Small Press comics creator since 1982
The third comic from the original Astorial Stories series of 1986, now with added colours. The Building Trade features the character of Tom the Builder, at work on the exterior of the Hotel, apparently carrying out repairs and works all by himself, apart from the interventions of a well-meaning but ineffectual foreman. And of course…
Chris Reynolds 2 x Chris Reynolds UK Dark and Golden Books 008 (2024) Very happy to receive this recent publication from Dark And Golden Books. It reprints two stories from UK artist Chris Reynolds, ‘Space Food’ from 1990 and ‘The Animals’ War’ from 2005, and as a backup article it reprints an interview with Reynolds…
Continuing my plan to add colour to some of my stories, here are the first two Astorial Stories books now with added colours. The third story, The Building Trade, is also coloured – just not sent to the printer yet. I’m planning to complete all five mini-comics from the original series, plus The Floating Dan…
Recommended for your consideration, may we mention Dead Watch issues 1 and 2 by British-Russian designer Natasha Denezhkina Campbell. In this series (started in 2022), she proposes a fictional account of a very hot topic – the Russian invasion of the Ukraine. Her idea has been to recast it as vampire fiction, portraying The Enemy…
Another mini-comic back from the printer today. This one is a colourised version of ‘Sounds of the Past’ from 1988. According to my records, it was published in Phil Elliott’s Gag magazine #7. This is one of those one-off fable type stories where the characters, Douglas and Mary, never appear again in the Pinsent “universe”….
Herewith a couple of recent mini-comic publications. Well, actually neither of them are new strips, but I’m re-presenting and reworking these 1980s strips in an A5 8-page format. I used to put out xerox zines this size quite a lot, so for me it’s a welcome return to a favourite form. I’m planning to publish…
A few disjointed thoughts about Shelter: Early Doors by Lucy Sullivan. The comic’s been nagging away at me somewhere since I read it over a couple of nights. That’s a good start. I would like art to nag at me and disturb me. At first glance when picked up from Lucy’s stall at Leatherhead Library…
The Forgotten Batman Book 3 of 3Published January 2024 The conclusion to this three-part story, started in July 2020. The first instalment appeared in 2021. In this conclusion, we see our hero make a triumphant return from the past and successfully puts everything right in Gotham City. The defeat of each colourful criminal is given…
Published November 2023: Parts 5 and 6 of The Rogue’s Gallery. A5 booklets of drawings and sketches, with colour covers. Click the links to purchase from Lulu.com Rogue’s Gallery Part 5 – Insects – £4.83 Rogue’s Gallery Part 6 – Birds – £4.97 I have always loved the way Magritte painted birds and made them…
Published November 2023: Parts 3 and 4 of The Rogue’s Gallery. A5 booklets of drawings and sketches. Click the links to purchase from Lulu.com Rogue’s Gallery Part 3 – Skeletons and Skulls – £5.11 Rogue’s Gallery Part 4 – Demons and Devils – £5.39 The stuff of nighmares — John Harvey: sound, image, word (@johnharveyaber)…
