DUNDEE COMICS COMIC

Cover by DR. Logo and background colour by Rebecca Horner.

I'm pleased to announce that this comic is being released on Thursday 5pm at the Dundee Comics Creative Space. It's a 36 page magazine from Universe Publications.

I started this project as the final work for my year on the MLitt Comics and Graphic Novels course at University of Dundee during 2016-2017. Following that, I discussed the comic with Chris Murray, expanding it from 24 to 36 pages.

I talked with many folk with connections to the Dundee comics scene for this project, including John Anderson, Nigel Auchterlounie, Kathryn Briggs, Gary Burley, Zu Dominiak, Mel Gibson, William Hazle, Damon Herd, Olivia Hicks, Rebecca Horner, Sydney Jordan, Ian Kennedy, Calum Laird, Catriona Laird, Ashling Larkin, Dan McDaid, Norrie Millar, Pat Mills, Montynero, Kirsten Murray, Julia Round, Neil Scott, Geoff Senior, Tom Stewart, and John Wagner.

Here's a preview of the comic:

Page 3

Page 4

Page 7

Page 8

Page 13

Page 22

Page 28

Come along to the launch event. Details here.

TREEHOUSE #11

Cover by David Peter Kerr.

The latest Treehouse comic is out now! New work from Jon Adam, Miguel Black, Kathryn Briggs, Asuna Ikeshima, David Peter Kerr, Ross Purdie, Neil Scott and Surian Soosay.

I have three stories in there. Some excerpts:

In Concert

I Live with a Killer 3

The launch event included a recording of the latest Treehouse podcast in front of a live audience, featuring hosts Neil Scott and Stuart McAdam with guests David Lumsden and Paul Jon Milne. They discussed their own comics Boat and Guts Power, and also Wolverine and The Crow. It was a fun discussion, so look out for the podcast when it goes online.

THOUGHT BUBBLE 2016

I travelled to the Thought Bubble convention in Leeds at the weekend where Treehouse issue 10 was launched.

Cover by Kathryn Briggs

This latest issue features Kathryn Briggs, Andy Herd, David Peter Kerr, Balazs Lorinczi, Stuart McAdam, Neil Scott and me!

It's available to buy online now, along with my new edition of the collected Berserkotron. Have a look here.

The con was great fun. I always enjoy hanging out with the Treehouse crew and it's nice to see in person comics creators from across the UK that I admire and/or usually only converse with online.

This year it was good to see many folks from the Dundee Comics MLitt course in attendance too, as exhibitors, volunteers and punters!

I managed to completely miss people I would have liked to have seen, but it's so busy that always seems to happen.

A couple of haul photos!

I bought these comics from creators tabling at the con:

Also dug around in the back issue bins for this lot:

I was geeking out a bit about Mike Mignola being in attendance and got him to sign a few comics I brought along…

On Saturday afternoon I took a little detour and walked into Leeds city centre. I'd taken part in the Thought Bubble competition this year and they had the entries on display digitally in the library's art gallery. 

Another enjoyable Thought Bubble Comic Festival!

TREEHOUSE COMICS EXHIBITION PREVIEW - PART ONE

The Treehouse Comics exhibition opens 2pm this coming Saturday at Arbroath Library. Here is a preview of what's on show...

Jon Adam

Kathryn Briggs

Andy Herd

Balázs Lőrinczi

Stuart McAdam

More tomorrow!