Headline: it is now illegal to 'mind' a weapon for someone else in order to hide it from the police.

Friday, April 06, 2007 10:05:52 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)    Comments [0] 

Here's page six of How the Brigadier Came to the Castle of Gloom...

Nick writes: once again we are indebted to M. Prof. Ronan Jouan de Kervenoel for the correct spelling of the French expletives.

Friday, April 06, 2007 10:02:45 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)    Comments [0] 

Headline: Patientline, the private company that provides phones services for patients at NHS hospitals, has upped its outgoing call charges 160% to 26p per minute (they already charge 42p per minute for incoming calls).

Thursday, April 05, 2007 9:47:30 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)    Comments [0] 

Here's the latest page of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's short story, How the Brigadier Came to the Castle of Gloom, adapted by Antonella and drawn by Nick...

Thursday, April 05, 2007 9:42:38 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)    Comments [0] 

Headline: British Airways found to be the worst airline in Europe for losing luggage, losing an average 23 items per 1000 passengers, compared to 15 items for other European airlines.

Wednesday, April 04, 2007 10:49:14 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)    Comments [0] 

Here's page four of the latest Brigadier Gerard story, How the Brigadier Came to the Castle of Gloom...

Nick writes: for the record, I disagree with what Conan Doyle says about this area being the "poorest and ugliest country in Europe". I've been to many parts of Eastern Europe, and much of it is quite pretty. Just don't get out of your car.

Wednesday, April 04, 2007 10:45:19 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)    Comments [0] 

Headline: Argentinian Vice-President Daniel Scioli has renewed Argentina's claim on the Falklands and urged Britain to resume negotiations.

Tuesday, April 03, 2007 9:33:31 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)    Comments [0] 

Here's page three of How Gerard Came to the Castle of Gloom, written by Antonella and drawn by Nick...

Nick writes: The story begins. Some worried people have asked me what the old woman intends to do with the scissors and the cat in frame three. Don't worry, I thought it was obvious - she intends to castrate him.

Tuesday, April 03, 2007 9:30:00 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)    Comments [0] 

Headline: Glastonbury Festival introduced new anti-ticket-tout security measures this year. All tickets will bear the photo and signature of the person who bought it, plus an individual security code. Tickets went on sale Sunday and were sold out in less than an hour...

Monday, April 02, 2007 9:44:09 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)    Comments [0] 

Here's page two of our latest Brigadier Gerard story, How the Brigadier Came to the Castle of Gloom...

Nick writes: Page 2 frame 1: the entire Grand Armee passes in review before Napoleon, including accurately researched and drawn uniforms for chassuers, cuirassiers, lancers, dragoons and granatiers, plus portraits of Ney, Lefevbre and Lannes. Page 2 frame 2: the retreat from Moscow. I enjoy being a cartoonist and I like a challenge, but sometimes Antonella likes to keep me on my toes...

...anyway, all this is just scene-setting. I promise the story proper gets underway tomorrow!

Monday, April 02, 2007 9:40:24 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)    Comments [0] 

Here's part four of Nick Miller, Space Hero, together with the first part of the full-page version. Have a look and see which layout you prefer...

Sunday, April 01, 2007 10:58:46 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)    Comments [0] 

Here, as promised is the first page of our second Brigadier Gerard story, How the Brigadier Came to the Castle of Gloom...

The edition of Graphic Classics: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle that this story appeared in is still available, and you can buy a copy by going here.

Nick writes: Although they appeared in different editions of Graphic Classics, we actually did this story back-to-back with the first one - they took us about six months in all. Antonella intended Gerard to be dissatisfied with his retirement, bullied by an old woman and preferring to reflect on past glories, but she also had him sitting in the garden of a cottage in rural France. I am an Englishman, and all Englishmen dream of retiring to a little place like Gerard's, so I couldn't help drawing the scene as a little sunny and romantic idyll.

If you think drawing a mob of charging French infantry in frame two was hard work, you should see what's on the next page! (to be posted tomorrow).

Sunday, April 01, 2007 10:52:51 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)    Comments [0] 

Headline: amongst new security measures announced by the government yesterday is the splitting off of part of the Home Office into a new Department of Justice. Judge Dredd fans take note.

Saturday, March 31, 2007 10:07:50 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)    Comments [0] 

Here's the last (boo hoo!) page of King Pest, written by Antonella and drawn by Anton Emdin...

Anton Writes: Ah, the ending. Full circle. While I like the wet footsteps (they look a bit like oil now that I look back on it) my favourite part is the drunk dude on the dock.
And that little dot just under the slime.
And the fourteenth pebble.

That should keep 'em busy.

Thanks for reading my blurtings. And a big thanks to Antonella and Nick for adapting and showcasing the strip.

Nick writes: ...and thanks Anton for letting us showcase your brilliant work!

Saturday, March 31, 2007 10:04:07 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)    Comments [0] 

Calling all Gerard fans! To our suprise and delight, the first Brigadier Gerard strip, The Crime of the Brigadier, or, How Brigadier Gerard Slew the Fox, generated quite a bit of interest amongst fans of this kind of thing. As it happens, we did another Brigadier Gerard story for Graphic Classics: How the Brigadier Came to the Castle of Gloom.

We had intended to run another strip first, but due to the interest shown in the first Gerard strip, we've decided to press ahead and start running Castle of Gloom from Sunday. Thanks for showing an interest in our humble efforts, and we hope you enjoy the strip!

Friday, March 30, 2007 7:59:45 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)    Comments [0] 

Headline: Kate Middleton has complained to the Press Complaints Commission, again, this time that pictures of her published in the Daily Mirror were "obtained due to harrassment".

Friday, March 30, 2007 9:45:23 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)    Comments [0] 

Here's the latest page of Edgar Allan Poe's King Pest, adapted by Antonella and drawn by Anton Emdin...

Anton writes: Ok, well everyone loves this page. I guess it is the most interesting, plus it's the climax of the story, so that makes sense! I really enjoyed drawing those waves. If I can somehow always draw organic shapes, and no straight lines, I'll be happy.

Friday, March 30, 2007 9:30:07 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)    Comments [0]