• Freaky new review

    19 February 2020

    It's twenty years since Cirque Du Freak was first released, but there are still new reviewers coming fresh to the series, such as this blogger with the user name of Popcorn And Paperbacks. It's...

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  • Tarot Tuesday

    18 February 2020

    I've featured tattoo designs by a fan called Molly Marie over the last couple of Tattoo Tuesdays, but this week we're moving onto something very different -- TAROT Tuesday!! Intriguingly, Molly...

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  • Zut alors!

    17 February 2020

    This one's a bit of a French oddity...

     

    The manga edition of The Saga Of Darren Shan (aka the Cirque Du Freak series) was released in French many years ago. I was sent the first six volumes, but...

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  • Getting arty

    16 February 2020

    I found myself with a spare Sunday morning and afternoon in London recently, which is a rarity these days -- Mrs Shan and I used to bounce between Limerick and London like a pair of pingpong balls,...

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  • The gang’s all here!

    15 February 2020

    How cool is this "rogue's gallery" of characters from my Saga Of Darren Shan / Cirque Du Freak series?!? It was drawn by a fan called Shion, who has crammed in just about as many figures as is...

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  • Lartenanna!

    14 February 2020

    OK, these drawings of Arra Sails and Larten Crepsley, by the ultra-talented Amity Lee, were created for a Secret Santa Christmas present in the run-up to the yuletide, but thanks to a wonderful...

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