EVERYTHING IN MODERATION

I've written a new comic for Francesca Mancuso, that she's now posted online at her website, Dreams Addict.

Have a look here.

INK DRIVE

Inkthology - the Ink Pot Studios anthology - was launched this week at Dundee Comics Creative Space.

There were DeeCAP performances from Damon Herd, Norrie Millar, and Andrew Strachan.

I read my story from the anthology, "Ink Drive":

After the performances, Olivia Hicks moderated a discussion on anthologies with Letty Wilson, myself, and Catriona Laird.
I talked about Lewis Trondheim's "Boomerang", from Fantagraphics' Measles anthology, and about my own experiences working for anthologies.

Photo by Damon Herd.

An enjoyable launch event for the anthology comic.

INKTHOLOGY

A new anthology is out now from the comics creators at The Ink Pot studio, Dundee.

It's edited by Norrie Millar and Damon Herd, and features all new work from Kathryn Briggs, Zu Dominiak, Andy Herd, Rebecca Horner, Catriona Laird, Ashling Larkin, Seumidh MacDonald, Monty Nero, Helen Robinson, Andrew Strachan, Gary Welsh, Letty Wilson, and Norrie himself.

I did a story too, called Ink Drive.

A really nice collection!

DUNDEE SHMUNDEE #14

My fourteenth Tay Bridge disaster strip is now online over at the Dundee Comics Creative Space website.

Have a look here.

MY PERFECT COMIC

ComicsFlix runs a fun article called My Perfect Comic wherein participants put together a fantasy roster of great comics.

I had a go and it is now online here.

Thanks to Tony Foster and all at ComicsFlix!

THAT COMIC SMELL 22: Treehouse Special

The new episode of That Comic Smell is now online.
This one opens with an anecdote concerning Yak Face.
Have a listen at iTunes, Soundcloud and YouTube.
From the website:
"*Music: Chartsmasher - Dial Up*
https://chartsmasher.bandcamp.com/alb...
Welcome to a very special episode of That Comic Smell podcast in which we have the extra special creators of Treehouse Comics (https://twitter.com/treehousecomic?la...) in TCSPod HQ!
Stuart and Neil very kindly dropped by to talk all things comics with David, Mike, Tom and Nando. They gave us a little insight into how they got started, their creative process, what they think about comics, cons and so much more.
We had Nando coming through to ask questions via. Skype. (Warning: Rather Loud)
It's veritable Treehouse bonanza as Mike and David are both heavy contributors to the Treehouse anthologies also and give their point of view on what it's like to put forward their pieces to the collective and how they find that experience overall.
So sit back, relax and enjoy the newest sunshine (Weather not guaranteed) on the only podcast to be coming to you from an actual Treehouse (Location not guaranteed)
That Comic Smell
P.S. You can vote for us at the British Podcast awards for the listeners choice award here...
https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/..."

DUNDEE SHMUNDEE #13

My thirteenth Tay Bridge disaster strip is now online over at the Dundee Comics Creative Space website.

Have a look here.

THAT COMIC SMELL 21: Love

The new episode of That Comic Smell is now online.
Have a listen at iTunes, Soundcloud and YouTube.
From the website:
"Welcome! to a brand new episode of That Comic Smell. You're gonna LOVE this one... I'm sorry.
In this episode the folks here dive head first into the real heart of comics. They discuss different kinds of love in comics, what some of their favourite picks are with love as a theme and even some in the title and really pump through some amazing books (ok, the puns are done. Hand on heart, I promise)
We then wrap things up by having a little talk on some books we were very kindly sent by Centrala publishing. Have a little listen and pick out a good one to grab for yourself http://centrala.org.uk/
All of this and much much more on the only podcast that comes to you in 4D!! (Not guaranteed to actually come in 4D)
That Comic Smell!!
Here are the titles we discussed:
Le Scorpion (Stephen Desberg, Enrico Marini)
Raptors (Jean Dufaux, Enrico Marini)
The Far Side (Gary Larson)
Modern Slorance [Torts and Tinder] (Neil Slorance)
Blue is the Warmest Colour (Julie Maroh)
Love & Rockets (Los Bros Hernandez)
The Sculptor (Scott McCloud)
The Story of Sex [From Apes to Robots] (Laetitia Coryn, Philippe Brenot)
Ethel & Ernest (Raymond Briggs)
The Lovely Horrible Stuff (Eddie Campbell)
Weird Love (Various)
Boy in my Pocket [Billy Dogma] (Dean Haspiel)
X-men [Scott and Jean] (John Byrne)
Spider-man Annual
Drawn Together (Aline & R.Crumb)
Batman [Mad Love] (Paul Dini, Bruce Timm)
Samurai Executioner (Kazuo Koike, Goseki Kojima)
Silver Surfer [Rebirth of Thanos] (Jim Starlin)
Slaine [The King] (Pat Mills, Glenn Fabry)
The Mighty Thor (Walt Simonson)
Hellblazer (Alan Moore, Stephen Bissette)
Liberty Meadows (Frank Cho)
Blankets (Craig Thompson)
Saga (Brian K Vaughan)
Archie
Calvin & Hobbes (Bill Watterson)
Moscow (Øystein Runde, Ida Neverdahl)
Erik the Red (Søren Mosdal)
Comics Cookbook (Various)
Staring from the Hill (Norbert Rybarczyk)
Chernobyl [The Zone] (Francisco Sánchez, Natacha Bustos)
Forest Beekeeper and the Treasure of Pushcha (Tomasz Samojlik)
The Awesome Comics Anthology Volume 1 (Vince Hunt, Dan Butcher, Tony Esmond, Daniel Marchant, Nick Prolix)
Comichaus [App] (https://www.comichaus.com/)"

I STAND WITH THE HOOJIBS

I recently completed my weekly blog project, "I Stand with the Hoojibs", which collects individual panels from the Star Wars comics published by Marvel between 1977 and 1986. 

The creative teams and years are tagged, and so these serve as an index.

It was a fun undertaking. I have another series in mind to do the same thing with later.

TREEHOUSE #12

Cover by Craig Murray White.

The latest Treehouse comic is out now! New work from Jon Adam, Thomas Heitler, David Peter Kerr, Neil Scott, and Mike Sedakat.

I have three stories in there. Some excerpts:

The launch event was held at Forbidden Planet in Edinburgh, featuring Jon Adam, Neil Scott, Mike Sedakat and myself. It was a triple-header with Treehouse 12, Jon's Terror from the Other Side, and Wow! Retracted.