June 2010
Well, I've just returned from the TV show Atlanta set of TWD. What a fantastic experience - I can tell you! Three days of seeing my creations come to life... I felt very privileged. And one day was spent as a zombie - so thanks to the makeup guys [Garret, Andy, and Jake] who made that experience a joy. They'll still be filming down there for a few more months, so I feel for them in that blazing humid heat - good luck guys! The series should air on AMC in October. My thanks to everyone who made me feel so welcome.

And in related news - my next con appearance will be the BIG one - San Diego Comic Con - doing all the usual stuff - most of it TWD related - so keep an eye out for that. I'll be appearing at the Image and SplashPage Art booths over the weekend to sign and sketch - check with those guys as to when I'll be there, since I'm not sure yet as to my exact appearances. Hope I can see many of you there!

May 2010
It's the big Bristol convention this month. I'll be there, as I said before, sat at a table in the special Image section at the Mercure hotel for most of the time - so come by and say "hi".... I'll be doing the usual sketches, signings etc... And don't forget to pick up the exclusive TWD poster I did for the show. Plus - don't forget Saturday night - when my band Mine Power Cosmic hit the stage at the Ramada hotel - that'll be a night to remember!

March 2010
Happy New year... Yeah, I know, it's March already, but this is my first post of 2010, so that's how it feels here.

Anyway, onto some news... Firstly, as I mentioned before, I'll be attending my first convention of this year at Hi-Ex in Inverness. It's on the weekend of March 27th/28th and I'll be there all weekend - so hopefully I'll see you there. It's my first time there, so make it fun for me!

As I'm sure everybody knows by now, The Walking Dead is going to be turned into a TV series pilot. If the pilot is successful in the eyes of the network [AMC], then we'll go to series proper. I can't tell you how excited I am about this. I hope to get out to see the filming of the pilot... so I'll be in the States at least twice this year, once for the shooting [and I might take in some signings whilst out there - stay tuned for that] and once for my triumphant return to San Diego in July..! I'll let you know more - when I hear more.

And lastly for now... I'll be attending the Bristol show as per usual in May, BUT this time I have the band in tow with me. Unfortunately Giant-Sized Band-Thing has split up - but, from the ashes of that beast another behemoth doth rise... step forward Mine Power Cosmic! We're still kinda comic based in personnel - still Phil Winslade on guitar, but with the addition of Shane Chebsey [Smallzone and Scar comics] on vocals and kevin Darke [maths teacher] on bass. Be prepared for LOTS more original material - which I'm really excited about - but there'll be some of the ol' standards as well to keep the braying masses happy. So come one, come all and bare witness to the new comics world rock phenomenon! Oh - and I'll have an exclusive to the Bristol con TWD print available through the organisation to sell there to - all money to charity, of course..."

December 2009
This'll be my last bit of news for 2009... but I'm sure there'll be plenty of news for 2010, hopefully including a TWD TV series! Anyway - it's just been announced on www.comicbox.com that my sketch book is available to buy through them. It comes in varying degrees of formats and - since I'm not the most prolific of sketchers - is a rare chance to see what I doodle in my laughably "spare" time. I'm REALLY pleased with the results - so go and check it out if you feel that way inclined. Also, I've just agreed to my first convention next year... It's my first appearance at the HI-Ex con in Inverness, Scotland. It's on the weekend of 27/28th of March... more news on that and any others in the new year.

Have a great Christmas and New Year and see you in 2010!

September 2009

I got back from Raptus a couple of weeks ago and had a great time. One memorable evening, which I thought I'd share with you, was on the last night when all the guests got together and added to the paintings on the local comic shop's wall [the shop's name is Outland]. I did a Codeflesh - a close up of which you can see in the Misc section... but there were many great pieces done that night including a Milo Manara! Thank you everyone involved and thanks to Outland for allowing me to contribute to the ever growing Comic Wall.

My next public appearance will be at BICS [the Birmingham con] - that's next weekend , the 3rd and 4th of October... so hopefully see you there. Unfortunately my band Giant Sized Band Thing won't be playing there this year - so it won't be as good... :-) Then I have another appearance at Infinity Beyond, my local comic shop... This time with my friends Sean Phillips and Duncan Fregredo on Halloween. And finally, I'm attending the Thought Bubble event in Leeds for the first time in November [the 21st, I believe]. Looking forward to that one, since I've heard good things about it and it's a place I've not visited before.... And then it's Christmas...

August 2009

I'll be appearing at Sub-City comics in Dublin on Saturday 22nd August from 1.00pm to 6.00pm - so any fans who can't make it across the Irish sea to an English con can't get away that easily! Also the month after I'll be attending the Raptus festival in Norway between the 11th and 13th of September... more details if I get them. I was asked to design the poster for the festival, so here it is below..

June 2009

As you can see from the posters - I'm doing a signing at Orbital Comics in London on Saturday July 4th. I'm also going to be making an appearance at Chaos City Comics in St. Albans on the very same day. It'll be an earlier time than the Orbital signing - and I'll let you know when that is, when I know when it is! It'll be a rather busy day... so, if you're in the area, please pop in and make my queue long, it'd be great to see you all.

Incidentally - I forgot to mention that the there is a fantastic new collection of all the old Codeflesh stuff that Joe Casey and I did several years ago. It's put out by Image in a lovely hardcover and features a brand new strip [the art is on the website] plus EVERYTHING Joe and I did for the original series. So if you like your superheroics tough and dangerous - this is the book for you... and not a single bit of spandex in sight...

Things coming up - a possible signing in Dublin in August and a trip to the Raptus Festival in Norway in September... more news on those nearer the time..

April 2009

Of course May is Bristol con... and as per usual I'll be there. This year the dates for the convention are May the 9th and 10th and I'll have a table. It's smaller than the usual train shed this year, and centered around the Ramada hotel - which will make it a more intimate affair. Hopefully that means I might get to spend more time chatting with you folks - so I'm looking forward to it more than I normally do. I'll also have loads of books with me - all at AT LEAST half price - that includes the 24 issue omnibus, the last 12 issue hardcover and the last trade - so if you have any TWD spaces to fill, here's the perfect opportunity!

March 2009

As I said already - I'll be attending a convention in Belgium in a few weeks time... here's a link to their website for any more information... http://www.bdleroeulx.be/

Also - if anyone wants to see me in action behind the drum kit, Giant-Size Band-Thing have another gig! We're playing my local comic shop - Infinity and Beyond on March 28th. It'll be an early evening time - about 6.30pm - so get there early... I know you don't want to miss a single appearance of this Rock 'n Roll marvel... If you want anymore information, you can either e-mail this website or Infinitybeyond.co.uk

January 2009

I'll definitely be attending the Angouleme comics festival this month - it's all confirmed. The festival takes place on the weekend of January 29th to February 1st - and I'll be a guest of Delcourt, my fantastic TWD French publisher.

I'm also attending a Belgium comics festival on the weekend of March 14th and 15th and doing signings in a couple of shops there the Thursday and Friday before. More details when I get them.

November 2008

I'll be attending the Lille comics convention in two weeks time - the 1st and 2nd of November, and then onto Paris to do some more signings for Delcourt [my publisher of twd in French] up until Wednesday. So if anyone's in the area, please pop by and say hello.

October 2008

I just attended the Birmingham Comic Show on the weekend of 4th and 5th of October. I had a great time - primarily because we got a band together to play the opening Friday night party. We were called Giant Size Band Thing and comprised of myself on drums, Phil Winslade on guitar, Liam Sharpe on vocals, and Paul H Birch on bass. If anyone's interested we can be found playing the party on YouTube... Also - I've just finished composing a how to on www.comicmonsters.com - so, again, if you feel the urge please follow the link... http://www.comicmonsters.com/modules.php?name=Sections&op=viewarticle&artid=202

Breath Of The Wendigo is now finished and is being coloured as we speak. It should be out before Christmas and, hopefully, I'll be in Angouleme to promote it. It's my first French album for Soleil Productions - and, hopefully again, it'll be the first of many. I've always loved the comics industry across the English Channel so I'm thrilled to be at last working within it. I'm concentrating on TWD for the most part up until Christmas now except for a 12 page story I'm going to do for the Codeflesh collection Image are putting out in the New Year. Joe Casey and myself are really excited to have a proper colour collection of the old stories we did - so we thought we'd do a little something extra for the book. It'll be interesting to re-visit the character after so many years and to compare my past and present styles.