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The Gilded Age Kickstarter Eaters of the Light Darkness Between the Stars Hollow Empire - Night of Knives

The Gilded Age Kickstarter

Made up of magicians and actors, freaks and gunslingers, The Gilded Age reveals everyone's desires and secrets.

Eaters of the Light

Callista Lightbringer brings the fight to the darkness. Now available!

Darkness Between the Stars

A young man ventures into the stars...and learns the secret to humanity's annihilation...

Hollow Empire - Night of Knives

John McGuire & J Edward Neill build a dark, post-apocalyptic world...
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In Our Dreams Awake – Reflections on the Kickstarter

  By John McGuire comics, Crowdfunding

In case you missed it, I’m about a month past the end of the Kickstarter I ran for Egg and… Read more

Tagged   Egg Embry, In Our Dreams Awake, John McGuire, Kickstarter, route 3, The Fox Chronicles, The Gilded Age
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Let’s Talk Art – Five Artsy Questions

  By J Edward Neill art, interview, videos

All new art studio… All new art… And all new questions answered. Find out what’s up in J Edward Neill’s… Read more

Tagged   art process videos, artist interview, j edward neill art, no custom work, should i watermark my art, top five questions, why no commissions, youtube artist videos
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The Spirits & Shadows Oracle Deck & Guidebook

  By J Edward Neill art

Spirits & Shadows is now available! So… What’s it all about? Click the pic below to watch a crash course… Read more

Tagged   dark oracle decks, dark tarot, heather neill, heather reiter, oracle cards, spirits & shadows oracle, tarot decks
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Getting Scolded

  By John McGuire life, writing

Tonight, I was scolded by both my wife and my cat. My wife gave me the “John!” phrase with a… Read more

Tagged   Accomplishments, John McGuire, Life
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The Sad Bones Art Bundle!

  By J Edward Neill art

Six haunted, surreal scenes Six dark art prints Now available in one shadowy bundle The Sad Bones Art Bundle Click… Read more

Tagged   bone paintings, death art, grim reaper art, J Edward Neill, shadow art finds, skeleton paintings, skull art prints, skull paintings
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Why I Can’t Bring Myself to do Commissioned Art

  By J Edward Neill art, life

“Can you paint a portrait of me, but as a sexy, armor-wearing warrior queen? And thirty lbs. lighter?” No. And you… Read more

Tagged   can't do commissions, commissions closed, currently closed, don't do commissions, half up front, half upon completion, no commissions, no money in it, stay away from, won't do commissions
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Free Comic Book Day 2022 – Report

  By John McGuire comics, conventions

This past Saturday was Free Comic Book Day. It was also the first time since 2019 I’d done a Free… Read more

Tagged   conventions, Free Comic Book Day, galactic quest, John McGuire
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John McGuire is at Galactic Quest (Buford, GA) for Free Comic Book Day May 7, 2022

  By John McGuire Uncategorized

This coming weekend (Saturday), I will be at the Galactic Quest Comic Store in Buford, Georgia from 9 till 4(ish).… Read more

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In Our Dreams Awake – The Posts

  By John McGuire comics, Crowdfunding

  Throughout this Kickstarter campaign I’ve written a few posts on In Our Dreams Awake, so this post will put… Read more

Tagged   Alexander Lugo, Cyberpunk, Dreampunk, Egg Embry, In Our Dreams Awake, Index, John McGuire, Rolands Kalnins, Sean Hill, Steampunk
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Behind the Comic: – Anatomy of a Panel – In Our Dreams Awake #1

  By John McGuire comics, Crowdfunding, Reviews, writing

  We have about a week left to go on the In Our Dreams Awake #1 Kickstarter, so be sure… Read more

Tagged   Anatomy of a Panel, Cyberpunk, Edgar Salazar, Egg Embry, Fantasy, Genaro Olavarrieta, In Our Dreams Awake, John McGuire, Kickstarter, Steampunk
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Oracle Decks, Art Prints, & Bead Bracelet Bundles

  By J Edward Neill art

To celebrate the release of the Spirits & Shadows oracle deck, we’ve created an exclusive set of special bundles. Only… Read more

Tagged   dark art cards, heather neill, j edward neill card deck, new oracle decks, oracle decks 2022, spirits and shadows, tarot decks of 2022
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Behind the Artist – Interview with Alex Lugo

  By John McGuire comics, Crowdfunding, interview, life

  As we go through this month with the In Our Dreams Awake Kickstarter going on (don’t forget to check… Read more

Tagged   Alexander Lugo, In Our Dreams Awake, interview, John McGuire, Kickstarter, letterer
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The Firecat Painting Series by J Edward Neill

  By J Edward Neill art

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Tagged   black cat art, black cat art prints, cats without eyes, haunted cats, j edward neill art, le chat noir art prints
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Behind the Artist – Interview with Rolands Kalnins

  By John McGuire comics, Crowdfunding, illustration, interview

As we go through this month with the In Our Dreams Awake Kickstarter going on (don’t forget to check it… Read more

Tagged   artist interview, Cyberpunk, In Our Dreams Awake, John McGuire, Kickstarter, Rolands Kalnins
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Kickstart the Comic – In Our Dreams Awake #1: A Cyberpunk/Fantasy Adventure

  By John McGuire art, comics, Crowdfunding, Reviews

As I talked about last week, In Our Dreams Awake has had a long journey to get from the kernel… Read more

Tagged   Alexander Lugo, Cyberpunk, Dreampunk, Edgar Salazar, Egg Embry, Genaro Olavarrieta, In Our Dreams Awake, John McGuire, Kickstart the Comic, Rolands Kalnins, Sean Hill, Steampunk
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Behind the Comic: In Our Dreams Awake

  By John McGuire comics, Crowdfunding

  I don’t have the email anymore where I first pitched Egg the basic idea behind In Our Dreams Awake.… Read more

Tagged   comic, Edgar Salazar, Egg Embry, In Our Dreams Awake, John McGuire, Kickstarter, Rolands Kainins
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Let’s Talk Art – The Top Five Challenges Facing Modern Day Artists

  By J Edward Neill art, videos

What’s it like being a full-time artist in the real world? Let’s talk it out. In his latest Let’s Talk… Read more

Tagged   artist block, artist interviews, artists on social media, how to be a full time artist, neil gaiman, norse mythology, the fall of yggdrasil
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Repost – Searching for a Super Power

  By John McGuire Uncategorized

I’ve been busy with prepping for the upcoming Kickstarter, so I thought a look at an early blog might be… Read more

Tagged   Comics, John McGuire, Repost, superheroes, superpowers
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The Haunted Cat Art Print Bundles – Now Available!

  By J Edward Neill art

Six 8″ x 10″ Prints in Each Bundle! Lustre Paper & Mounted Canvas Options! All the Haunted Cats You Can… Read more

Tagged   black cat art, cat art, cat prints, chat noir art, crazy cat art, dark artist atlanta, evil cat paintings, haunted cats, j edward neill art
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Spirits & Shadows Oracle Deck – The Unboxing!

  By J Edward Neill art

Spirits & Shadows is now available! So… What’s it all about? Click the pic below to watch a crash course… Read more

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The Spirits & Shadows Oracle Deck – Now Available

  By J Edward Neill art

The Spirits & Shadows Oracle Deck by J Edward & Heather Neill Welcome to Spirits & Shadows. This 52-card oracle… Read more

Tagged   dark oracle, dark tarot, heather reiter, intuitive oracle decks, j edward neill art, oracle decks, shadow art finds, ShadowArtFinds, spirits & shadows, spirits and shadows, tarot decks
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In Our Dreams Awake – Kickstarter Prelaunch

  By John McGuire comics, Crowdfunding

Jason Byron dreams of two lives. In one fantasy, magi reactionaries won, technology is banned, and Jason is a portrait… Read more

Tagged   comic, Egg Embry, In Our Dreams Awake, John McGuire, Kickstarter
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Setting Realistic Goals

  By John McGuire writing

The title should be followed by a question mark: Setting Realistic Goals? Because it is something that I know I’m… Read more

Tagged   goal setting, In Our Dreams Awake, John McGuire, Kickstarter
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Repost – COVID Through the Eyes of a Cat

  By John McGuire humor, life

I’m feeling a little melancholy over Westley tonight and as I was going through older blogs, I came across this… Read more

Tagged   cats, Inigo, John McGuire, Repost, Westley
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The Spirits & Shadows Oracle Deck – Coming Soon!

  By J Edward Neill art

The Spirits & Shadows Oracle Deck An Intuitive Card Deck by Heather and J Edward Neill * NOW AVAILABLE!!  … Read more

Tagged   dark oracle decks, dark tarot cards, death tarot card, J Edward Neill, new oracle decks, shadow work, tower tarot card, witch oracle decks
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Movie Review – Scream 5

  By John McGuire film

  The Scream franchise holds a dear place in my heart as one of those movie series I felt I… Read more

Tagged   Horror movies, John McGuire, Scream, Sequel
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The Elemental Witch Art Series by ShadowArtFinds

  By J Edward Neill art

* Find more surreal dark art like this at: Read more

Tagged   dark witches, moon art, moon paintings, witch paintings, witchcraft, witchtok, witchy art
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A Love for Everyday – Part 10

  By John McGuire life

  Four years ago, I created a homemade book for my wife with all these quotes about Love from our… Read more

Tagged   A love for every day, Courtney McGuire, John McGuire
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Tales from the Cubicle – Part 5

  By John McGuire life

You work long enough, you’re going to have weird interactions with your jobs, your fellow co-workers, or just strange days… Read more

Tagged   Dilbert, John McGuire, Work Stories
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Tales from the Cubicle – Part 4

  By John McGuire life

You work long enough, you’re going to have weird interactions with your jobs, your fellow co-workers, or just strange days… Read more

Tagged   Dilbert, John McGuire, Work Stories
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Twelve Angry Men or Maybe It’s Jury Time Again

  By John McGuire life

One of my co-workers mentioned that he was going to have to report for Jury Duty this week, and that… Read more

Tagged   John McGuire, jury duty
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Eight Years and Counting

  By John McGuire life, writing

  Where last week I took a second to look at my writing releases and set goals for this upcoming… Read more

Tagged   blogs, John McGuire, Karnivool, Love's Labour's Liabilities, spider-man, Westley
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