2026

(This is a long lead-in to an update about the comic I’m working on, bear with me). I just watched the recently re-done He-Man [aka Masters of the Universe]. As a child of the eighties, I can honestly say … no. They tried to make the film edgy and sarcastic (which, as a student of…

Inspired by the idea that, heck, most of my comics feature absurdly svelte ladies whose torsos are longer and more narrow than a … than a … pencil cat? … I thought I’d play a little with the elfin/mythical/medieval/other-worldly fantasy character previously posted. The trouble with standalone characters, though, is that they can be a…

Someone discovered my comics this week and bought a bunch of stuff on my wishlist – I love it when that happens, hehe. its so fun getting random messages like this: “… I read it the whole night, I didn’t get any sleep before work, since I was so locked in by the story […]…

I suppose when writing something like a journal, we bring into the real, the depths of our struggle. And so when we write stories (or paint pictures, whatever), we’re conjuring something of an avatar of ourselves into the real; cos that’s where the processing can begin. And when it’s something dark, we seem to ‘art’…

Okay I’ve un-shelved a fun lil project from a few years back, and I’ve just added 15 pages to the 55 that were banked so we’re rumbling along on the horny train straight out of … out of ermm … sex station? Wait, no it’s left the station so … virginity station? Anyway toot toot!…

AARGH hello internet. I’ve often wondered why I seem driven to bash out tens of thousands (literally) of pages of comics in one vast cohesive multiverse-style sex romp ultra-fiasco that all interlinks, and … other people don’t seem to do that. Do they? I’ve looked into it, and there don’t seem to be many [sex…

You know how sometimes, no matter your gender or persuasion; sometimes you’re out and about and trying to mind your own business, but someone’s human body makes itself known and you can’t really help but stand there and go OH MY GOD are you KIDDING how is that even … … and you stand there…

I haven’t said anything on the debacle in America for a little while, in many ways there’s nothing that needs to be said. Irrespective of which particular fiasco of a ‘government’ you currently find yourself living under, I think Ursula Le Guin puts it well: And in alienating ourselves, we do tend to find things…

I have this old external hard drive that contains all my half-ideas, character development rigs, semi-complete comics and … well crap basically. I’m sure lots of people have an equivalent. Anyway now and then I dig through it, rifling through semi-formed comic concepts, pondering what to do next or just playing around. Sometimes it’s just…

I thought I’d check in on Tira Yugen’s page, see if there was any progress on you-know-what, and lo! … No, there isn’t. Well, apart from some banging renders released a month ago, and a cryptic “… which will no doubt come in handy in my final Rather Magnificent Family Bubble comic! Watch this space….

Always open to anonymous feedback, I noticed one reader very fairly pointed out of Lithium; “Where, in the kids’ apartment, is the kitchen?” – it’s a good question. And honestly, I pondered this as well. Where do they cook?! What if they wanted a cuppa?! How did they swish a mouthful of bad yogurt down…

Occasionally I indulge in a little gaming and thought I’d mention one I’ve been playing recently. I’m certainly not a big gamer so do feel free to suggest other beautiful / moving games that you’ve found. Anyway this is one of those that has drawn me in to play over and over again. I’m not…

I was prompted to think more on the topic of Limitarianism after an interesting exchange with Alex (thanks Alex). So here’s a little further thought-wrangling. Steps to improve the world:  Make an arbitrary limit to the absolute wealth that any one human can hoard, let’s start with £1B because if you’re not happy with £1B,…

There are lots of things to love about the country I currently find myself in. But then there are lots of things I could get quite anxious about as well. Our march of gammons following far-right adolescent Tommy Robinson was a concern. Our seeming inability to spot the problems with Islamophobia is another one. I…

One of my perennial problems in making comics, is the apparent age of any of the characters. In a coming-of-age story (which my comics are often about), getting close to that ‘first time’ feel, without crossing that boundary of “Hold on, this is depiction of under 18s” … is pretty difficult. How old are fictional…

Who knows what to do, eh? All of this **gestures vaguely** going on. It’s almost as if our powerlessness is okay, is part of us. And all we really need to do is to be us. People who care about people. People who when grievance politics comes on the radio … we switch the radio…

It’s a funny thing, money. Sometimes I’ve had it, sometimes I haven’t. One thing I’m really glad to have learnt early on is that when I’ve had absolutely tons of it, though it has provided ‘stuff’, it hasn’t correlated with my deep happiness/contentment with life. And sure I love to spend it, sure. For reals. Comfort…

(Did anyone notice that Catan reference in the second Kinfolk comic? No? Ah well, doesn’t matter, just my ’tism being the ’tism.) Okay anyway, I think I may have found Eden and I thought it important to report back to the internet. In the actual real world, I’m currently sitting on a creaking leather chair…

Always a fan of Jerry Seinfeld (although I guess there’s a pretty strong chance that particular sitcom donger appears in the Epstein files … let’s not get into that), there are a couple of classic moments I always loved in that series; (1) SERENITY NOW! Shrieked by Ben Stillers father will always hold a warm…

3rd of Feb, I wrote this: … 4th of Feb, first time ever, saddest boy on the planet apparently wrote this:   … at least we know he reads good blogs 👌 Don’t worry about it, mate; we’re all on a bit of a journey. Happy Friday, everyone! 🍻

One of my all-time favourite Americans (who’s still alive), Richard Rohr said “In order to transcend what we are, our old self has to be destroyed”*. And the problem with any destruction, of the ego, of the old ways, is that it’s a bit of a painful process! We know this on a personal level,…

I’m thinking of making a short comic about what happens when someone thinks they can buy happiness, but it turns out they so obviously can’t. I always enjoyed that great scene in The Office, when the thick bros of the office eagerly fawn over the resident power-douche, saying “He could have any woman he wants”,…

Hi everyone! How’s your 2026 going?! Mine’s going great. This month I went down a few pretty dark rabbit holes with my 3D rendering and potential new storylines and then I … took a few steps back, hehe. Ever notice that? That you can escalate in terms of the booby stuff you look at (and/or…

Ho ho ho! Merry new year, one and aaaaalllll!!! I’ve been ILL all holidays which, on the face of it sounds very bad, however it has somehow managed to be one of the all-time best Christmases anyway. Perhaps it was that my (fairly minor) spate of illness was just in that sweet-spot where it was…