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Friday, 22 May 2026
Bazookas, Trump & Ducks - comics by kids
May started quietly as far as school visits were concerned, with the first few happening in the third week of the month. Two days in my old favourite haunt of some fifteen years now, and one a first time visit to a place that featured in the Post Office Scandal.
Colmore Day 2
Dassett Fenny Compton
The celebrities these six groups chose to appear in my demonstration strip were Cristiano Ronaldo, Sabrina Carpenter, Michael Jackson (twice on the same day), Jeremy Clarkson and Willy Wonka.
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Thursday, 14 May 2026
Kickstarter launched and funded + new dates for classes
Well that was quick! I launched the Kickstarter campaign for Shakespeare Comic, and before I could get round to telling you all about it (I had to go to Tescos, what can I say) I look at the screen to find it's reached its target already.
That leaves a good 28 days for you to join the party if you'd like. You can be featured - with your actual face and name and everything, in a caricature by me - on the Map Of Shakespeare's Britain which I'm giving away as a free poster with every copy of the comic. You get to keep the caricature too.
My thanks to Rich Johnston, who gave us a write up on Bleeding Cool...
...and to Phil Boyce who did likewise in the Oink! blog
The Shakespeare Comic Kickstarter is here
And the first Comic Art Masterclasses of the summer, open to the public, have started getting listed. Tell any local youngsters you know to look out for these classes:
May 29 - Ropetackle Arts, Shoreham
May 30 - Essex Book Festival, Chelmsford 2pm
June 20 & 21 - Big Malarkey Festival, Hull
July 20 - Flowerfield Arts, Portstewart NI 10am
July 21 - Strule Arts, Omagh NI - 10am & 1.30pm
July 22 - Ardhowen, Enniskillen NI - 10am & 1.30pm
July 24 - Ards Arts, Newtownards
July 30 - Darlington Library
July 31 - Wollaton Library, Notts 10am
July 31 - Nottingham Central Library 2pm
Aug 7 - Watersmeet, Rickmansworth
Aug 20 - Belfast Opera House
Aug 21 - Roe Valley, Limavady NI
So, if you live by the coast you have a much higher percentage chance of my classes coming anywhere near you! I'll keep working on where I can get to that's deeper inland, or indeed in the South. Stay tuned for news.
Thanks for your support on the Shakespeare Comic, see you all sometime soon
Kev F
Sunday, 10 May 2026
Shakespeare comic - Kickstarter campaign
How long have you waited for a Shakespeare comic for kids? Your wait is over. I’m happy to announce Shakespeare Comic, a 32 page full colour anthology containing comic strip adaptations of 7 of the classics - Romeo and Juliet, Richard the Third, Macbeth, Hamlet, Midsummer Nights Dream, King Lear and Twelfth Night.
Brevity being the soul of wit, these are excerpts from my full length graphic novel adaptations, so now you can sample my takes on Shakespeare without having to buy the full book every time.
And the even better news - you could be in it! I’m supporting the comic with a Kickstarter campaign, where you can simply order an advance signed copy of the comic or, should you fancy, you can appear in person on the Map of Shakespeare’s Britain which forms a free A2 pullout poster.
Details: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kevfcomicartist/shakespeare-comic
The Kickstarter campaign for my new Shakespeare comic is live, and you could be in it!
In short it's a 32 page full colour anthology of my Shakespeare strips, including yet-to-be-published King Lear and Twelfth Thing pages, newly-coloured Prince Of Denmark Street and Midsummer Night's Dream Team, and best of all an A2 poster Map Of Shakespeare's Britain featuring my Shakespeare characters - AND YOU!
Yes, you can appear on the map, which will be a poster on the wall of every child in the country (potentially, in theory, it could happen) just for joining the Kickstarter Campaign at the lowest supporter prices you've ever seen.
Or you could just nab yourself a signed first edition of the comic and its poster, for just a tenner. (Thinks: might throw in a certificate of authenticity, if you're lucky). Here's that map you might appear on (rough draft, it'll be in full colour):
Do please check out the Kickstarter (no obligation) and spread the word:
And if you'd just like to see my video appeal, which is nifty in itself, it's here: https://youtu.be/61VhweuiPe8
Thanks in anticipation, this one'll be fun
Kev F
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