MCM Expo May 2011!

This past weekend saw me selling my wares (ooh la la!) at the MCM Expo in London and it was amazing! The show was packed; we barely got a break all weekend and the table was almost always swamped. I had a great time and met some lovely people. My table got a fantastic reaction from people and all in all, it was one of the best cons I've ever done! I also got interviewed and babbled for several minutes for a couple of podcasts too, links when they're up!

My table, laden with goods!

The awesome Aaron AKA Gagaman and his lovely GF, Stacey. Our across-the-way neighbours for the weekend!

Spiffing Tea was by far my best-selling print of the weekend.

Zombie Moogs!

Zombie Marisa!

Zombie Deakin!

The fantastic Jenni Bryan of Creaturekebab!

The absolutely lovely Jamie Smart took time out from his Chaffy signing to say hi and draw a zombie!

My Draw Yourself As A Zombie activity was even more popular this time! I will be posting all of the zombies at some point, so check back if you drew one!

The Wall of Zom! There were too many to fit on the board!

I met the awesome Billy West and made a tit of myself. As you can see.

The awesome Phil of Genki Gear!

I can't wait for the October MCM now too. A huge thanks to anyone who bought stuff, had a chat, drew a zombie or gave us a laugh - it was a brilliant weekend!

ink+PAPER!

I'm very happy to announce that I'll be part of an awesome comic magazine called ink+PAPER, due to be released at Thought Bubble this year. Aimed at all ages, it will be a mixture of comics and general interest but all written and drawn with a comic format in mind. I've gone for a series of one page travel comics about my time in Japan! The project is the brain-child of the fantastic and absolutely lovely David O'Connell and I'm very chuffed to have been invited to take part. The mag will also feature some of my favourite UK comikers such as Louise Ho, Lizz Lunney, Philippa Rice, Sammy Borras and lots more!

Draw Yourself As A Zombie!

I'll be running this again at the MCM Expo this weekend but if you can't make it, give it a go by printing this image out!

More Emirates Work!

Here are a few of the pictures I've been working on for the new Emirates 321 magazine brief.



Pixie/Fairy Party! I really enjoyed doing this picture! I'm particularly fond of the fireflies.

You know an illustration brief is good when it asks for a tiger playing a guitar...



Draw over the dots to make firework shapes!

Bristol Expo Aftermath!

The Bristol Expo was a blast last weekend; I had a great time, made some money, met some new peeps and caught up with old ones! Weirdest news of the weekend was the news that my Rah tee by Genki Gear could end up in a film called Strippers vs Werewolves! XD I bought a lot of very good books and generally still feel rather knackered from the whole thing! I ran an activity over the weekend called Draw Yourself As A Zombie which was a bit hit. I had a lot of people taking part for fun, as well as a couple of big names! If you took part, see if you can spot yourself:

Lots of zombies!

James Stayte and Katie Green; my neighbours for the weekend!



James gets some Bowser lovin'...




The awesome Bertram Fiddle (left) and friends!

The rather lovely Attackosaur chaps. Check out their dino sketches from the con!

The awesome Abbey and Dave of Dumpy Little Robot!

Can't wait for next year now! :P

Bristol Expo Goodies!

I've finished all of my goods for the Bristol Expo which is this weekend and no doubt most of this will turn up at the MCM Expo too! You can find me on table 67 in the main hall; please do pop by and say hi if you're about! Here are just a few of the bits I'll be selling.

My comic, Brains Etc. comes with a limited edition print, stickers and a zombie mini-comic, all for a measly £3.50!

Awesome Sticker packs, 6 stickers in each.


Character stickers - a favourite at cons!


Cute key rings...



...and more cute keyrings!



You be be prepared to be accosted at my table to Draw Yourself As A Zombie, as well as receiving a Biohazard Checklist. We can't have any outbreaks at this con!


I'm really happy with the new batch of cute badges I had made! There are 5 designs to choose from: My Liege, Snacksquatch, Toast Ghost, Little Samurai and Cowboy Koala. These are just a few of the bits I'm selling; there will be a lot more on my table too! :D

A sneak peek of goodies for the Bristol Expo...

Just a few of several billion stickers I'll have at the Bristol Expo...

Not 100% sure you're human?

Nature Is Gross: Jellyfish

I wont post too many pictures from this comic lest I spoil it completely, but I thought everyone needed to know this fact. The comic itself will be in black and white with a colour cover :P

Bring me a horse!

I went to see Thor at the weekend and I have to say, Marvel did a really good job! It could have been a bit of a mess given that it's a lot more fantasy based than the other Marvel films but it was really enjoyable. Chris Helmsworth was awesome as said God of Thunder and very funny. There was a trailer for Captain America too which is looking pretty good (fingers crossed) and makes me slightly less likely to pooh-pooh the upcoming Avengers film.

Nature Is Gross!

I'm making a start on my next zine, Nature Is Gross! It'll be a zine packed with facts and drawings about all the more disgusting aspects of the natural world. I've already got a list of facts ready to be drawn and I'm looking forward to putting everything together!

Die Hard Play Set!

Now you can act out your favourite moments from Die Hard in the comfort of your own home! Make John McClane scale an air vent! Have Hans Gruber threaten some hostages! Keep an eye on that down-turned photo! Coming Soon: Cut 'n' Play Nakatomi Plaza with Johnson and Johnson (no relation) helicopter!

More Videogame Characters!

I have much love for Metal Gear Solid.

Burst Magazine!

I've been featured in this months issue of Burst, a rather awesome digital magazine that showcases artists from all over the world. The issue was about character design so I couldn't NOT submit something! There are some great illustrators in the issue - check it out!

Zombies, Kid's Books and Cons!

Well, the last month or so has been a bit hectic; I had some work for a publisher getting samples done for both the Bologna Book Fair and the London Book Fair. I've had feedback and the samples were very well received! Hopefully I'll be doing some more samples for them to present to a supermarket chain (no names yet, I'm afraid) to hopefully get picked up by and distributed. Exciting stuff! Here are some of the pics I did for them:

When I was told one of the books would be about monsters, I couldn't have been happier! This was a lot of fun to do; the book is a novelty book with googly eyes placed throughout, hence the uncharacteristic big eyes, as opposed to my usual dots-for-eyes! I like the square guy and the bat :P

Second book sample was for a farm-based story.

My zombie zine is now at the printers and will hopefully be ready in the next couple of weeks. It's been so long since I did a full comic (I still get people asking me when the next issue of Guide Dog Detective will be done) that I'm not entirely happy with it, but hopefully this just means that the next one will be better. I want to be able to have some books to sell at cons again and this is the first step! The zine will come with some awesome goodies; if you're at the Bristol Expo in May, drop by and get one! :D

Speaking of cons, I've got a few coming up and the inevitable "crap, I'd better start making stuff" mentality has set in! I've just ordered oodles of keyrings, magnets and sticker paper ready for evenings of cutting and clipping and I've got some other ideas on the horizon too. Expect lots of new prints too!

The Incredible Railway Activity Book!

I finally managed to get hold of a copy of the activity book I illustrated at the end of last year! I'm so much happier with it than I thought I'd be; It has foil text on the cover and just looks great! I've been told it's selling well in the museum and I'll hopefully be doing some more work for them shortly. Now I just need to get up to York and buy a few copies to give to family members! XD

Don't point that gun at him, he's an unpaid intern.

I don't know how Wes Anderson does it, but he manages to create the most amazing characters for his films. The Life Aquatic is no exception, with fantastic performances and a brilliant soundtrack. And it's also one of the only films I can stand Owen Wilson in besides Bottle Rocket.

Four more friends...

Zombie Captain America makes another appearance (I painted him a year or so ago) but this time he's got a bird nesting in his head! Hopefully prints of Ultimate Nick Fury and Mr Fantastic will go well. I had to draw The Foul King for my own amusement; I love that film!

This is getting addictive...

I'm such a geek...