Here's a strip Paul O'Connell and I made a while back. Paul provided the beautifully poignant words, and I did my best with the pics.
Duh Duh Draft Init
Hello out there,
I hope you're all well and if in the south of England,
finding time to enjoy the tail end of the summer.
This past year I've been working hard on a long form
narrative, a book if you will. I'm now into the third re-draft and I thought I'd
share a few of the draft pages with you. I'm currently unsure what the finished
thing will look like, I've made these pages as quickly as possible, placing the
emphasis on moving the story forward, getting an idea down (pretty much the
opposite of the laboured way I usually work). There is still some re-drafting
to do before any final aesthetic concerns need to be worried about though.
The working title is '311 Ditchling Road'. In an attempt to
build on my previous work, this story is based on events from my childhood
however unlike other stories I've made this one is semi fictionalised.
In other news, you can hear me talking with my compadres
Sean Duffield and Ben Naylor at the Imperial War Museum over at Alex Fitch's
Panel Boaders podcast. You can also listen to a recording of my good friend
David Blandy talking about his film 'Child of the Atom' to that great
cartoonist Mikkel Sommer. It's all available here: panelborders
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| Here's me, second from the left, with Ben Naylor, Sean Duffield, Francesca Cassavetti and Eileen Cassavetti listening intently to Alex Fitch. |
And finally if you're in the Brighton area on Monday pop by
the Black lion pub and hear Gary and Warren Pleece talk about their new work at
the Cartoon County meeting, more info here: Cartoon County
Buzz Buzz
Ahoy.
Through the post today I recieved a copy of Hive issue five! It made me very happy. The publisher Grimalkin Press (Jordan Shiveley) have done a totally outstanding job on getting the book together, from the perfectly balanced greyscale interior to the hand printed dust jacket. In short it is a touch of class.
I'm very proud to have my work represented between it's well crafted covers. I'm accompanied by my friends and fellow travelers Mr Paul O'Connell and Monsieur Lawrence Elwick. But there are also a wealth of other great cartoonists who have contributed to the book. I'm excited by the prospect of reading the work of those I know and getting the chance to meet some of the artists I've not yet read.
You can get a copy here: http://grimalkinpress.bigcartel.com/
Gimalkin Press you rock, you awesome cat you.
All The Dogs
This little strip was published in last years Solipsistic Pop 3. The next issue of SP looks to be a good one, it has a great contributors list and very ambitious plans regards to printing.
The publisher, Tom Humberstone has set up an indiegogo page for people who are interested in helping him realise his plans. If you'd like to contribute to making what I'm sure will be an excellent publiction happen then follow this link to find out more:
http://bit.ly/qV3Qiw
Comics and Conflicts
Hi there,
This coming Saturday I'll be at the Comics & Conflicts event at the Imperial War Museum. The event looks like it'll be a doozie; there's a conference on Friday 19th and loads of events on Saturday 20th. I'll be on a panel with fellow travellers Sean Duffield and Ben Naylor at 2pm. Chaired by the great Alex Fitch we'll be talking about the anthology War: The Human Cost (published by Sean's Paper Tiger). And word has it that Francesca Cassavetti is going to bring along her mother who kept a diary during the war - Francesca created a beautiful comic based on this. Earlier in the day my old mucker David Blandy will be talking about his recent film 'Child of the Atom'.
Info from Alex Fitch at www.panelborders.com/events / ticktes at: http://wartime.iwm.org.uk/?page_id=13 (scroll down to find tickets for individual events)
Article and links from Paul Gravett here:
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