MKomix Milton Keynes Comics Show

I'm going to have a table at the MKomix show that Paul Rainey is organising in Milton Keynes. Its on Thursday the 19th of July in the evening. Here's the website. Should be good, now to get some train tickets and stuff while they are still cheap.

A Bit of Page Sixty Seven of 'Jackson Family Stories'

Here's a row of panels from page sixty seven of my new comic.

More Tanks and Soldiers

Here's another row of panels from page sixty three of my new comic , 'Jackson Family Stories'.

A Tank and Some Soldiers

Here's a tank and some soldiers from page fifty nine of my new comic, 'Jackson Family Stories'.

Comics for Sale

I've lots of comics for sale in my online shop. Prices have gone up a little due to postage costs but don't let that put you off, they are still good value.

I've copies of 'The Gods Must be Bastards' which Rob Clough named as 26th best minicomic of 2011. 'Flying Leaf Creature', my full colour newspaper comic (here's a review from Rob Clough). My two 'It's a Man's Life in the Ice Cream Business' comics (here's a review from the Forbidden Planet) and also copies of my older comics such as 'On The Banks of The Mighty Croal' (here's a review from the Comics Reporter) and 'Gin Palace 1 and 2'.

Thanks! Now to return to my posting of little bits of my long 'Jackson Family Stories' comic as I draw it. I'm starting page sixty two tomorrow, which is about my grandad in the war. I have to draw lots of tanks.

Arguing about Whippets

Here's a row of panels from page fifty three of my 'Jackson Family Stories'.

Romantic Mayhem Anthology

I really enjoyed this Irish anthology. A lot of the stories are parodies of Romance comics, and they nearly always make me laugh. It's a good funny subject to choose. It's a nice thick little book, and nearly all in colour too.

'What's Roy Thinking?' by Paddy Brown and Gar Shanley made me laugh, and it looks exactly right for the comics it's trying to parody. I really like the drawing. I enjoyed 'This Never Heavenly Heart' by Cathal Duggan about faded Southern Belles. The art reminded me a bit of Michael Kupperman and the story made me laugh again. 'Perfect Nadine' by Ian Pettitt was funny too. I really enjoyed John Robbins story 'All the Way', its quite a sweet story for him. John Robbins and Philip Barrett's text story 'Hand in Marriage' was very creepy indeed and sticks in your mind unpleasantly. And I also enjoyed 'Star Crossed Love' by Deidre de Barra and Gar Shanley which made me laugh again, and had art that looked just right too. The other stories were all pretty good as well.

A very good anthology and highly recommended, here's the website for it so you can have a look.