Cereal, Killer

This week I have work appearing in two magazines in the UK...

Firstly, the recently relaunched Starburst Magazine will feature a full-colour comic strip by myself and the prolific plunderer PM Buchan. Not Now, Bernie! (above) is the touching tale of a boy, routinely ignored by his parents, who befriends a bloodthirsty alien intent on wiping out humanity...!

Secondly an illustration for heavy metal bible Kerrang! sees an imagining of a Metallica breakfast cereal! (and features Lars Ulrich as the Lucky Charms leprechaun!!)

Both Starburst and Kerrang! are available in all UK newsagents' worth their salt from Wednesday.

Bookstore - Lincoln, Nebraska

Couple of my comix in this excellent-sounding exhibition in the States, opening this week...!

BOOKSTORE
Drift Station, Nebraska, USA.
March 2 – April 25, 2012
Opening: Friday, March 2, 7:00-10:00pm

Hourly Comic Day 2012

It's that time of year again (or at least it was on 1st Feb), when comic creators the world over attempt to make a comic depicting their every waking hour that day...! Last year was an action-packed, fun-filled day which resulted in A G'Day In The Life. This year I was broke, unemployed, looking for a job and looking after a needy, greedy cat called Nero. It's a lot more subdued as a result, but it's HERE if you want to take a look.

'Big Ideas'

The inaugural International Drawing Project, organised by Craig Atkinson of Café Royal Books, is a series of events aiming to demonstrate the diversity and importance of drawing.

Amongst the events is an exhibition, which will be approached in a similar way to publishing - the gallery beginning as an empty space to slowly be filled by drawings. Visitors will be able to select work from the walls to re-print on a photocopier and bind into a catalogue before leaving the gallery.

I will have some *all-new* drawings in the show. 'Big Country' is a series based on the roadside 'Big Things' of Australia (including giant fruit, crustaceans and Van Gogh paintings(!) Some are up in the Portfolio already..)

The exhibition and associated events run 14th Feb - 1st March at PR1 Gallery, Preston, UK.

Fairytale of New Work

Esben & The Witch (detail), 2012

Just finished work on a new one-page comic strip with my pal and long-time collaborator, P M Buchan.

Esben & The Witch is a spin on the classic Danish fairytale and a moral warning against judging the peccadilloes of others, set against a backdrop of murder, transvestism and cannibalism! (Par for the course really with Buchan!)

The strip will appear in the next issue of Scream Magazine in the UK, published early Feb.

Art of Zines, San Jose, CA

A couple of Phil's comix (including A G'Day In The Life, above) will feature in the upcoming exhibition, Art of Zines 2011 at Anno Domini in San Jose, California. The show opens this Friday, 3rd June, and runs until the 18th.

Made For Japan

This Saturday, 14th May, Liverpool's CUC on Greenland St will host Smiles For Japan, a fundraiser for the British Red Cross Japan Tsunami Appeal.

There will be tons of stalls and events on the day, including Made For Japan, an art sale featuring prints, books, zines and craft objects by UK artists, including a new re-print of Phil's mini-comic, What Were You Doing When The Disaster Struck?

If you are in the area, please get down there and show your support! ありがとうございます。
www.liverpoolforjapan.com

Hourly Comic

Currently travelling around Australia, Phillip produced an hourly comic on 1st Feb, describing his day. Click HERE to see the full version.

Shortlist Magazine

An Illustrated History of Graphic Novels (detail), 2010

Phillip has teamed up with writer James McMahon to create an exclusive four page comic-strip article for this week's Shortlist magazine in the UK. An Illustrated History of Graphic Novels looks at the development of the medium and its wider cultural significance (especially for Hollywood). The magazine is available for free in numerous outlets including train stations around the country until the end of the week, and is available to view online by clicking here (and flipping to p52)