On sale this week...
I presume you're reading this blog because you like my work so hopefully you'll be interested in my latest strips that are in print this week. Wednesday 3rd May sees the publication of Toxic No.305...
View ArticleTom Thug is 32
On this day in 1986, Oink! No.1 arrived in newsagents across the land. It had been preceded by a 'Preview Issue' (composed of material we'd done for the dummy issue) which was given away free with...
View ArticleThanks again!
I'm just about to post another pile of comics orders. Thanks for your continued support of my work, folks! These should arrive at their destinations tomorrow morning.If you're interested in my comics,...
View ArticleDerek the Troll set to return
Next month we'll see the debut of a brand new online humour comic for all ages, and part of its line up of strips will be Derek the Troll, which I'm bringing back in a new series. The comic will be...
View ArticleSee you at a NICE convention in September!
I'm very pleased to reveal that I'll be one of the guests at NICE 2018, a comics convention in Bedford over the weekend of 1st and 2nd September. I've heard good things about this convention that's...
View ArticleBig Eggo on the run
Here's a tiny preview of this week's Big Eggo strip. To show any more would ruin the joke, but to find out what twists and turns the story takes, pick up the Beano No.3934, on sale Wednesday 9th May.
View ArticleOldham Comic Con 2
I've been laid low by a bug the last few days and still feeling rough, but will hopefully shake it off in time to attend Oldham Comic Con this Saturday, 12th May. Hope to see you there!More...
View ArticlePreview: This month's Hygiene High
I've just received my complimentary copy of Epic No.146 so here's a quick preview of the strip I drew for it. Hygiene High, written by Niall Murray with art by me, is about a classroom of stinky...
View ArticlePreview: the next Big Eggo strip
As I mentioned over on my Blimey! blog, I'm resting that blog for a few weeks but I'll continue to post updates about my own work here. Above is a preview of the upcoming Big Eggo strip for the Beano....
View ArticleTFNation for August!
As most of you know, Combat Colin originally appeared as a back-up strip in Marvel's Transformers comics of the 1980s. I'm pleased to say it's just been announced that I'll be one of the guests at TF...
View ArticleUpcoming conventions
Here's the complete list of the rest of the conventions I'll be attending this year. Hope to see you at some of them!WIGAN COMIC CONSaturday 26th May...
View ArticleCombat Colin No.3 news update
My thanks to everyone who's bought a copy of the first two issues of Combat Colin (which are still available here). My initial plan was to bring out No.3 in mid-May, but due to commitments on my other...
View ArticleComing this Wednesday...
I have two strips in print this coming week. On Wednesday 23rd May, Toxic No.306 sees Team Toxic enter a gateway to another world. Unfortunately for them it's the world of the Eye-Bots! Yes, it's a...
View ArticleIn remembrance of my Mam
It's been five years today since my mum passed away. Always in my thoughts. I'll always treasure her kindness and selflessness and the moral support she gave me. A good, gentle woman who deserved more...
View ArticleTimeless journey
As I said in my previous post, today is the fifth anniversary of my mum's passing. I know she wouldn't want me to wallow, so after drawing a Big Eggo strip this morning I set off on a good long walk...
View ArticleReviving the Troll
I started work on drawing the new Derek the Troll series today. It's going to appear exclusively in the new digital comic Goof! that will be launched at this year's Macc-Pow! convention on Saturday...
View ArticleBack from Wigan!
Wigan Comic Con was a well organised event! I've posted a few photos and thoughts about the day over on my Blimey! blog at the following...
View ArticleNext destination: STC25 on June 3rd
It's a busy summer for conventions and the next event I'll be at will be this coming Sunday, 3rd June, at STC25, - a celebration of Sonic the Comic!Back in the 1990s I was a regular writer on Sonic the...
View ArticleIn print this week...
On Wednesday 30th May, Beano No.3937 arrives in the shops, full of the usual fun. There's a new Big Eggo story in there by me, with Terry Tuff hot on the trail of the escaped ostrich. Then, the next...
View ArticleSchedule for STC25
Here's the schedule of the starting times of events for STC25, the celebration of 25 years since the debut of Sonic the Comic. It takes place at the Fab Cafe in Manchester on Sunday 3rd June. If you're...
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