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Paul N Neal

@paulnneal.bsky.social

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I am a fifty year old writer. I create interviews and write review about comics and the film industry. I am here to make contacts and write more excellent interview with amazing creators. I will share writing and hope for feedback.

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Paul N Neal @paulnneal.bsky.social · 29d

I recently put together an article for Tripwire Magazine. It was about was makes an effective and eye catching comic book cover.
I am so gratefully to the creators involved for taking part and sharing their valuable time. This is an article I am genuinely REALLY proud of PLEASE do have a read.

Ten Comic Creators Explain What Makes A Really Good Comic Cover Part One

Just What’s A Great Comic Cover? Tripwire’s contributing writer Paul N Neal recently asked a handful of our friends from within the comic industry a deceiving straightforward question? He hoped to fin...

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Paul N Neal @paulnneal.bsky.social · Sep 16

I recently wrote an article for Tripwire that puts forward the idea that the film The Social Network kickstarted a sub genre of of film for movie makers. Love to have some feedback. Or indeed shares
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Tripwire Looks At The Social Network Trend

Looking At A Modern Film Fashion Tripwire’s contributing writer Paul N Neal has written for Tripwire in the past when he thinks he has noticed a trend in television or cinema… Paul argues that the suc...

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Paul N Neal @paulnneal.bsky.social · Sep 10

It is my absolute joy to share my latest humble article for Tripwire's website. Keith Finch's kickstarter looks fun and interesting.
I endeavoured to find out more. Please do check it out.
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Tripwire’s Contributing Writer Paul N Neal Investigates Morphodroids #1

The Greatest Comics Toy Tieup That Never Was Tripwire’s contributing writer Paul N Neal spends much of his time looking at the Kickstarter comic market. He thought Morphodroids looked interesting and ...

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Paul N Neal @paulnneal.bsky.social · Aug 21

I have not said anything for a while. It was recently my pleasure to talk to the LEGEND Glenn Fabry. He had some WONDERFUL news to share and chatted to me. PLEASE DO SHARE THE GOOD NEWS. Comments are very, very welcome. but please share. I am so pleased for him
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Tripwire Catches Up With 2000AD And DC Comics Legend Glenn Fabry

Talking To A British Comics Original Tripwire’s contributing writer Paul N Neal just interviewed legendary UK comic artist Glenn Fabry to talk about his health and what he is up in terms of work and h...

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Paul N Neal @paulnneal.bsky.social · Aug 21

I have not said anything for a while. It was recently my please to talk to the LEGEND Glenn Fabry. He had some WONDERFUL news to share and chatted to me. PLEASE DO SHARE THE GOOD NEWS. Comment are very, very welcome. but please share.

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Tripwire Catches Up With 2000AD And DC Comics Legend Glenn Fabry

Talking To A British Comics Original Tripwire’s contributing writer Paul N Neal just interviewed legendary UK comic artist Glenn Fabry to talk about his health and what he is up in terms of work and h...

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Paul N Neal @paulnneal.bsky.social · Jul 31

I recently wrote a piece for Tripwire Magazine online. It is a fun piece about movies and a movie cliché I thought I spotted. Please do have a read. Comments are very welcome.
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Tripwire’s Paul Neal Looks At The “Let’s Launch A Nuke To Solve All Our Problems” Cliche In Movies

Time To Call In The Nuclear Option Tripwire’s contributing writer Paul N Neal thinks he has spotted an annoying trend in modern movie making. This is where in action or superhero movies the military f...

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Paul N Neal @paulnneal.bsky.social · Jul 17

It was my pleasure to to recently write and put together a Top Ten of Steven Spielberg's greatest movie moments for Tripwire.
Please do have a read. Or even share if you like it?
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Spielberg’s Top 10 Movie Moments

The Master Of Modern Cinema’s Key Scenes With Spielberg’s Jaws hitting its fiftieth birthday this year, our contributing writer Paul N Neal decided to put together his own top ten of the legendary dir...

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Paul N Neal @paulnneal.bsky.social · May 27

It was a pleasure recently to briefly talk to Grayham Puttock about the latest addition to his Longpig saga. It promises to be well worth checking out. Grayham's writing always a treat and Adam Jakes' art is excellent. Their partnership is one of the jewels of the independent UK comics scene.

30 Days: A Longpig Tale, Kickstarter Launches On 27th May

A Tasty Treat After the success of the first Longpig miniseries the creative team recently announced the launch of a new original horror/western tale from the dark history of Longpig. A stand-alone ho...

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Paul N Neal @paulnneal.bsky.social · May 23

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Paul N Neal @paulnneal.bsky.social · May 23

After much thought I finally finished Part Two of my "How Best to Approach Drawing Superman with some incredible artists

Artists Talk About The Right Way To Draw Superman Part Two

Portraying DC’s Man of Steel A month ago, Tripwire published an article that asked a number of wonderful artists how they approached illustrating Superman. It asked them within approximately 200-300 w...

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Paul N Neal @paulnneal.bsky.social · May 9

Can I share a recent chat I had with the excellent Chris Weston about his stunning art on Dark Horse Comics, Paranoid Gardens. Our talk includes a ten page preview of his gorgeous art. Please do have a read.

Tripwire Talks To Chris Weston About Dark Horse’s Paranoid Gardens With Gerard Way, Now In Trade, And Shares A 10-Page Preview

Enter The Gardens Of Paranoia Chris Weston is longtime friend of Tripwire, and with a new trade paperback edition of his latest work Paranoid Gardens, written by Gerard Way with Shaun Simon, now avail...

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Paul N Neal @paulnneal.bsky.social · May 9

Can I share a recent chat I had with the excellent Chris Weston about his stunning art on Dark Horse Comics, Paranoid Gardens. Our talk includes a ten page preview of his gorgeous art. Please do have a read.

Tripwire Talks To Chris Weston About Dark Horse’s Paranoid Gardens With Gerard Way, Now In Trade, And Shares A 10-Page Preview

Enter The Gardens Of Paranoia Chris Weston is longtime friend of Tripwire, and with a new trade paperback edition of his latest work Paranoid Gardens, written by Gerard Way with Shaun Simon, now avail...

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Paul N Neal @paulnneal.bsky.social · Apr 28

It is my absolute thrill to share my latest interview for Tripwire. For many years Zenith from the pages of 2000AD has been one of my absolute favourite comic strips. So it with great pleasure I share my brand new interview with Steve Yeowell about his time working with comic writer Grant Morrison.

Steve Yeowell Talks About Zenith, Grant Morrison And More

An Auspicious Start Given Grant Morrison’s apparent retirement from mainstream comics, in the third of a new series of retrospective interviews, Tripwire’s contributing writer Paul N Neal recently too...

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Gosh! Comics @goshcomics.bsky.social · Apr 26

Check out this Tripwire Magazine interview with John Wagner and Dan Cornwell about their new @2000ad.bsky.social comic, Spector! The pair will be here from 1pm today to sign your copies!

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John Wagner And Dan Cornwell Tell Tripwire All About Spector: Incorruptible, The Final Work Of Carlos Ezquerra

Cleaning Up The City Legendary Judge Dredd writer John Wagner and talented artist Dan Cornwell recently took some time to talk to Tripwire’s contributing writer Paul N Neal about the collected edition...

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Paul N Neal @paulnneal.bsky.social · Apr 12

It is my honour today to share my interview with Andrew J Lewis. It is all about Volume 3 of the 2000AD fanzine Zarjaz.

Please read, please SHARE and please love this project as much as I do>
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Andrew J Lewis Talks About The Latest Volume Of 2000AD Fanzine ZARJAZ

A Love Letter To The Prog Zarjaz editor Andrew J Lewis recently reached out to Tripwire to discuss Volume 3 of 2000AD’s long running anthology fanzine. In an effort to discover more our contributing w...

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Paul N Neal @paulnneal.bsky.social · Mar 18

Over the weekend I tried writing a review of Netflix's The Electric State. Please do have a read, any feedback is very welcome.
(Feel free to share it)
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Tripwire Reviews Netflix’s The Electric State

Lacking A Real Spark Tripwire’s contributing writer Paul N Neal tries to understand Netflix’s $320m gamble, The Electric State, available to watch now… Directors: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo Stars: Chris...

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Paul N Neal @paulnneal.bsky.social · Mar 14

I recently had the chance to talk to writer and artist and all round gentleman Dakota Alexander about his wonderful comic project, The Hunter.
His kickstarter is very exciting. For comic fans it promises a real kick of retro nostalgia. Honestly you will not be disappointed. Comments are welcome.

Dakota Alexander Talks To Tripwire about Trouble Comics’ The Hunter

The Hunt Is On Again While online Tripwire’s contributing writer Paul N Neal recently spotted an exciting Kickstarter for a new comic called The Hunter. He was so impressed by the project’s distinctiv...

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Paul N Neal @paulnneal.bsky.social · Mar 12

Hello my friend

I am following you. Would you return the favour.

The article / interview will be posted here too in due course.
My very Best
Paul N Neal
PS: feel free to glance and click on my previous posts. it all helps. Thank you for your time my friend.

Paul N Neal @paulnneal.bsky.social · Mar 12

I have a new article to share, It is a chat with Chuck Dixon about the new Jason Statham movie, based on Chuck Dixon's character Leven Cade from his novels. The film is written by Sylvester Stallone & directed by David Ayer.. Worth a read and a share. I'd dove it if one the big names shared it.

Longtime Batman and Punisher Writer Chuck Dixon Talks about 2025’s A Working Man Coming To The Big Screen Later This Year

Answers From A Hard-Working Writer For several years the prolific writer of numerous Batman and Punisher titles (and many other comics) has turned his hand to writing a series of well received novels....

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Paul N Neal @paulnneal.bsky.social · Mar 11

Hello Gary, sir.
I am a UK comics journalist based in Brighton. I write mostly for Trip magazine. I am currently writing an article about Superman. Could I please very humbly ask you for a quote? I would be exception grateful. It would wonderful to hear from you.
My highest regards
Paul N Neal

Paul N Neal @paulnneal.bsky.social · Mar 11

Hello Bruno, Sir
I am a comics journalist for Tripwire Magazine from the UK. I very much hoped you may be willing to help me. I am working upon an article that asks a number of artists a brief question about their approach to illustrating Superman. Could I email you please sir? Paul N Neal.

Paul N Neal @paulnneal.bsky.social · Mar 11

Hello Mikel. Thank you for you reply. Still not used to how to use bluesky.
Would you be kind enough to email me at [email protected]?
I would love to include a quote from you sir in an article about Superman. I would love to hear from you.
My high regards
Paul N Neal

Paul N Neal @paulnneal.bsky.social · Mar 11

Hello, Mikel Sir

I am sorry for disturbing you. I am a comics journalist from the UK. I very much hoped you may be willing to help me. I am working upon an article about Superman. I would be thrilled to hear from you
My very highest regards -Paul N Neal.

Paul N Neal @paulnneal.bsky.social · Mar 11

Hello Mikel, Sir.
I have messaged in more detail on Facebook. I am a journalist from the UK. I hoped you may be able to assist with any article about Superman I am working on. It would be wonderful to hear from you. Many thanks.
my very best. Paul N Neal

Paul N Neal @paulnneal.bsky.social · Mar 10

I recently had the opportunity to talk to 2000AD artist and movie storyboard artist Mark Sexton about his fascinating career path.
It makes for entertaining and educational reading.
It is honestly a fun interview.

Tripwire Talks To Australian 2000AD Artist Mark Sexton About A Career In Comics And Film

Making His Mark Tripwire’s contributing writer Paul N Neal just talked to Australian comic artist and film storyboard artist Mark Sexton about a career that encompasses comics and film… TRIPWIRE: Mark...

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