There’s an unsung member of the Alex Automatic team. I see a lot of concern online about proper credit in comics and it’s great to see things shifting towards everyone involved in the process quite rightly getting the credit they’re due. Alex Automatic #3 will be the first comic to see the light of day … More Unsung…
It’s been a hectic few months following the success of our Kickstarter for The Edge Off. Iain, David, Colin and I have been blown away by the great reviews and amazing backer feedback and response to the comic and Iain and I are planning our next book together as I type. In fact we’re way … More Completely Automatic…
Without wanting to batter on about how witheringly ancient we are, it’s probably important to explain a little bit about why Iain and I love action movies and why we settled on Jason Statham as a touchstone for Lee Butler, the lead character in The Edge Off. In fact, the name Lee Butler is itself … More The Man Behind The Man
If you’ve been following my Twitter posts or the Kickstarter campaign for The Edge Off, you’ll have heard plenty about me and Iain’s vision for the book, our influences and process for working. But comics is a team game so I’m going to tell you a little more about the other creators who brought the … More The Edge Off: A Team Game
Twin Peaks: The Return Director: David Lynch Written by: Mark Frost, David Lynch In May 2017, it happened again. I’ve written before about the influence of David Lynch and Twin Peaks on me, Iain and our new comic The Edge Off. I’ll try not to regurgitate that here (but here it is if you’re interested). … More The Edge Off Influences: Twin Peaks: The Return
Performance (1968) Director: Donald Cammell, Nicholas Roeg Screenwriter: Donald Cammell Cinematographer: Nicholas Roeg +++THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS SPOILERS+++ One of our most resonant touchstones when creating The Edge Off was a 1968 film which suffered numerous setbacks, poor reviews and a limited screen release, all of which failed to stop it gathering a reputation and emerging … More The Edge Off Influences Part II: Performance
The Long Goodbye (1973) Director: Robert Altman Screenwriter: Leigh Brackett Cinematographer: Vilmos Zsigmond ++++THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS SPOILERS++++ One of the films I often come back to is Robert Altman’s The Long Goodbye. There’s no real mystery surrounding why it would particularly appeal to me. On the surface, it’s a grimy crime thriller, where a private … More The Edge Off Influences: The Long Goodbye
My good friend Alfie Gallagher is running a Kickstarter campaign for his new comic “DEBRIS”, which features “Charlie’s Last Nerve”, a story I’ve written for the project that I’m really excited about people seeing. I’ve loved Alfie Gallagher’s art since I first came across it, when he was promoting his sketchbook “Latin Drawn & Quartered”, … More Live now on Kickstarter: “Debris”
Thought Bubble in 2011 was a real eye-opener for me in a lot of ways. I’ve always loved comics but had drifted away from them for a while. TB 2011 was my first trip to a big convention in many years. It’s a great showcase for indie comic talent and I came away hugely impressed … More Focus on: Sleeping Dogs
The next comic project in the pipeline from me will be The Edge Off, a new comic with my old pal and collaborator, And Then Emily Was Gone artist Iain Laurie. We’ve worked on many things together in the past (such as Mothwicke and Black Cape) but this time round, we’re doing a noir crime … More Coming Soon… The Edge Off
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