Viktor the Vampire Cat
Posted on August 9th 2011
Character sketches from yet another creator owned project that John Gatehouse and I would like to work on in the future. The idea for this one came about when John’s cat, Lucky, started biting him on the neck whilst we were talking on the phone.
Raptus 22-07: All you need is love
Posted on August 4th 2011
A few days after the recent tragic events in Norway, Arild Wærness, the chief organiser of the Norwegian Comics festival (Raptus), sent the following message to the many comic creators who have some kind of connection to the festival.
“In 60 days we will hold our annual comics festival. But it is quite impossible for us to celebrate the 9th Art this time without some kind of remembrance towards the atrocities that just happened in Oslo. Nearly 100 youths in their prime cut down, political students, yes, but also young readers of Donald Duck, Elfquest, Conan, Pondus, X-Men and Superman. It is also brought to our attention that Raptus this year is to the date the 10th anniversary of 9.11. Go figure. We at the festival wish to produce a concrete remembrance of this occasion. Who better to tell stories of desperation and destruction, hope and love - than comic creators?”
With Norwegian writer Knut Robert Knutson I have contributed a two page strip called “The Anger Feels So Right!”.
The book which is to be titled “All you Need is Love” will have a print run of 1000. They will be numbered, and only sell to Raptus customers during the festival weekend. Any remaining copies will be sold by prepaid mail order after Raptus. No second run will be produced (as of this time) and there will be no pre-orders before the festival.
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Not a Red Herring
Posted on July 30th 2011
This is "Harry' who I designed as a mascot for Flotilla 23-7 of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary.
As part of US Coastguard Division 23, Flotilla 23-7 is responsible for patrolling the Herring Bay area of the State of Maryland inside Chesapeake Bay.
The Coast Guard Auxiliary is a volunteer organisation which was set up to help with recreational boater safety and contribute to the safety and security of American citizens, ports, waterways and coastal regions.
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Monsters in Malta
Posted on July 20th 2011
John Gatehouse and I have produced a new two page comic strip to help publicise both this years Malta Comic Convention, and our forthcoming Trick or Treat ebook. The strip shows our cast of characters visiting Malta for the convention and causing their usual mayhem and destruction.
The Malta Comic Convention this year will be held over the weekend of the 26th and 27th November. More details can be found on the Malta Con website.
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Harvey Awards
Posted on July 15th 2011
The Reading With Pictures anthology for which I contributed the two page strip Overdue (written by Dino Caruso) has been nominated for two Harvey Awards.
One for best anthology and another for Best Original Graphic Publication for Younger Readers.
The anthology was created to be both a fundraiser and profile enhancer for Reading With Pictures, a nonprofit organisation that advocates the use of comics in the classroom to promote literacy and improve educational outcomes.
The awards are nominated and voted for by anyone who works within the comic book industry, including webcomic creators and editors.
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