[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":11},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-fox-doodle":3},{"_type":4,"body":5,"bodyHtml":6,"excerpt":5,"featuredImage":5,"publishedAt":7,"slug":8,"tags":9,"title":10},"blogPost",null,"This morning I felt like drawing a fox in a Dannimac overcoat. She looks like someone you'd see around my neighbourhood. I might try to draw her again in colour later.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/shopperfox-5c7d624927.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nIf you're looking for good comics recommendations (or graphic novels, if you prefer), Forbidden Planet International is running a \u003Cb>'Best of Year'\u003C/b> series \u003Ca href=\"http://forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/?s=best+of+year&x=0&y=0&=Go\">over here\u003C/a> by creators and reviewers. I didn't manage to get my act together to submit an article, but I'd say that on top of my list would sit \u003Cb>Darryl Cunningham\u003C/b>'s \u003Ca href=\"http://www.blankslatebooks.co.uk/our-books/psychiatric-tales/\">\u003Ci>Psychiatric Tales\u003C/i>\u003C/a>, for several reasons: One, that it's a well-told, well-drawn book that compels me to keep reading. Two, that it's been appealing to people who might not normally read comics, because it tackles the complicated  subject of mental health issues from the point of view of a carer in a way that's both illuminating and moving. Three, that it's been amazing watching Darryl himself come out of his shell by making this book, overcoming his crippling depression and going from someone who made me slightly nervous to being a very good friend and great company. So that's my vote. Follow Darryl's \u003Ca href=\"http://darryl-cunningham.blogspot.com/\">excellent blog here\u003C/a>. Here's an \u003Ca href=\"http://jabberworks.livejournal.com/295123.html\">earlier blog post I made\u003C/a> about his book.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/psychiatric-tales-f5b426f9a4.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Ci>Psychiatric Tales: the original UK cover with Blank Slate and the cover that Bloomsbury is \u003Cb>launching in February in the USA\u003C/b>\u003C/i>\\r\n\\r\nOn the same FPI website, Kenny Penman has put out an \u003Cb>appeal for people to post more links to FPI on their websites and comments to its posts\u003C/b>. It's a hugely useful website and database of comics and what's happening in the comics community, and I know loads of us would hate to see it go down due to poor internet rankings. I love it because it doesn't just review the standard comic website 'boy comics', but a whole bunch of fresh new material, including European comics. When I don't have a lot of time to surf the Internet, it's the one place I go to find out what's happening. \u003Ca href=\"http://forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/2010/peace-on-earth-good-links-from-all-men/\">Read Kenny's appeal here on the FPI blog.\u003C/a> Go on over and leave a comment, even if just to say hi! (We all love comments!)\\r\n\\r\n\u003C!--more A couple more items under the cut-->\\r\nOh, and \u003Ca href=\"http://www.woodrowphoenix.co.uk/\">Woodrow Phoenix\u003C/a> just sent me a link to his appearance with Bridget Hannigan \u003Ca href=\"http://aiweiwei.tate.org.uk/content/645359445001\">on the Tate Modern video roll\u003C/a>. They don't say a lot, but hey, they look great.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"http://aiweiwei.tate.org.uk/content/645359445001\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/bridgewdz-6c70c23c99.jpg\">\u003C/a>\\r\n\u003Cfont size=\"1\">\u003Ci>Bridget Hannigan & Woodrow Phoenix\u003C/i>\u003C/font>\\r\n\\r\nAnd thanks to my aunt in Washington State for sending me a snapshot of Vern and Lettuce's tractor. Glad to see they're getting around on their road trip! \u003Ca href=\"http://thefleecestation.wordpress.com/2010/12/20/vern-and-lettuce-head-off-to-the-farm/\">You, too, can still download a version to colour, cut out and paste here\u003C/a>.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"http://thefleecestation.wordpress.com/2010/12/20/vern-and-lettuce-head-off-to-the-farm/\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/vl_tractor_renton-7621dcbd6b.jpg\">\u003C/a>","2010-12-28T10:15:00.000Z","fox-doodle",[],"fox doodle",1776628719432]