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. 

Leamington Zine #6

I made a skateboard comic for Leamington Zine #6. The theme this time was Fall Back/Spring Forward. I think the zine will be launching at Leamington Comic Con which is happening this weekend. If not keep an eye out for the usual detailed stock listings on the LZ Facebook page.

Unfortunately I wont be at the Leamington event because I'm sharing a half table with Sarah Fogg at LICAF in Kendal. We'll be taking some free mini comics to hand out - the secret password is 'Do you have a business card?'

What's The Time Mrs. Woolf? Summer 2014 - Pirates!

The preview is from my 2 page comic in the new summer issue of What's The Time Mrs. Woolf?  This time the zine had a pirates theme. My comic is only very loosely based on the theme. You can read more about the zine in pirate slang and learn contributor's pirate names here.

WTTMW? has open submissions for women and girls. If you're interested in sending something the submission information for autumn is now online.

Leamington Zine & Record Store Day

Stale Symphonies are a series of short gag style comics. Most of the stories have been created with a collective zine or anthology in mind. This one has been submitted to the latest issue of Leamington Zine because the theme was music to coincide with Record Store Day. I have also contributed an illustration of local band The Rosenberg Appeal.You can find a list of their stockists on their Facebook page and read past issues online here.

What's The Time Mrs. Woolf? Spring 2014

The preview is from my 2 page comic in the new spring issue of What's The Time Mrs. Woolf? It has been printed ready to launch at Birmingham MCM Comic Con this weekend. I will be sharing a table with Sarah Fogg and you'll be able to find our table in the Comic Village. See the sidebar of this blog for up to date information of confirmed events.

What's The Time Mrs. Woolf? Winter 2013/2014

This is a preview from a new 3 page comic I created for the winter issue of What's The Time Mrs. Woolf? We wont be attending any more comics events this month but Sarah Fogg has made sure the new issue is available in time for Christmas.

UoG Small Press Fair and What's The Time Mrs. Woolf? Autumn 2013

Sarah Fogg and I had a good time at the University of Gloucestershire's Small Press Fair at the Cheltenham Literature festival. Thank you to everyone who stopped by our table over the weekend.

What's The Time Mrs. Woolf? Autumn 2013 was released at the weekend. I submitted a 3 page Stale Symphony comic called It's A Curse.

Sarah and I will be at London MCM Expo from Friday 25th until Sunday 27th October. You'll be able to find the Inspired Comics Collective table in the Comics Village area of the event.

What's The Time Mrs. Woolf? Summer 2013

 

I drew a recipe comic for the latest issue of What's The Time Mrs. Woolf? Sarah Fogg has listed the issues on her Etsy shop.

I also drew a tiny A7 mini comic for the What's The Time Mrs. Woolf? free mini zine

What's The Time Mrs. Woolf? Spring 2013

I draw regular Stale Symphony comics for What's The Time Mrs. Woolf? This is a preview from the latest issue which was released in May. You can buy issues of Mrs. Woolf? from Sarah Fogg's Etsy Shop.

The zine has changed recently and is going to be released quarterly instead of bimonthly. They have an open submissions system for women if you're interested in submitting illustrations, comics, articles, puzzle pages or anything you would like to read in a zine! The next deadline is 6th July - click here for more information.

What's The Time Mrs. Woolf? #8

Inspired Comics will be in the Comics Village at Birmingham MCM Expo next weekend. What's The Time Mrs. Woolf? will be bringing new issues of the zine that were created in the winter months.

Inspired have also confirmed tables at Bristol Comics Expo and London MCM Expo this May.

What's The Time Mrs. Woolf? #7

 

Last year I created another cake themed Stale Symphony comic for What's The Time Mrs. Woolf? Issue 7. I added a extra recipe page to go with the story. What's The Time Mrs. Woolf? have recently set up a Tumblr page.

The new zine and back issues should be available from the next event we attend with Inspired Comics. You can find us in the Comics Village at Birmingham MCM Comic Con at the NEC on the 16th-17th March 2013.

Zines!

Sarah and I have been having fun making our own music zine. It contains articles, illustrations and comics featuring Blur, The Kinks, Everything Everything, Peace, Gorillaz, De La Soul, Little Dragon, Helen Arney, Bellatrix, Gil Scott-Heron, Ghostpoet, DANGER DOOM, The Subways, The Clash, Elastica, Phillipa Hannah, The Unthanks and Young Knives. We're realising it tomorrow at the Birmingham Zine Fair and it's available to buy through my etsy shop.

The music zine contains the forth Giant Rhinos Mini Comic. Wayne gets shunned by a cat and it effects his song writing competition entry. www.giantrhinos.co.uk

 

The music also has a Stale Symphony comic which features a new character, Al the Alpaca!

Sarah and Lily are also releasing What's The Time Mrs. Woolf Issue 6 at the zine fair! For a detailed preview of visit their blog. 

The Hairy Issue

I've been drawing regular comics for What's The Time Mrs. Woolf? since issue 2. Details of the latest issue have just been added to their blog. This summer I've been working on some extra Stale Symphony comics and I will let you know more about them as they are released. 

March 2012 Comics News

 

Whats The Time Mrs. Woolf? is an alternative womans zine released every 2 months. This panel preview is from my comic contribution to issue 3.

My webcomic Jumping The Shark still updates every Friday morning.

I had a great time at the weekend at Birmingham Comic Con with Inspired Comics. You can find event photos and more information about the comics collective on our blog.

March 2012 Illustration and Comics

I've been trying to stargaze more recently but it's difficult in a garden in the city. This is a planisphere of the constellations that surround the polestar. I didn't know the stories behind a lot of the constellation names so it was fun finding out, and hopefully will help me remember the shapes better when I'm looking for them in the sky.

This is another illustration I made for fun. The card game should work but theres only 8 designs so far.

 

I'm working on a short story comic for the next Inspired anthology. We're hoping to launch it in May and I will be updating their blog with design and development work from the group over the next couple of months.

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.