Last weekend was the Dublin City Comic Con. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy in... No wait. That was Mos Eisley... easy mistake to make.Building on the success of last year's outing, the DCCC was a two-day event and was a great mix of comic creators, artists, writers, alcohol, geekdom, alcohol, Doctor Whoness and... alcohol. Last year Team Wisdom, named after Doctor Who scribe Paul Cornell's Marvel comic, took second place at the charity quiz. This year, amidst muchserious...

As some people may already know, the WGA (The Writers' Guild of America) went out on strike on Monday over residual and payment issues. In most debates there are two sides to every story, but it has to be said that in this one it's hard not to have the utmost sympathy for the writers when you look at the deals they've been forced to swallow in the past and the attitude of modern Hollywood today when it comes to giving up ANY extra slice of very profitable pies.I've never written for TV - I'd love to but when is there time to even attempt what others already do exceptionally well - but a lot of...