FRED EGG COMICS REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2018

It's that time again. A wee summary of what I've been up to in comics this year.

In January, I continued my Tay Bridge disaster comic strips with Dundee Shmundee #11.

The character of Fred Egg made his return in a story I did for Copy This #47.

February means Hourly Comic Day 2018, and this year I was awake too many of the 24 hours.

That Comic Smell podcast had its first show of the year wherein we discussed our Christmas swag.

Dundee Shmundee #12.

The twelfth issue of Treehouse Comic appeared, featuring three of my stories; Missile Attack Concorde; TH:12:43; and Unexploded Grenade

In March, I completed my blog featuring single panels from Star Wars comics of the 1970s and 1980s; I Stand with the Hoojibs.

In April, That Comic Smell had two episodes, with topics being Love, and Treehouse Comic.

Dundee Shmundee #13

I put together "My Perfect Comic" for an article over at the ComixFlix website.

Another Dundee Shmundee #14 appeared in May.

In June, the Ink Pot studio in Dundee put out an anthology through Universe Publications, entitled Inkthology.

I did a story for it called Ink Drive, and performed it at a DeeCap launch event.

I wrote a story for Francesca Mancuso to draw called Everything in Moderation, which she ran over at her Dreams Addict website.

Dundee Shmundee #15

I began running my webcomic called Bell Time on a weekly basis at my blog.

In July, That Comic Smell had an on-location episode (in an Edinburgh restaurant) to discuss our Glenrothes Con swag.

Bell Time episodes 2, 3, 4, 5 were uploaded to the blog.

And the Inkthology fun continued with a That Comic Smell podcast featuring Rebecca Horner and Catriona Laird.

In August, That Comic Smell got right up to date with some New Comics Chat.

Bell Time continued with parts 6, 7, 8, and 9.

Dundee Shmundee #16.

I had a nice surprise when looking through a book I was interested in, The Star Wars Phenomenon in Britain. I found I was quoted in there discussing the Al Williamson newspaper strips! It's a good read for UK Star Wars fans of a certain vintage.

That Comic Smell struck again, with episodes on British Comics, and one where we chose Top 3 Creators (with guest Olivia Hicks).

Dundee Shmundee #17

Five parts of Bell Time in September: 10, 11, 12, 13, 14

That Comic Smell discussed Ann Nocenti and her comic with David Aja, "The Seeds"

I was pleased to take part in a Beano Comics Record attempt as part of the V&A Dundee opening events.

I wrote an article on my comic book "Wow! Retracted" for the magazine, Comic Scene UK.

Olivia Hicks' Sarararara featured a guest comic by me, entitled, "Number Three's the Charm!"

Dundee Shmundee #18

The latest Big Brown Eyes anthology, "Barriers" had a story by me in, "Minty McAllister: Lady Journalist"

In October, That Comic Smell had a Q&A session, we all brought 2 Recommendations, and we did a tribute episode to Superman.

Bell Time parts 15, 16, 17, 18 went online.

I did a tribute comic to Billy MacKenzie for inclusion in Dead Singers Society #4.

The Graffito exhibition in Thurso had my comics Silently Falling, and the wraparound cover for Berserkotron on display.

After a visit to the Comics Archive at the University of Dundee I did a comic for their anthology "Chronicle"

I did a comic book history of comics in Dundee - called Dundee Comics Comic, which was published by Universe Publications.

Dundee Shmundee #19

I did a guest comic for Penned Guin.

In November, my latest comic book Break the Cake was released.

Bell Time 19, 20, 21, 22 were published online.

I did a few comics for the New Zealand anthology, Funtime Comics #31.

My two page Frankensteins comic appeared in Frankenstein Returns.

That Comic Smell 33 discussed our Favourite Female Characters and featured Alan Henderson.

Dundee Shmundee #20

Throughout December, Bell Time 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 appeared.

That Comic Smell 34: Asterix / Goodbye, Stan Lee, and 35: Christmas Do! both went online.

Dundee Shmundee #21


Next year, I'll be continuing Bell Time and my Tay Bridge Disaster comics, and am planning to publish the former in print. Coming up immediately in January is a strip for the next issue of Copy That!

I hope you all have a great 2019. Keep on being involved in comics; reading them, making them, selling them, reviewing them, whatever! Comics are the greatest!

DEAD SINGERS SOCIETY #4

The latest issue of Dead Singers Society (#4) is out now from Good Comics.

A wide variety of creators are featured in this volume; Tim Bird, Frank Candiloro, Dina Caruso, Che Cosgrave, Chloe Deeley, Kate Dowling, Ethan Edward, Conan Fiori-McPhee, Jason Garratley, Jaime Gonzalez, Rob Gordon, Tom Guilfoyle, Rozi Hathaway, Lara Hing, Gareth Hopkins, Rebecca Horner, Becky Howard, James Howard, Sally Jane Hurst, Derik Johnson, Paddy Johnston, Mohar Kalra, Rob Marland, Gerard Michaels, Loretta Mui, Claire O'Brien, Emily B.Owen, Miguel Peres, Yen Quach, Shawn Richison, Tainan Rocha, Toim Saible, Jon Slater, John Tucker, Alex Hoyos Twomey, Mike West, and Samuel C.Williams.

I am pleased to be included in this illustrious company. Here is a wee preview of my comic:

Dead Singers Society #4 is available here.

FRED EGG COMICS REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2016

A wee run through what I've been up to this year.

In January, my webcomic "Bell Time" continued at the Redbird Review site, with pages 4 and 5 going online.

I also got involved with Dundee Comics Creative Space, which means I use the studio space and also facilitate comics workshops with 11-17 year olds.

I had a story in issue 23 of Copy This!

In February, the latest Adventures in Comics #5 came out, with a two pager from me called "Why, Waltzer Man?"

I started a weekly blog for fun, picking and choosing single comic book panels.

Treehouse #8 was released in March, containing "A Book with Death in the Title" part 2 and "Birthday Wish". I also appeared on the inaugural episode of the Treehouse podcast, available here.

Page 6 and 7 of Bell Time went up at Redbird Review.

I drew a picture based on David Bowie's Jump They Say which was included in an exhibition in Soho, London.

Bell Time pages 8, 9 and 10 went online in May.

In June, I had a story called "Stay Alive", a tribute to Stuart Adamson of Big Country, in the second edition of Dead Singers Society.

An anthology called Tin Roof Collective 2011-2016 Selected Works was published containing my story, "Gym Talk".

"My Troubles with Men" appeared in Star Jaws #7.

My latest comic book Zero Sum Bubblegum was released at the end of June. Still available for £3 here.

Treehouse #9 came out in July, with my stories "I Live with a Killer", "No-One is Keeping Score" and "Death Bed Farewell".

Jack Sprat Press website ran my story "You've Been (Cyber) Punked!". Have a read here.

Glasgow Comic Con produced an anthology this year. I had a story called "Rights & Responsibilities" in the digital version here.

The Dundee Comics Creative Space workshops continued, with a series of newspaper style strips which were collected here. There was also an interview with me, published here.

I wrote a wee article on how much I enjoy Fraser Geesin's "The Cleaner: Man of Destiny" for the Broken Frontier comics website. Have a read here.

In August a new podcast called That Comic Smell, with Giuseppe Lambertino, Fernando Pons, Tom Stewart and myself began. The first episode's theme was The Incredible Hulk. Listen here.

Pages 11-15 of Bell Time were published at Redbird site. I've enjoyed this project, sticking to doing a new page of the 56 page story once every three weeks has been a great discipline in among all my other comics projects. There's another due tomorrow - page 22.

An ode to the madness that is "Hoovering" appeared in Artificial Womb #13.

Dirty Rotten Comics #8 opens with my story, "Lady Masque".

In September, That Comic Smell episode 2 featured "Underground and Lesser Known Comics".

A series of  3 panel comic strips called "Dundee Shmundee!" began over at the Dundee Comics Creative Space here.

I began studying the MLitt Comics and Graphic Novels post graduate course at University of Dundee. One of the modules is "Creating Comics" and as part of that I began work on a new twelve page comic called "Nando". A blog to show the work on the comic is here.

Sneaky Business #2 was published and featured my story called "FB-Out!"

In October, I took part in 24 Hour Comic Day, making a story called "Intersectionality". I did a write up of the event here.

This parody of The Bash Kid Streets was done as part of an assignment for the comics course.

That Comic Smell episode 3 was a discussion of the Eisner Awards.

I put out a new comic -  a collected version of my first two minicomics Berserkotron 1 & 2. It also features a new ten page "making" of section. Available here.

The Ink & Pixels exhibition ran throughout October and November, featuring my story "Silently Falling", and covers for Berserkotron and Treehouse #7.

In time for Halloween, That Comic Smell discussed horror comics.

I entered a story called "Pezz" to the Thought Bubble Comic Competition this year. It went on display at Leeds Library. Have a look at it here in a write-up of this year's Thought Bubble.

A second "Dundee Shmundee!" strip went online at the DCCS website here.

I wrote another bit for Broken Frontier, this time on Jack Teagle here.

Treehouse #10 was released in time for Thought Bubble con in Leeds. I had a few stories in this one; "I Live with a Killer 2, "Shopping for Tuna" and "Live Every Day Like it's Your Last".

 The third "Dundee Shmundee!" strip went online here.

That Comic Smell episode 5 discussed Love and Rockets. There was also an "extra" podcast 5.5 here.

I was a guest on Ari Brin's science fiction podcast Novum. Have a listen here.

I did two more comics as part of assignments for the comics course: X-Dudes and Rodolphe Topffer's Reverie.

My fourth Dundee Shmundee! strip went up here.

Last but not least, That Comic Smell did a Fred Egg Comics special.

A fun and busy 2016.

I have some comics plans up and running for 2017, including a project for Jack Kirby's 100th birthday, a cartoon for the next Copy This!, new strips for a forthcoming Star Jaws issue, Dundee University's H.G. Wells comic, Dithering Doodles and the next Treehouse, as well as continuing the Bell Time and Dundee Shmundee strips, and more study on the Comics MLitt course.

Have a great new year, everyone!