January 12, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Picked these up on eBay for the princely sum of £1. Ten issues of HG Wells’ 1920 partwork magazine about the history of the world.
The 1920s British literary equivalent of the Kendrick/Drake beef.
January 12, 2026 at 2:21 PM
The 1920s British literary equivalent of the Kendrick/Drake beef.
January 12, 2026 at 1:41 PM
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I was having an extremely bad time last year. I started experiencing excruciating pain in my right arm, pain that lasted for months (it's ongoing now). When Hollow Knight Silksong came out, I didn't know if I'd even be able to play it. On Silksong and suffering: www.theguardian.com/games/2026/j...
Four months and 40 hours later: my epic battle with 2025’s most difficult video game
When Hollow Knight: Silksong came out last summer I was in so much pain that I didn’t know if I’d be able to play it. Could a video game teach me anything new about suffering?
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 11:15 AM
I was having an extremely bad time last year. I started experiencing excruciating pain in my right arm, pain that lasted for months (it's ongoing now). When Hollow Knight Silksong came out, I didn't know if I'd even be able to play it. On Silksong and suffering: www.theguardian.com/games/2026/j...
Literally the plot of the first X-Files movie.
Bees may hold the secret to communication with aliens, scientists find
Bees may hold the secret to communication with aliens, scientists find
Bees may hold the secret to communication with aliens, scientists find
www.independent.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Literally the plot of the first X-Files movie.
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Updated my Ko-Fi with the goal for January.
ko-fi.com/foxtrotluna/...
We're now 2 months behind on rent (£1750). While we've had a lot of help recently I've still not managed to work, especially over the holidays. I'm trying my best and I'm really sorry to keep asking. I promise I'm trying...
ko-fi.com/foxtrotluna/...
We're now 2 months behind on rent (£1750). While we've had a lot of help recently I've still not managed to work, especially over the holidays. I'm trying my best and I'm really sorry to keep asking. I promise I'm trying...
Buy Luna Winters a Coffee
Become a supporter of Luna Winters today!
ko-fi.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Updated my Ko-Fi with the goal for January.
ko-fi.com/foxtrotluna/...
We're now 2 months behind on rent (£1750). While we've had a lot of help recently I've still not managed to work, especially over the holidays. I'm trying my best and I'm really sorry to keep asking. I promise I'm trying...
ko-fi.com/foxtrotluna/...
We're now 2 months behind on rent (£1750). While we've had a lot of help recently I've still not managed to work, especially over the holidays. I'm trying my best and I'm really sorry to keep asking. I promise I'm trying...
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The developers of PEAK explain pricing
January 12, 2026 at 7:01 AM
The developers of PEAK explain pricing
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Fred Herzog, Night in the City, 1958 - 1960
January 12, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Fred Herzog, Night in the City, 1958 - 1960
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Schools! Get Loki book one for a bargain! Explore moral philosophy, norse mythology and friendship with your class through the lens of jokes and doodles!
January 12, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Schools! Get Loki book one for a bargain! Explore moral philosophy, norse mythology and friendship with your class through the lens of jokes and doodles!
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Starseed DX update:👾
- More animation frames for the Starseed
- Better parallax for the Baddie Dreadnought
- Phase progress added to HUD
- Lots more!
Here's a quick zip through a game loop🕹️
PEW PEW PEW
#pixelart #indiedev #gameboy #gbdk2020 #RETROGAMING
- More animation frames for the Starseed
- Better parallax for the Baddie Dreadnought
- Phase progress added to HUD
- Lots more!
Here's a quick zip through a game loop🕹️
PEW PEW PEW
#pixelart #indiedev #gameboy #gbdk2020 #RETROGAMING
January 12, 2026 at 5:48 AM
Starseed DX update:👾
- More animation frames for the Starseed
- Better parallax for the Baddie Dreadnought
- Phase progress added to HUD
- Lots more!
Here's a quick zip through a game loop🕹️
PEW PEW PEW
#pixelart #indiedev #gameboy #gbdk2020 #RETROGAMING
- More animation frames for the Starseed
- Better parallax for the Baddie Dreadnought
- Phase progress added to HUD
- Lots more!
Here's a quick zip through a game loop🕹️
PEW PEW PEW
#pixelart #indiedev #gameboy #gbdk2020 #RETROGAMING
“Show me a comic you loved when you were 13, that’s all I need to know about you” - Brad Meltzer
January 11, 2026 at 6:32 PM
“Show me a comic you loved when you were 13, that’s all I need to know about you” - Brad Meltzer
You, a fool: Don’t judge a book by its cover!
Me, a genius: immediately buying this just because it’s called THE SPACE EGG
Me, a genius: immediately buying this just because it’s called THE SPACE EGG
January 11, 2026 at 3:18 PM
You, a fool: Don’t judge a book by its cover!
Me, a genius: immediately buying this just because it’s called THE SPACE EGG
Me, a genius: immediately buying this just because it’s called THE SPACE EGG
The really gross subtext of this is that Rowling seems genuinely surprised by the idea that a foreign country could contain lots of people who are in the Innately Good grouping of her own weird deterministic system rather than Innately Evil.
[sombrely, with tears in eyes] "truly the people of Iran embody the great spirit of Flumpo The Fart Wizard" - author of Flumpo The Fart Wizard
January 11, 2026 at 3:12 PM
The really gross subtext of this is that Rowling seems genuinely surprised by the idea that a foreign country could contain lots of people who are in the Innately Good grouping of her own weird deterministic system rather than Innately Evil.
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“If you are not to award me oatmeal and paperclips, then I will indulge in rage. And mine is infinite!”
#Frankenstein
✨🎨 Gesso / Acrylic Gouache on Canvas Panel - Work in Progress
#Frankenstein
✨🎨 Gesso / Acrylic Gouache on Canvas Panel - Work in Progress
January 11, 2026 at 3:49 AM
“If you are not to award me oatmeal and paperclips, then I will indulge in rage. And mine is infinite!”
#Frankenstein
✨🎨 Gesso / Acrylic Gouache on Canvas Panel - Work in Progress
#Frankenstein
✨🎨 Gesso / Acrylic Gouache on Canvas Panel - Work in Progress
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“I were right about that saddle though.”
January 11, 2026 at 9:03 AM
“I were right about that saddle though.”
Slightly diminish a game
Mum Turismo
Mum Turismo
Slightly diminish a game
Territory Hearts
Territory Hearts
Slightly diminish a game
The Rumour of Zelda
The Rumour of Zelda
January 11, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Slightly diminish a game
Mum Turismo
Mum Turismo
If you see this post an archer
January 11, 2026 at 8:57 AM
If you see this post an archer
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BEANO artist Laura Howell is delivering a free online masterclass on Writing and Drawing for Kids Comics this Tuesday, 13th January 2026, as part of the Comics Youth “Comics Declassified” project
https://downthetubes.net/laura-howell-next-comics-declassified-guest-offering-comic-creation-tips/
https://downthetubes.net/laura-howell-next-comics-declassified-guest-offering-comic-creation-tips/
January 11, 2026 at 7:31 AM
BEANO artist Laura Howell is delivering a free online masterclass on Writing and Drawing for Kids Comics this Tuesday, 13th January 2026, as part of the Comics Youth “Comics Declassified” project
https://downthetubes.net/laura-howell-next-comics-declassified-guest-offering-comic-creation-tips/
https://downthetubes.net/laura-howell-next-comics-declassified-guest-offering-comic-creation-tips/
