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Bonnie Words – Characters

by on June 1, 2015 at 6:00 am
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Hullo all! Here’s the second bit of holiday filler for you. This is something I’m quite invested in – a little slice-of-life type comic that I’m preparing for submission. The series is called Bonnie Words, and it focusses on a young girl as she navigates high school, the perils of being a weird teenager, and her first tentative steps in a writing career.

I’m not ashamed in saying that it takes heavy influence from Daria – though I aim to be less cynical, and a little more optimistic. Daria is probably the piece of fiction that my own high school experience relates to the most, and even now I still see a lot of myself in her characterisation (even though I clearly obviously want to be Jane). read more

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Drawing Glasgow

by on May 29, 2015 at 6:00 am
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I’m on holiday, hooray! Please enjoy this piece of art that I produced a few weeks ago. I’m hoping to turn it into a project and approach some of the local gallery-cafés to see if they would mount it as an exhibition. In this series, I approach people in and around Glasgow, sit and draw them for five minutes, talk to them for five minutes, and use that information to complete the illustration later on. This is actually my friend and colleague David – That particular day he was having a bit of a hectic time, as the business was relying on him and him alone to fix a vital piece of financial software. read more

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I’m on holiday!!!

by on May 25, 2015 at 6:00 am
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Hullo everyone, and farewell for a bit! I’m on holiday effective from today, so for the next few uploads you’re going to get little one-off drawings and sneak-peeks at stuff I’ve been working on behind the scenes! Hope that tides you over until I get back!

Toodlepip for now, I have to go prepare all my holiday things and write responses to your comments and questions like I promised! Have a good week, people!

M.

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Good luck, people of Ireland!

by on May 22, 2015 at 6:00 am
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Today, my friends, I wish Ireland all the best in the referendum on enshrining same-sex marriages within law. I’m sure as readers who’ve been with the comic for a few years know, I’m a keen supporter of equal rights for sexual orientation (among many other things) – everyone should be free to pursue love and happiness! While I believe a vote in this instance isn’t necessarily the best way to go about achieving this goal, I really hope that when the counts are in, Ireland will have shown itself to truly be a forward-thinking, modern society that puts the happiness and wellbeing of its citizens above all else. Fingers crossed! read more

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Comments and Questions and Me, oh my!

by on May 18, 2015 at 6:00 am
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Hullo all! I just wanted to say in today’s post, I know I’ve kind of let my responses to your comments and questions slip recently – I apologise wholeheartedly for this! I always get a tingly feeling of excitement when I see one of you folks popping up in my mailbox, and I really appreciate your participation – I’m glad that you’ve stuck with me for so long!

I’ll catch up on responding this week, I promise! I’ve just got to spend the next couple of hours before I head to bed working on my print submission. Quite excited about this one, and you might get a sneak peek at it while I’m away on holiday! read more

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Heads up!

by on May 15, 2015 at 6:00 am
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Hullo everyone! Just a quick post today, to bring you a little heads-up that I’ll be on holiday in a couple of weeks’ time. Normally I’d work extra hard to queue up some Elf Blood pages while I’m away, but I really need the time to work on pieces for submission.

Worry not, however! I’ll still put something up for the couple of days I’ll be away, but rather than full pages they’ll either be Extra pages or maybe even some sneak peeks at what I’m working on! I’m really looking forward to my holiday – I’ve never been to New York before, and it’ll be great to wander around and take it all in! read more

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Aaaaand the results are in…

by on May 11, 2015 at 6:00 am
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Well, I think I can safely say that the most recent General Election results were… Bittersweet, for me. On the one hand, the SNP dominate the Scottish political landscape in terms of seats won, and with a near 50% vote share aren’t too shabby when it comes down to proportional numbers – compare to the 2010 election where Labour won nearly 70% of seats with just over 40% of the popular vote.

On the other hand, the Conservatives got back into power entirely on their own merit – no need for coalition deals with the Liberal Democrats this time. Nor were the SNP able to assist the Labour party in forming any kind of government – the number of seats lost by Labour to the SNP would still have left them with a considerable gap to fill in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland in order to form even a minority government. read more

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Here, have a comic!

by on May 8, 2015 at 6:00 am
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Hola folks! Hope you’re well! Not going to dwell massively on today’s post, as I don’t have the attention span to write a proper blog post and pay attention to the general election results at the same time – suffice to say, it’s looking good for Scotland, but not great for Britain as a whole; only time will tell!

Tune in on Monday, for proper politics ranting!

Toodleoo for now, and have a great weekend!

M.

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Space Dandy is a Dandy in Space

by on May 4, 2015 at 6:00 am
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How can I best describe Space Dandy? Space Dandy is basically the anime the Internet would produce, if it had free license. Space Dandy follows the interstellar adventures of Space Dandy, a bounty hunter who finds and retrieves rare extraterrestrials from across the galaxy. Joining him on his quest are QT, his trusty robotic spaceship pilot/engineer/vacuum cleaner, and the lifeform known as Meow, a Betelgeusian alien (who resembles a walking, talking, oversized earth cat and is generally treated as such). Together, they get involved in mishaps and misadventures in their quest for more cash and food to fill their bellies. read more

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How this comic almost didn’t get drawn.

by on May 1, 2015 at 6:00 am
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Thank goodness for forethought! Rather unfortunately, the machine I used to do the art for Elf Blood and all my other comics packed it in on Wednesday night – I strongly suspect that the curse of the original Sandy Bridge Cougar Point motherboards finally kicked in. Gambled and lost, I suppose!

Fortunately for everyone concerned, my laptop has gamely taken over artwork responsibilities (though I had to go out and buy a USB hub to make it workable). With this change, I actually got some benefits – Windows 8 is better than Windows 7 at accurately processing my tablet’s input for Lazy Nezumi, and I get even more accurate lines now! Plus, I’m now using Photoshop CC, which is a step above my five-year-old Photoshop package I was previously using. read more

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