So exactly seventeen years ago, on the 3rd Feb 2003, I wrote a short comic spec script called ‘Old Friend’, and sent it to Clayton Hickman, the editor of Doctor Who Magazine.…
Writing
Was this Richard…?
Today Tracy and I went to St Mary’s Church, Eastwell; for here, in this abandoned church ruin is the reputed resting place of Richard Plantagenet – Richard III’s (alleged) illegitimate son. The…
The Sooty Show…
Finally, one of my most prized possessions finds his place on the office shelf. That’s right, kids. Sooty. And more than that – an ACTUAL Sooty. Back in 1999 / 2000 I…
Pirate Queen is Out!…
Want a bit of historical adventure in your comic reading? The latest in my ‘Heroes and Heroines’ series (co-created with Sam Hart), PIRATE QUEEN:THE LEGEND OF GRACE O’MALLEY’ is now out from…
Army of One @ C2E2…
So it’s been announced at C2E2 which means that finally I can announce that Yishan Li and I are doing a Lion Forge book called ARMY OF ONE, out in October! It’s…
Dead By Design…
So I can finally announce the super cool thing I did recently with Gyula Nemeth for Heavy Metal – a ten page story as part of a superstar-studded Megadeth anthology! See who…
Adrift…
15 years ago I learned of Steven Callahan on a Ray Mears show, and immediately bought his book ADRIFT. In 2011 I started hunting the rights. In 2015 I spoke with Steven…
Walking The Dog…
People often ask me how I’m so productive, and more importantly how I can work on so many projects at once without bleed or burnout. I often cite my history as a…
Kit Marlowe…
So recently I’ve been spending a lot of time with Christopher ‘Kit’ Marlowe – first off he’s a major character in DARK LINES OF LONDON, a graphic novel I wrote with Stephen…
Budapest Is Rising…
When I was a kid, the only thing I knew about Budapest was from a song in the musical CHESS, which talks about the 1956 Budapest Rising. That was pretty much it,…