True Love is Like the Loch Ness Monster

This is a book cover illustration I created for Helen Cox, editor of New Empress film magazine, of which I create regular illustrated content for. It's a collection of film essays and criticism.

The cover concept was from a frankly bizarre (but fun) brief from Helen.

I also created the type treatment.

It can be bought through here.

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The Hollows

I've just completed a nine page story 'The Hollows' which will be appearing in the next issue of 'Charlatan Tales'.

It's written by mate Mark Kavanagh, actor, writer, raconteur.

Here's the first three pages...

The basis of it came about after a drunken discussion to do a story built around the old school ghost story set up of a seance. A lot of fun to work on. Here's the layers of the onion showing pencils and layouts of the first page...

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Zombies Hi - Animal Magic

I've recently pencilled and inked a 3 page story, 'Animal Magic' which appears in newly released issue 6 of Zombies Hi, it's scripted by Stephen Heron and has been coloured by Shaun Whoriskey.

Below is my original black and white linework:

 

 

Alternative Press Fair - 4th/5th August 2012

I'm taking part in the Alternative Press fair at Conway Hall in Holborn, Central London. This is a part of the International Alternative Press Festival.

I'll have a table on Saturday 4th August selling comics and prints.

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