Chris Doherty writes:

You can now buy the first half of my book Video Nasties in a tidier digital format over here. 

You should really grab a copy if you’re in the least bit curious, because I’ve made it as cheap as possible - and I just want you to read it. That’s the bottom line.

If you haven’t read Chris’s Video Nasties yet, this is your best opportunity. Video Nasties is hands down the most accessible and compelling indy comic series to come out of the UK since I don’t know when. A lot of indy creators and publishers create wonderful projects - and I love them all - but some are idiosyncratic and self-contained, some are high end art objects and some are stapled photocopies; what Chris has created in Video Nasties is a compelling long-form narrative (mainstream in the best sense of the word) which stands with anything the larger publishers can offer.

One of my concerns in writing The Whale House is to give Chris as much of a story to illustrate as he’s created in Video Nasties. I’m guaranteeing you that this is money (£2.50 for four e-issues!) very well spent.

• Andrew Cheverton.

(Source: bittersweetfatkid)

Also in the Caption Art Auction this coming Saturday is the above piece, contributed by Andrew Cheverton on this year’s convention theme of ‘austerity’. It is based on the quote “When I have a little money, I buy books; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes,” from Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus.

All proceeds from the auction go to the Caption Warchest, ensuring that the not-for-profit convention for creators and readers of the British small press and indy comic scene can continue to provide such a relaxed and beneficial event for the UK scene.