Seth and Ghost preview bits

A few random pages and things from the Seth and Ghost book I'm working on have been being used by Borderline to promote the book and I thought I'd collect them here along with a couple of other bits.

I would also like to remind anyone who hasn't got it yet that Zombre, featuring the first Seth and Ghost story and a bunch of other cool things, is available from Borderline (at the link to the side of this blog), Amazon or Travelling Man and OK Comics in Leeds. It would mean a lot to me if you bought a copy and showed some support for both me and a fledgling independent publisher.

First up the first page of Cassette Boy's solo story:

Next the first page of Pyramid Cat's solo story:

A page from Seth and Ghost vs Crow's Milk which would have appeared in the now postponed Beasts anthology:

and finally a couple of panels from another story currently being completed:

I can also confirm that the book will contain an action packed Steve solo adventure.

Sad Skullbee

My friend Fiona (whose work you can see here) did an awesome sketch of Skullbee from Seth and Ghost vs Zombeasts. He's unhappy because of reasons that are too odd to explain (even by my standards), but which involve a panda and a pub.

At the suggestion of my publisher, I'm thinking about running some sort of drawing competition for pictures of my characters where the prizes would be copies of the new book (when available) and some other unique stuff. More details when I decide what to do exactly.

Seth and Ghost's Super Reality Adventure & Activity Book

This is probably going to be the cover to the Seth and Ghost book, maybe with a couple of little tweaks. I've been talking to the publisher today about a couple of ideas and am getting pretty excited about the project. Can't wait for you all to see it.

Official Announcement Type Post

I can now officially announce that in late October the fine people at Borderline Press will be releasing a book of my Seth and Ghost stories. I may well spontaneously combust when I actually get to hold a copy.

Borderline used the following page for their announcement so I guess I should do the same.

Zombie Paper

Had a go at making the human Zombeast from Seth and Ghost. I'm not sure it was entirely successful but it looks ok.

Also here's a bonus panda that I made for a friend who has a slight obsession with them.

As usual, thanks to Adam at Darkmook for the template.

Seth and Ghost vs Crow's Milk

I just finished colouring my story for the second Borderline Press anthology, Beasts. Thought I'd share a little preview of it with you fine folks.

First up, a sleepy Seth:

 a mysterious book:

and a scholarly shark drinking a lovely cup of tea:

What does it all mean? Buy the book in May to find out!

Thought Bubble

It was Thought Bubble this weekend, the amazing comics convention/festival that my friend Lisa Wood is the director of. I have volunteered at each and every one of them so far and this year was no exception. As usual the weekend was fun and exhausting, I met some great creators that I admire and respect and picked up some exciting new reading material and art for my house.

But this year it was a little more special than usual.

This year I had my first two stories published by other people!

Here's photographic evidence:

I really couldn't be happier about seeing my work printed in two such fine publications (Zombre from Borderline Press and The Irregulars from Water Closet Press) or could I?

Well...maybe I could and maybe I am. Maybe I had some great news after talking to the Borderline folks. Maybe...

Also, just because it makes me laugh, here's a photo of me meeting Nicholas Gurewitch of the incomparable Perry Bible Fellowship.

Zombre

For those of you that are interested, a book featuring one of my stories is now available for pre-order from Borderline Press. It would mean a lot to me if you ordered one (or bought one from the Borderline Press stall at Thought Bubble).

The anthology looks like this:

and my story in it looks like this:

Zombeasts

My submission for the Borderline Press 'Zombre' anthology is finally finished and has been approved! I am incredibly excited about this as it will be my first 'professional' work and will be appearing alongside a host of other talented folks. Obviously I can't reveal too much of the story but I will show you the first panel.

The anthology will be available in November and Borderline will have a table at the Thought Bubble festival in Leeds (the other anthology featuring my work, 'Ladies and Gentlemen', will also be launching there).

Now to get to work on my pitch for the were-creature anthology and finish chapter 2 of Ghost Foetus.

Zombeasts!

I've been hard at work for the last couple of weeks on a zombie comic for a new anthology from Borderline Press, coming sometime in November (I think). It's a new experience for me working for an editor, getting story and art approved and, perhaps most of all, working in colour. I've been really pleased with how it's gone so far and wanted to share a tiny preview of what it will look like.

In this scene, Mayor Just-a-Brain calmly explains the situation to our heroes.

Yeah...it's not a very conventional zombie story.