Morir, page uno.
Here's the start of a graphic novel adaptation I'm working on of an obscure Catalan play called 'Morir' by Sergei Belbel. That's 'dying' in english translation. So nice and upbeat.

I'm also really into Hogarth at the moment after just catching the exhibition of his at Tate Britain (finishing today) which was awesome. Can't believe he was working on that stuff 300 years ago. I'll be posting up my homage to him forthwith so keep those mince pies peeled.

A 200 pounder with cheese.
A little mirthsome Friday pm fare for you all.

Not quite as mirthsome as the prospect of Bob Hoskins mouthing Jamie T's latest single, Sheila, in this music video, but getting there. The homeless man's 'buh' expression made me chuckle so watch out for that.

See you later, elevator
New Arctics album's out in but a matter o' days now and I can tell yuz that it's a belter. Their mooted departure into dub-electrocrunk was but a rumour, so naysayers beware. This here's dedicated to that black/yellow kill bill-esque colour scheme of the first single, 'Brianstorm'.

Part IV: Finally finished!
Full colour now, with blends and a few tweaks here and there.

Phew. I'm going for a lie-down.

Step 3 - Base Colour and Flesh Tones

Me plus one (scanner). Which is what today's image comes courtesy of.
Talkabout a learning curve. Also reminds me of the mindbogglingly good funk covers album that Mark Ronson's unleashed on the world this week, featuring a splendid horn turn on Kasabian's LSF. Listen to it on his myspace here. And tell im i sent yuh.

As for the latest stage of the tennis pic, keep those eyes peeled - it may surface later on tonight or in the wee hours of tomozo matin.

Step 2 - Inking.
Few minor alterations to the original sketch too, with pockets of black added to fill in the lines.

Can you guess what it is yet?

Oh and yet another Archburgerian creation hits amazon - my jacket for Penguin's new Alistair Cooke paperback is online - click here to see it

Grassgut!
Or at least that's what 'ey up' in Austrian sounded like to me.

Apologies for the radio silence, I'm now back from me hols and have a special treat for you - a behind the scenes peek at how i put my pics together. Firstly, step 1 - pencils.

Crisis? What crisis?
Like an eerie Iranian version of 'I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!', our team of plucky seamen have finally been handed back by the Iranian authorities.

Surely down to all those government press statements in which Mssrs Blair and Beckett cowed the kidnappers by expressing their 'concern', 'worry' and 'alarm'. Fighting talk indeed.

Anyone for Tennis?
The caricatured carnage continues in glorious technicolour. I've been inundated with answers to the previous entries, so don't be shy - post on my blog if you think you know who it is. Right answer wins a grand prize.

PLUS my book, SWINESEND - Britain's Greatest Public School was published yesterday! So get out there and take advantage of Amazon's mega 40% discount on it now!! Click here for the Amazon page. For every book bought, a poverty-stricken child in the third world is given a hamburger.