Cliffs of Moher

Just been doing some more Geoscientist research on the Cliffs of Moher where I once did some fieldwork. I needed a reference picture to draw the landscape and came across this picture, I hope it's a fake. They're 200m high! It makes my goulies shrink every time I look at it.

Son of Thatcher

I've returned from a rather splendid and relaxing week off. My time was spent catching up on my Geoscientist cartoons, I'm pleased to say I have plenty many months worth completed to satisfaction.

Also, as a new homeowner I've been busy thinking about the many jobs required. I can say that I must be a real man now, as I own an electric drill. Here is a picture of some shelves I put up, they are reasonably planar, albeit a bit wobbly, and probably good for loads of anything up to a couple of kilograms. Don't lean on them whatever you do.

All of this is encapsulated in Paul Rainey's dead funny 'Son of Thatcher' strip from his Lovebomb comic (out of print I think, but if you can get your hands on a copy it's well worth it).

Some good books on the pile too: the latest There's no time like the present (penultimate one coming out soon), The Adventure Journal of Sin Cat (which goes hand in hand with the barmiest blog I've seen in a while), The Red Monkey stories by Joe Daley.

Some reviews of Gin Palace too:

The Comics Journal

Forbidden Planet

The Mithering Times

Optical Sloth

New review

A very pleasing review of TWID at Shelfabuse!

In its honour here's a piece of unadulterated Delia Smith artwork from the book. She was very difficult to get anywhere near right, if anyone stumbled on my drawing board of failed attempts it would have looked decidedly dodgy. I don't want to blow my own trumpet here but I think this is the next Mona Lisa, but with a stew.

Thanks again to Kevin at Tabella for his continued efforts in getting reviews etc. They've also got plenty of new titles out.

March Geoscientist

Here's the March effort, the last frame was inspired by a fine book I read called 'The Earth after Us', based on the idea of how future fossils may be preserved. And the first frame, well, it's got Bill Oddie in, so hopefully at least mildly amusing. I'm very dissapointed, with myself, to say that there will be no April Geoscientist. I got sick of starting at 4 empty frames. Will do better for May.

A powerful scene

Purchased the entire Age of Apocalypse series late last year. Cost a few spond but it was worth it as a trip down memory lane. I tend to favour non hero indy stuff these days, but I was pleased to see this powerful scene depicting the death of Mr Sinister (he's a bad guy don't you know) while working my way through them. I just love the layout of the page, the zoom out and the way Sinister suddenly looks so frail and possibly afraid.

Unkempt

Get a load of this

Rob Jackson has had the proof copy of Gin Palace back, looks great.