FOR THE RECORD at DOWN THE TUBES

John Freeman has reviewed For the Record over at Down the Tubes.

"While clearly an intensely personal project – musical tastes very much unique to everyone – it’s a project that works well on different levels. Firstly, as a history of musical discovery, and a guide to how the music industry has changed; secondly, it gets you thinking just what your favourite music is, too, David’s choices occasionally resonating, many not – also offering the opportunity to discover sounds you may be unfamiliar with, but his enthusiasm for them might just send you exploring." You can read the whole article here: https://downthetubes.net/in-review-for-the-record-by-david-robertson/

The entire comic book is now available here: https://fredeggcomics.bigcartel.com/

YOU GET WHAT YOU GET at DOWN THE TUBES

John Freeman has written on You Get What You Get over at Down the Tubes.

"...there’s an undefinable nature to David’s work, they have a quirky, rather haunting appeal. I particularly enjoy the wide range of art styles, very much a snapshot of some of the best current and rising talent on the independent zine scene."

Read the whole thing here.

You Get What You Get is available here.

ENOUGH NONSENSE at DOWN THE TUBES

John Freeman has reviewed Enough Nonsense over at Down the Tubes. Have a read here.

Previews of the comic begin tomorrow here at the Fred Egg Comics blog.

Enough Nonsense is available now here.

TAY BRIDGE DISASTER COMIC at DOWN THE TUBES

 

John Freeman has written on Tay Bridge Disaster comic over at Down the Tubes.

Have a read here.

BELL TIME at DOWN THE TUBES

John Freeman has written on Bell Time over at Down the Tubes.

Have a read here.

BUT A DREAM! at DOWN THE TUBES

John Freeman has written on But a Dream! over at Down the Tubes.

Have a read here.

DOWN THE TUBES Interview

John Freeman has interviewed me over at Down the Tubes comics website.

Have a read here.

Many thanks to John.

WOW! RETRACTED at DOWN THE TUBES

John Freeman has written on Wow! Retracted over at Down the Tubes.

Have a read here.

"Wow! Retracted is the latest title from Dundee-based Fred Egg Comics – and if you’ve previously bought any of this quirky indie publisher’s books… then be prepared for even more quirkiness!

LeadIng with plenty of head-scratching, brain-teasing strips from writer-artist David Robertson, Wow! Redacted also features eleven short stories of his strips drawn respectively by Eileen Budd, Marc Cassilli, Zu Dominiak, Damon Herd, Olivia Hicks, Rebecca Horner, Paddy Johnston, Tim Kelly, Neil Paterson, Ludi Price, and Pam Wye.

Wow! Retracted is a one man anthology – at least as far as the writing goes.

“Nando” sees one man face mortality after crashing in the Andes. “Ink Drive” features an interdimensional trip. Walter Scott explains “Patriotism”. A worker gets even in “Revenge on the Orbiting Space Pod”. Romance is not dead in “Endless Love”.

The subtitles don’t quite match in “News for the Deaf”. A prankster runs amok in a virtual reality environment.

Two literary giants do battle in “George vs Herbert”. Romance is not dead in “Robot//Monster”. A talking bug causes havoc in “Intersectionality” And there’s more!

Wow! Retracted - Sample ArtWow! Retracted - Rvenge on an Orbiting Space Pod
“I have eleven different short stories written by me, with art by eleven others” David tells us, “on topics such as aliens, assumptions, the future, graffiti, horrible kids, ice poles, metafiction, synesthesia, rotted furniture, spray deodorants, and tarantulas.

“It’s a Fred Egg Comics bumper edition!”

A mix of genres – mostly black and white strips, but some in colour, this latest chunky, 110-page book from Fred Egg Comics costs just £10.

So if you like your mind stretched with some often absurdist form-defying comics, check out the links below on how to buy or find out more.

• To order visit fredeggcomics.bigcartel.com/products

• Website: www.fredeggcomics.com

• Blog: fredeggcomics.blogspot.co.uk

• Find David Robertson on Facebook

• Follow Fred Egg Comics on Twitter: @fredeggcomics

• fredeggcomics.tumblr.com"

BERSERKOTRON at DOWN THE TUBES

John Freeman has written on my comic Berserkotron in his Something for the Weekend column over at the Down the Tubes website.

Have a read here.

"This book collects the two parts of the “Berserkotron” story from the small press comics, both long out of print.

Daft, quirky and a fun read with cartoon-style art, it’s great to see David continue his love of the comic form, balancing stories that start out as snapshots of daily life with moments of the patently absurd."

DUMP #3 at DOWN THE TUBES

John Freeman has written on Dump #3 over at Down the Tubes.

Have a read here.

"Continuing in what seems like some mission to offer the most eclectic and diverse of comic strips, David Robertson’s Dump returns for a third and, apparently, final issue offering stories of night-time nerves, time travel weirdness, autobiographical stories and reflections on life and death.

We also, at last get the concluding part of the title’s main strip “Dump” starring Bert Ainsley, which picks up straight from Issue Two as two hapless workers (one of them Bert) at a council dump find life spiralling in ever decreasing circles.

It’s certainly a quirky mix from the get go with “Things to Do At Three O’Clock in the Morning” that jolts you with a subtle scare but you’ll end up smiling at; strips like the thought-provoking “Television: The Drug of the Nation (Not)”, drawn by Donna Law; and a series of well reproduced pencil-only strips, the result of David’s month of drawing a story per day for a month. This “30 Days of Comics” offerings are wide ranging and include some delicious barbs at the expense of a well-known US comic strip starring a certain cat. (If you can’t guess which strip I’m talking about, you’ll just have to go an buy an issue, won’t you).

With its mix of David’s strips drawn his own inimitable and distinctive style, and impressive work from artists such as Pam Wye and Damon Herd, among others, plus an interesting set of notes on process to round off the issue, Dump Issue 3 may be considered by some as experimental, but it’s certainly as distinctive and memorable as the first two issues. Check out David’s blog for samples from the collection – it’s worth a mouse click."

DOCTOR WHO IN COMICS: 50 YEARS IN 50 MINUTES!

Ex Doctor Who Magazine editor John Freeman did what looks like an excellent talk on Doctor Who comics at The Lakes Comic Art Festival. I'm very pleased that he used a quote from me. Thanks, John!

Have a look here for photos from the rest of the festival.

 John currently runs British comics website Down the Tubes.