Ellis's Great Escapes is back in The Beano next week. Script, art, and colours by me. Here's a sneak peek at one panel. What's he up to? Find out on Wednesday 23rd September when Beano No.4054 hits the shops! Only £2.75.
Here's the cover to look out for. Plug and Danny drawn by Nigel Parkinson...
I've had a productive day, writing a script for Ellis's Great Escapes this morning for the Beano, and finishing the art for Part 3 of Sgt.Shouty for the third issue of The77. I won't show you much from the Sgt.Shouty page as it'll give away too much key information but I've posted a close up of a bit of the original art above. Who's the little guy? Just an incidental character, but I thought you'd like to see him.
I'm pleased to see that The77 has proven to be a great success. So far, every issue has exceeded the Kickstarter target, and No.3 was fully funded in just five hours! It's an exciting new comic to work for and I hope it continues to reach a wider audience.
If you haven't backed issue 3 yet you can do so at this link:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/the77comic/the77-issue-3
The77 No.3 will be published next month. See you there!
There's no episode of Ellis's Great Escapes in the Beano this week unfortunately as it was replaced by an advert, but I thought I'd just post a reminder that you can still catch Specky Hector in the Battle Special (out today) and The Daft Dimension in Doctor Who Magazine (out tomorrow)!
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I thought I'd share with you some photos from today's walk by the local lakes and countryside. I'd intended to go for more walks anyway before the pandemic hit but I think I appreciate the green track more than ever now. I don't mind the solitude when I'm walking in the fresh air. Everything feels peaceful and timeless when you separate yourself from the stress of global situations, and it's a good way to recharge.
This glorious weather has been the only good thing about 2020. I hope you've all found your own ways to find peace in this mad year.
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One comic I never expected to contribute to was Battle, not least because it ended in 1988 and rarely featured any humour strips. Now Rebellion have revived it for a new one-off special and there's a Specky Hector, Comics Collector strip in there by me leading off an impressive package of contents from today's top talents such as Garth Ennis, Keith Burns, Simon Coleby, Staz Johnson, Alex DeCampi, Glenn Fabry, Tom Paterson and more.
The Specky strip is an old one of mine that appeared in black and white in Oink! in 1986 but I've digitally remastered it and coloured it for a new generation.
The 100 page Battle Special is out this Wednesday from comic shops and selected newsagents! The red logo is the standard cover for shops. Purple logo an exclusive from the Rebellion website.
https://treasuryofbritishcomics.com/catalogue/RCS2056
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Doctor Who Magazine No.556 is out this week! It includes a 20-page supplement featuring Part One of Time Lord Victorious: Monstrous Beauty, a new Ninth Doctor comic strip. PLUS a Time Lord Victorious guide, giant poster, TARDIS diorama, Big Finish audio download and much more!
My contribution to this special issue is a Daft Dimension strip that spoofs the Time Lord Victorious!
The whole package is £9.99 and arrives in shops on Thursday 17th September.
Here's a preview of the magazine's cover plus John Ross' cover art to the comic suppliment...
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In the unavoidable absence of comic cons we've seen an increase in comics podcasts about the world of comics. A few weeks ago I was interviewed via Zoom about my life and career by Shane Chebsey for his ICE-CAST and it's now uploaded onto his site if you want to listen to it. Runs for slightly over an hour...
