See you on August 15th at COMICS ASSEMBLE!

Only a week to go until COMICS ASSEMBLE, the brand new comics convention in Gloucester! Saturday 15th August, Gloucester Leisure Centre. Here's the link to get your tickets! Hope to see you there!

https://comicsassemble.net/

 

 

One for the Gamers

Not comics related but I thought I'd mention that I'm selling an original Game Boy console from 1989, boxed and with the Tetris game and all the extras etc. in the original packaging. Excellent condition and working. I bought this decades ago brand new just for my own entertainment but didn't use it a great deal.

Auction ends tomorrow, Sunday 9th August. Good luck if you're bidding!
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/206460003831?itmmeta=01KZGKAE399F7JPE5TD7V7EY3D&hash=item3011f9a5f7:g:0JAAAeSwc5lqb1DZ

 

Keyhole Kate flashback

I really enjoyed my few years creating new Keyhole Kate stories for The Dandy Annual. A classic character who originated in The Dandy No.1 way back in 1937, so it was a privilege to put my spin on the legend. 

I haven't worked on the character for a while, and doubt I ever will again unfortunately but here's one of my pages that I did seven years ago for The Dandy Annual 2020. Hope you enjoy it! (I also designed the title banner.)

 

 

Daft Classics

I've been writing/drawing The Daft Dimension in Doctor Who Magazine for 12 years now. One of my longest running strips. I was invited to contribute back in 2014 when the mag had a little revamp for the start of Peter Capaldi's tenure as the Doctor. I really enjoy producing these little strips and they seem to go down well with the readers. 

Usually I'm asked to tie in the strip with the main theme of the issue or the latest episode, or sometimes I just wing it and come up with whatever I think will work. Since I semi retired last year, it's the only ongoing strip I still do for a mainstream publication and I'm grateful to my editors at Panini UK that it's still running.

Anyway, I thought I'd post a small selection of past Daft Dimension strips on my blog today. All of these are from 2018. Hope you enjoy their daftness! Click on the strips to expand them to full size.

 

...and here's the very first Daft Dimension I did, as published in Doctor Who Magazine No.477 back in August 2014...

 

Last chance to bid!

My latest art auction ends soon (Sunday 26th July) so if you're interested in a Pathetic Sharks page from Viz (2008) or a Combat Colin page from Marvel UK's The Transformers (1989) here's your last opportunity. This is my original artwork drawn in black ink on Bristol Board for the comics back then. Not prints, not pages torn from comics, not copies, not facsimiles. (You'd be surprised what some chancers pretend is original art.)

I'm surprised that as it stands right now there have only been two bids on the Viz page, as many of you have been asking me to list Viz artwork. I haven't found any other complete pages so don't miss out on this.

The Combat Colin page is another rarity. It's very unlikely I'll be selling any more Combat Colin pages in the foreseeable future but I listed this one as there had been demands for it. Usually I prefer to hold onto my Combat Colin pages as I own the rights. 

Remember, the auctions end very soon! All bids appreciated. Here's the link where you'll find close up photos of the artwork and will be able to place your bid:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?sid=graphite47 

Summertime Daftness

Here's an advance preview of part of my next Daft Dimension comic strip. Yes, every year I try to feature Blackpool in one of my strips and this is the latest one. ('Cos when I was a kid, summertime comic strips often featured Blackpool so I'm carrying on the tradition). 

 

See the full version in the bumper edition of Doctor Who Magazine No.632, in shops from Thursday July 23rd.

 

 

COMBAT COLIN and PATHETIC SHARKS artwork up for sale!

I'm selling two pages of my original artwork this week. By popular demand I've found a PATHETIC SHARKS page from VIZ (2008) and a COMBAT COLIN page from TRANSFORMERS (1989). 

Your bids are very much appreciated at the moment so I hope some of you out there will be interested. Both auctions end next Sunday, 26th July. Good luck! 

Here's the link...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?sid=graphite47