Monday 30 December 2019

Kettle Picture for My New Woodworking Zine Comic


I've started drawing a new zine / comic which will be all about the woodworking course I went on. here's a picture of the old black kettle we were using. This zine will have a lot of instruction drawings of how to make different things out of wood.

Friday 27 December 2019

New Years Sale

My comics shop is open again now, here it is. Postage is free in the UK, for the rest of the world please add £3 to your order with the button at the top of the shop page.  Any order till the 10th of January gets a free copy of my book length comic 'The Storytellers'. If you already have that book let me know on the order and I'll send something else. Cheers!


Saturday 21 December 2019

Happy Christmas and a Happy New Year

Here's a Christmas picture of The Woodsman. Happy Christmas!


Wednesday 18 December 2019

Last Two Little Paintings from 'The Woodsman'

Here's the last two little paintings from 'The Woodsman'. Once I get this comic scanned and printed (next year) I'll give these out as rewards to the buyers. The second picture shows the woodsman sat on a saw horse like I was using on my woodworking course.



Wednesday 11 December 2019

Two More Little Paintings From 'The Woodsman'



Here's two more paintings I did of scenes from 'The Woodsman'.

Thursday 5 December 2019

More Little Paintings From 'The Woodsman'



Here's two more little paintings I did of scenes from The Woodsman.

Thursday 28 November 2019

Little Paintings from 'The Woodsman'

I've been doing some little paintings of scenes from 'The Woodsman'. Here's the first two.



Monday 25 November 2019

Comics for Sale, Comics for Sale

I've gone a bit quiet with my drawing as I am very busy doing three markets a week and the wood working course one day a week too. I have finished editing 'The Woodsman' so that will come out next year. I'll stop being busy halfway through December and then get back to some drawing.

Why not buy have a look at all my comics at my comics shop here on the blog. There are lots on there with all different subjects. Cheers! If you want to catch up the ones I brought out this year are 'Merchants' and 'Meat Grinder'.



Tuesday 19 November 2019

In The Woods

I've been doing a course in the woods every Tuesday for the last four weeks. We cut down some trees for the Woodland Trust and now we are using the wood to learn how to make things. Today we made some reindeer.



Thursday 14 November 2019

'Meat Grinder' Review

Here's a new review of my comic 'Meat Grinder' from Optical Sloth. Thanks Kevin! If you would like a copy they are for sale at my shop on this blog, cheers!



Monday 11 November 2019

'Hi Mary... Morning'



Here's two more rows of panels from the new story.

Monday 4 November 2019

Starting a New Story



Here's two rows of panels from a new story I am starting to draw. I've done eight pages now. It's not got a name yet.

I haven't forgot 'The Woodsman' but I am still leaving it a while long before I do the final edit. Then I will be less precious about the drawings and get them better. It won't come out till next year.

Monday 28 October 2019

Ghost Comics Glasgow Little Report


On Saturday I had half a table at the Ghost Comics Festival in Glasgow. I'd never been to a comics show in Scotland before. It went well in the end. It was a good show and well organised. It was more like the zine fairs I've been to than I was expecting, with a lot of zines and prints, but with a very international crowd of exhibitors, Kus had a stall and Stripburger and there lots of other exhibitors from Europe. I should have took more of my zine like comics along, and a few less big books. I didn't sell anything till half two so I was getting worried but then it was busy for the rest of the day so I was happy by the end. This was the first show for many years where I didn't really know anyone there so that was a bit odd. I missed having someone to moan to when I was feeling worried early on. It was good to be selling comics to new people though instead of getting a bit lazy and just having a nice chat, though its always fun to catch up with people. I did some trades with the other exhibitors and got some good stuff that I will read once I recover.

I was feeling pretty rough all weekend as I had caught a nasty cold the week before, so I was very snuffly and a bit groggy all day, but I was alright once I got some sales in and starting talking. I sold all my contributor copies of Simon Moreton's 'Lettuce Bee' zine which was good. My best seller was the 'Ragnar the Cheesemonger' comic. It was three hours each way on the train so that was a long day, it would have been easy but there were loads of train cancellations and delays due to flooding, which made it a bit worrying. Thanks everyone who had a look at my stuff!

Thursday 17 October 2019

Ghost Comics Glasgow Saturday 26th October

I'll be at the Ghost Comics Festival in Glasgow on Saturday 26th October. It will be my last show of the year. It looks a really good show so please come along if you live nearby. I'll have all my latest comics such as 'Meat Grinder', 'Merchants' and 'Volunteers' and some copies of Simon Moreton's 'Lettuce Bee' zine for sale as well. Please let me know if you'd like anything specific from my back catalogue and I'll bring a copy or two along. I'll be a little late so will be getting there at half eleven. Thanks!

Monday 14 October 2019

Front and Back Covers of 'The Woodsman'


Here's the front and back covers of 'The Woodsman' before I clean them up. I've not started the editing yet. I think this comic will be out next year, early on. I've started drawing a new story as well, but only slowly.

Monday 7 October 2019

'Whats the Matter, Bill?'



Here's this weeks two rows of panels from 'The Woodsman'. The comic is finished now, its eighty eight pages long. I'm going to leave it a month and then try and edit it. I might do the covers this week...

Monday 30 September 2019

'Hey, I've Got a Bite'



Here's this weeks two rows of panels from my comic in progress, 'The Woodsman'.

Monday 23 September 2019

'It Must Be Still in the Woods...'


Here's this weeks two rows of panels from 'The Woodsman'. This story is going to need a lot of editing once I finish it...

Monday 16 September 2019

'Bah, Nature'



Here's this weeks two rows of panels from my comic in progress, 'The Woodsman'.

Monday 9 September 2019

'It Can't Be True'


Here's this weeks two rows of panels from my comic in progress, 'The Woodsman'.

Friday 6 September 2019

Comics Offer

THIS OFFER IS FINISHED NOW. THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO BOUGHT SOMETHING!


Hello! Why not have a look at the Comics shop on my blog here. 

For this month only I'm giving away a free copy of my comic 'The Gods Must Be Bastards' with every order. It's a good comic, and was number 23 in a list from the Comics Journal of the best mini comics of 2013. The offer will stop if I run out of copies. Cheers!




Monday 2 September 2019

'Its Getting Narrower and Smaller'



Here's this weeks two rows of panels from 'The Woodsman', my comic in progress.

Tuesday 27 August 2019

'Cree'



Here's this weeks rows of panels from my comic in progress, 'The Woodsman'. I drew several pages set in a tunnel and used a lot of black ink.

Monday 19 August 2019

'What's Going On?'


Here's todays two rows of panels from my comic in progress, 'The Woodsman'.

Monday 12 August 2019

'Owww'



Here's todays two rows of panels from my comic in progress, 'The Woodsman'.

Thursday 8 August 2019

'This is Going to Take Hours'

Here's another row of panels from 'The Woodsman', my comic in progress.

Monday 5 August 2019

'We'll Have To Start Being Careful Here'



Here's todays two rows of panels from my comic in progress, 'The Woodsman'.

Thursday 1 August 2019

'Jesus, the Winds Got up'



Here's two more rows of panels from my comic in progress, 'The Woodsman'.

Monday 29 July 2019

'Where is Your Story Bill'


Here's two more rows of panels from 'The Woodsman'. I am getting nearer the end of this story now.