Joachim Heijndermans
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Joachim is a freelance artist and writer. He writes short stories and draws comics. Likes to travel, paint, collect rare toys, and read in his spare time. His fiction writing has been featured in magazines, websites, podcasts and television
Stories (22)
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The Nightstalker's Mark - Novella Excerpt. Content Warning.
After work, hospital worker Adrianne steals blood from the blood bank to provide for her lover, the vampire Carm. Despite their passion, difficulties with keeping Carm fed take their toll. When coworker Petra begins to ask questions, the clash of passion, jealousy and hunger leads them all down a path of death and blood.
By Joachim Heijndermansabout a year ago in Filthy
Hold Me. Content Warning.
Kathy's eyes darted open, gazing upon the little green numbers of her alarm clock, the only light in the darkness that engulfed her room. 3:15 AM. Four hours before her alarm was set to go off, yet she was wide awake. It was unlike her to be up so early and alert. As if something had stirred her from her slumber. She sat up, scanning the room. For what, she wouldn't be able to say for sure. The room felt more occupied. As if someone else was there. But there was nothing. Yet it felt like there had been someone with her.
By Joachim Heijndermansabout a year ago in Filthy
Cove of the Fisherman's Wife - Novella Excerpt. Top Story - July 2023. Content Warning.
In feudal Japan, the wife of a fisherman enters a pact with a yõkai to keep the village prosperous as long as she pleases him. But the entrance of a Rõnin threatens this bargain.
By Joachim Heijndermans2 years ago in Filthy
Horus in Amsterdam
“So? What do you think?” Andrew asked cheerfully. I could hear the anticipation in his voice for my honest and , hopefully, encouraging critique. A shiver of horror rolled down my spine while looked at me with hopeful eyes. I stood there, for the first time in my life completely speechless, still not believing what I was looking at. If only he'd shown it to me in his studio beforehand. I could have persuaded him into maybe to change the location for this...behemoth of a sculpture.
By Joachim Heijndermans3 years ago in Fiction
The Terror and Allure of Jack Kirby's Darkseid
For the early decades of the American comic book industry, its character motivations were simple. There was good and there was evil, and evil would always be vanquished by good in the end. And while the nature of both good and evil would be explored with some characters through the silver age, it was with the creation of the New God Darkseid from Jack Kirby's line of the 'Fourth World' at DC that the king of comics would highlight a different kind of evil that transcended these concepts.
By Joachim Heijndermans5 years ago in Geeks
Maka Maka: Communication Through Sex
Lesbian pornography is a time-tested go-to genre for quick titillation, fetishizing homosexuality among women not as a genuine expression of sexual orientation, but as something for men to mentally place themselves into the scene with. A phantom threesome, if you will.
By Joachim Heijndermans8 years ago in Filthy
Lightning Strikes Twice: 'The Wild Storm' Review
Alongside their lauded Rebirth line of comic book titles, publisher DC comics also launched a new line spearheaded by acclaimed British writer Warren Ellis and artist Jon Davis-Hunt titled: The Wild Storm. To anyone familiar with the works of Jim Lee, the early days of Image Comics, Lee's rise in rank in the offices of DC Comics and Warren Ellis's previous acclaimed series The Authority and Planetary, that name should sound familiar. The Wild Storm is a reboot of the former Wildstorm Universe, back after a long period of stagnation with a shot in the arm by the very man whose work gave the imprint it's most lauded work. But can lightning strike twice?
By Joachim Heijndermans8 years ago in Geeks
Ten Creepiest Creatures from the 'Metroid' Series
Metroidis one of the longest running Nintendo game franchises not named Mario or Zelda, being a groundbreaking video game series by starring a female character, Samus Aran, as well as gaining critical acclaim for its gameplay and strong science fiction setting. Anyone who has ever played any installment in the series can vouch for the inspiration it has taken from the Alien franchise, up to and including the horror elements in its designs. Most of the creatures Samus fought over the years can look unnerving, but a select few can be called truly horrific. WithSamus Returns, the remake of Metroid 2: The Return of Samus, coming for the Nintendo 3DS and a new Metroid Prime installment coming to the Nintendo Switch in the future, let's look back at ten of the most frightening enemies that the bounty hunter Samus Aran has ever faced over her long career.
By Joachim Heijndermans8 years ago in Gamers
10 Forgotten Superheroes
Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Spider-man, Iron Man, Captain America and the Incredible Hulk are but a few on a long list of world renowned superheroes, who are recognized in the most remote parts of the world. But even with an explosive rise in popularity in the genre, there are still a few superheroes that, while once popular in their time, have been practically forgotten over the years. Be they characters from Pulp Magazines, TV series, Animation or Comics, time and underexposure has sadly caused the general audience to forget about these superheroes and their thrilling adventures. Here are ten superheroes that have been mostly forgotten, and deserve to be remembered.
By Joachim Heijndermans9 years ago in Geeks
