Birthday Hero

Aside from that comedy Batman a few posts back, this must be the first superhero pic I've drawn in ages. It was a lot of fun, so much so that I'm wondering if my long, self-imposed exile in the Indie Comics Ghetto hasn't been one big, horrible mistake.

(Private commission for a birthday gift. If anyone out there wants their partner - or themselves, or their pet - you name it - drawn as a caped crusader, do give me a shout!)

Bowie and Rolf

Lots of stylophones around here lately. I borrowed one off a friend a few years ago, plugged it into a Marshall amp, whacked up the gain and played the bastard for days. Ahem. Anyway. This is in the new issue of The Stool Pigeon, words and concept by Mr Paul O'Connell (give it a click so you can read it proper).

The Book Of Apertures

Book Launch

Lazy Gramophone Press presents the release of their fourth publication, 'The Book of Apertures'.

The Dylan Thomas Prize-nominated collective will bring you a whole day of music and celebration for the book. The event conveniently takes place on a Sunday, from 1pm till 10pm at The Betsey Trotwood (nearest station Farringdon, map above).

The main room is FREE entry. Entry to the upstairs room (where all the action is at) - features tunes from DJs Cuckoo Pan, EMBLAK & Tugnut & exhibited extracts & artwork from the artist & writers AND 6 short readings from 6 of the writers from the book - therein - will cost £9.99, and includes a FREE copy of the book once you step through the door (retail price £14.99), due to be officially launched 5th April 2010.

The venue will also be serving food during lunch time.

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The book is a collection of original short stories inspired by myth and folklore. I provided illustrations for Sam Rawlings' The Tale of Hunter Stoke and Rusty Blue, which is ripe with strange magic:


I should be picking up my comp copy on the day, so if you're about do drop in and say hello!

(Edited 22/01 to include this:


I'm enough of a Philip Pullman fan to be thrilled to know he owns a book which contains a few of my doodles!)

I Was Built With A Smile On My Face

Finally put paid to this ancient work-in-progress. I like the scrappy bits best. It was pretty tempting to start over from scratch and turn it into a glorified gung-ho sketch...

Actually, I've had it with labouring endlessly over this shit! New Year's Resolution for 2010 = Loosen Up!