Wednesday, 27 November 2024
How To Draw Professor Poo & Ploppy from Journey To Pootopia
Friday, 13 September 2024
Breakfast Comic Strips
As an exercise I’ve been drawing automatic 'breakfast comic strips' this week - no preplanning, just seeing what comes out.
I usually have extremely vivid dreams & have been suffering from awful anxiety & dread when I wake up in the mornings so this has just been a way to distract myself & to force myself out of it. No rules, but none of them been allowed to have taken more than about 30 minutes to draw (because I have lots of PROPER work to do!) They're extremely variable in quality but I thought some people would be interested to see them. They probably say a lot about my subconscious & obsessions but I'll leave that for you to work out!
Mr Dilly Presents - Journey To Pootopia
Monday, 2 September 2024
'Better Than Batman. Steve May.'
Thursday, 1 August 2024
POO CREW ADVENTURES - JOURNEY TO POO-TOPIA
POO-BLICATION DAY! Poo Crew Adventures - Journey to Pootopia
I'm FLUSHED with excitement to announce that 'Poo Crew Adventures - Journey to Pootopia' by James Turner & me is published today by Harper Collins Childrens
It's a funny, fast-paced graphic novel aimed at 7-11 year olds filled with facts about the human body, digestion & various animal poo facts (did you KNOW that wombats do square poos*?!?)
My initial thoughts were "you want me to draw a book about WHAT?!?!" but I thoroughly enjoyed bringing the educational & anarchic together in this book - it's not every day you get to draw fatbergs the size of large bungalows, poo car hybrids & bacterial hamsters* amongst MANY other things!
James' text is so funny & challenging to illustrate & I really enjoyed the collaboration between us, not to underestimate the contribution of Liam Drane & Melissa Fairley (senior graphic designer & publishing director repectively) Also a big heads up to Caroline Thomson my agent at Arena for keeping me sane!
"The hilarious new graphic novel series packed with facts – perfect for fans of A Day in the Life of a Poo, a Gnu and You, Bunny Vs Monkey, Dog Man and InvestiGators! "Poo is the most interesting and important substance in the entire universe!" – Professor Poo In an ordinary toilet, on an ordinary day, a small poo called Ploppy lands with a splash. Just an ordinary poo about to be flushed . . . But Ploppy is anything but ordinary. He's a TALKING POO! And he's about to go on the mission of a lifetime . . . Join Ploppy and his fearless guide, Professor Poo, as they boldly venture into the Secret Intestines of the Universe to discover answers to the most important Digestion Questions . . . Why do we chew? Why do we fart? Why do cows have so many stomachs? And . . . what will happen to Ploppy AFTER he's been flushed?! If you've ever used the toilet, THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU!"
Wednesday, 17 July 2024
Poo Crew Adventures - Welcome to Pootopia!
In an ordinary toilet, on an ordinary day, a small poo called Ploppy lands with a splash. Just an ordinary poo about to be flushed …
But Ploppy is anything but ordinary. He’s a TALKING POO! And he’s about to go on the mission of a lifetime …
Join Ploppy and his fearless guide, Professor Poo, as they boldly venture into the Secret Intestines of the Universe to discover answers to the most important Digestion Questions … Why do we chew? Why do we fart? Why do cows have so many stomachs? And … what will happen to Ploppy AFTER he’s been flushed?!
If you’ve ever used the toilet, THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU!
Tuesday, 26 March 2024
COVER REVEAL! 'Poo Crew Adventures: Journey to Poo-topia'
If you’ve ever used the toilet, THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU!
After my initial ‘you want me to draw a book about WHAT!?!?’ reaction I thoroughly enjoyed bringing the anarchic & educational together in this absolute romp of a book.
James’ text has been a laugh out loud joy to illustrate & I now know more about various digestion systems - humans to wombats & beyond - than I ever thought possible!
This is being published in August by Farshore Books.
Tuesday, 12 December 2023
Friday, 13 May 2022
Tuesday, 12 October 2021
Monster Fun!
AAAAAARRRGGGHHH! Very excited to receive my copy of the Monster Fun Halloween Spooktacular last week. It's the first issue of a brand new British comic for kids of all ages! Great to be included with some stellar comic talent in here - here's the strip I drew, Teddy Scare written by Maura McHugh with lettering by Ferre Schutz. You can order your copy from here
Thursday, 30 September 2021
The Incurable Oaf™
My spirit superhero. (Hark! Is that Marvel & DC Comics on the phone I hear?)
MORE made-up comics you say? Go here!
Friday, 26 June 2020
Boo! (with apologies to Kitten Kong)
Tuesday, 23 August 2016
Monday, 6 June 2016
A dalek, a feline Bond, & a fat Captain America...
Friday, 13 May 2016
Happy Superhero Day!
(This is a clip from my film X&Y from a few years back - you can see it in its full glory here!)
Tuesday, 16 February 2016
Thursday, 4 February 2016
Diary of Dennis The Menace - The Great Escape published TODAY!
In this story, Dennis the Menace - Prankmaster General and feared enemy of softies everywhere - has been sent to Posh Street, an elite boarding school run by the terrifying Mrs Snoot. Help! Dennis is surrounded by bookish boffins, can't hang out with the Bash Street Kids and is nearly starving as the school dining room only serves super-healthy food. What he needs is a plan. With a little help from his menacing buddies on the outside, some fart pellets and Gran on a Charley Davison bike, it's time for Dennis to make his great escape . . .
Very sadly I recently found out that this is going to be the last Dennis the Menace book I'll be drawing. It's been a huge amount of fun & I've absolutely loved the chance to be able to reinterpret a childhood hero of mine in the books. I've also thoroughly enjoyed working with the lovely Steven Butler (any author who can make me laugh out loud with the manuscript is ALWAYS a good sign!) & lots of thanks to all the people at Puffin & The Beano.
Thursday, 17 September 2015
The Diary Of Dennis The Menace: The Great Escape! - cover!
Wednesday, 15 July 2015
The Fine British Art of Queuing.
From the latest Diary of Dennis the Menace - Canine Carnage written by Steven Butler & published by Puffin
(see also 'passive aggressive tutting' & Britishness)
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