Christopher Helton
@dorkland.itch.io
Nonbinary tabletop RPG designer, publisher, editor and fan of comics and music. Hire me for your projects! ENnie nominated blogger, one time ENnie winner. I used to write about gaming/pop culture at the Bleeding Cool & EN World websites. (they/them)
Pinned
Christopher Helton
@dorkland.itch.io
· Jun 5
Welcome followers, new and old, to my new pinned post! My name is Chris, and I design and publish artisan tabletop role-playing games. I am nonbinary, and I am a big fan of comics and music. In 2003 I started my Dorkland! blog, which is where the name for this account and many others comes from.
Reposted by Christopher Helton
David Lynch's producer Sabrina Sutherland has revealed that his final work, the 20-25 episode UNRECORDED NIGHT, was set to star Toby Jones, son of his longtime collaborator Freddie Jones. Lynch passed away shortly before he was set to meet w/ Netflix to discuss possibly resuming pre-production
February 3, 2026 at 5:12 PM
David Lynch's producer Sabrina Sutherland has revealed that his final work, the 20-25 episode UNRECORDED NIGHT, was set to star Toby Jones, son of his longtime collaborator Freddie Jones. Lynch passed away shortly before he was set to meet w/ Netflix to discuss possibly resuming pre-production
They honestly don't like having what's good/bad too closely defined, because then it makes it harder to pivot to something suddenly being good because now they're getting money to push it.
February 4, 2026 at 6:03 AM
They honestly don't like having what's good/bad too closely defined, because then it makes it harder to pivot to something suddenly being good because now they're getting money to push it.
Reposted by Christopher Helton
This Alex Raymond panel is like a whole library of cool graphic choices
February 4, 2026 at 12:21 AM
This Alex Raymond panel is like a whole library of cool graphic choices
I'm just surprised by the integration, after it was a big thing that they were going to be in their own universe.
February 4, 2026 at 5:22 AM
I'm just surprised by the integration, after it was a big thing that they were going to be in their own universe.
The New History mini had Milestone characters integrated into the history already. I guess the one shot is about why they "disappeared" for a while, as mentioned in the mini.
February 4, 2026 at 4:03 AM
The New History mini had Milestone characters integrated into the history already. I guess the one shot is about why they "disappeared" for a while, as mentioned in the mini.
So, what's the deal with Milestone at DC? Does this mean that the characters being on their separate Earth era is over, in favor of integration with the DCU again?
February 4, 2026 at 3:57 AM
So, what's the deal with Milestone at DC? Does this mean that the characters being on their separate Earth era is over, in favor of integration with the DCU again?
Reposted by Christopher Helton
HI! Every Tor Books release from @annaleen.bsky.social and me is available thru @humblebundle.com for a few weeks!
Get 2 books for at least $3
Get 4 books for at least $10
Get all our stuff for at least $18
This bundle supports the amazing TGI Justice Project!
www.humblebundle.com/books/charli...
Get 2 books for at least $3
Get 4 books for at least $10
Get all our stuff for at least $18
This bundle supports the amazing TGI Justice Project!
www.humblebundle.com/books/charli...
February 2, 2026 at 8:33 PM
HI! Every Tor Books release from @annaleen.bsky.social and me is available thru @humblebundle.com for a few weeks!
Get 2 books for at least $3
Get 4 books for at least $10
Get all our stuff for at least $18
This bundle supports the amazing TGI Justice Project!
www.humblebundle.com/books/charli...
Get 2 books for at least $3
Get 4 books for at least $10
Get all our stuff for at least $18
This bundle supports the amazing TGI Justice Project!
www.humblebundle.com/books/charli...
If you want to know more about the game, just ask!
February 4, 2026 at 2:06 AM
If you want to know more about the game, just ask!
And here it is at DriveThru (with an affiliate link).
Action-Heroes: Cinematic Role-Playing - Dorkland Press | DriveThruRPG
Action-Heroes is a collaborative tabletop role-playing game where you play super-heroes, action heroes and other larger than life characters who have powers and abilities beyond mortal ken, that allow...
www.drivethrurpg.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:06 AM
And here it is at DriveThru (with an affiliate link).
Here's the PDF at Itch. If you can, I would suggest purchasing the digital version through Itch, only because I make more money on sales here than at DriveThru, but buy where you get your gaming PDFs, please.
Action-Heroes: Adventure Role-Playing by Christopher Helton
Be a Hero and change the world for the better!
dorkland.itch.io
February 4, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Here's the PDF at Itch. If you can, I would suggest purchasing the digital version through Itch, only because I make more money on sales here than at DriveThru, but buy where you get your gaming PDFs, please.
The Action-Heroes #TTRPG PDF has been updated at both Itch and DriveThruRPG. If you've previously purchased the game at either place, go ahead and download the new file. If you haven't bought it and you like big damn heroes fighting to make the world a better place, why haven't you picked it up yet?
February 4, 2026 at 2:06 AM
The Action-Heroes #TTRPG PDF has been updated at both Itch and DriveThruRPG. If you've previously purchased the game at either place, go ahead and download the new file. If you haven't bought it and you like big damn heroes fighting to make the world a better place, why haven't you picked it up yet?
It does not support InDesign files. You basically have to go through a process.
February 3, 2026 at 10:48 PM
It does not support InDesign files. You basically have to go through a process.
Reposted by Christopher Helton
This is also the reason Vampire has Humanity, Werewolf has Hauglosk/ Harano, and Hunter has Despair. The game acknowledges that you are likely to do Bad Things, but the more you indulge Bad Things, especially to further your own ends, the more likely you are to lose the character to monstrosity.
February 3, 2026 at 8:44 PM
This is also the reason Vampire has Humanity, Werewolf has Hauglosk/ Harano, and Hunter has Despair. The game acknowledges that you are likely to do Bad Things, but the more you indulge Bad Things, especially to further your own ends, the more likely you are to lose the character to monstrosity.
At least I finally figured out how to edit a file that originated in InDesign in Affinity, finally. I think that a lot of the issues were just weird formatting in the original InDesign file, but I have a nice, clean layout file now.
February 3, 2026 at 8:59 PM
At least I finally figured out how to edit a file that originated in InDesign in Affinity, finally. I think that a lot of the issues were just weird formatting in the original InDesign file, but I have a nice, clean layout file now.
I spent the day yesterday updating the Action-Heroes PDF. I had wanted to get it set up for print with the new file, but I found some weird glitches in the original layout files that I missed the first time around. So hopefully it will be together and uploaded by the weekend m
February 3, 2026 at 8:59 PM
I spent the day yesterday updating the Action-Heroes PDF. I had wanted to get it set up for print with the new file, but I found some weird glitches in the original layout files that I missed the first time around. So hopefully it will be together and uploaded by the weekend m
Reposted by Christopher Helton
"can we separate the art from the artist," blargh, dunno, uhh, sigh. I get that some like exploring that, and maybe this is just from being asked that 2000 times, but it's lowkey a way of centering the abuser IMO. YMMV but overall i've come to regard that question in a very Admiral Acbkar way:
a man in a white shirt with a red face is saying it 's a trap .
Alt: Admiral Ackbar in Star Wars says it's a trap
media.tenor.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:06 PM
"can we separate the art from the artist," blargh, dunno, uhh, sigh. I get that some like exploring that, and maybe this is just from being asked that 2000 times, but it's lowkey a way of centering the abuser IMO. YMMV but overall i've come to regard that question in a very Admiral Acbkar way:
Reposted by Christopher Helton
this is because Dolly Parton is the equal or better of most strung- instrument players you can name, a fact often obscured by the vocabulary of iconography sometimes used to discuss her work. thanks for coming to my presentation this’ll take about half a hour
January 19, 2026 at 1:57 PM
this is because Dolly Parton is the equal or better of most strung- instrument players you can name, a fact often obscured by the vocabulary of iconography sometimes used to discuss her work. thanks for coming to my presentation this’ll take about half a hour
Reposted by Christopher Helton
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
I had a friend point me at this, a free online conference sponsors by the University of Pittsburgh and the Horror Writers Association.
HSWG Queer Horror Conference 2026
www.queerhorrorconference.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:40 PM
I had a friend point me at this, a free online conference sponsors by the University of Pittsburgh and the Horror Writers Association.
Reposted by Christopher Helton
This is Jerry Lawson. He invented the video game cartridge for the Fairchild Channel F system. Because of his invention, many consoles had cartridges and CD formats and would become the norm.
The Atari 2600, NES, Genesis, and many consoles wouldn't exist without him.
Happy Black History Month.
The Atari 2600, NES, Genesis, and many consoles wouldn't exist without him.
Happy Black History Month.
February 1, 2025 at 11:04 PM
This is Jerry Lawson. He invented the video game cartridge for the Fairchild Channel F system. Because of his invention, many consoles had cartridges and CD formats and would become the norm.
The Atari 2600, NES, Genesis, and many consoles wouldn't exist without him.
Happy Black History Month.
The Atari 2600, NES, Genesis, and many consoles wouldn't exist without him.
Happy Black History Month.
Reposted by Christopher Helton
LOVE AND ROCKETS cameos in BATMAN ADVENTURES #12 (1993) by Kelly Puckett, Mike Parobeck, Rick Burchett, Rick Taylor, Tim Harkins and Scott Peterson. Incidentally, this issue is also the first appearance of Harley Quinn in a comic book.
February 2, 2026 at 3:34 PM
LOVE AND ROCKETS cameos in BATMAN ADVENTURES #12 (1993) by Kelly Puckett, Mike Parobeck, Rick Burchett, Rick Taylor, Tim Harkins and Scott Peterson. Incidentally, this issue is also the first appearance of Harley Quinn in a comic book.
This is interesting news.
The Will Eisner estate is selling the rights to his works, including an unreleased Spirit book from 1996.
The rights to Will Eisner’s work are up for sale
Will Eisner's estate are planning to sell the legendary cartoonist's work in the hope it will lead to a new surge of interest in The Spirit.
www.comicsbeat.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:17 AM
This is interesting news.
R. Talsorian also did a Effinger sourcebook for the Cyberpunk game.
January 31, 2026 at 11:18 PM
R. Talsorian also did a Effinger sourcebook for the Cyberpunk game.
Reposted by Christopher Helton
What this vague apology is about is sexually harassing me telling me that he wants to fly over to me and fuck me until we both cant stand. And, of course, nothing says "im sorry" like blocking only the accounts of the person you harassed. But tell me again how you "learned so much", Mike.
January 30, 2026 at 10:46 PM
What this vague apology is about is sexually harassing me telling me that he wants to fly over to me and fuck me until we both cant stand. And, of course, nothing says "im sorry" like blocking only the accounts of the person you harassed. But tell me again how you "learned so much", Mike.
Reposted by Christopher Helton
It's been a slow start, but here's our first article of 2026!
Looking for your next read? In the second half of 2025, transfemme authors published more than 75 new titles spanning every genre and medium 📚🏳️⚧️
If there's a book that should be on here, please let me know and I'll add it to the list! 🩷
Looking for your next read? In the second half of 2025, transfemme authors published more than 75 new titles spanning every genre and medium 📚🏳️⚧️
If there's a book that should be on here, please let me know and I'll add it to the list! 🩷
75 New Transfeminine Releases from the Second Half of 2025
Every book published by a transfeminine author in Q3 and Q4 of 2025. Read a book you’ve never heard of!
thetransfemininereview.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:42 PM
It's been a slow start, but here's our first article of 2026!
Looking for your next read? In the second half of 2025, transfemme authors published more than 75 new titles spanning every genre and medium 📚🏳️⚧️
If there's a book that should be on here, please let me know and I'll add it to the list! 🩷
Looking for your next read? In the second half of 2025, transfemme authors published more than 75 new titles spanning every genre and medium 📚🏳️⚧️
If there's a book that should be on here, please let me know and I'll add it to the list! 🩷