Hallowscream 9

Once again I'm proud to be a part of this great project. Our 9th issue. Who'd have thunk it were possible. I've got 3 stories in this year's issue. Hope you enjoy.

Behold! The nasty ninth edition of the Hallowscream! Hallowe'en Special has arrived! 48 pages packed with peculiar and paranormal perils!

Here Are The Download Links (right click and 'save as') :

Lo-res Version (file size = 19.9mb) :       MEDIAFIRE     DROPBOX

Hi-res Version (file size = 61.4mb) :       MEDIAFIRE     DROPBOX

You can also read the issue online at :      ISSUU

These are the full contents behind the demonic djinni cover by Ken Best...

Page 3 : Be Careful What You Wish For  Story by Mark Keenan, Art by Carol Kewley
Page 7 : Peril In The Park  Story & Art by Tim West
Page 9 : Java Dreams  Story & Art by Denise Van Hulst
Page 12 : A Brush With Death  Story & Art by Gordon Innes
Page 13 : Fate Worse Than Death?  Written by Marta Tanrikulu, Illustrated by Pramit Santra, Coloured by Joshua Jensen, Lettered by Micah Myers
Page 15 : Bestiary of Beasties : Jersey Devil / Home-Made Jampire  by Malcolm Kirk
Page 16 : Terrorvision Guide  by Malcolm Kirk
Page 17 : The Dock of Sorrow  Story by Troy Vevasis, Art by Klaudia Bezak, Letters by
Adam Wollet
Page 19 : Bloodlust  Written by Paul Bradford, Art by Luciano Fleitas, Letters by Marx Blum
Page 20 : Hades Recruitment Drive  Story by Tunc Pekmen, Art by Patrick Halpin
Page 30 : TV Dinner  Story & Art by Gordon Innes
Page 33 : Knights of The Beige Workbench  Story & Art by BP Johnson
Page 34 : The Ikuchi  Script by Christopher R. Matusiak, Art by Loc Nguyen, Letters by Nikki
Sherman
Page 35 : Caught In A Moment  Story by Tim West, Art by Boris Pecis
Page 37 : The Deadfast Club  Story, Art & Letters by Ricky Perez
Page 40 : A Wine For Every Occasion  Story by Tim West, Art by Ken Best
Page 41 : Dinnertime  Story by Kae Verens, Art by Philip Sneyd
Page 42 : Deadvertisements  by Malcolm Kirk
Page 43 : Do Skeletons Dream of Psychedelic Beer?  by Philip Sneyd
Page 44 : Terror of The Sheep 2 : Chapter One  Story & Art by Malcolm Kirk
Page 47 : Notforthenervousment  (sometimes they come back)
...and...
Page 48 : Back Cover Skull  by Malcolm Kirk

Previous issues of Hallowscream are available to download from
www.hallowscream.net or you can buy real-life monochrome paperback versions from Lulu.com. HAPPY HALLOWE'EN!

Sliced Quarterly #8

The Passenger (probably the best thing I've ever drawn) is in the latest issue of Sliced Quarterly, which is now available to read for FREE over on their site. Sliced run an open submissions policy and are always on the lookout for...

‘Slice of life’ stories told in experimental and innovative ways, this includes comics, narrative illustrations and infographics. We aren’t interested in zombies, vampires, aliens or superheroes, there are plenty of comics that have those bases covered.We want stories that communicate. They can be funny, serious, moving, thought provoking. You can do whatever you want, as long as it isn’t offensive or inappropriate.

I submitted The Passenger as it fitted the subs guide and was delighted to have it accepted. Editor Ken Reynolds re-lettered the story from my original piece and it ended up looking even better. Head over to the Sliced Quarterly website and check it out.

UPDATE: Here's a nice review in which The Passenger gets a special thumbs up. Love it when this happens. Hits you right in the feels.

A Wine For Every Occasion

It's been a few weeks since my last blog post so take a look at this short one page strip written by me with art by Australian artist Ken Best. A Wine For Every Occasion is based on an idea my dear wife had while we were sloshing our way through a couple of bottles of wine one evening. The idea translated nicely in to comic format and will be appearing in this year's Hallowscream. Take a look below...

Ken has done a lovely job with the art and he's also doing the cover art for Hallowscream, which will be released in to the wild this October 31st. It's going to be a spooky one.