...is finally here... Good jaysus, it took it out of me. But it's a good un'!
Kicks off with a cracking Sancho story from (and I love saying this) 2000AD's Mike Carroll and me, followed swiftly by a new twist on a zombie tale from Iano and newcomer Cian Tormey. Ian is back again with a one pager after this with none udder than Oink's Davy Francis on drawing duties. Then one from me, something about superheroes. Then a neat one to finish off from Danielle Lavigne and me again. As usual it's available from our website for the knockdown Paypal price of 4euro incl. shipping, or email me at alan@20000-leagues.com.
Sorry I haven't been a busy blogger for a good while -- I've been busy bein' a busy daddy with a bouncin' baby. Sweet divine, do kids take up a lot of your time. And money. But they're worth it.
In other news:
-- 4 Fathers, the new webcomic from me and Davy Francis, is nearly ready to go. It'll be hosted by www.20000-leagues.com soon, and Davy's art is SUPERB!
-- Had a grand ol' time at the Dublin City Comic Con last weekend, shootin' the shite with pals Declan Shalvey, Paddy Lynch, Phil Barrett, Paddy Brown, Hilbo "Superhilbo" Loftus-Lawler, DeeDee de Barra, Aidan Courtney, Marty, Tanya and Wonderwoman from Derry's Planet Ace -- a smorgasboard of Irish comic talent. Was blown away by Gavin from Long Stone Comics inking skills. Sunday was cut short for me due to my lovely wife getting the winter vomiting bug, which is a much fun as it sounds.
-- I booked my table for the Thing (formerly the UK Web and Mini Comix Thing) in London, 28th March.
-- Ian and I are currently working on a 5 page story for kid's Irish language comic RiRa, about 3 schoolkids who are investigators on their lunchbreaks. Full colour art, I'm lovin it.
-- I am working on a 6 pager for 2000ad fanzine ZARJAZ, a Slaine story. Looooovely.
And finally, plans for our next comic mini series are well underway -- THE RED DEATH should be hitting the shelves towards the middle of next year. More news/sketches as we have it/them!
Al.
