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Prices are still usually set by anticipated demand from the organisers, rather than the stars.. Believe me, I'd prefer not to be paying £20+ for an autograph either.. but it's pretty standard (and low-end) rate now. Besides.. who knows if/when they'll be over here next.. and how much they might cost next time - given how quick a lot of the tickets sold out!

You're more likely to get free autographs at smaller conventions - and comic writers/artists especially will usually sign their own work for free.. Hollywood actors (and anyone they are sure that will bring in a crowd to make money off) will definitely cost you for autographs.. It's probably (though a much lesser concern for the organisers) also to keep the queues manageable..

Yep, it's been that way at the majority of conventions for a long time now.. especially the larger more corporate events at a big venue like EXCEL.. I've gone for some autographs, but the pics were a bit expensive for me..

No, they won't announce the schedule until much nearer the event.. The Glasgow MCM is this weekend and the schedule for that only went up on Monday.. Don't know which day they will be on in London - there might be one each day? The Critter stampede for autograph/photo tickets comprehensively broke their ticketing site last Friday!

Premiere episode of Between the Sheets, a one-on-one interview series that examines the stories behind the storytellers. The series will start with the Critical Role cast and then expand beyond that.. Brian interviews Taliesin on growing up as a child actor in LA, his eccentric family, the weird places that life has taken him and why reading a Baywatch script made him quit screen acting..

Same, it's difficult to see what can be added to the show that wasn't already in there.. I mean they can revise and tidy up a few elements, but tinkering with it too much risks losing the brilliance of the original.. which for me is right up there with the best TV shows of all time - kids series or otherwise.. Even some of the lore additions they made in Korra didn't really work too well.. ..I don't feel like the show lacks any of these things.. the characters are all well defined and consistent, the action is already incredible (and not going to be easy to replicate on a TV budget!) and the technology, peoples and different cultures of the world are shown in plenty of detail during the series.. I mean if it introduces people to the world who wouldn't watch a kids cartoon then fine.. but it's not as though the original is something that most adults would run screaming from either.. Wonder if the show will be half hour episodes.. or will they be padding out 22 minutes of animation to regular tv show length..?

Episode 34 The first episode of interview show 'Between the Sheets' should be uploaded on youtube today.. Brian interviews Taliesin on growing up as a child actor in LA, his eccentric family, the weird places that life has taken him and why reading a Baywatch script made him quit acting..

The memory loss could also be a nod to her original Ms Marvel comic run.. Carol had been a colleague of the original Captain Marvel, but when she returned, she couldn't remember much from the accident that gave her the powers and was having blackouts (to the point she didn't even consciously know she was this new superhero that had shown up.) The incident with Rogue came several years later.. From the trailer it does seem like there's a Green Lantern-ish aspect to this version of her origin.. (Test pilot gets powers, leaves earth and finds a group to fight for offworld..) Love that they're using the 'mohawk' helmet!

Yes, welcome Gonna be interesting to have such a large party this time..

Episode 33 ..and Sam during the D&D Beyond promo.. Some more news on their upcoming shows.. ..and a fun stream of Sam, Liam, Taliesin and Marisha playing Crawl and generally hanging out..

And a new interview show..

Krynn asked if the guy at the temple had heard about him.. (I assumed we had heard about him..) Can we assume the (fairly brief) chat with her wasn't the ~full~ extent of our briefing from either her or our employers?

Level one is a harsh reality check after taking on an ancient dragon!

Next mini is a limited edition Kiri (£7 +3.50 P&P) and they're asking for votes on the one following that.. http://steamforged.com/sfg-news-blog/6-9-2018-kiri-critical-role Choice of three - Thorbir (Wil Wheaton's hopeless dwarf) - Lyra (Felica Day's wizard) or Vanessa Cyndrial, mistress of the Slayer's Take - all from the 'Trial of the Take' episodes in Campaign 1.. Quit stalling and get us a Kash and Zhara set Steamforged!