Boom! Box Mix Tape 2016

 

Happy new year! I hope you all had a lovely Christmas!

I contributed a 3 page comic to this years the Boom! Box Mix Tape anthology. My short story is set at a music festival and includes a puzzle on each page. The publication was released earlier this month and if you can't find a copy at your local comic shop don't forget a digital version is available to order via Comixology.

I still haven't booked any comics events for 2017 just yet but look out for confirmation announcements via twitter 
 

Hometown by Laydeez Do Comics Birmingham

Laydeez Do Comics are a group who hold regular events around the UK and internationally. Creators are invited to do presentations about comics or their own work. LDC Birmingham has been running for a year and to celebrate Charlotte Bailey compiled an anthology with the theme Hometown. The profits will go towards bringing speakers from further afield to Birmingham.

I will have copies of the book available from my table at events (see the blog sidebar for an up to date list). You can order Hometown online through the LDC Big Cartel site. 

I contributed a 2 page comic and the wrap around cover illustration. Photographed pages are by Charlotte Bailey, Yen Quach and Bryony Attenburrow. The comic was printed locally with a risograph machine by Rope Press.

True Believers Comic Festival 2016

Thank you so much to everyone at True Believers Comic Festival - it was pretty chilled behind the table and a nice start to convention season.

I’d like to say a massive thank you to everyone who has been pre-ordering the 2nd print run for the Grimes Fanzine through Etsy - I completely miss calculated how many we would need and I’m really sorry about for the inconvenience!

The next event will be Midlands MCM Comic Con, Telford on Saturday 13th February. I don’t have a table number or a map yet, but I will be in the Comic Village section which is worth looking around anyway! Please come and say hi because I have FREE MINI COMICS to hand out!

Don’t forget it’s - Laydeez Do Comics Birmingham on Monday 8th February! 7.30-9.30pm at The Victoria. Presentations by Lucie Ebrey aka muggybees, Verity Hall,  and Alexandra McCarthy. LDC Birmingham are making an anthology with the theme ‘hometown’ - email ldcbirmingham@gmail.com if you’re interested in hearing more! (everyone is welcome at LDC - yes, I mean guys can come along and hang out!)

Identity Anthology

 

I have a comic in One Beat Zine's new anthology, Identity. It will be launching this weekend at Thought Bubble - table 153 in New Dock Hall. There is a great in depth review by Andy Oliver on Broken Frontier - the site has also named the book 'comic of the week'! If you can't make it to Leeds Identity open for online preorders. Profits after printing will go to The Albert Kennedy Trust and The Feminist Library.

I will also be at Thought Bubble this weekend. I’m sharing table 59 in the Royal Armouries with A Little Lost Caterpillar! Please come by and say hello! All my usual comics and merchandise including Misc Fits: The Sea Apple and Giant Rhinos In Space will be available. I have a limited amount of copies of The Hallowzine and Radio On Broadcast #2. There will be free mini comics to hand out to anyone who would like a copy.

Autumn Anthologies

 Identity - Preorders Available!

Identity is a anthology published by One Beat Zines. Profits will be going to The Albert Kennedy Trust and The Feminist Library . There are 33 contributors and 80+ full colour pages! - you can see great previews and read more about it here. The book will be launching at Thought Bubble (New Dock Hall) this year - but a bit like a kickstarter - preorders are helpful for covering initial print costs.

Afrofutures_UK Anthology

Afrofutures_UK is an event being held in Manchester THIS WEEKEND - 10th October! It sounds absolutely fantastic and I’m sad I wont be able to attend. I think it’s all free entry! I’ve just spotted a zine making workshop on the schedule!! The anthology looks like it was a crowd funding reward and I’m not certain if it will be available as a physical book at the event. I’ll try to let you know if I find out more about either pdf or print publication.

Hallowzine

Jack Hugh Baker has compiled a full colour Halloween themed zine - one of my favourite things about Halloween is that everything is purple, orange and lime green. I don’t have all the full details of the other contributors at the moment, but the odd submission I’ve seen so far were all great! - you can see the cover artwork here. I have ordered a small amount of copies and hopefully I will have them on my table at London MCM Comic Con (Comic Village).

Radio On Broadcast 2

As far as I know Radio On Broadcast 2 will also be launching* at Thought Bubble (TB Marquee). It’s a music anthology published by The Analogue Press. My submission features one of my favourite bands to come from the midlands, Peace but also Beyonce.

*EDIT: Broadcast 2 will be launched at LICAF next weekend. - The Analogue Press have a table in the Comics Clocktower.

Bimba & I Double Dare Ya

 

I have a Stale Symphony comic in Bimba #2 - this issue has a Witch theme!

And I have an illustration of The Gossip in I Double Dare Ya! - A Riot Grrrl Inspired Super Zine!

Both books are A4 and filled with some really cool comics, illustrations, articles. Thank you Donya Todd & Julia Scheele for including my work. 

Ink + Paper #4

Ink + Paper #4 will be released at Thought Bubble next weekend. I contributed a slice of life comic about beat boxing. (Cover illustration by David O'Connell) You'll be able to find Ink + Paper on table 61 in New Dock Hall  I will be at the convention with the Inspired Comics Collective on table 93 in the Allied London Hall.

Children Of The Night

 

 

Children Of The Night is a new Goth themed anthology I created with Sarah Fogg. We both contributed 3 short story comics each and the cover was illustrated by Sarah.

I have listed the anthology on my online Etsy Shop and we will be launching them at London MCM Expo this weekend. You can find the Inspired Comics table in the Comics Village section of the event.

Mixtape Anthology

Mixtape is a new anthology created by Inspired comics collective. I had a lot of fun collecting comics made by friends and then organising the order. The members were not set a theme so the process really did feel like choosing the order of a playlist or mixtape to give to someone. The cover illustration is by Sarah Fogg followed by sample pages from comics I drew for the book.

Inspired Comics will be taking the book to sell at Bristol Comic Expo, London MCM Expo and Manchester MCM Expo 

The comic is also available to buy online through my Etsy shop

Inspired Anthology 2013 - Music Wars

I've been working on 2 short stories for this year's Inspired Anthology. This is page 1 from Music Wars. The story follows teenage twins Ted and Tim as they enter their first battle of the bands style competition.

This is a new character designed for the story and some new outfits for the twins.

The twins first appeared in Smoothie Wars which is available to buy as a mini comic but originally ran as a webcomic for free. Food Wars featured in our Eat Me! food themed group anthology last year

Inspired Anthology 2013

I've been busy over March and April working on a couple of different short story comics for printed anthologies. I'll post more information and previews when they're announced.

I'm also compiling a new group anthology with Inspired comics collective. These pages are from The Melody Of Life written by Laura McNulty and illustrated by myself. The printed book should be available at Bristol Comics Expo, London MCM Expo and Manchester MCM Expo

Forever 12 - 2002

 

I've just finished a comic for a group anthology called Forever 12. I don't know the details for when it will be printed but I thought I'd post some previews to show what I've been working on. The comic is about 2 friends remembering their time at school. The pages with blue lines are flashbacks to 2002.

 

April and early May 2012

In April I ordered a new print run of Best Day Ever and created a new free sticker to go with the book. The sequel webcomic story Jumping The Shark is still updating every Friday.

 

The new Inspired Comics anthology. Eat Me! has been printed on time for the Bristol Comics Show. This is the first preview page of my comic contribution. For more previews and development work visit our blog. 

Anthology Cover Illustration is by Sarah Fogg

February 2012 Projects

 

 This is a new poster design I did for a FishNote event later in the year.

Inspired Comics are working on a new anthology for the spring term and these are the characters for my contribution. We had a great time helping to run the art competition with Itch publishing at Midlands MCM Expo in February. Details for future events we will be attending as a group are on Inspired's blog.

2012 Comics

 

This year I decided to re-write and re-draw my webcomic story Jumping The Shark. I'm pleased with the improvements so far. I have a buffer and the comic will continue to update every Friday morning (GMT). 

  

I created a couple of homage style characters for a university project. This year I have re-named the series 'Stale Symphonies' and submitted a couple of new stories to zines and comics anthologies. This 2 page story called Clothes Shopping is available now in issue 2 of What's The Time Mrs Woolf, an alternative woman's magazine created by my friends Sarah Fogg and Lily-Rose Beardshaw.

 

The 1st February is Hourly Comics Day, participants create 1 comic every hour of the day about what is happening. You can read my full comic online here. I last took part in 2009 and I am glad to see how much I have improved at making comics since then.