New Rob Clough Reviews

Hurray, Rob Clough has wrote a new review of my recent comics. He reviews all four issues of 'Flying Sausage Academy', 'Ragnar the Cheesemonger', 'RhiZome 3' and 'RhiZome 4'. Thanks Rob! All the comics are on sale at my website and my Comicsy shop.

'RhiZome 4' Interviews

Kyle Baddeley-Read is interviewing all the artists from 'RhiZome 4' and putting the interviews up on the RhiZome tumblr. Here's the first one, with Desmond Reed.

'RhiZome 4' is on sale at my website.

New Comics- 'Ragnar the Cheesemonger' and 'RhiZome 4' Now On Sale

My two latest comics have just arrived back from the printers. I'll put the details below.

 'Ragnar the Cheesemonger' is a 52 page black and white comic with colour covers. It is halfway between A4 and A5 in size. It is priced at £6 with free postage in the UK (overseas customers please add £2 postage to your order) and is on sale at my website and my Comicsy shop.

It's about the troubles of a Viking cheesemonger and cheese maker. Here's the first four pages so you can have a look...

'RhiZome 4' is the final issue of me and Kyle Baddeley-Read's science fiction and fantasy anthology.

It is 48 pages, black and white with colour covers, and is sized halfway between A4 and A5. it is priced at £4.50 with free postage in the UK (overseas buyers please add £2 postage). It is on sale at my website and my Comicsy shop.

Here's a preview of who is in this issue. 

The artists are Desmond Reed, Kyle Baddeley-Read, Rob Jackson, Nick Soucek, David Shenton and Adam Smith.

Thanks!

PS- Here's a little review of 'Ragnar the Cheesemonger' from Colin Mathieson. Thanks Colin!

'RhiZome 4' Preview

'RhiZome 4' is at the printers now and will be out soon, so here's a preview of who is in it.

 Desmond Reed

 Kyle Baddeley-Read

 Rob Jackson

 Nick Soucek

 David Shenton

Adam Smith

Thanks! It will be 48 pages with colour covers.

Proof Copies of 'Ragnar' and 'RhiZome 4'

Got the proof copies back from the printer for 'Ragnar the Cheesemonger' and 'RhiZome 4' today. They look cool. I'm going to get them printed next month, so they should be back and on sale by the middle of the month. I hadn't realised how big 'Ragnar the Cheesemonger' is, it's 52 pages, so nearly as long as a book.

'RhiZome 4' Covers

Here's Kyle Baddely-Read's front cover and my back cover for 'RhiZome 4' all cleaned up now. Now to put the stories in order...

'RhiZome' Anthology Sale

I want to get the next issue of me and Kyle's 'RhiZome Anthology' printed so I am having a sale on the first three issues. Thety are all on sale at just £2.50 each on my Comicsy site, with free postage in the UK.  Why not try an issue and see if you would like to get the fourth issue when it comes out in a couple of months. They don't follow on from each other so you could buy any one you fancy. If you would like any issues and live abroad it would be £2.50 an issue plus an extra £2 postage, please contact me.

I'm going to run this sale till the end of May.

Issue One- 

This is co-edited by me and Kyle Baddeley-Read. Its a 48 page science-fiction / fantasy anthology. Halfway between A4 and A5 in size, black and white with colour covers.
It features work by Max Mose, me, Kyle Baddeley-Read, John Robbins and Pete Batchelor. Here’s a preview of the comic, and here’s the RhiZome tumblr.
Here’s a review from Optical Sloth-

I can’t help it, it’s just been beaten into me over the years: I get nervous whenever somebody puts the first part of a continuing story in an anthology. I’ve been proven wrong to be nervous about this before, but I’ve also been proven right plenty of times. Which is to say that Rob Jackson has a fascinating first part of a story in here, and I’d really rather the rest of the story wasn’t lost forever because there was never a second issue of this series. Eh, don’t mind me, I’m working on being less pessimistic in the new year. The other stories are all self-contained, so no worries there. These other stories include Max Mose’s tale of a civilization wandering the stars in search of more of the nuclear weapons that destroyed their homeworld, Kyle Baddeley-Read and his piece on the benefits of child slavery (to the children), John Robbins with his story of a man who discovers a giant hole in his stomach and his conversations with his therapist about it, and Pete Batchelor’s tale of a man who thought that he had outsmarted the apocalypse by freezing himself and thawing himself out in 2130. Pretty great stuff all around, and it all added up to a really odd and fantastic vibe for the book as a whole. Oh, and Rob’s story, as I mentioned, won me over completely. It’s all about a man who’s annoyed at getting his new job while also happy because he desperately needed the money. Which wouldn’t be that odd of a story, but this man goes into his first day and finds another man there who has his name and who kind of looks like him. This is more than just a simple coincidence or there’d be no story here, obviously, but the direction that it seems to be taking has me really curious to see what happens next. So check it out, is what I’m saying. Even if future parts of Rob’s story disappear completely (and he has a pretty good track record of finishing his stories so far), then this works perfectly well all by itself.

Issue Two-

Contains new stories by-
S Tyler Stafford
Kyle Baddeley-Read
Rob Jackson
John Robbins
Dave Huxley
Nick Soucek
and an interview with Tony Husband

Issue Three-

Science fiction and fantasy anthology edited by Rob Jackson and Kyle Baddeley-Read. 28 pages, halfway between A5 and A4 in size. Black and white with colour covers.
Contains stories by – William Cardini, Kyle Baddeley-Read, Rob Jackson and Nick Soucek.

Here's a review from the Forbidden Planet blog. 

Thanks! Any money I make in the sale will help for the printing of issue 4. 

This sale is now over, thanks everyone!

Back Cover for 'RhiZome 4'

Here's a back cover I drew for 'RhiZome 4'. There's the king of space and his assistant Derek (they are not inside the comic). It's Kyle's turn to do the front cover this time.

Another Panel from my 'RhiZome 4' Story

Here's another panel I like from my 'RhiZome 4' story. I've finished it now and it's twelve pages, just like I wanted. This week I am scanning and cleaning my 'Flying Sausage Academy 2 and 3' so I can send them to the printers.

'Not Me, You Muppet'

Here's another panel from my story for 'RhiZome'. I'm on page eight now, I'm trying to make it twelve pages long.

New Story for 'RhiZome 4'

Here's the first panel from a new story I'm drawing for 'RhiZome 4'.

'RhiZome' Interviews

Here's the other little 'RhiZome' interview by Kyle Baddeley-Read, with William Cardini. Here's a link to his website.

'RhiZome' Sale Packs on Comicsy

Now there are three issues of 'RhiZome', the weird science fiction and fantasy anthology that I edit with Kyle Baddeley-Read, I'm having a sale on my Comicsy site. It's only £5 (with free postage) to try the first two issues, and only £8 (with free postage) to buy all three issues so far. If you haven't tried the anthology yet why not have a go.
Thanks!

'RhiZome' Interviews

Kyle is doing little interviews with all the contributors to our 'RhiZome' anthology. Here's the first one, with Nick Soucek.

Review of 'RhiZome 3'

Here's the first review of 'RhiZome 3' from Richard Bruton at the Forbidden Planet Blog. He likes it a lot more than the first two issues. If you would like a copy you can get them from my online shop. It has no continuing stories this time, so don't worry if you don't have issues one and two.

'RhiZome Anthologies' Now on Sale at 'Head in the Clouds', Norwich

Hello. You can now buy 'RhiZome' Issues one to three at 'Head in The Clouds', Norwich. They have also put the first two issues up on their website.  Why not have a look?

All three issues can also be bought from my website.

New Comics Now on Sale

My two new comics have just arrived from the printers, they've come out very nicely. They are-

RhiZome 3 - a science fiction and fantasy anthology edited by me and Kyle Baddeley-Read. 28 pages, halfway between A4 and A5 in size, black and white with colour covers. Includes stories by me, Kyle, William Cardini and Nick Soucek. Priced at £4 with free postage in the UK (rest of the world please add £2). The RhiZome tumblr is here for more information. It's on sale at my website and at my Comicsy page.
There are no continuing stories in RhiZome 3, so don't worry if you don't have the first two issues. 

Flying Sausage Academy - is the first issue of my new school set comedy story. 24 pages, black and white with colour covers, A5 sized. Priced at £3 with free postage in the UK (rest of the world please add £2). It's on sale at my website and at my Comicsy page too. 
Here's the first two pages so you can have a look.

Thanks!

'RhiZome 3'

Here's the first page of Nick Soucek's great new story for 'RhiZome 3'. The anthology is nearly done now, soon it will go off to the printer. More info on the RhiZome tumblr.

'RhiZome 3'

Here's the first two pages of William Cardini's really cool ten page story for 'RhiZome 3'. The anthology is starting to come together now, I hope this will be the best issue yet.

Cover for 'RhiZome 3'

Here's a cover I've done for 'RhiZome 3'. Actual colours a lot nicer than this slightly ropey scan.