Rien à Voir Magazine....

Et voici notre 30e numéro !
Pour l'occasion, nous nous attaquons au thème de... LA BD !

J'ai 2 histoires dans le mag: 'Flip et Flip' et 'L'Artiste'.

Bristol...

Wow! I'll be at a UK event that's not in London. I'm feeling dizzy.

On Sat Oct 5th I'll be at the very first Bristol Comic and Zine Fair 2013.

The irrefutable Mike Medaglia - Wu Wei editor and comic creator will be joining me.

I'll be happy to sign copies of Wu Wei, Where's North From Here? and any other bits.

There'll be a new small collection of my recent work available for the first time too.

I'm not sure if I'll be doing many more events in the future so it's nice

to reach out to all you weirdos from out of London while I have the chance.

Below is just a little squiggle...

Big, Hard and Shiny...

OUT NOW!!!
 A big, beautiful, hardback book has hit the shops.
312 pages literally crammed with 50 years worth of cartoons and illustrations and I'm extremely honoured to be included in it pages along with some legendary cartoonists and illustrators.
Please do buy one...

"Private Eye – A Cartoon History provides the most comprehensive record ever of the magazine’s contribution to visual humour.
Featuring thumbnail profiles of the magazine’s top artists and a cartoonist’s view of the joke-making process, Private Eye – A Cartoon History is a treasure-trove of comedy gold."
Here is a preview - http://www.waterstones.com/wat/images/special/pdf/9781901784619.pdf

Private Eye: Pencils v Weapons...

I tried to get into the world's largest arms fair.

See what the organizers thought of me, a simple cartoon drawer, in the brand new Private Eye magazine.

Please click the picture and re-tweet.

(I was too busy to post the last issue news. Sorry)

Bulles Zik festival 2013...

Le superbe Bulle Zik festival à Paris en juin!

Les BD!

les dédicaces!

 le musique fort!

 un duel!

un prix et plus!!

Merci a tous les organisateurs et hard workers. J'ai une temps superbe.

Marseille....

En juin j’ai fait le dédicaces et exposition à belle Marseille....

Le Graffitti est partout a Marseille

 Meme Pas Mal very cool headquarters.
Je voudrais le même espace à Londres!

L'expo superbe à La Salle Gueule avec great musique et people!

C'était une expérience spéciale. Grande, grande merci à tous a Même Pas Mal pour tout le travail dur et les personnes que venu pour un dédicace.

Immigration...

New Private Eye magazine out now! Illegal immigrants have to report to a UK Border Agency office with their documents. I queued up with them and interviewed some to get their views on immigration.

Still only £1.50 for a great magazine. Try it.

Micks Tape #3

A selection of good stuff from music guru Mick....

kiranleonard.bandcamp.com


radicalboy.bandcamp.com


Slowgun


Sauna Youth



thevictorianenglishgentlemensclub.co.uk

Fracking...

In this weeks issue I visited the Balcombe fracking protest.

I pick the one period that there was torrential rain!

Les crayons de Faire Taire...

Une petite cadeau de les crayon de Faire Taire. Ma histoire pour Alimentation Generale #5.

Nice words.....

And I didn't write them!

"David “Ziggy” Greene is that rare creator who combines a comical style with immaculate pacing, observation, and insight." Read more here and please buy a book to help.

On other news, the anthology Wu Wei has come out and it's a pretty damn good book.

Piles of copies sold on the launch night so grab one before they get hard to find.

Comix Reader... In the pub!

I made a little poster for this months event...

Wu Wei sketch and launch party...

Come celebrate the launch of 'Wu Wei' an anthology exploring spirituality through the medium of comics.

Friday August 2nd at Gosh! Comics, London. 7 - 9pm.

On the night there will be drinks and artists from the book will be there signing. (Like me!)

Plus it will be a chance to purchase a copy of 'Wu Wei' with a limited hand drawn bookplate, created by one of the artist's involved. (I hand drew 4 bookplates.)

You can find out more about the book and a full list of contributors here: http://mikemedaglia.com/wuwei/

 This book is generating a ton of excitement so make sure to grab a copy.
Here is the layout for the finale of my story...

En français -  www.avoir-alire.com/wu-wei-une-anthologie-du-spirituel-en-bd

That's Impossible!.......

There's a brand new online mail-order specializing in independent and small press comics.

They’re currently stocking up on some of the best in local and international indie comics and

that list includes my book Where's North From Here?.

They have a gazillion great self-published books that are currently unavailable outside the UK. It's the best way to find all the good stuff in one spot. So please grab my book and shop for more!

PE Smoking...

In the new Private Eye out now. A little report on cigarette packaging.

See what actual smokers think and not just what politicians and lobbyists want.

The mag is £1.50 from anywhere you also go to grab your pack of sweet,

sweet tobacco.

Gesundheit...

A quick little animation.

Preview: Alimentation Generale...

Le première page de ma histoire pour Alimentation Générale #5!! (Vide Cocagne).

C'est une version base sans les gris et touches finales.

The first page from my story for vol 5 of the highly regarded French anthology
Alimentation Générale, coming soon.
It's the very basic version without greys and finishing touches.

Private Eye Extra: Modern art....

In the new Private Eye magazine out now...

I give my verdict on the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition 2013.
I learnt that it's extremely difficult to depict bad art without it looking like
just a bad drawing. Even the worst scribbled reproduction doesn't do
justice to awful art.

Here are two extra bits that I couldn't fit in.

Micks Tape #2

A selection of good stuff from music guru Mick....

moonduo.org


chipsforthepoor.com


lafemme.com


bassdrumofdeath.com


akdk.co.uk

Commissions... Yeah, Duuude!

 

 If you're a magazine/website/company/evil dictator and are looking for editorial illustration/

storyboards/character design/missile projection diagrams, feel free to contact me too.

Direct (In)Action - Private Eye

In the last 3 years a lot of the energy and number of people involved in activism seems to have

faded.Or is it an illusion as tactics have changed?

In the Private Eye magazine out now I've tackled the current state of protest in the UK

the barriers it faces. Grab it now!

Long Live Southbank....

My contribution to the campaign to save the London Southbank skate area.

Wu Wei

'Wu Wei' is a spiritual comics anthology with a focus on eastern philosophy.

Editor Mike Medaglia asked me to take part due to my zen like ability to hover 2 inches off the ground by waving my arms.

I've finished a 2 page story called Gutei's Finger which has so many twists and plot devices that the only preview I can offer is the panel above.

Wu Wei is out very late July with a launch party on August 2nd in London. Click the image to get more info and pre-order.

Boards....

Skateboarders are one of those rare things that are genuinely fun to draw. Not sure why but I'm guessing it's the mixture of anatomy, unique poses, the motion, the gravity and the cool clothes.

I popped down to the South Bank Undercroft to do some sketching. The place is under threat and will be closed down to be replaced by coffee shops and rip-off restaurants. For more info go here: www.longlivesouthbank.com

FIRE! FIRE!

In the new Private Eye out now!

A couple of weeks ago I had the great pleasure of spending an afternoon pretending to be a fireman while driving around London in a fire truck. Every kids dream!

It was all for a good cause of course. The fire services are currently under attack for pathetic reasons motivated simply by money.

I've touch on some of them in my latest report. Go grab it now and also go to 

 https://www.citizenspace.com/app/london-fire-brigade/lsp5/consult_view

Before June 17th to save 12 fire stations, 18 fire engines and 460+ fire fighters in London.

Montargis 2013 report

I've done a little report about my trip to this year's Coince La Bulle festival. It's on the Forbidden Planet blog. It was harder than I thought to sum up the weekend in a few words.

Please click the picture to go and read it.

Ouf!

Wow, I am Frenched out to the max. In the last 3 weeks I have made 2 separate voyages to France, taken part in 3 festivals, met a bunch of ridiculously talented people and ate some mind blowing cheeses.

I don't have time at the moment to say much yet as I'm straight back into the work trying to do my contribution to the forthcoming anthology Wu Wei before the deadline is up in a couple of days.

So for now here is a sketch I did at the very cool Bulles Zik festival on the weekend.

A trip report soon I hope.

Cette semaine...