Wednesday, 9 December 2009

Spera

"Spera is an ongoing fantasy comic detailing the adventures of two princesses – Pira and Lono – and a fire spirit in the form of a dog named Yonder. Fleeing their homelands after a cataclysmic event, the trio turn their escapist fantasies into a stranger reality, venturing into a land of which they had only ever heard the tallest tales.

Written and created by Josh Tierney, Spera is a collaboration between artists from around the world, illustrated and told in consecutive sections that incorporate character designs by Sarah Ferrick. These sections form a tapestry of artistic styles and storytelling methods, turning the world of Spera into a poetic, surprising and wholly unique realm."

Above is a preview of the section I did for Part 2. The whole thing will appear once it goes up on the main site.
You should definitely check this out. There are some really great illustrators just in this first section such as Ray Jones and Afu Chan, all tackling the story in different ways, sometimes as a comic, sometimes as an illustrated tale. And there is a whole list of cool people queued up for the next 3 parts.

Read it here!

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Sunday, 6 December 2009

November/Bit of December

Snug as a Bug in a Rug

...with a mug

Friday, 27 November 2009

Ctrl.Alt.Shift Exhibition Opening

Here's me chilling with Lightspeed. This is the only picture I have to prove I was even at the opening and I'm barely on it, but who cares when I'm in a book and on a wall right? Lightspeed was a very cool dude. He knows his Star Wars and apparently he used to play Magic the Gathering so I can't help but respect the man.
Also on the wall is a comic by Julia Scheele, a very talented maker of interesting comics that I had the pleasure of (briefly) meeting there. She has a nice blog and is a contributor to Solipsistic Pop, a comic anthology I'm looking forward to getting my hands on.

Ctrl.Alt.Shift Unmasks Corruption is still very much on sale and you can get all 96 pages for a very, very reasonable price of £4.99! All profits go to Ctrl.Alt.Shift. For a taster of what they're all about I'll cite the "about" text from their site:

"Stand up and represent - that's what Ctrl.Alt.Shift is all about. Whether you're into music, fashion, politics or direct action, photography, design, dance, art or journalism, there's a place for you within our movement to fight social and global injustice.

Since Ctrl.Alt.Shift was born in June 2008, we've stormed embassies of countries who've imposed travel restrictions on people living with HIV, highlighted the plight of the 50 million women missing in India and created awareness around countless development issues. Breaking with convention to bring about change, we work with everyone from Plane Stupid and VICE to Sadler's Wells, Tinchy Stryder, Metronomy, Shynola, Alexa Chung and David Shrigley.

It's your world, take control."

Get your copy here.

Sunday, 22 November 2009

Isitok

Noitisnot.

Saturday, 21 November 2009

Some Peoples Rubbish is Someone Elses Rubbish

Saturday, 14 November 2009

Uppercut

Uppercut
T shirt design for a different cousin's birthday!
Available for purchasement here!

Fire vs Engine

Fire vs Engine
T shirt design for my cousin's birthday.
If you like you can buy it here!

Thursday, 12 November 2009

Somethings

Somethings

Wednesday, 11 November 2009

The woods are quiet

The woods are quiet
Giant footsteps make no more sound on the soft snow than a tiny pair of wellingtons.

Tuesday, 10 November 2009

TreeTent

TreeTent
Entry for my art department's christmas card contest.

Earwax

earwax

Waxing your chest is weird.

Saturday, 7 November 2009

Ennui Go!

Inspired by the song Ennui Go by rap group Magnolius for their art contest. You can listen to it here.

An enormous, bored demon/god is morosely torching a town and half heartedly doing away with it's defenders because he can't think of anything more fun to do.

Friday, 6 November 2009

Behold, King Listpin III

My winning entry for the Ctrl.Alt.Shift comic competition. It was drawn from a script written by Lightspeed Champion and is featured in the comic anthology Ctrl.Alt.Shift Unmasks Corruption which you can buy for £4.99 here!

For more info click here or see post below.

Ctrl.Alt.Shift Unmasks Corruption

Ctrl.Alt.Shift Unmasks Corruption is now on sale and features a two page comic drawn by me from a script by Lightspeed Champion. This was my winning entry to a competition held by Ctrl.Alt.Shift that was judged by Marjane Satrapi, Paul Gravett and Lightspeed Champion himself. This is very exciting, both for winning and for it being my first published work!

My original artwork (with a traditional ink wash especially for display!) will be on display at Lazarides Gallery in Soho until 30th November, along side other original art from the book (including paintings by Dave Mckean, whom it is a ridiculous honour to be sharing gallery and book space with) so if you're in London at all, you should definitely stop by! It's free after all. My pages are downstairs in 'The Dungeon'.

Read more about and buy the book here!

Sunday, 25 October 2009

River of Consciousness

Q. How much cooler do things look all sepia-ish?
A. Fuck loads.

Saturday, 17 October 2009

Little White Lies

Entry for Little White Lies' Where the Wild Things Are cover competition.

Monday, 5 October 2009

Septober Sketchbook

Friday, 18 September 2009

JUMP

Thursday, 17 September 2009

Some People

My entry for the Guardian short graphic story competition.

Tuesday, 15 September 2009

and i said

Sunday, 13 September 2009

Cock Adewdledew

Sunday, 6 September 2009

We Are

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Saturday, 5 September 2009

Rockface