Lost Beano strips / Glastonbury

Here's a seasonal treat for comics fans, a couple of hidden gems I just found in the files while sorting out (for a new strip I'm drawing for a major publisher to see print in less than a month, stay tuned).

These two strips were intended for The Beano but, for reasons I've never quite found out, they haven't seen the light of day. First up is the full colour art for Plug as Rocket Pants in "Ravers", the latest in a series of these stories. Four or five Rocket Pants stories were printed, this one was commissioned & paid for but never printed, and the remaining scripts I tweaked and published as Hot Rod Cow stories (you'll find them on my website comicfestival.co.uk.

And after this is Roger The Dodger at Glastonbury, a script, laid out in my usual biro scribble style (how I like to work) which hasn't yet been commissioned. Maybe setting stories at Glastonbury was my downfall? (Maybe we'll never know. Enjoy both)

A feast of Christmas videos from the Socks

The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre seem to enjoy the Christmas season more than most, if the amazing number of seasonal videos they've made is anything to go by. Here is a page full of 16 of the best. Click on any of them to play.


















Merry Christmas

Check out the Socks Official 2011 calendar, here.

Snow medley - Costello style

The UK is a wee bit snowy at the moment, so the Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre are commemorating it with a winter medley to the music of Elvis Costello. Enjoy.




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Comic Art Masterclasses of 2010

At this point last year I totted up how many days I'd spent teaching my famed Comic Art Masterclasses in schools, libraries, art centres etc. In 2008 I did 95 days, in 2009 a perfect 100 days. And in 2010?

109 days. Blimey. That's the best part of 5000 pupils, students, recipients of my wisdom, in the last year. Nice to work with all of you.

And just how far did I travel to do all this teaching? Good question, one that I can't be bothered to calculate, maybe someone out there can? Here, in order of travel, are the places I've been to with the Comic Art Masterclass this year...

Wilts, Swindon, Weston Super Mare, Salisbury, Omagh, Weston, Swindon, Weston, Leicester, Melksham, Wilts, Birmingham, Weston, Ilford, Kilmarnock, Swindon, Wilts, Weston, Dudley, Gairloch (Highlands), Willesden, Maidenhead, Collumpton, Chorley, Hampshire, Oxhey, Swindon, Walsall, Towcester, Devon, Wilts, Devon, Doncaster, Weston, Malvern, Glasgow, North Somerset, Lymington Hants, Bromley, Bourne Lincs, Harrow, Bristol, Nottingham, Marlborough, Swindon, Clevedon, Stone Staffs, Lymington Hants, West Hampstead, Manton Wilts, Walsall, Dudley, Falkirk, Clevedon, Lymington Hants, Dudley, Ormskirk, Potters Bar, Windsor, Weston, Edinburgh, Lymington Hants, Witney, Weston, Salisbury, Stone Staffs, Okehampton, Trowbridge, Westbury Wilts, Swindon, Countesthorpe Leics, Ilkley, Bromsgrove, Wakefield, Tiverton, Crouch End, Dartmouth, Gosport, Stevenage, Barton on Humber, Weston, Swindon, Maidenhead, Hertford, Yeovil, County Kildare, Dublin, Welwyn Garden City, London W1, Wimbledon.

There may be fewer classes in 2011, because I have a regular flow of new comic strip work starting to fill up my desk, so if anyone wants to book me they'd better get their bids in early. Details at comicfestival.co.uk

Merry Christmas from Kev & Hev & Kev

Merry Christmas and all other appropriate seasons greetings everyone. If you've received a card from us through the mail you are very lucky. If you haven't, it is highly likely we've just been rubbish at finding your address (and you never know, it might still be on its way). If you're still waiting for one, and you know us, then this is for you - seasons greetings from Hev & Kev: 

And if that weren't enough, I've produced a second Christmas card this year. This has been sent to all the schools, libraries and art centres at which I've worked this year and to my commercial clients. For everyone else, here just for you, is the screen version. Merry Christmas everyone. comicfestival.co.uk

Coldplay Christmas - new from the Socks

Brand new from the Socks, a seasonal treat. A Christmas song in the style of Coldplay, enjoy.



Before you ask, yes it's a new composition in the style of Coldplay, all written and performed by me & the Socks.


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Socks tour flyer (back)

And here's the back of the Socks 2011 Spring tour flyer. Any comments anyone? (Actually I've just spotted an error myself)