An Unexpected Twist in the Tale!

This weeks Phoenix comic has a really shocking story inside for you! Daniel Hartwell's brilliantly written Pirates of Pangaea turns the entire story around completely, accompanied by Neill Cameron's amazing artwork! I'm not telling you what the twist is - you'll have to buy a copy yourself!

You can purchase a copy in Waitrose for £2.99, or get a subscription online. But be quick! Issue five comes out on Saturday!

My Fanart!

My fanart was posted onto The Etherington Brother's blog the other day! Awesome! The drawing in question is of Long Gone Don from The Phoenix - a story written by Robin and drawn by Lorenzo! You can check out their blog at:

http://www.theetheringtonbrothers.blogspot.com/

Also - I got rid of my blog header intending to give my site a new look, but now I'm regretting it because I'm stuck for ideas for a new one!! Any suggestions?

Atomic Comic!

Exciting news! Me and Harry Rickard have teamed up to create a comic fanzine called Atomic Comic! Issue one will be released in Febuary (online only at the moment - we 'aint rich enough to put it in the shops!), and will be released monthly from there! I'm very excited about the project - and we've already built up a little bit of interest amongst comic enthusiasts! We have recieved permission to use images from most companies, but Egmont sadly gave us a stern "No." - which means no Buster, Whizzer and Chips or any other fleetway funnies.

You can follow us to recieve regular(ish) updates on the magazine either on facebook:

www.facebook.com/atomiccomic

or Twitter:

@Atomic_Comic

P.S. The cover shown above was a first draft, we have since changed the date (and the year!), and a few other bits and pieces! Also, the price is yet to be confirmed.

Blog Break

I am calling a blog break as I have piles upon piles of drawing and colouring to do! I'm currently working on two stories, not revealing one of them, but the second is The Implausable Adventures Of Eric, who will appear in The Wizzo Comic and also get his own book! I originally got the name for Eric from one of the ledendary knights of the round table, which went on to inspire the first story! He's based on Sir Geraiant, who was also known as Erec!

Anyway, I'll be back in one or two weeks, so watch this space!

This title box is still in the middle of the colouring process!

I also have a page over on Devaint Art, so check it out every now and then!

http://georgeshiers.deviantart.com/

D.C. Thomson Firsts

D.C. Thomson firsts was published in 1978 by D.C. Thomson, and inside it's covers were the first eight comics published by them. In order of appearence the book includes The Beano, The Skipper, The Wizard, The Dandy, The Rover, The Hotspur, Adventure and The Magic comic (although they are listed in a different order on the cover). I remember purchasing it in a second hand bookshop a few years ago, going into a nearby cafe and opening it, only to become hugely disappointed by the number of text stories. I also recall my friend stating "This is why I didn't buy it, all those boring text stories..."

I guess what attracted me to the book was the first Beano. I'd been a Beano reader for a few years and it was the first comic I ever bought, and really wanted to read the first issue!

Also, the cover is really bright and exciting, a whole bunch of characters from five of the comics inside (The Beano, The Dandy, The Magic Comic, The Hotspur and The Rover). I recall challenging myself and my friend to name all the characters, but only managed a few from Beano, Dandy and Magic, as I didn't read the others.

A highly reccomended book for anybody wanting to read any firsts!