Behold: Pendragon!

During the end of last year and continuing through the beginning of this one, I have been working on a graphic novel which is now ready to launch. Alongside Writer Andy Winter, Letterer Rob Jones, Colourist Aljosa Tomic and Publisher Harry Markos; Pendragon is a contemporary tale of King Arthur, swords, magic and Dragons. I’ve had a blast working on it and it’s been killing me that I haven’t been able to discuss it or share any images until now. Over the coming weeks until its launch I’ll probably bombard you all with reminders and prods to get the word out there, if you can help in any way please take the time to do so, the people I’ve just mentioned are hugely talented and deserve wider recognition, I’ve had a blast making this book and can’t wait to hold a copy in my hand.

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE:

MARKOSIA PROMISES KING ARTHUR AS YOU’VE NEVER

SEEN HIM BEFORE IN A BRAND NEW GRAPHIC NOVEL

UK indie publisher unleashes Pendragon: The Quest For King Arthur

[24 May, 2017] UK independent graphic novel publisher MARKOSIA today announces

details of PENDRAGON: THE QUEST FOR KING ARTHUR, a brand new graphic

novel that offers a comic, outrageous and utterly iconoclastic take on the Arthurian

legends.

The book is released by Markosia on Monday, 19 June and receives its official launch on

Saturday, 24 June, at the Birmingham Comic Art Show. It is written by Andy Winter,

drawn by Jim Lavery (who also did the cover), coloured by Aljosa Tomic and lettered by

Robin Jones. The full-colour graphic novel contains 104 pages and retails for

£11.99/$16.99.

It will be available on Amazon globally, and most other online retailers such as BOL and

Chapters. The book will also be available digitally on ComiXology and most other digital

platforms such as iBooks, Kindle, and DriveThru.

Here’s the solicitation copy…

Failed pop singer Art Bright is an unremarkable young man, except for one thing – he

might just be the reincarnation of King Arthur. His stalker Derek Border certainly seems

to think so. But then Derek has taken to calling himself 'Merlin' and has even assembled a

new Knights of the Round Table and tracked down a former porn star, who he reckons is

Lady Guinevere.

But if Derek is mad, why have he and Art attracted the attention of the real Morgana Le

Fay and her new best friend, a dragon named Crueltooth? And, while all this is going on,

what is Mordred up to, and why does the Lady In The Lake seem to harbour a grudge

against Art? All will be revealed in Pendragon: The Quest For King Arthur, a mad, bad

and breathless updating of the Arthurian legends that is sure to delight and infuriate in

equal measure.

Writer Andy Winter commented: “Pendragon is a kick up the bum for all those po-faced

and supposedly radical re-imaginings of classic stories. When it came to taking on the

story of King Arthur, I wanted to do something that had action and adventure, but was

also a lot of fun and irredeemably silly. It certainly has more in common with Monty

Python and The Holy Grail than it does King Arthur: Legend of the Sword.

“I take all sorts of liberties and not everyone will like it; some may even call it sacrilege.

If so, that’s something which makes me very happy indeed.”

For more information, contact Andy Winter: andywinter1@gmail.com or Harry

Markos: harry@markosia.com

Great Ebay Posable figures for artists.

I found these Posable artist figures on Ebay for £16.99, a bargain! Having a reference like this in invaluable for a comic artist, drawing the human form repeatedly in multiple angles is mind-bending and having this on your desktop is a quick, effective solution to anatomical problems.

Pros: The figures are super affordable (Ebay link below) I bought a male and female pair but there is an option for single of either as well as differing colours. They have quite detailed musculature, are anatomically correct, are light and flexible. They come with a very handy armature for holding the figure in the air so you never lose or drop even the most extreme pose. In addition, they also come with three sets of changeable hands from clenched fist to fully opened.

Cons: As the old saying goes: ‘You get what you pay for’. These are inexpensive as I’ve said but the compromise is that they are quite easily broken, the parts pop out of their sockets, I broke the arm connector as I first mounted the figure. The female arm came unattached from the body while still in the package. They are smaller than you might expect, I’m not displeased since the dimensions are stated but I would like to have a larger version. Overall these are delicate and I would recommend utmost gentleness when handling and above all: keep away from kids, the smaller parts are a choking hazard.

So, in conclusion if you are an artist of the human body in any form I would recommend buying these figures based on price alone, there are a few variations on Ebay where you can find the ones that appeal to you: Link.

Dredd, In Colour!

Just a follow up of the Dredd pages from before, I finally got round to colouring them. It’s really hard to find time do the simplest of things but I get there in the end.

 

Mister Potter I Presume!

I was a bit too old when the Harry Potter books first came out but I’ve caught up and enjoy reading them with my kids. I wish I were the appropriate age, I could imagine them impacting me the same as the Narnia, Middle Earth and Shannara Books did.

I, like most fans, get lost in the world and characters, they are brilliant to read, great to watch and, for me, even better to illustrate.

Adventure Time, C’mon grab your friends…

Cartoons have changed since I was a kid, there’s a lot of whacky animals and bonkers goings on. Adventure Time is one of my kids favourites and i love watching it with them. For a laugh you should youtube Adventure Time- what does the fox say? It’s genius.

Judge Dredd Sample pages.

I’ve been working over the past year on a 90+ page comic, its all but finished and due to be released this year. It has been both rewarding and frustrating as I’ve devoted all my spare time to producing the artwork, for no money and without being able to share it publicly. My exposure in other forums and contributions to other projects has also diminished.

In saying all that, it has also been hugely rewarding brought my art forward and increased my confidence.

There are previous posts here of attempts at drawing Judge Dredd, I decided to do another to see how or if I’ve improved after such a big project, I think I have, I enjoy the character enormously so any excuse to draw him is always fun to do if nothing else.

Shhh! Secret Dinosaur project

Ok I can’t say too much about this except that I’m excited and I love drawing Dinosaurs. Here are the first few pages of a dinosaur adventure I’l be updating soon with more info and pics.