MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU

Recently I received my return cars from the STAR WARS Galaxy Set
that I produced for Series 6.
I created 100 in total.

I also produced 50 Red Star Wars Galaxy Cards.
These were Target Exclusives to be packaged exclusively
in the packs on sale at Target stores!

Each card I illustrated in this set is a one-of-a-kind,
there are no duplicates.

The 'return cards' pictured can be purchased directly from me.
Although Bobba Fett is already gone! :)

ORBITAL TRANSFORMATIONS

I recently did a quick gig at Orbital Comics in Leicester Square to promote the Transformers Dark Side of the Moon game. Where I was joined by a host of media types in an effort to show them "How to Draw a Decepticon"

To read a few of the reviews of the event simply click here:
www.pocket-lint.com
www.kidzcoolit.com
www.godisageek.com

ANTWERP SCI-FI FANTASY & HORROR CONVENTION

I was invited out to the First Antwerp Expo Sci-fi show which took place on May 1st. My first time at a Belgium show and it was great. A big thank you to Lode Green the man responsible for putting on such a great show and for inviting me over there. The show had a fun friendly atmosphere and showed what a great crowd of sci-fi fanatics come to these shows.


After a quick hop, skip and a jump across the pond I was met at the airport by the girls from Infinity cars. Eva , Sam and Dominique who ferried us about for the weekend. Thank you girls, it was much appreciated. On the Saturday evening I got to taste my first Belgium beer in the company of the other invited guests. I got to hang out and chat with a few of them including William B. Davis (The Cigarette smoking man of x-files fame) Scott Capurro (Comedian and Wright Stuff regular) and Uwe Boll (Director) who hopefully I will be doing an upcoming project with. Also it was great to catch up with Danny & Stjepko, I raise my glass to you guys.


The show itself was fantastic, Much bigger than I had expected and with a wide variety of dealers tables, displays and choice. It would have been great to have more time to explore the show and for that matter Antwerp itself. As it was I only got to get up from my table for a brief moment to take a quick look and leak. I don't think I have ever been so inundated or sketched so hard.


After such a long and draining day I was taken well care of by the show organizers who put on a meal for all the guests to enjoy. I got to meet Fred "The Hammer" Williamson, who kindly agreed to let me use his likeness in a comic idea I am working on. Yes 'The Hammer" will now be appearing. More to come....


Again a big thank you to Lode Green for creating and organizing such a fabulous show. After such a great time I was kind of sad to be leaving Antwerp, but once I was on my plane it was Up Up and Away.

ESSEN MOVIE EVENT REVIEW

I was recently invited to The Movie Event in Essen Germany. A quick trip, two flights and I was there. Within 30minutes of me arriving at the hotel I was bundled into a convoy of vehicles and whisked off for an evening out. After enjoying a refreshing German Beer I ordered what I thought was a well done steak, however my fellow artist Andree Schneider who was translating the Menu for me, decided he would order me a Rare one. So Rare that just by looking intently into it, the blood would gush out.

I still enjoyed it though, and yes the beer helped.

After the meal we were treated to an evenings ten pin bowling, all within the same venue which was almost tardis like. That is if the tardis had the fascia of an old cottage and was full of German's drinking. At the back of the venue there was a lone skittle alley. Unusually the skittles were attached to strings, so every time they got back up they would look like they were dancing.

We were separated into two teams, Left and Right. I was on the Right side of course. Ernie Hudson was on the left and he was a good laugh. Ian 'Predator' White who was on my team kept banging his 7'1 head on the ceiling giving me a good laugh. All in all It was a great experience.





In the morning we were picked up in a black stretch limo flanked by a New York Police car & Bomb Squad vehicle. Being cramped into a limo with Gunnar Hanson, Ernie Hudson, Ian Whyte, Barbara Nedeljakova & Douglass Tait is not how I usually spend my Sunday Mornings.

However I do make an exception now and then.

Here's the YouTube clip.


The show was great, the fans were up for a good time. Thank you to all those that came to have a chat and get sketches. You were much appreciated. As per usual I was useless at remembering to take photos of my sketches during the show let alone pics of the event. A big thank you to those who did take pictures. I swiped them, after all that's what the webs for isn't it?

So Thank You to those who did, especially Artist Richard Van Ekeren for sending me the guitar pic. Also a big thank you to Stephan Prietzel for inviting me. Although we barely got time to speak I appreciated how well Stephan & Angelo Zannin organised the show.


I also saw Ernie Hudson give the Stay Puft Marshmallow man some Ghostbuster Love.

Oh and here's some sketches!

MOVIE EVENT

I will be in Germany this coming weekend at MOVIE DAYS in Grugahalle Essen
so feel free to pop along and say Hi!

Wooooah is that the time?!?

November the 30th. Well that came round quick. Where have I been? Well clearly too busy to be Blogging. So I will give myself a metaphorical slap on the wrist. As the end of the year approaches like an unstoppable wave (the wet kind of course) I figure I better take a quick look back at the last few shows I have attended.

Winter MEMORABILIA 10

Yes I was there. I should be I do organize the Comic City section after all. First of all I had a great time, a big 'Thank You' to Brian and his team for hosting us. Secondly Thank You to all of the people that came to see us. The show was quieter than the usual Memorabilia, let's face it clashing with Thought Bubble every year doesn't really help. Come on Thought Bubble move the Date! I live next to the NEC!

So selfish.

Last but not least 'Thank You' to all the other Artists that joined us. John Mccrea, Keith Burns, Laura Howell, Al Davison, with Jason Cardy, Kat Nicholson and Dylan Cook raising money for the Charity Draw the World Together. Also attending for the first time was Lee Sullivan. A big 'Thank You' to Lee for joining us. It was a pleasure and it is always great to meet someone who's work I grew up loving.

Truth is though, they should be Thanking Me!

Here is a small sample of the sketches I hacked out over the weekend.;P



BRITISH INTERNATIONAL COMIC SHOW
BICS '2010

By either luck or providence I found myself in Prime Position at the last BICS show in October. I spent the weekend sketching next to the great Staz Johnson. It is always a pleasure for me when I get the chance to work alongside other artists. As the tips and tricks of the trade whether sketching or otherwise that I pick up are always invaluable.

Here are a few of the sketches from the weekend plus a happy punter.
Told you I'd get you on here Andy.

AUTO ASSEMBLY 2010

I'm a guest at AUTO ASSEMBLY this weekend on Saturday the 14th August. I will have an exclusive Transformers print for the show which will be limited to 100 print run.

It'll be full colour on good heavy weight art board, A3 and 100 print run - signed by me... Here's the finished article: