Monstrosity Issue 3 to launch at Thought Bubble!

It's long-overdue, but issue 3 of Monstrosity will be available at last in just over a week's time!
I'll be selling all three issues at table 65a in the Royal Armouries Hall alongside other assorted goodies.
I hope to see you there!

Sky Drifters- Jailbird

I made a post about my last Sky Drifters series which was supposed to be scheduled to go up in early June just before it came out, but it looks like it didn't post!!

Anyway, here's some peeks at it.
It was called Jailbird and it was a wild west/jailbreak tale with lots of twists and turns in the story and some really cool characters!

If you want to check it out, Jailbird ran through issues 179-184 of The Phoenix, available to buy online here: http://www.thephoenixcomic.co.uk/product-tag/sky-drifters/

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Sky Drifters is back again!

Sky Drifters is back again in this weeks Phoenix Comic- here's a sneaky peek for you!
The Phoenix is available to buy from Waitrose, online and via their brilliant iPad app!
More info at www.thephoenixcomic.co.uk

Sky Drifters is back!

Click HERE for more info on The Phoenix!

100 Issues of The Phoenix!

Monstrosity issue 2- back cover by Richard Elson!

Rich is one of my favourite artists in comics, his incredible talent inspired me to want to get into comics from a young age and his work still amazes me to this day. 
As you can imagine, I am absolutely thrilled that his artwork will be gracing the back cover of Monstrosity issue 2 when it launches this weekend, thank you Rich!

Monstrosity 2 Cover Colours!

Here's the finished art for Monstrosity issue 2's cover!
As I've mentioned before, it'll be available at Thought Bubble in Leeds on the 23rd and 24th of this month- hope to see you there!

Monstrosity Issue 2!

Monstrosity issue 2 will be released at the Thought Bubble festival in Leeds at the end of the month! Here's a work in progress peek at the cover!

Digital Pencils

And inks! Colours coming soon!

Summit of The Goddess

Here's my cover for the latest issue of The Phoenix, issue 89! My drawing schedule for Simon Swift has been rather hectic and I've not had much of a chance to update here lately but I will be starting the final episode of the current series tomorrow so hopefully I'll have more of a chance to post here soon!

In other news, Monstrosity issue 1 is now available from some fantastic stores over here in the UK. I really recommend them all and I'm delighted to be stocked by them!

Gosh! (London)

Orbital (London)

Travelling Man (Leeds)

Close Encounters (Bedford)

The Incredible Comic Shop (Swindon)

Sonic The Comic 20th Anniversary

STC Online have been doing a tremendous job of celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Sonic The Comic, the UK's excellent Sonic the Hedgehog comic which ceased production over 10 years ago.

STC Online is a fan-made continuation of the original Egmont-Fleetway published print comics, although it has had the full support and encouragement of the original creators since day 1. That support is felt very much in the latest issue, where a huge number of creators from the original and online incarnations of the comic have all shared their thoughts on it and, even better, contributed new pieces of art to the comic! Nigel Kitching and Nigel Dobbyn even collaborated alongside STC-O's Michael Corker on the lead strip which was a real treat for a big STC geek like me!

For people who aren't up on STC's long backstory there's a new comic strip being updated on a weekly basis, with contributions from both the original and new creators, that retells the entire history in brief, read it :here:

I contributed a couple of illustrations to the special- a drawing of Sonic for one of the covers as well as a panel for the catch-up strip, which was added to the site today.
Here they are:

The Oxford Children's Comic Festival roundup!

Saturday's 'Oxford Children's Comic Festival' was a huge success and a really exciting event to be a part of! Above is a news clip from Meridian tonight- I think perhaps I was mistaken for a child whilst being sat at the drawing table (I'm in the blue t-shirt!)

I was really impressed by all of the young attendees' enthusiasm for comics- there was a real buzz for the medium running through the whole event. This was especially noticeable near the entrance where two very talented 12-year-old creators were selling their wares- Jordan Vigay with his comic 'The Red Crow' and Zoom Rockwell with his comic 'The Zoom'! I really admired the passion for comics that they both possessed and the fact that they were confident enough in their work to sell it to the public was great to see. They have every right to be confident too as both comics were full of genuinely funny strips- I expect to see great things from these two in the future and I hope that more young creators follow their lead!

Neill Cameron was the ringleader in a day-long event at the festival- The Mega-Comic (as I have just decided to call it).

Here's me drawing the second panel (image courtesy of Neill's blog)

Here are a few shots of the completed comic, I think it came out looking pretty darn awesome! There's also a great step by step guide to it's creation over on Neill's blog !HERE!

 

And here's a proper look at the comic (stolen from Sarah McIntyre's blog!) Sarah's also done a great round-up of the event on her blog, which you can check out !HERE!

There was lots more, including workshops, Ice Creams, Pizza from a van and the brilliant comic Loaf, but I can only type for so long before I need to get back to the drawing desk!

I've got to give a massive thanks on behalf of everyone who enjoyed the day to the organisers over at at The Phoenix and The Story Museum for putting on a fantastic event- I can't wait for next year's festival!

And last but definitely not least, here's a fantastic drawing that aspiring comic artist Finn Browne gave me towards the end of the day- I was really impressed by his drawings- I think he's got a bright future in comics ahead of him!

MONSTROSITY IS HERE!

Very exciting news- my colour copies of Monstrosity issue #1 arrived today thanks to the great people over at UK Comics! Here are the first pics!

As I've mentioned in previous posts, I'll start selling them at the Bristol Comics Expo on May 11th and 12th.

Here's me unboxing them!

The Oxford Children's Comic Festival

The Oxford Children's Comic Festival (which is, I believe, the first Comic festival in the country aimed exclusively at Children) will be held on Saturday, the 4th of May from 10am to 5pm.
I will be there in the Drawing Corner, doing lots of... drawing!
Here are the details, if you have kids with an interest in comics, drawing or stories I'd recommend it- I think it's going to be a really fun day for all involved!

Here's the Proof!

Hello!
I collected the proof copy of Monstrosity Issue #1 yesterday and it came out looking awesome I think! Here's a peek at the cover!

MONSTROSITY #1 in FULL COLOUR!

Issue 1 of Monstrosity will be re-released this year in full colour! Hooray! It will be debuting at Bristol Comic Expo on the 11th-12th of May and will be available at N.I.C.E. and Thought Bubble too!
Here's the revised cover with the brand new logo that my hugely talented girlfriend Nikki Dyson designed for me!

  

 

The Phoenix goes Digital!

Happy New Year everyone!
News just in from The Phoenix HQ.......

It’s a new year and a new day and we’re feeling good! Not only that but we have something BIG to tell you … so take a seat because our new is so SUPER EXCITING it may just knock your socks off!
You know that you an already get the great paper edition of The Phoenix every week … well now you can also get it on the iPad!
That’s right, The Phoenix has gone digital, so now you can choose how you want to read the weekly story comic!
Want it through the post? No problem! Like reading your Phoenix on the iPad? Great! Want both? Even better!
The Phoenix app is available RIGHT NOW!
It’s FREE to download and comes with a brilliant free sample issue so you can see how the app works! Once downloaded you can get individual issues or subscribe via in app purchases! For the first week of the app’s life there is a RIDICULOUSLY AMAZING offer available, so go ahead and check it out- just click any of these images!

More Fan Art!

With the pace of work on Simon Swift recently I've been a bit behind on posting things that I'd have really liked to. I'm really delighted to finally have a moment to post these two drawings up!
Here's Tod, as drawn by Beth Wernham:

And Here's Simon Swift amongst some other Phoenix favourites (I didn't have a name to go with this one, sorry):

Thanks so much to the artists who drew these, it's amazing to see fan art of my characters and it really keeps me energised when I'm drawing!

The Phoenix round-up!

Wow, it's been an unbelievably hectic couple of weeks for me, many apologies for the lack of weekly posting. I've just completed the final episode of Simon Swift and the printed issues have been hot on my heels!
Since I was last here 3 issues of The Phoenix have come out and Simon Swift is nearing it's conclusion, here, have a peek at those issues!

And here's my favourite Simon Swift Panel yet; really pleased with how this one came out!

I also would very much encourage anybody who still needs to find a present for a young (or, in fact, old) comic fan, to check out 'The Best Present Ever' from the fine folks at The Phoenix
Here's the details:

The Phoenix issue 47!

Here's your weekly preview of The Phoenix and Simon Swift!
This week- Have the group finally tracked down Simon's mother? There'll have to be some villain-battling before they find out!

The Phoenix issue 46!

Hooray! The latest issue of The Phoenix is out NOW and I'm lucky to have a brand new Simon Swift cover adorning it! This weeks issue also features Gary Northfield's hilarious 'Gary's Garden', the unmissable 'Zara's Crown' by John and Patrice Aggs and the inestimably talented Chris Riddell returns with another installment of 'Elsewhere' amongst many other comicky delights!

If you want some Phoenixy magic delivered direct to your door, head -HERE- for details!

Here's this weeks cover, (My second Simon Swift cover) with a sneak peek from inside below!

Next week there is all-out action! Stay tuned!