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Summer Horrorday for Team Toxic

July 25, 2016, 9:36 am
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It's the 275th issue of Toxic this week, and Team Toxic are off on their summer holidays! It starts off in Blackpool (as many of my summer strips have over the years) but the Team's demands to go elsewhere see Doc Shock pilot them into the depths of space. What happens? Find out in Toxic No.275, on sale Wednesday 27th July from newsagents and supermarkets.
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Con Cancellation

July 26, 2016, 11:17 am
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With deep regret I'm afraid I'm unable to attend the London Film and Comic Con this coming weekend. I have to meet deadlines and I'm running behind schedule. I often take pages with me to events, to draw between meeting readers, but with the best will in the world I still wouldn't get as much done as I would if I stayed at home. 

With juggling so many events and deadlines this year I suppose it was inevitable that it'd affect things eventually. Work has to take priority in these situations and I couldn't risk being away for four days at the moment. My apologies to everyone who was hoping to see me there.

The next event I'll be at will be the Bristol Comic Expo on Saturday 6th August. A one-day event. For more info, see here:


By the way, if you're at the Manchester MCM con this weekend, my Beano pals Nigel Parkinson and Nika Nartova will be selling copies of my Brickman Returns! comic for me. Drop by and say hello.
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Bash Street on the Beach

July 27, 2016, 11:12 am
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Summer's here, so in this week's Beano, the Bash Street Dogs take to the beach, - with disastrous consequences for all around them. See what happens in my latest Pup Parade in The Beano No.3845, out now!

Also out today are Toxic No.275, also featuring Team Toxic at the beach, and Doctor Who Magazine No.502, with another Daft Dimension strip from me. All three of these titles are available now from newsagents and supermarkets.
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Sniffy the Cat!?!

July 29, 2016, 1:45 pm
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Here's a preview panel from my next Pup Parade page. Sniffy decides he'd be more successful as a cat than as a dog. The other Bash Street Dogs beg to differ! See the full story in The Beano next week!

I must admit I'm really enjoying writing and drawing Pup Parade. I never thought I'd have the opportunity to draw a strip that was created in the 1960s, my favourite era. From feedback I've received online and at conventions it seems to be popular with the readers. I don't know how long it'll continue but I hope it carries on for a good while yet!

Anyway, I'd better get on with the latest page, in which Sniffy and 'Enry build a... wait and see in the weeks to come!
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Just Dandy!

August 2, 2016, 4:17 am
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BONE WARS!

August 3, 2016, 2:41 pm
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Brickman! He's a card!

August 4, 2016, 2:36 am
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Delivered from the printers this morning, brand new Brickman and Trowel mini-prints. These full colour prints can either be added to your collection or used as postcards, along with the other two cards in the series, Combat Colin and Derek the Troll. 

They'll be available from my table at the Bristol Comic Expo this Saturday, 6th August, alongside my other prints, The 7 Ages of Fan (A4 size), the A5 size Character Data Card, and of course, copies of my Brickman comics. See you there! 

More info:

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Ten down, one to go!

August 7, 2016, 4:34 pm
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I've really enjoyed traveling around the country (and over to Northern Ireland) for various conventions this year. The Bristol Comic Expo was great on Saturday, and my next one will be ICE 2016 (International Comic Expo) on September 6th in Birmingham. 
https://internationlcomicexpo.wordpress.com/

That'll be 11 shows I've done this year. I've nothing planned after September but I'm always open to offers! 
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Sniffy on the prowl

August 10, 2016, 1:47 pm
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Here's a preview panel from this week's Beano, where Bash Street Dog Sniffy decides he wants to be a cat! (This is the one I thought was going to be in last week's issue if it sounds familiar.) See the full story in Pup Parade in The Beano, out now from all good newsagents, supermarkets, mini-markets, and airport / railway bookshops!
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On the shelves this week...

August 17, 2016, 1:19 pm
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Here's a quick preview of the strips I have in print this week, in two titles out today. Firstly, Team Toxic encounter Weirdness on the Beach in Toxic No.276. As our summer comes to a close, and you're having a day at the beach, what better way to enjoy it than to read a strip that's actually set on a beach? 
Over in The Beano, a couple of the Bash Street Kids make a cameo appearance in Pup Parade this week. Those of you I met at the Shrewsbury Comic Art Festival last month may remember that this was the page I was penciling there, in-between doing sketches.

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Sneak preview of my new comic

August 22, 2016, 4:04 am
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I'm currently working on the cover of my new comic, which collects some very old material of mine from 30 years ago. I'm hoping to have it published in time for ICE 2016 next month. Here's a preview of the work in progress. Well, a tiny fraction of the cover that is. I added a couple of extra teeth to it after I took this shot.

Most of the comic is now complete, with only the cover to finish and the intro page to write. Watch this space for more details soon!
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New comic coming soon

August 23, 2016, 11:33 am
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I completed the work on my new self-published comic today and sent the pages to the printer a short time ago via the wonder of cyberspace. It's a 32 page comic that collects some of my earliest published work. Hopefully it'll be printed in a couple of weeks in time to launch at ICE, the International Comic Expo in Birmingham. 

More news about it soon! 
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Net Worth?

August 23, 2016, 1:46 pm
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Apparently it's 25 years today since the World Wide Web became available for public use. Blimey! There's no denying that it's a fantastic resource for information and a boon for sending work directly to publishers or whoever. It's also been great for social media. (I know a few people who have even met their true loves online.) 

It has a darker aspect too of course. From the extreme sickness of sites dealing in sexual abuse or violent radicalization to the lesser evils of 'trolls' bullying and hassling people or spreading malicious distortions.

Even in mild cases, the 'net can have its problems. The mistake many of us make is that we sometimes assume that someone we're having a debate with online is a rational person. Then, as the discussion becomes more convoluted and the other person is prolonging the argument by nitpicking every perceived flaw, or throwing in opinions as if they were hard facts, the alarm bells start ringing. If you find yourselves in that sort of situation, back away from the computer! You're either dealing with someone with 'issues' or a time-waster. Either way, they have more time on their hands than you, and you'd probably see why if you met them. The thing with the 'net is it puts everyone on a level playing field. That's great in normal situations, and can give shy people confidence for example, but in the case of the sociopaths it provides a shield they can use to a brutal advantage.

It took me a long time to realize that, but these days I try to keep clear of such people. If I see the conversation being manipulated like that I just walk away. And that's the beauty of the 'net. You can just switch it off. Ok, the crazies might still be banging on and telling tales in your absence, and that stuff is online indefinitely, but from my experience anyone with a glimmer of intelligence sees right through them anyway. 

So, happy anniversary, Internet! Let's focus on the positives....
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Bash Street Dogs on the pitch!

August 24, 2016, 10:09 am
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Remember when you'd be playing football in the school field and suddenly a stray dog would run on the pitch? In this week's Beano all nine of The Bash Street Dogs invade the pitch during a game played by Ball Boy and his team. see the full story in Pup Parade in The Beano No.3849, out now for only £2.50!
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"They're leaving, on a jet plane. Don't know when they'll be back again..."

August 29, 2016, 7:33 am
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Here's a preview of the next Pup Parade, in The Beano this Wednesday. Sadly, I've just heard that the strip will be ending next month. I've really enjoyed working on it, and for The Beano, and I'd like to thank you all for supporting and following it. It's meant a great deal to me when readers of all ages have told me how much they've enjoyed Pup Parade but nothing lasts forever in life. If I'm commissioned to do any new material for the comic you'll hear about it on this blog. Until, then, I hope you enjoy the few episodes of the strip that remain, and Never Be Without A Beano! 
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Rough and ready

August 31, 2016, 5:55 am
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Back in 2005 I was asked by Nemi creator Lise Myhre to design a contents page for the next issue of her monthly Nemi comic in Norway. (Different guest artists did a page every issue.) As my Suburban Satanists strip was appearing over there in Herman Hedning comic at the time it made sense for me to use a couple of them in the contents page art. 

Above is the idea I roughed out, and below is the finished artwork. Text was dropped into the blank areas and the page was coloured over in Norway. 
That was my only contribution to Nemi comic but it was fun to do and an honour to be part of it. I'm pleased to say that Nemi is still going, and reached issue 150 this month. (Thanks again for sending me a copy, Lise!) 

As for the Suburban Satanists, it's their 20th anniversary in 2017 so I'm planning to publish them in their own UK comic next year! News as to when exactly that'll happen will be revealed on this blog!
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Brickman gets around!

September 2, 2016, 8:42 am
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Top Beano artist Nigel Parkinson will be selling copies of my Brickman Returns comic at the Bournemouth Film and Comic Con this weekend! He'll be doing Dennis the Menace sketches for anyone who wants one too of course, ably assisted by Beano colourist Nika Nartova, so drop by his table! 

The following weekend, I'll be at the International Comic Expo (ICE 2016) in Birmingham, and I'll have Brickman comics with me of course, plus... hopefully... my new comic too, fresh from the printers. More news soon!
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Daft Daleks!

September 3, 2016, 5:32 am
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The latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine (No.503) is still available in the shops for the next three weeks and features another of my Daft Dimension strips. This month, focusing on Daft Daleks! 
http://doctorwhomagazine.com/
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Coming soon...

September 5, 2016, 1:35 pm
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Bones loses his hat!

September 6, 2016, 10:03 am
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Here's a couple of panels from this week's Pup Parade page. Bones, the leader of the Bash Street Dogs, has lost his hat! Accusing paws are pointing, but who's had it? Find out in The Beano, on sale Wednesday 7th September!
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