The Front Cover From A Compilation Of All My Bear Pit Comics So Far.

The front cover from a compilation of all my Bear Pit comics so far.

I quite often say I'm bad at covers, and people always say 'No! Your covers are lovely!' but what I really mean is 'I spend four days staring at my desk unable to think of any appropriate ideas every time I have to do a cover'.

Recently my co-worker paid me to make her some custom books. She wanted two in the same dimensions as a lined notebook she already had, but one which had plain paper so she could write in it horizontally, and one which opened at the short edge to form a very long, thin double page spread. That one also needed heavy paper, so she could paint in it if she wanted. It was a lot of fun making something different to my usual A6 notebooks, but cutting the pages to a custom size left me with a lot of off-cuts. So, naturally, I made those into books too. I got four mini notebooks out of them, in two different sizes. (I photographed them with an A6 book for comparison.) I'll have the minis to sell at Manchester MCM later this month.

Photographer Translates His Nightmares Into Surreal, Haunting Photographs

by 19-year-old photographer Nicolas Bruno

Finally, things that aren't fairies!

I was hired to make some designs for my old primary school (Barnabas Oley), that could be used either as certificates or as bookplates for excellence or progress in handwriting. I hand-wrote the text using the letter forms the children learn.

Look at all these places to follow Giant Rhinos in Space! Look at all these events we are going to!

http://giantrhinos.smackjeeves.com/comics/1934931/chapter-2-page-31/ The first 5 pages of Giant Rhinos In Space chapter 2 have just been published online. 3 pages will then be uploaded at 12noon (GMT) every Friday. You can also now follow the comic on Ink Blazers if you prefer. You can find Giant Rhinos In Space reminders and extras through the following networking sites

Giant Rhinos In Space on Blogger

Giant Rhinos In Space on Tumblr

Giant Rhinos In Space on Facebook

Giant Rhinos In Space on Ink Blazers

Twitter

I can also now confirm Sarah Fogg and I will have a table at Thought Bubble! So here is the updated list of confirmed comics events!

BCExpo - 10th-11th May 2014

London MCM Comic Con - 23rd-25th May 2014

Manchester MCM Comic Con - 19th-20th July 2014

LICAF Comics Clock Tower - 17th-19th October 2014

Thought Bubble - 15th-16th November 2014

True Believers Comic Festival - 7th February 2015

More events TBC It’s Free Comic Book Day this Saturday! So get to your local comic shop and they’re bound to have something going on!

 The Bookshop Band - A Shop With Books In

Thanks for reading! Sammy