Yet More Rambling

This seems to have become a trend of late. Without a dedicated project to work on, I've nothing to update, and what I have been doing can't be shown for..... reasons? Nothing sinister, just my gaming group and I have stuff in the works so I'm keeping it under wraps for now.

That said Age of Savagery, the barbarian anthology that I've been dragging along to the printers for the last six months is finally within spitting distance of completion. (Crossing ALL of the fingers) That will be a great boost to the comic cons I have lined up this year and I'll be shouting out about that in the next few weeks. For now here's a preview of some of the art that's been include. This was originally done as a place holder for art hat was lost. (Computer death), but the original artist that was illustrating the first piece was able to save the it in time! So this was kept around as extra.

I've been scratching away at the 40K and INQ28 itchs too. I picked up some Ork Dreads for my week off, but they've since continued into the next week and probably further.

There's also the never ending stream of random INQ28 ideas that haunt me every time I look at bitz box

So some art, some cobbling and some rambling what sounds like excuses for lack of content. Hmm, maybe there's some sculpting to do......

New Wastelands Redux!

My goodness what a week. I've been busting the last few working days and I'm finally taking a well deserved week off. So what does that mean? Well thankfully it means I can finish of a few projects that have been stuck in limbo for a long while and made a start on others.

Now the BIG update. This project is still early days and I'm glad to have finally made a start at long last. New Wasteland Fairy Tales was my first ever self published work. Back in 2013 when Cardiff's indy comic scene was looking a bit healthier, I initially printed 100 copies for my debut show. I met loads of people and got to talk non-stop about my first issue and come the end of the weekend, I had sold out of the first 100 issues and had the fire and inspiration to carry on my work. Due to costs, the first print run was in black and white. This never detered anyone that bought the comics, but it always bugged me and I promised one day I'd return and release a full coloured product. Now, almost 7 years later, the time has come to get the 3 finished issues I have and put the brushes back to them.

This is the first two pages of Issue 1 fully coloured and ready to go. It's a small start, but I was excited to show these off. If only to show that New Wasteland Fairy Tales as a series limps on. Despite, house moves, job changes and a near ceaseless work load, it still LIMPS ON!!!! For anyone who can't wait to find out about this story, the current issues are available from DEADSTAR PUBLISHING The coloured updates are a loooooooong way off yet, but as always I'll keep people updated.

At the smaller end of the completion spectrum are a few more Grots for my Ork army. Arguably you can never have enough of these li'l guys on the board, but I aim to see if I can prove people wrong in the future.

I've also been saving my pennies and with some time, I've decided to take the plunge and get some proper Ork Dreds. Yeah I have the Kans, but with the success I've been having with them, I'm looking to up my game. eBay has been providing some lucky finds, but my FLGS is going to be providing the bulk of the parts to start scrapping together a number of big stompy robots. I'll update more on those when I have something to show.

Share The Love

First time in a long time that illness has knocked be down, but Pappy Nurgle came-a-callin' . Not a lot to do at the time, but recover. Hence why there was no post last week and why this week is a little bit sparse on stuff I've actually done. That said there is plenty on the horizon for me and I think it's worth giving some love not only to my friends in the Indy publishing world locally, but also a rundown of some of the local events I've got coming up in the next few months.

Deadstar Publishing is currently putting the finishing touches to quite a few titles coming out in the soon. Namely Dolphin Squad Vol 2 by Danny J. Weston and soon to be followed by Age of Savagery featuring work from myself and Danny, who was responsible for colouring and laying out the cover art for AoS. It's really only a matter of time at this stage, but it's going to be a busy year those boys.

The next big event for me will be CFCC next month, but there are few smaller comic cons around my area that are well worth a look. Also happening at the start of May will be Swansea Comic and Gaming Con and then Caerphilly Comic Con taking place in June. Though relatively new, I attended both events last year and they were both excellent days out. Also happening in June...

Oh yes! CICE is back for another year and is returning to it's old haunt at the Mercure Hotel in Cardiff. For those who have never been, put the event on your calendar and come on by. It's a lot of fun and the CICE organizers have worked hard to build the Indy Comics scene here in Cardiff for a long time and it's great to see their strength returning after a hiatus a couple of years ago. 

Let me know of any other Comic Cons or cool events of a similar type happening in Cardiff that I may have missed. I should be back on form with my own work soon so next time, pictures. I promise.