I am posting the complete mini comic I made for this project. Please scroll down to see the full story, and scroll a little further to see sketchbook and developmental images…
Pick Up A Free Book!
You can now see my full comic, alongside really interesting articles about Bristol in World War One, in The Great Reading Adventure! Copies are available free from Bristol Libraries, find out more here:
http://www.bristol2014.com/great-reading-adventure.html#.VE5gjPl_tU0
I’m also really pleased as one of the illustrations from my story has been used on the cover, and is featured on a banner in the centre of Bristol.
British Library Talkin’
Last week I went and sat on a panel at the British Library, to talk about World War One in comics and graphic novels! I talked about my book Beyond the Wire and the Bristol 2014 project with Pat Mills, Paul Gravett, Sarah Jones and Karim Iskander Flint. I think people were interested in the relationship between the war and local communities, and using comics alongside essays, poetry and stories.
http://www.bl.uk/whatson/exhibitions/comics-unmasked/events/event164701.html
Thanks Andy Oliver, I stole your photo of me selling books!
Another Sneak Preview…
I Haven’t posted much on here recently because I’ve been working away on the final pages of my story, but here is a little sneak preview, hopefully not giving too much away!
Taking Shape
I haven’t posted much on here recently, as I have been working on the final images for my story, and I don’t want to give too much away! Here are the pages starting to take shape, stuck all over my wall so I can refer back to them as I work. They are drawn at A3 size but will be reduced down to a smaller format for print.. It’s getting there! Today: LIONS!
Sneaky Peak
Sketchbook
Main Characters
Lions!
Today I realised that I hadn’t put any lions into my story, so I drew lots of lions! Did you know that a whole troupe of lions lived at Bostock’s Jungle in White City? I wonder what happened to them after the soldiers moved in?
From White City to War 