Headline: a poll by life assurance firm CPP found that modern life causes major stress, with worries about identity theft, terrorism, health risks, climate change and house prices being cited as reasons to keep people awake at night. At the same time, a poll by hotel firm Travelodge showed that only 3% of adults are getting the required amount of sleep.

Thursday, April 12, 2007 11:09:38 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)    Comments [0] 

Here's page 12 of the latest Brigardier Gerard story...

Thursday, April 12, 2007 11:05:23 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)    Comments [0] 

Headline: DNA tests establish that the father of Anna Nicole Smith's very rich baby daughter Dannielynn is former boyfriend Larry Birkhead.

Wednesday, April 11, 2007 8:44:43 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)    Comments [0] 

Here's page 11 of our latest Brigadier Gerard story, How the Brigadier Came to the Castle of Gloom...

Nick Miller writes: I owe a lot to Jean Giraud, a.k.a. Moebius, in this page for guidance on the rendering of wood and stone surfaces. It was tricky, especially as this was supposed to be night time, but I found that showing the starkly-lit castle against a black sky in frame one was enough to give the impression of bright moonlight.

Wednesday, April 11, 2007 8:41:46 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)    Comments [0] 

Headline: last-minute wrangling delayed the release of a major UN report on climate change as the US delegation, amongst others, sought to change the wording in order to emphasise some short-term, positive effects.

Tuesday, April 10, 2007 9:40:32 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)    Comments [0] 

Here we go with another page of Conan Doyle's How Gerard Came to the Castle of Gloom...

Tuesday, April 10, 2007 9:35:39 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)    Comments [0] 

Headline: The Wellcome Trust, Celesio, KKR and Terra Firma are all considering rival bids to take over chemist chain Boots.

Monday, April 09, 2007 12:42:06 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)    Comments [0] 

Here's page 9 of How the Brigadier Came to the Castle of Gloom...

The judge sitting on the right in frame 1 is supposed to be the painter David, who was rather busy during the bloodiest parts of the revolution (though he later denied this).

Monday, April 09, 2007 12:37:17 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)    Comments [0] 

...and here's the next thrilling episode of NICK MILLER, HERO OF SPACE...!!!

...sorry about the multiple exclamation marks. I don't know what came over me.

Sunday, April 08, 2007 11:08:56 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)    Comments [0] 

Here's the next page of How Gerard Came to the Castle of Gloom...

Sunday, April 08, 2007 11:05:23 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)    Comments [0] 

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

Saturday, April 07, 2007 9:55:15 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)    Comments [0] 

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]