Books Vs Cigarettes Webcomic


‘Books vs Cigarettes’ takes a not entirely serious little wander through the world of Genre Lit. It’s the stuff we love but, as with everything, that doesn’t mean it shouldn’t come with a sense of humour!

Wondrous words from Danie Ware. Dubious illustration Sarah Anne Langton. And hosted each month by the lovely folk at Geek Syndicate.

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Books vs Cigarettes #1 The Perils Of Paranormal Romance  Beware smouldering  vampires and frisky werewolf’s… nothing good will come of it…

Books vs Cigarettes #2 Post Paranormal Romance Blues  When a little light Sword and Sorcery goes tragically wrong…


Books vs Cigarettes #3 Steampunked  The lure of the dirigible and corset goes horribly wrong as somebody starts to investigate the world of Steampunk.

Books vs Cigarettes #4 SFX Or Bust!  Be prepared… the SFX Weekender is upon us…

Books Vs Cigarettes Sir?

Might I suggest a stroll over to ‘The Geek Syndicate’, those fine purveyors of quality literature, for some comic book adventures Sir? This week the ladies of ‘Books Vs Cigarettes’ encounter Steampunk during a epic yarn of corsets and goggles that is sure to please.


Have your man locate a copy for you directly.

Yuletide Pandemonium

Want a little Pandemonium in your Christmas stocking? Sure you do. As a seasonal follow-up to the very lovely armageddon anthology ‘Pandemonium: Stories of the Apocylpse’ you can now treat yourself to three darkly comedic tales with this dinky download from Team Pornokitsch.

Three unclassifiable short-short stories from three of our favourite unclassifiable authors. Den Patrick contributes “The Shock of the New”, a stirring tale of an alternate WWI (bonus: Tesla cannons!), Archie Black is a fly on the wall at “Villainy Fair”, a gathering of storybook villainnesses and Oz Vance introduces a deeply mediocre band of adventurers in “The Season”

Plus… uhm…. you get a wobbly drawing of the ‘Jurassic Publishing’ dinosaur, all of your very own, as I got busy with the crayons.

Go nuts and grab yourself a Kindle copy of the ’Pandemonium Stocking Stuffer 2011′ on Amazon UK or Amazon US! Full of awesome from top editor folk Anne C Perry and Jared Shurin.

Books Vs Cigarettes… Or ‘My First Webcomic’

Drawing a webcomic sounds fun. Sharpen those pencils and off you go. Easy. Well, till you realise that you actually have no idea what you’re doing. But, Hell, that’s never stopped me before. Armed with wondrous words from Danie Ware a page appeared. And, somewhat bizarrely, people seemed to kinda like it. Including the lovely folk at Geek Syndicate who’ve now given it a home.

The first instalment of ‘Books Vs Cigarettes: A Sly Look At The World Of Geek Publishing’ is up ‘n live with The Geeks justy here!

(Please note future episodes will not include helicopters, forks, dogs, and other things I can’t draw.)

Is That A Stake In Your Pocket?

…or are you just pleased to see me?

I’m daily forced to encounter a mildly disturbing amount of paranormal romance. It’s my job. Ripped vampire himbos, and claymore wielding hunky immortals. They’re forced upon me before I’ve even had my caffeine fix, first thing. The reading public responsible therefore deserve poking fun at. And I’m not letting the fact that I really have no idea how to draw comics stop me.

Sexed up revenants should at least wait till I’ve had my tea of a morning.


Top wordsmithing skills here from Danie Ware!