New Stuff

Hey followers. You might have noticed this blog's been dead for a little bit. I'm switching to Wordpress and I have a new blog that's almost ready to go so bear with me. The URL and feed will remain the same though so stay tuned.

In the mean time, I have been posting new work on my Flickr, so please check it out there!

And for the most regular updates and news, do follow me on Twitter!

Thanks for your patience.

Hildafolk

My debut proper solo comic Hildafolk is now available to pre-order from Nobrow Press!

Follow the link for more details and page previews.

MCM Expo

This weekend (Friday to Sunday) I will be at MCM Expo in London. I will be at table C87 in the Comics Village which I will be sharing with Edward Ross whose comics are really good.

I will be selling Dull Ache (optimistically labelled #1), a 40 page b/w comic/zine/thing that is a collection of new and old comics, drawings and sketchbook pages.

For the Luke Pearson completist, I will also be selling a slim, print version of Some People, which includes the comic, some peeks at the preliminary work that went into it and... a cover!

If you are going to MCM or you're in London or whatever, come and hang out with me.

These will be available to order online in the very near future.

Turn Up The Colour

Hey y'all. I know I've been quiet lately but since graduating I'm busily working behind the scenes and will have a large amount of things to show you shortly.

Most imminently though, I have a piece in Turn Up The Colour, an exhibition at awesome looking bookshop Analogue Books in Edinburgh. I'll be in the company of various artists I was already a big fan of, so it's very cool, as you can probably tell already from this awesome flyer by Ben Javens.

It runs from 31st of July to the 30th of August, so if you're in the area, go check it out!

The Art of Solipsistic Pop

Get on down to Orbital Comics some time in the next two weeks to see original art and prints from books ones and two of Solipsistic Pop. I can't make the private view but the original line art for my Solipsistic Pop 2 cover will be on display and on sale along with work from the majority of other contributers. So check it out.

Sol Pop Launch Party and Paper Science

Wednesday is officially the launch of Solipsistic Pop 2, for which I'm responsible for the gatefold cover and a 4 page comic inside it. It's a 64 page anthology of great UK comics artists and it's an honour and extremely exciting to be a part of it. It comes with an extra newspaper insert and a specially designed tote bag. I implore you to check it out, but you shouldn't need much imploring.

There is a launch party in London as detailed in the above flyer and further detailed here. I'll be attending so if you're in the area, come along and say hi and have a sweet time. I hear there is a free screen print for the first 20 buyers!

If you can't make it, you can order your copy here!

In other news, it's Free Comic Book Day on Saturday (apparently) and We Are Words + Pictures are releasing Paper Science 2 for free! It's 16 full colour pages and I have contributed an Equine Prophet adventure to it. It's not a new one, but it's the only place you'll find it in print for the time being. Pick it up from Orbital Comics in London on Sunday or watch out for the print-ready PDF on the WAW+P site so you can print your own run! The cover is by Philippa Rice of My Carboard Life, one of my favourite webcomics.

Solipsistic Pop 2 Preview

This is the front cover I've done for Solipsistic Pop 2, which will also have a 4 page comic by me in it and work from a whole bunch of talented UK comics artists. It's actually just the front section of a 4 part gatefold illustration and I'm pretty proud of the full thing, but this teaser will have to do for now.

Will keep you posted on the release date and other info, but for now, keep an eye on solipsisticpop.com

Sour Jam T-Shirts

If you are inclined to spend twenty pounds on a nice t-shirt, Jump, Heap and Zombie Elvis are now available from sourjam.com!

Spera

"Spera is an ongoing fantasy comic detailing the adventures of two princesses – Pira and Lono – and a fire spirit in the form of a dog named Yonder. Fleeing their homelands after a cataclysmic event, the trio turn their escapist fantasies into a stranger reality, venturing into a land of which they had only ever heard the tallest tales.

Written and created by Josh Tierney, Spera is a collaboration between artists from around the world, illustrated and told in consecutive sections that incorporate character designs by Sarah Ferrick. These sections form a tapestry of artistic styles and storytelling methods, turning the world of Spera into a poetic, surprising and wholly unique realm."

Above is a preview of the section I did for Part 2. The whole thing will appear once it goes up on the main site.
You should definitely check this out. There are some really great illustrators just in this first section such as Ray Jones and Afu Chan, all tackling the story in different ways, sometimes as a comic, sometimes as an illustrated tale. And there is a whole list of cool people queued up for the next 3 parts.

Read it here!

Ctrl.Alt.Shift Exhibition Opening

Here's me chilling with Lightspeed. This is the only picture I have to prove I was even at the opening and I'm barely on it, but who cares when I'm in a book and on a wall right? Lightspeed was a very cool dude. He knows his Star Wars and apparently he used to play Magic the Gathering so I can't help but respect the man.
Also on the wall is a comic by Julia Scheele, a very talented maker of interesting comics that I had the pleasure of (briefly) meeting there. She has a nice blog and is a contributor to Solipsistic Pop, a comic anthology I'm looking forward to getting my hands on.

Ctrl.Alt.Shift Unmasks Corruption is still very much on sale and you can get all 96 pages for a very, very reasonable price of £4.99! All profits go to Ctrl.Alt.Shift. For a taster of what they're all about I'll cite the "about" text from their site:

"Stand up and represent - that's what Ctrl.Alt.Shift is all about. Whether you're into music, fashion, politics or direct action, photography, design, dance, art or journalism, there's a place for you within our movement to fight social and global injustice.

Since Ctrl.Alt.Shift was born in June 2008, we've stormed embassies of countries who've imposed travel restrictions on people living with HIV, highlighted the plight of the 50 million women missing in India and created awareness around countless development issues. Breaking with convention to bring about change, we work with everyone from Plane Stupid and VICE to Sadler's Wells, Tinchy Stryder, Metronomy, Shynola, Alexa Chung and David Shrigley.

It's your world, take control."

Get your copy here.

Ctrl.Alt.Shift Unmasks Corruption

Ctrl.Alt.Shift Unmasks Corruption is now on sale and features a two page comic drawn by me from a script by Lightspeed Champion. This was my winning entry to a competition held by Ctrl.Alt.Shift that was judged by Marjane Satrapi, Paul Gravett and Lightspeed Champion himself. This is very exciting, both for winning and for it being my first published work!

My original artwork (with a traditional ink wash especially for display!) will be on display at Lazarides Gallery in Soho until 30th November, along side other original art from the book (including paintings by Dave Mckean, whom it is a ridiculous honour to be sharing gallery and book space with) so if you're in London at all, you should definitely stop by! It's free after all. My pages are downstairs in 'The Dungeon'.

Read more about and buy the book here!

Binit

My cousin Isaac wearing my t-shirt design!

I did this design and some other work for Binit, an anti-knife crime clothing company, where if you make a purchase 25% (eventually hopefully more) of the proceeds go to knife crime charities.

Check it out!

Friends not Enemies

"this book is a fabulous square of interest and hilarity! a coming together of artist's from around the globe including: The Netherlands, Sweden, Argentina, Indonesia, Canada, Australia and the UK."

I have a piece in this, a full colour and expanded version of the bee-man that's also on the cover. It's a pleasure to be alongside such inspirational folk.

You can purchase this hand-bound, reasonably priced li'l artifact HERE.

http://friendsnotenemies.blogspot.com/