Filmish Review in 'Comic Heroes' + Solipsistic Pop 4 Reviewed by FPI

Another great review has come in for my series 'Filmish', this time from comic book magazine 'Comic Heroes', which is from the folks who create SFX magazine.  The magazine are big on supporting the small press, and my work features alongside some other top picks from the UK scene, including Andrew Waugh and Sean Azzopardi.

From the review:

"If Scott McCloud was a movie geek, this is the comic he would make.  [...] Educational and entertaining - never the easiest trick to pull off - with breezy artwork and an unpretentious wit, Filmish will fact you 'til you can be facted no more." - Rob Power

 'Comic Heroes' issue #10 is available, as they say, in all good newsagents.

Also today, Solipsistic Pop 4 was reviewed over on the Forbidden Planet Blog.  My 'Maps To Live By' was one of the contributions that were mentioned:

"Lovely, sentimental work yet never saccharin sweet" - Richard Bruton

Solipsistic Pop volume 4 is a must buy, available here.

Edwin Morgan Poem Illustration - In The Snack Bar

Here's the outcome of a recent commission by an old school friend to illustrate an image based on the poignant Edwin Morgan poem 'In The Snack Bar'.  I like the bald guy in the background, happily chewing on a burger.

The poem itself is below...

A Bigger Canvas - Parasites Exhibition and Banner in Glasgow

Last year I was commissioned to produce an exhibition and a banner for the Wellcome Trust Centre For Molecular Parasitology in Glasgow.  It was an amazing challenge, boiling down some very complex science into digestible, family friendly information.  Working with my collaborators Jamie Hall and Kat Lloyd, we pulled together the exhibition, which was on show at the Glasgow Science Centre throughout the Autumn of 2011.

It was really interesting working at this very different scale, and having to take account for the very specific benefits and drawbacks of the medium.

And below is a photo of the banner I designed for them in place at Glasgow University. It's pretty cool seeing something I illustrated is the size of a building!