Insights

Pen and ink comics depend on a quiet partnership between tool and surface. The pen must deliver a clean, confident mark, while the paper needs to hold that…

A medieval king or queen arrives with an entire visual vocabulary: crowns, robes, heraldic animals, heavy jewellery, ceremonial weapons, and an army of…

Bad Grandad has never needed much technology to cause trouble. Give him a walking stick, a newspaper, and an opinion about modern life, and he can turn an…

Boo gets lost in a maze, and the result is exactly the kind of comic chaos that suits Andy Fanton’s mischievous creation. A simple walk through twisting hedges…

Medieval humor has survived because the period offers an instantly recognizable comic world: muddy roads, suspicious nobles, overworked servants, eccentric…

Treasure sounds like the perfect reward for a medieval adventure. Gold, jewels, ancient relics and a dragon’s carefully guarded hoard all promise a triumphant…

A daily strip begins long before the pencil touches paper. I am usually collecting odd observations, overheard rhythms, visual details, and small annoyances…

A strong punchline creates a sudden shift in meaning. The audience follows one idea, then discovers that the sentence, scene, or character has been heading…

Bad Grandad has never needed much encouragement to cause trouble. Give him a walking stick, a questionable plan, and an audience, and he will turn an ordinary…

Boo is perfectly suited to a place where the books whisper, the lights flicker, and every checkout desk has a supernatural secret. A haunted library gives the…