The Weekly Round Up
07 months ago
Here’s your weekly round-up of WIP screen grabs…
"I'm looking for Ray Finkle. And a clean pair of shorts."
"Hey, can we hurry this up? My cakes are burning!"
"Come over here..."
The Babble Project: Sgt Mike Battle
07 months ago
Sgt Mike Battle © Copyright 2011 Graham Pearce. Art by Graham Pearce
The final entry into The Babble Project is the greatest American hero Sgt Mike Battle!
Created by Graham Pearce, Sgt Mike Battle is the longest-running, most influential and biggest comic book character in American history. He started kicking ass in the name of freedom and democracy when he first appeared in 1916′s PATRIOT COMICS MONTHLY ADVENTURE WESTERN SCI-FI CRIME ROMANCE HORROR COMEDY FANTASY #1, and has continued to defend the world from fascism, communism, terrorism and any other ideology that threatens the heroic American people!
Actually, Sgt Mike Battle was created by Graham Pearce in 2000, and has become a staple of the UK small press scene. Known for its playful use of the cliches of the comic book format and its biting satire, the series has gone from strength to strength over the years, and garnered an army of fans and critical acclaim. We’re grateful that Graham could take some time out from preparing the next issue to bring Sgt Battle into The Babble Project in his own inimitable style.
You can buy issues of Sgt Mike Battle direct from the website: http://www.sgtmikebattle.co.uk/
The Canny Comic Con!
17 months ago
December 10th will see the debut of The Canny Comic Con, a little festival of comics and sequential art, being held at Newcastle City Library – and it’s completely free to get in!
Comics, comic strips, comic books, graphic novels, manga, sequential art – however you want to refer to it, the CCC wants to celebrate everything about telling stories in pictures. It won’t be on the same scale as some of the bigger UK conventions, but that hasn’t stopped them getting a pretty wide range of activities together (including talks, panel discussions, workshops and a whole hall of stalls where you can meet some of the finest comic-creating talent from the region, and beyond). So, if you’re in the north east and a comic creator or comic fan, come along and say hello.
And if you needed more incentive to head along, they’ve just announced that their first guest will be none other than Bryan Talbot!
The schedule and guest list for the event are slowly beginning to be unveiled, but you can visit their website, check out their blog, follow their Twitter account and “like” their Facebook page to find out more.
The Weekly Round Up
07 months ago
Your weekly collection of work-in-progress screengrabs…
"Dude, are you OK?"
"I can't hear you!"
"Out all night, eh?"
The Babble Project: Wild West Wendy
07 months ago
Wild West Wendy © Copyright 2011 Richmond Clements and Vicky Stonebridge. Art by Vicky Stonebridge
Riding out of the sunset and into The Babble Project is the rootin’ tootin’ Wild West Wendy!
Created by Richmond Clements and Vicky Stonebridge, everyone’s favourite cowgirl has appeared in a number of adventures in the Pony School series of comics (sadly no longer with us) before stepping into the limelight in her own one-off special that saw her having to travel through the wilderness for 40 days and 40 nights – hey, if it was good enough for Jesus, it’ll just about do for Wendy!
Art for this image was provided by Vicky Stonebridge – a name that will be familiar to pretty much everyone the UK comics scene. Artist, activist, volunteer firefighter and organiser of Hi-Ex, The Highlands International Comics Expo, Vicky is also currently making a splash as a colourist on a raft of upcoming comics projects. Thankfully, she still found time to step in and provide this week’s image for us.
You can find Vicky’s website here, and you can buy a copy of Wild West Wendy directly from her.
The Weekly Round Up
07 months ago
Yet more out of context, work-in-progress screen grabs for your viewing pleasure…
"I'm not crying. Honest."
Scream Queen!
"Dude! No."
The Babble Project: Hammett
07 months ago
Hammett © Copyright 2011 Lee Robson & Bryan Coyle. Art by Lonny Chant
From the mean streets of a dystopian future comes the robot private investigator Hammett!
Hammett was created by us for a story called Loose Ends, which appeared Accent UK‘s Robots anthology (still available to buy!). Conceived as private detective in the Philip Marlowe mould, Hammett inhabits a brave new world where humans and robots live side by side, but the crimes are all too familar…
Hammett will be returning in Accent UK’s upcoming Zombies 2, due soon.
Art for this image was provided by NY resident and, arguably, one of the greatest undiscovered comic talents in the American scene, Lonny Chant.
Lonny’s art has graced the pages of many anthologies on both sides of the Atlantic, and can currently be seen in the pages of the zombie comic FUBAR: European Theatre Of The Damned – a preview of which you can see here. Be sure and check out Lonny’s blog, too!
The Weekly Round-up
07 months ago
Another bunch of work-in-progress screen grabs for your viewing pleasure…
"Man, that was some party..."
"Man, that's a lot of stairs..."
"And behind door number three..."
The Babble Project: Frank Sartre
07 months ago
Frank Sartre © Copyright 2011 James Peaty & James Reekie. Art by James Reekie
Live and direct from the city of Cosmopolis comes Frank Sartre!
Created by James Peaty and James Reekie, Frank Sartre is a washed up club singer in the grip of depression and haunted by recurring dreams of a mysterious girl. With a killer stalking the streets of Cosmopolis and an intrepid reporter looking for a connection to Frank, will our hero be able to find the answers he’s searching for?
The Ballad of Frank Sartre is an original graphic novel from comics pro James Peaty (who may be familiar to readers of DC’s Supergirl) and newcomer James Reekie (a name to definitely watch out for), currently being serialised every Friday at www.franksartre.com. Arguably the best webcomic out there, The Ballad of Frank Satre is destined to become a major hit, so be sure and check it out.
The Weekly Round Up
07 months ago
More screen grabs direct from Bryan’s blog…
"And on keyboards..."
Wait... Haven't we seen this before...?
"Oh. My. GOD!"
