In Tooth and Claw

 

Remember that new comic that I said was almost-sort-of-nearly here? Well, now it is. Really.

 

Nature, Red; the second of my stand-alone ghost stories is now available online and in select comic book retailers across the UK, including:

 

Orbital Comics

Gosh! Comics

Foyles (Charing Cross Road, London and Cabot Circus, Bristol)

Excelsior! Comics Bristol

 

Online it is available direct from myself through my shiny new Down In The Dark store. Also available there are limited quantities of The Grinning Man, Illustration and Such from Popular Culture Vol. 1, and a special 'double pack' allowing you to get both ghost story comics at a reduced cost. You're welcome.

 

Nature, Red is limited to 75 signed and numbered copies.

 

 

 

Nature, Red



 

The Grinning Man

 

 

Mike Read Has Beautiful Breath: Illustration and Such from Popular Culture Vol. 1

London Super Comic-Con 2013

Phew~! Well, that weekend went past almost as a blur of people, sketches, and lots of tea. Compared to EMS back in October, I had a little more to offer this time. The Universal Horror booklets were back alongside the two new books; The Grinning Man, and the Mike Read Has Beautiful Breath fan book - a big thank you to all those who picked them up - I hope you enjoy them.

 

Besides the books there were numerous other items on show at my table, such as notebooks and prints, plus wearable goodies such as Ni No Kuni hand-painted t-shirts and Adventure Time custom painted shoes. The latter ofcourse went rather quickly, after the fuss made at EMS over the not-for-sale pair. Again, thank you to those who do now have them. I'm sure you'll look after them.

 

 

Also yet another thank you goes to people who commissioned one-off sketches, and those who bought the ones produced at my table throughout the weekend. I hope they were worth your while....and wait. See you all soon at the next one~! ...Hopefully.

LSCC.....OMG.....etc.....

 

With the London Super Comic Con just around the corner - here's a peek at what I will have at my table during the weekend.

 

 

As mentioned in the earlier post - The Grinning Man is an A4 sized, 24-page comic book ghost story about a young boy's journey through his own memory; and his mysterious encounter with the enigmatic 'grinning' man. But as the memory unfolds and the truth becomes darker - the boy is forced to realise that nothing is ever as it seems...

 

 

 

Also available will be an A5 sized Fan Book:

 

 

 Mike Read Has Beautiful Breath is a 24-page collection of my illustrations deriving from popular culture. (There's a double pop culture reference in the title - brownie points to those who spot its origin/s.)

 

 

 

It collects various images of my various fandoms, past and present, blogged and unblogged. Through Film/TV, comics, cartoons, and video games. It also has a sketchbook section containing doodles and sketches showing the inner workings of some of the larger pieces. From Adventure Time to Zombies, and everything inbetween.

 

 

 

 

 

I will also be bringing along this little fella...

 

 

 

As well as shoes I have been painting on t-shirts, and the little Mite from Ni No Kuni and others will be available at my table throughout the weekend. SO, if you're looking for 30 seconds to kill whilst you chew on a falafel or whatever - why not come visit me? I'll most probably be the one scowling or snoozing in a corner somewhere...or perhaps I'll be the one waving at you frantically like a mad person. Who knows?

 

SHOP Down in the Dark!!!

Oh yes - its official. You can now find yet more reasons to throw away that hard-earned cash that is burning a hole in your pocket! The Down In The Dark Shop is now open!

By popular demand there are a few pairs of custom painted Adventure Time shoes up for sale! Pair number one is UK Size 3 (EUR Size 36) and features a joining design of Finn and Jake battling that non-flaming nuisance, The Ice King! More pictures of this pair below.



View of the outside design on both shoes.



View of the inside design of both shoes.



                          

            

Ice King detail.

                       



Finn and Jake detail.



The complete package - with custom shoe box!

                          

On to the second pair of shoes available.

This pair is slightly bigger - UK Size 6 (EUR Size 39) and features a selection of characters. Like the previous pair, these too come with their own customised box with original artwork. More pictures below.

Obviously, being custom painted, these shoes are one of a kind. Once they're gone, they're gone.

Also included in the store are copies of the Universal Horror booklets printed for the comic conventions. They contain the seven illustrations found in my previous UH post plus additonal sketches.

That's all for now - but very soon various prints will be available. Watch this space for updates.