Monthly Archives: October 2010
mcm expo, day 2 of 3: a strange civilisation
Long but excellent day at MCM Expo! Just Sunday to go now. Hightlight: Vern waged combat on stage against one of Neill Cameron’s Mo-Bots and came off rather well. Lowlight: Having a fan girl moment in front of Warwick Johnson … Continue reading
mcm expo, day 1 of 3: the brownies are kick-ass
Another weekend of costumed madness at London’s MCM Expo! But this weekend it’s THREE days instead of two. As we at the Fleece Station studio suspected, the crowds today were much lighter than we’ve seen on the usual Saturday starting … Continue reading
studio goodness + morris pics and poems
Yesterday, my studio mate Gary Northfield was pleased as punch to get a certain parcel in time for this weekend’s MCM Expo. I’d say Bad Dog is a mini comic, but since it’s printed like a newspaper, it’s more of … Continue reading
interview with emma, winner of ‘the secret garden’ prize
You may remember from earlier blog posts, a certain keen 8-year-old illustrator and comics creator named Emma. Well, Vintage Books and Random House were pleased to announce today that Emma Brink-Morrison has won their competition have her artwork on the … Continue reading
planet nottingham: game city!
On Tuesday, my studio mate Ellen Lindner and DFC comics colleague John Aggs and I took the train up to Nottingham to paint murals for a big festival called Game City. We’d known about it last year because the guys … Continue reading
monsters on charing cross road
Today was FEAR FEST at Foyles… don’t we look SCARY???! Heh heh. I love how Morris the Mankiest Monster is absolutely foul, but there’s no real monster fear factor, just a horrible fascination. The kids at Foyles bookshop were as … Continue reading
philip reeve records ‘fever crumb’
Last night Stuart and I met up with writer Philip Reeve, who’s in town to make a nine-hour audiobook, reading the marvellous Fever Crumb. I’ve been following Philip’s recent drawing series, and he looked a bit worried when I pulled … Continue reading
crystal palace children’s book festival
Just a peek, since I have way too many photos and video clips to go through tonight, but here’s my best photo from today’s amazing Crystal Palace Children’s Book Festival. This is Garen Ewing (creator of The Rainbow Orchid) reading … Continue reading
vern and lettuce launch party!!!
Last night my new book Vern and Lettuce was well and truly LAUNCHED! Yay!!!! This is the first published book I’ve both written and illustrated myself (in the past I’ve illustrated books), so for me it was a very big … Continue reading
little vern and lettuce!
Look what Anna Mondo just made! So fabulous! Anna says Vern was a bit distraught after she pulled a big needle out of his bum. So if he is not sitting down today, that is why. Oh, and be sure … Continue reading
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