trip to the dentist anyone...?
Nov. 26th, 2009 | 11:01 pm
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hallowe'en!
Nov. 1st, 2009 | 11:35 am
bah! couldn't quite get this ready in time...

it must be still hallowe'en *somewhere* in the world, right?

it must be still hallowe'en *somewhere* in the world, right?
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vote *evil twin*!
Oct. 29th, 2009 | 12:26 pm
my very talented cartoonist chum alexander matthews has reached the final 10 of the *comic strip superstar* competition -- check out his strip evil twin

here are all the ten strips that made the final.
meanwhile, here's a gag from the latest issue of *the spectator*...


here are all the ten strips that made the final.
meanwhile, here's a gag from the latest issue of *the spectator*...

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foghorn!
Oct. 20th, 2009 | 03:42 pm
hey, i'm on the cover of the new issue of *the foghorn* -- a charming and very funny bi-monthly magazine published by the professional cartoonists organisation. see here for the complete online archive of the magazine.

you can also subscribe to a print copy of the magazine here (which is also a handy link to *the bloghorn*, the fog's online cousin, for all the latest cartooning news)

you can also subscribe to a print copy of the magazine here (which is also a handy link to *the bloghorn*, the fog's online cousin, for all the latest cartooning news)
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*bodkin and the bear* update
Oct. 16th, 2009 | 02:15 pm
after a long break, i've started working on *bodkin and the bear* again, my strip from the DFC.
whilst various DFC strips are reportedly being made into books, plays, tv shows, hollywood movies (i may have made up that last one), *b&b* seems to be the unwanted runt of the pack.
i suppose it didn't really have a very long run before the comic folded, perhaps not enough to really get a good foothold.
however, having re-read what i've done so far, my enthusiasm for the project has been reinvigorated, and i'm determined not to leave it unfinished, dangling for eternity. so i have resumed work, on the script, to begin with -- i've decided to write the whole of the rest of the story before i do any more drawing, rather than continuing to make it up as i go along (which the DFC schedule rather demanded)
when finished, it will see print -- if random house (who at this point in time still share the copyright with me) do not wish to add it to their forthcoming *DFC library*, then after a given time the full copyright will revert to me and i will self-publish and/or seek another publisher for it.

our heroes can't be left dangling forever! (a detail from one of the last pages i drew before the demise of the DFC)
whilst various DFC strips are reportedly being made into books, plays, tv shows, hollywood movies (i may have made up that last one), *b&b* seems to be the unwanted runt of the pack.
i suppose it didn't really have a very long run before the comic folded, perhaps not enough to really get a good foothold.
however, having re-read what i've done so far, my enthusiasm for the project has been reinvigorated, and i'm determined not to leave it unfinished, dangling for eternity. so i have resumed work, on the script, to begin with -- i've decided to write the whole of the rest of the story before i do any more drawing, rather than continuing to make it up as i go along (which the DFC schedule rather demanded)
when finished, it will see print -- if random house (who at this point in time still share the copyright with me) do not wish to add it to their forthcoming *DFC library*, then after a given time the full copyright will revert to me and i will self-publish and/or seek another publisher for it.

our heroes can't be left dangling forever! (a detail from one of the last pages i drew before the demise of the DFC)
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musical graverobber
Oct. 13th, 2009 | 05:30 pm
here we go with another graverobber pic.
'fraid this is completely out of sequence with the graverobber *story*, however -- on account of it happened quite by accident...

'fraid this is completely out of sequence with the graverobber *story*, however -- on account of it happened quite by accident...

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a pleasant night's work revisited
Oct. 6th, 2009 | 12:11 pm
remember this, the very first of my graverobber drawings?
well, it's still my personal favourite, so when i volunteered to draw in one of those *travelling moleskine* thingies for *the big draw*, on the theme of *naughty*, i thought i'd revisit it. then, after i'd begun, i decided a straight copy would be a lot less fun than rejigging elements of the composition a bit, sticking his newfound canine companion in, etc. so anyway, here it is:

well, it's still my personal favourite, so when i volunteered to draw in one of those *travelling moleskine* thingies for *the big draw*, on the theme of *naughty*, i thought i'd revisit it. then, after i'd begun, i decided a straight copy would be a lot less fun than rejigging elements of the composition a bit, sticking his newfound canine companion in, etc. so anyway, here it is:

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graverobber's dog
Oct. 1st, 2009 | 04:43 pm
well, it's been a while since i updated my grisly little series concerning the graverobber, but i haven't forgotten about it...

introducing his dog.

introducing his dog.
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underwater doodle -- with a splash of colour
Sep. 28th, 2009 | 11:48 am
this went down so well (here) i decided to improve a couple of the sea creatures and add a splash of colour...

i know, you're going to tell me i've ruined it...

i know, you're going to tell me i've ruined it...
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of mice and men
Sep. 26th, 2009 | 02:55 pm
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underwater doodle
Sep. 16th, 2009 | 10:36 pm
surprisingly, perhaps, as a cartoonist, i don't really *doodle* very often, or haven't for some years. i've started again recently, so thought i'd post one or two here now and then...


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another boat picture...
Sep. 8th, 2009 | 02:46 pm
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catcher in the rye
Sep. 4th, 2009 | 03:53 pm
i've been reading books with no pictures in a bit lately. i reread *catcher in the rye*, a book i loved as a lit student. so i drew a picture...


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rock'n'roll cartooning
Aug. 1st, 2009 | 09:49 pm
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at home with the spratts
Jul. 29th, 2009 | 03:28 pm
just because i haven't posted anything here for a while, because i don't put my gag stuff up here very often, and because they left it off the website, here's a cartoon from the current issue of *the spectator*...


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my new drawing book
Jul. 17th, 2009 | 03:25 pm
here's a li'l sketch i did in the inside cover of my new drawing book. it's a 250 page peony press *artist's sketchbook*, a little bigger than a4, and it just has the best paper i have ever found for drawing in indian ink with dip pens and brushes... it's sort of a shiny paper which the ink just rolls across and sits on without the tiniest hint of bleed. luvverly.










