the banal pig

10/29/2008 (1:50 pm)

it’s over

Filed under: BANAL PIG IV, ethel sparrowhawk, uncle ken

that’s right, roy orbison, it’s over.

i have finished banal pig 4 and it’s off to the printers. it has been an incredibly long time coming (banal pig 3 came out in december 2006) but i have been doing other stuff as well, and it is 36 pages compared to the previous 28, and each page is crammed with hilariousness. anyway, onwards and upwards, ethel sparrowhawk part 2 is taking shape, there’s a new anthology in the works and i’ll probably do some other stuff that suddenly takes my fancy. i do a lot of my drawing in my lunch hour at work and have felt at a bit of a loss without shit loads to do. i dont know what it is that drives me to work so hard at this (not money or the promise of an amazing job realistically) but i am so into the habit of making comics now i cant help myself, and feel guilty if i dont. i’m not a martyr to the cause you understand, i do have to pay attention to my partner on our days off (because she makes me), and i usually cant be arsed when i get home from work, but all the rest of the time its on the boil, simmering away like a tasty curry.

can you tell i’ve not really got anything to do?

so. ahem. here’s a “treat” for you. a full strip (albeit a small one) from banal pig 4. it’s on its side though so you have to do a bit of work (it made the page go funny otherwise)

10/19/2008 (9:09 am)

countdown to banal pig IV

Filed under: BANAL PIG IV, banal pig 4

so here’s the back cover to banal pig 4 that’s right. i’m busting my balls to get it finished in time for the leeds thought bubble event, especially as i lost a few days by being as sick as a bastard, but i’m on target.

i’m very much looking forward to releasing it and not having to do it anymore, should have it finished by the middle of next week, and sent off to my old man to print.

10/06/2008 (8:56 am)

rio

Filed under: duran duran

as i’ve not put any pictures up recently, here’s a picture. it’s an illustration i did for Gemma Cantlow’s zine Layby Perk, which was a nice little free thing she did earlier this year. not sure if its still available. maybe gemma will tell me.

10/06/2008 (8:49 am)

running out of stuff

Filed under: banal pig 4, birmingham comics show, ethel sparrowhawk

i was getting some stock to go to the birmingham convention and realised i only had 6 copies of Ethel Sparrowhawk left. i sold one at Birmingham which means that there are only 5 now available! (OMFG!!!)

i also have less than ten copies of banal pigs 1 & 2 and about 20 banal pig 3’s left- i have collected these in one volume so they definitely wont be reprinted individually, and it’s very unlikely that i’ll be reprinting ethel sparrowhawk (in the near future) as i’ve just published the collected banal pigs 1-3, banal pig 4 is hot on its heels (coming this november), there’s a new anthology coming in the new year , and i have started roughing out Ethel Sparrowhawk number 2, which will be available for the Bristol Comic convention in May next year if all goes to plan.

anyway, if you want one (or all) of the few remaining, simply click on the menu down the right of the page and order one.

p.s. there’s plenty of stock of everything else, but dont let that put you off buying it.