FH Navarro - the artist with whom I am creating new comic series The End - has begun posting process art from the first issue on his blog. If you’d like a preview of this new series, head on over and check it out.
- Andrew Cheverton.
Angry Candy - independent British comic creators and publishers. Home of the ongoing West series, the Synchrony anthologies and other comic projects.
What is artist David Frankum up to?
Too Much Sex & Violence #2
Rol Hirst writes:
“…yes, it’s true, the wait is almost over. TOO MUCH SEX & VIOLENCE #2 will be available by the end of the week. Here’s the official unveiling of the cover to whet your appetites… Whatever you’re imagining right now… believe me, it’s worse. Much, much worse. Heh.”
I’m currently pencilling my three pages for Too Much Sex & Violence 3 - I’ve got Gary Gore, Vampire DJ, and his sister Julia this issue - and I’ve seen a PDF of issue 2 for research purposes. You’re going to want to read it. When people look back and say, “Do you remember where you were when Too Much Sex & Violence 2 came out?”, you’re going to want to say you were there.
- Andrew Cheverton.
Angry Candy in 2012
Richard Bruton has published a list of his UK “comics to look forward to” over on the The Forbidden Planet blog, including:
“Sounds like a busy year planned for Cheverton – there should be two new issues of West (hooray) – Points West in May and the provisionally-titled September for the autumn. West Book 2 will also be released mid-year. Meanwhile, Cheverton has three new series starting - The Whale House (art by Chris Doherty), The End (FH Navarro) & Month of Sundays (David Frankum). Wow.
“And if that wasn’t enough, he also has a story in the new Accent UK anthology with a difference – Who On Earth Was Thaddeus Mist? (Details at the Accent UK blog)”
Lumped together like that, it does look like a busy year, but this is a culmination of my finally working on scripts for longform comic projects, coupled with finally getting together with some like-minded artists who can bring their talents to bear on them.
I’m spoiled in a way, working with Tim Keable on West. We’ve been friends now for almost two decades, and he’s a consummate artist, drawing whatever I throw at him. Trying to find artists who will commit to years of working on a comic series with you is not easy. But West has also recently brought me into contact with artists who want to draw comics that I write (and in the case of AccentUK, editors who asked me to write for them). That’s a humbling and elating feeling, and Chris, Felipe and David are going to make these comics so much better for their presence.
So yes - 2012 should see (providing the Mayans were mistaken) the beginnings of three new series that Angry Candy will publish (or co-publish) alongside the continuing adventures of Jerusalem West (Points West and September (now called Autumn Dusk)). We all hope you’ll join us.
- Andrew Cheverton.
Who On Earth Was Thaddeus Mist?
From AccentUK:
“At the funeral of a mysterious and enigmatic gentleman, newly-wed Zelda Mist mourns for the husband she never knew, for Thaddeus Mist kept a life-time of secrets. In her grief she approaches each funeral guest to discover details of the strange life he lived.
“As they each tell the tale of Thaddeus Mist their flawed memories and individual imaginations shape their stories into mundane fictions and fantastical truths. These accounts disgust, scare, entertain, and inspire her in equal measure, but it falls to Mrs. Mist to decided which version of the tales was the one lived by her late husband. So… Who On Earth Was Thaddeus Mist?”
AccentUK has posted a full press release for this book on their blog, with full details and a list of creators, which you can read here. My story is Where On Earth, and is being illustrated by the capable hands of Jack Tempest (sample art above). He has some challenging things to draw, and he has my thanks, condolences, and very best wishes.
- Andrew Cheverton.
Forbidden Planet's Best of the Year – Andrew Cheverton
Every year, those fine gents at the Forbidden Planet Blog run a Best of the Year, asking various comic creatives for their votes on the books, comics, movies and TV shows of the last 12 months, and generally asking how their year went. I was lucky enough to have been asked, and my Best of 2011 is on the site today:
“Today’s guest Best of the Year comes hotter than a rattler on roller skates from that towering lawman of the old West, a man who always Walks Tall, Andrew Cheverton.”
With an introduction like that, who could say no?
From Warwick Johnson Cadwell:
“Here’s that grumpy christmas greeting from last year, in similar doldrums at present. Though prompted by Mr Andrew Cheverton (Angry Candy maestro) here he is (hopefully, should be) available for hi res download. Unfortunately, it bares all the smudges and mistakes at close view. But if you have someone in mind for this particular bit of cheer then print it and send it too em.”
I meant for Warwick to maybe print these up for Christmas cards next year, but he’s so lovely he’s giving them away right now. If you need a last minute Christmas card, this is the one for you.
(via hugonebula)
Confederate Dead reviewed at the Forbidden Planet Blog
Richard Bruton provides a lengthy review of West: Confederate Dead over on the FPI blog:
“My love for all things West continues and grows. This may be filler, or it may be part of the bigger story – we’ll find out in time I’m sure. But even if it does prove to be filler, it’s grand, exciting, ridiculously over the top filler, a perfect little Saturday night at the movies sort of comic.”
I swear to God, we are not paying him.
Video Nasties Collected
“After sitting in gestation for a while, the complete Video Nasties is now available from Lulu! …you can buy your physical copy for £10 (plus p&p) or Ebook for £5 right here.”
Chris Doherty’s Video Nasties was the first British small/independent press comic I picked up that felt like it was a mainstream comic. Not the mainstream of superheroes, but something other than the esoteric and whimsical, or the autobio/diary comic - something that would have universal appeal, which - with the best will in the world - much of the weird and wonderful small press lacks. Video Nasties is a slow-burning and involving drama, and the book collects all seven issues - £10 for 218 pages - and is the best money you’ll spend on British comics.
- Andrew Cheverton.
#Twittercomic2011 is underway!
The Twittercomic is a live event, happening RIGHT NOW, in which YOU can help US make a comic!
Drawthor extraordinary David Wynne is feverishly working away AS YOU READ THIS on pages and panels of the comic, based on ideas Tweeted at @MOMBcomics by YOU!
(Well, maybe not you just yet, but get ON that, yeah?)
Follow along the fun at MOMBcomics.com, or by following @MOMBcomics on Twitter, and please tell everyone you know about it! THIS IS HUGE!
(Oh, and any questions, just ask, yeah?)
I’m a bit late plugging this, which is unfortunate as Warwick Johnson Cadwell’s storyline - to which I suggested a twist - won a vote to be the plot. It’s happening right now!
