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The Secrets of the Commander’s Costume
The Commander (Richard Zeman) is the leader of a regiment of Kah’Nath soldiers, and a brutal fighter. His costume needed to aptly depict his power and authority. The Kah’Nath are the only characters in the world of Ren who wear red, an indication of their dominance. I…
The Secrets of Lyanna’s Costume
Lyanna (Dita Tantang) is a child of the wild, an outcast, a nomad. Like Hunter, she spends her life on the road. She carries nothing more than what she deems absolutely essential, including her shoulder bag, which is one of the first things I bought, when Kate…
Kah’Nath Invasion of MCM London Comic Con
The last weekend of May 2019 saw over 100,000 genre fans descend on East London’s Excel Centre once again for MCM London Comic Con. This time, amongst the star guests, lovingly-made cosplay and stalls full of Pop figures and graphic novels, was a platoon of…
June 2019 Update
We have released a video to update you all on where we are at with the development of Ren: The Girl with the Mark season two. If you prefer to read rather than watch, the transcript is below. We’ve hit the halfway mark on our renew Ren mailing list which is amazing!…
Comic Con This Weekend!
With MCM Comic Con London just days away, Ren HQ is a hive of activity. We’re preparing not just for the meet-up – which you can still join here – but for a small platoon of Kah’Nath soldiers to descend on the convention as well. We want everyone there to know…
The Secrets of Karn’s Costumes
Karn (Christopher Dane) is a complex and mysterious man, living in the forest outside the village in a self-made Aladdin’s Cave of untold treasures. There are many questions surrounding Karn, some of which are answered, some hinted at in the very clothes he is…
The Secrets of Hunter’s Costume
Hunter (Duran Fulton Brown) is an outlaw, a chancer, a rogue, constantly thinking on his feet. Making his own rules as he goes, more often than not you can find him on the wrong side of the law. His costume grew from the simple premise that Hunter would take the…
The Secrets of Ren’s Costume
Ren is a young woman from the small, rural village of Lyngarth. Losing her mother when she was only around nine years old, she has become fiercely independent, taking care of her brother and father. For me, Ren’s costume had to echo the fashions of Lyngarth. Aware…
Meet-up at MCM Comic Con London
MCM’s May Comic Con is coming up soon, and the team from Ren: The Girl with the Mark will be there – will you? Taking place at the Excel Centre in East London, the spring event is one of the biggest in the UK’s convention calendar. The Ren team have attended several…
Festivals and Awards Round-up
Ren: The Girl with the Mark’s co-creator Kate Madison was recently nominated for a Best Director award at Miami Web Fest, but this is just the latest in a long line of festival successes for the series which she and Christopher Dane created. Ren’s epic festival…