Talk:Kieron Gillen

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[edit] Some References

Over in the deletion bit got asked for some references to some bits and pieces (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Kieron_Gillen_2nd_nomination%29)

Here's the best I can do for some of the things I cited:

On New Games Journalism and its controversy http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/03/arts/03wall.html?ex=1270184400&en=8202f5f1dee75222&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Games_Journalism http://uk.gamespot.com/news/2005/05/10/news_6123723.html?sid=6123723

And the actual "manifesto" which started the thing: http://www.alwaysblack.com/blackbox/ngj.html

On winning that award: Seems the PPA have removed their previous winnners sections, as far as I can see, but this is this year's awards. http://www.ppa.co.uk/cgi-bin/wms.pl/710 I won the New Specialist Consumer Journalist of the year in 2000.

On writing long-form reviews for the Guardian: http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,,1569772,00.html

(Have no direct evidence these were the first time a games journalist had done either a long form review or won an award, bar the fact I hadn't seen any and I pay any attention. Probably not worth including that claim unless you can verify it)

On speaking at conferences: http://www.nextwave.org.au/freeplay/05speakers.htm http://animex.tees.ac.uk/speakers_details.cfm?speaker_id=79

On Writing Chaos League - this is about me writing a tie-in comic for it http://www.gamespress.com/release.asp?c=u%0D%CDi%BB

Phonogram, including quotes from Warren Ellis on its notability. http://www.newsarama.com/ImageComics/Phonogram/Phonogram01Pre.html http://poorlydrawnanimals.com/blog/?p=424

Actually, if in terms of comics, may be worth mentioning that I've been doing a comic strip with co-creator Jamie McKelvie called Save Point for Official Playstation Magazine in the UK for three years now. http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:tynxQAKQskcJ:uk.playstation.com/features/featureStory.jhtml%3FstoryId%3D106410_en_GB_FEAT%26linktype%3DFSOF+Save+Point+Gillen+McKelvie&hl=en&gl=uk&ct=clnk&cd=5

I'd drop the Comm Suicide reference and Kenickie.com. The former's small press messing around with the (Eisner Award Nominated!) Alex De Campi and the latter's was just a teenage fan site.

11:48, 22 June 2006 (UTC)Kieron

I've updated the article to a slightly better state than what it was previously. Hixx 20:11, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

As this looks like its going to get kept (even if Commercial Suicide bit the dust) could somene who knows more about the project add more about Phonogram (the link currently only goes to the disambiguation page) probably as its own entry? If it is deemed noatble enough, of course. (Emperor 20:44, 26 June 2006 (UTC))