Storm Force 2013!

Working on the RNLI children's magazine, Storm Force is my favourite thing I get to work on each month. Here are some of my favourite pieces from this year's issues.

To The Rescue! Animated!

I've been drawing a comic strip called "To The Rescue" for the RNLI's Storm Force magazine for a few years now and recently I've started drawing them with characters, backgrounds and effects separate so an animation team can bring them to life. This is the first of a series and it looks fantastic. I can't wait to see more!

Thanks to Jon Jones at the RNLI for directing it (and helping me make the strip every issue!)

Ooh La La? OOH LA LA??

A Marty McFly commission I did at Thought Bubble last weekend.

Thought Bubble Comic Con this weekend!

I'm going to be at Thought Bubble, Leeds Comic Art Festival this weekend from the 23rd to the 24th of November. I'll be sharing a table with my comics partner in crime (and also my CRIME partner in crime), Mark Pearce, hocking our various comics, prints, sketches and sultry looks to the unsuspecting public. I've got copies of Issue One AND Two of Big Jimmy, while you can snag all three issues of Mark's awesome Ronin Dogs. THATS the kind of swag that Justin Biebers would spit on his young fans to get his hands on! Check us out in New Dock Hall at Table 64!

While you're there you'd be some kind of silly non-Belieber to miss a chance to check out other amazing artists in New Dock Hall like Jess Bradley-Bove at Table 173, John-Paul Bove at Table 172, Jon Lock at Table 113, Nich Angell at Table 114, Rob Cureton at Table 98 and Andrew Scaife at Table 84.

See you up North!

Jess Bradley: Professional Gut Buster!

Do yourself a flipping favour and get the flip over to Jess Bradley's blog. Comics and books and stickers and animals with funny hats and more are waiting to bust the flip out of your guts and leave you a dribbling pile of laughter on the floor (but you know, in a good way).

What are you still flipping reading this for? It contains no extra information! Check out Jess's work now!

How Did This Get Made?

Here is my t-shirt design for the How Did This Get Made? podcast's contest, inspired by the greatest bad movie of all times, The Room. If you haven't heard HDTGM and you love terrible movies then you should get listening to it now, dumb-dumb.

Big Jimmy #2 on sale now!

Issue 2 of Big Jimmy is now on sale at my Big Cartel Shop! Jimmy, Cheezdood, Candyhead and the forth character; a casual attitude towards violence are all back in two "hilarious" "tales". In the first story, Jimmy continues his accidental adventure through the world of deadly battle tournaments, coming up against a foe much stronger and monstrous than him. Can his parents give him the confidence he needs to win the day? Then in story two, Candyhead and Cheezdood go on a babe hunt, with DEADLY CONSEQUENCES! Check out a preview here:

I'll also have the comic (as well as issue 1 and my first book "Now We Are Running…") for sale at Thought Bubble in Leeds on the 23rd & 24th of November!

MCM LONDON COMIC CON: ONE WEEK TO GO!!

I'm going to be sharing a table with Marvelous Mark Pearce at MCM Comic Con at the Excel Centre, London from Friday 25th of October until Sunday 27th! We're going to be in the comic village at table CC2 surrounded by an embarrassingly giant number of awesome comic creators.

I've got issue 1 & 2 of Big Jimmy, along with some other comics and prints. Mark has all 3 issues of his amazing Space-Fantasy-Epic Ronin Dogs, plus his own eye melting prints that you'd be crazy not to sacrifice the solidity of your eye balls for!

But that ain't not even all the stuff that ain't there! While you're at the con check out the world of wonder created by Jess Bradley-Bove, the sweet-ass robo-colours of John-Paul Bove, the smooth smooth jazz that is the art of Lewis Terry, the musical majesty of Rob Cureton's Scene City, and the dynamically dynamite duo that is Deakin and Marisa Brook! All fantastic artists that will make your lives better by gazing upon their wonders (AND NO DESPAIR!)

So what are you waiting for? Time travel one week into the future and check it all out now! Tell 'em last week's James sent ya!

Big Jimmy #2: Wendy Feldspar of the Blasting Feldspars!

Big Jimmy #2 is almost ready for action! Here's Jimmy's Mum, Wendy Feldspar, back in her heyday as Warrior Champion of the Triumph Of The Solar System Battle Tournament. Can tales of her rise to victory inspire Jimmy to his own victory? Or will they just sound like the farts of parents in his ear? Find out at MCM London Comic Con from 25-27th of October!

(Big Jimmy #1 is available at my Big Cartel store now!)

Big Jimmy #2 is ready for action!

Big Jimmy #2 is printed and ready to rock. Its got two awesome stories and two equally rad flip covers! It will be on sale at my table throughout MCM London Comic Con at the end of the month, then it will be up on my Bigcartel shop along with issue 1 (still on sale!). I'll also be at the Thought Bubble Festival towards the end of November so get ready to party like its Jimmy-99! (not a real thing)

Jimmy Krueger.

Hey buddy, don't be scared, its just me, James, portraying the character of Frederick Krueger, for Halloweens.

YEAH BITCH, MAGNETS!

Rejigged my two Breaking Bad pics for comic con prints. I'm going to be at MCM London on October 25-27 and Thought Bubble in Leeds on November 23-24. Be there or be dissolved in a drum of acid.

BIG JIMMY IS BACK!

Howdy stranger! If things have gone wrong then I'm talking to myself and you've got a wet towel wrapped around your head. Now, whatever your name is get ready for a big surprise; Big Jimmy #2 is on its way! Jimmy, Cheezdood, Candyhead and the forth character; a casual attitude towards violence are all back in two "hilarious" "tales". In the first story, Jimmy continues his accidental adventure through the world of deadly battle tournaments, coming up against a foe much stronger and monstrous than him. Can his parents give him the confidence he needs to win the day? Then in story two, Candyhead and Cheezdood go on a babe hunt, with DEADLY CONSEQUENCES!

Big Jimmy #2 will be on sale at my table throughout MCM London Comic Con at the end of the month, then it will be up on my Bigcartel shop along with issue 1 (still on sale!). I'll also be at the Thought Bubble Festival towards the end of November so get ready to catch Jimmy-fever! (seriously get ready, its a diarrhoea related illness)

It came to Earth to hunt, and Schwarzenegger is it's prey...

I'm going to put it out there; Predator is Arnold's best performance. When he's not flexing or machine gunning trees to death there are a few moments where he makes Dutch really calm, nuanced and charming. Then he turns into a roaring jungle man with a torch, which is much better than any acting or whatever.

Avalanche Takeout.

Cloud, Tifa and Barret from Final Fantasy 7. Just rooftop chilling with noodles.

Sneeky peeks at Big Jimmy #2

I’m “busy” “working” on issue 2 of Big Jimmy. Here’s some sneaky peeks of Jimmy, his dad Gordon and Jimmy’s opponent, vicious insectoid The Devil’s Coach Horse. Issue 2 should be ready for London MCM in October, but you can buy issue 1 here, now, in August!

I'm the bad guy.

Walt and Jesse. From the Breaking Bads.

Royal: Higher Ground

Another short comic story set in the world of Lewis Terry's awesome comic Royal. This one is about Prince, the hapless friend of Pola and Janet and is written by Rebecca Terry (also of the clan Terry).

Read the whole story here...

I don't shut up. I grow up. And when I look at you, I throw up.

Stand By Me (1986).

Tobias Fünke.

Tobias Fünke. Husband, father, actor (no reality), analrapist, Rock Monster from The Fantastic Four, Anustart.

Cereal:Geek's Eightiestravaganza!

James Eatock's 80's animation mag, Cereal:Geek is back, and BABY... IS IT BACK! And I say that because there are currently EIGHT new issues to pre-order (surprised face emoticon? :O)! All of them are packed with fantastic articles and amazing artwork (including some by obnoxious 80's romanticiser James Stayte) covering every major cartoon show of the decade and are definitely worth your money. So what are you waiting for, saddle up one of those green tigers and get on over to Cereal:Geek.com!

Zach.

Zach, from Nich Angell's graphic novel 7String. Nich has crafted an amazing story in a beautiful, fully realised world of his own brain's making so I recommend you check it out.

The World's End.

Looking forward to this. A quick sketch I did whilst sat at my table last weekend at MCM Comic Con (Underneath a giant version of the poster no less) with some excitement-colours thrown on it.

Buy Big Jimmy #1 now, while you still can!!!

Hey you kids out there in TV land. After a great Bristol Expo and MCM Comic Con, stocks of issue 1 of Big Jimmy are running low. You can pick up a copy at my Big Cartel shop here. Thank you to everybody who's bought the book so far. I hope you enjoyed it and I hope you're looking forward to more Martian-punch related adventures. I'm just about to start issue 2 so look out for sketches and other bumf here soon.

And make sure to check out Big Jimmy's Facebook page for webcomics all the hot hot hot gossip your human brains can possibly handle!

May the way of the hero lead to the Tri-Force...

The Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past. My favourite game of all time. With heroically administered colours by John-Paul Bove.

I'm so, so happy with how this picture came out. I'm going to have prints of it for sale this weekend at London MCM Comic Con so come visit me at table K9! (where I'll be surrounded by robotic CATS ironically enough)

James's guide to what's HOT at London MCM Comic Con...

Here's a cavalcade of wonderful fellows and fellowesses that will be at MCM this weekend. Be sure to check them all out, under penalty of DISAPPOINTMENT:

First up, comic con royalty! Fresh off her appearance at her wedding, Jess Bradley will have her traditional table packed to its wooden gills with books, prints, badges, stickers and so much mo' that you may be overwhelmed with rad and need a good sit down. Check her out at table M1!

First the bride, next up, the groom, John-Paul Bove! JP is deep into his jaw dropping run colouring IDW's Transformers: Regeneration One and his first issue as writer of Panini's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has just been released. Check out the wealth of amazing prints at table M2 (including a few of our magical team ups...) and get your con sketches coloured by him, BAM! Right there at the show!

Nich Angell will be rocking his amazing graphic novel 7String at table M6...

Find Jon Lock at table H9 and enter the world of Afterlife Inc....

Marisa and Deakin Brook and their NewFangled Press are tearing stuff apaaaaart at F9...

TRIPLE THREAT!! Nikki Stu, Will Kirkby and Louise Ho and their respective bits of amazing will be at G10/11...

And last but not least, Lewis Terry will be at table E8 so make sure to pick up his awesome comic, Royal!

Wow, that was a major info dump! Oh yeah, and I'll be at table K9 with artist amigo Mark Pearce!

MCM London Comic Con This Weekend!

Its London MCM time again from Friday 24th until Sunday 26th at The Excel centre, Royal Victoria Dock. I'll be there, along with my table-co-pilot Mark Pearce. I've got my latest comic, Big Jimmy #1 and some brand new prints and Mark has three badassssss issues of his book Ronin Dogs to whet your sequential art appetite. If you can make it to the show and fight through the pony loving masses then come visit us at table K9. I will celebrate that table number by dressing like James Belushi for the whole weekend. There are tons of other amazing artists in the comic village too (sordid details following...)

Dwight K Shrute: Regional Manager/Assistant To The Assistant To The Regional Manager.

The final episode of The Office airs this week so I wanted to pay tribute to one of my favourite shows of all time. Weird to think that next week I'll be living in a Dunder Mifflin-less world...

Walter.

 Walter from Breaking Bad.

Bristol Comic Expo this weekend!

Saturday the 11th and Sunday the 12th of May is Comic Party Time in Bristol! The Bristol Comic Expo is taking place at the Brunel Old Station and I've got a table along with my sequentially illustratin' partner in Kryme, Mark Pearce. I've got my new book, Big Jimmy and Mark has the eagerly anticipated third issue of his brilliant book, Ronin Dogs. We'll also both be selling prints, doing sketches, performing slight of hand card tricks and scaling the walls like a pair of human lizards. So come along and say hello!

Looking for MORE amazing artists at BCExpo? Check out the Cute n' Crazy cartoon stylings of Jess Bradley, the Colossal colouring powers of John Paul Bove, Nich Angell and his awesome book 7String, Nikki Stu, Will Kirkby and Naniiebim of Failboat Press and more, More, MORE! MORE!

Born Of The Ned.

The Stark children. This print will be available from my table at Bristol Comic Expo on the 11th-12th of May, and at London MCM Expo on the 24th-26th. If you don't get a chance to make it to the cons I'll be selling it on my BigCartel store too.

ROYAL: Three's Company.

ROYAL: Three’s Company. I drew a two page story, written by Lewis Terry based on the characters from his awesome comic ROYAL. Check it out at Pages & Panels now!

If you're gonna build a time machine into a car, why not do it with some style?

Rejigged my Back To The Future picture from last year. I'm going to be selling prints at Bristol Comic Expo and London MCM in the next few weeks. More details soon...

The Poop Deck Project!

The Poop Deck Project is a character themed art show featuring 54 international artists & illustrators organised by Ammo Magazine. Taking inspiration from maritime characters, myths, legends and popular culutre, Poop Deck showcases a stunning collection of illustrated playing cards and prints.

I was invited to contribute to the show with my Pirate Quartermaster; Rudegar Norris, the treasure-hungriest quartermaster around!

If you're in London you can check out the whole show at The Coningsby Gallery, 30 Tottenham Street, London W1T 4RJ from now until the 4th of May. More info at the Facebook page and the Poop Deck Project website here.