Matt strips New Year 1988

Matt strips New Year 1988

Matt strips New Year 1988

Please don't worry, I've not got the year wrong, but whilst checking out some old material, I came across some of the following Matt strips which originally appeared in the 1980s in provincial newspapers, Bradford Telegraph and Argus, also The Manchester Evening News. They were next to an unfinished apple turnover, hmm, yummy!

Happy New Year

I just wanted to say thank you for all your support and for looking in on the blog, therefore, here's to simply wishing you a wonderful, successful and above all, a very peaceful New Year!

Wallace and Gromit Twas The Night Before Christmas pencils Day 5 and 6

Pencils drawn for Wallace and Gromit daily cartoon strip entitled, Twas The Night Before Christmas, Day 5 and 6.

As shown 23 and 24 December 2011. The Sun newspaper.

So, as these strips bring us up to Christmas Eve, I just want to say a big thank you to all those good people from the various countries who kindly look in on the blog and hopefully enjoy the artwork shown. May I wish you all a wonderful Christmas and a peaceful New Year.

Wallace and Gromit Twas The Night Before Christmas pencils Day 3 and 4

Pencils drawn for Wallace and Gromit daily cartoon strip entitled, Twas The Night Before Christmas, Day 3 and 4.

As shown 21 and 22 December 2011. The Sun newspaper.

Wallace and Gromit Twas The Night Before Christmas pencils Day 1 and 2

Every so often, you sit back and smile to yourself thinking what a pleasure the recent piece of work was. Based on the Christmas poem, our Wallace and Gromit take the reader up to Christmas Eve, including a festive encounter with...

Pencils drawn for Wallace and Gromit daily cartoon strip entitled, Twas The Night Before Christmas, Day 1 and 2.

As shown 19 and 20 December 2011. The Sun newspaper.

Wallace and Gromit It's A Wrap pencils Day 5 and 6

Pencils drawn for Wallace and Gromit daily cartoon strip entitled, It's A Wrap!, Day 5 and 6.

As shown 16 and 17 December 2011. The Sun newspaper.

Wallace and Gromit It's A Wrap pencils Day 3 and 4

Pencils drawn for Wallace and Gromit daily cartoon strip entitled, It's A Wrap!, Day 3 and 4.

As shown 14 and 15 December 2011. The Sun newspaper.

Wallace and Gromit It's A Wrap pencils Day 1 and 2

It's Christmas time, and whilst Wallace has been kind enough to offer to help the local church wrap the children's presents, it calls for a new invention to assist them! Pencils drawn for Wallace and Gromit daily cartoon strip entitled, It's A Wrap! Day 1 and 2.

As shown 12 and 13 December 2011. The Sun newspaper.

Wallace and Gromit Treasure Hunt pencils Day 5 and 6

Pencils drawn for Wallace and Gromit daily cartoon strip entitled, Treasure Hunt, Day 5 and 6.

As shown 9 and 10 December 2011. The Sun newspaper.

Wallace and Gromit Treasure Hunt pencils Day 3 and 4

Pencils drawn for Wallace and Gromit daily cartoon strips entitled, Treasure Hunt, Day 3 and 4.

As shown 7 and 8 December 2011. The Sun newspaper.

Wallace and Gromit Treasure Hunt pencils Day 1 and 2

When Wallace decides to take poor ol' Gromit for a day at the beach, it soon turns out to be a treasure hunt!

Pencils drawn for Wallace and Gromit daily cartoon strip entitled, Treasure Hunt, Day 1 and 2.

As shown 5 and 6 December 2011. The Sun newspaper.

Orko the Magician

This was certainly a blast from the past when I recently came across this cartoon strip of Orko the Magician. Back around 1986, I was involved in producing artwork for the UK publishers, London Editions Magazines, whereby I would work on such titles as He-Man, Masters Of The Universe, She-Ra, to mention but a small few. As well as drawing some of the main strips, I had the pleasure of equally producing these three panel strips. It was something I enjoyed as my background was also doing daily cartoon strips for newspapers. I'm now suddenly feeling old!

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Wallace and Gromit Wallaby pencils Day 5 and 6

Pencils drawn for Wallace and Gromit daily cartoon strip entitled, The West Wallaby Street...Wallaby, Day 5 and 6.

As shown 25 and 26 November 2011. The Sun newspaper.

Wallace and Gromit Wallaby pencils Day 3 and 4

Pencils drawn for Wallace and Gromit daily cartoon strip entitled, The West Wallaby Street...Wallaby, Day 3 and 4.

As shown 23 and 24 November 2011. The Sun newspaper.

Wallace and Gromit Wallaby pencils Day 1 and 2

Well, it did start out to be a normalish day, that was until Wallace got Gromit involved in hunting after a wallaby in, well, West Wallaby Street of course!

Pencils drawn for Wallace and Gromit daily cartoon strip entitled, The West Wallaby Street...Wallaby! Day 1 and 2.

As shown 21 and 22 November 2011. The Sun newspaper.

Wallace and Gromit Tea Party pencils Day 5 and 6

Pencils drawn for Wallace and Gromit daily cartoon strip entitled, Tea Party, Day 5 and 6.

As shown 18 and 19 November 2011. The Sun newspaper.

Wallace and Gromit Tea Party pencils Day 3 and 4

Pencils drawn for Wallace and Gromit daily cartoon strip entitled, Tea Party, Day 3 and 4.

As shown 16 and 17 November 2011. The Sun newspaper.

Wallace and Gromit Tea Party pencils Day 1 and 2

Can rain and bad weather hold our Wallace back from entertaining his guests at a tea party? No way, not when he's got a new tea making invention in mind! What could go wrong?

Pencils draw for Wallace and Gromit daily cartoon strip entitled, Tea Party, Day 1 and 2.

As shown 14 and 15 November 2011. The Sun newspaper.

Wallace and Gromit Rooster Booster 800 pencils Day 5 and 6

Pencils drawn for Wallace and Gromit daily cartoon strip entitled, Rooster Booster 800, Day 5 and 6.

As shown 11 and 12 November 2011. The Sun newspaper.

Wallace and Gromit Rooster Booster 800 pencils Day 3 and 4

Pencils drawn for Wallace and Gromit daily cartoon strip entitled, Rooster Booster 800, Day 3 and 4.

As shown 9 and 10 November 2011. The Sun newspaper.

Wallace and Gromit Rooster Booster 800 pencils Day 1 and 2

In order to protect the hen house, Wallace comes up with the obvious answer, to build a robo-chicken, namely the Rooster Booster 800.

Pencils drawn for Wallace and Gromit daily cartoon strip entitled, Rooster Booster 800, Day 1 and 2.

As shown 7 and 8 November 2011. The Sun newspaper.

Wallace and Gromit The Entertainer pencils Day 5 and 6

Pencils drawn for Wallace and Gromit daily cartoon strip entitled, The Entertainer, Day 5 and 6.

As shown 4 and 5 November 2011. The Sun newspaper.

Wallace and Gromit The Entertainer pencils Day 3 and 4

Pencils drawn for Wallace and Gromit daily cartoon strip entitled, The Entertainer, Day 3 and 4.

As shown 2 and 3 November 2011. The Sun newspaper.

Wallace and Gromit The Entertainer pencils Day 1 and 2. Colour panel

I just wanted to show the coloured panel of The Entertainer, Day 2, panel 2. Sincere thanks to artists, John Burns, colour work, and Bambos Georgiou, inks.

Meantime, back to the pencils...

Wallace and Gromit The Entertainer pencils Day 1 and 2

All's well at West Wallaby Street until Wallace involves poor Gromit in the world of magic and entertainment!

Pencils drawn for Wallace and Gromit daily cartoon strip entitled, The Entertainer, Day 1 and 2.

As shown 31 October and 1 November 2011. The Sun newspaper.

Fiendish Funnies

Fiendish Funnies

Fiendish Funnies

Fiendish Funnies

As Halloween is almost upon us here in the UK, I simply wanted to share a few of the single cartoons which go out under the collective title of, Fiendish Funnies. Appearing in, Haunted Magazine, a great publication which covers all things that go bump in the night, with fantastic features and humour.

Wallace and Gromit Night of the Living Bears pencils Day 5 and 6

Pencils drawn for Wallace and Gromit daily cartoon strip entitled, Night of the Living Bears, day 5 and 6.

As shown 28 and 29 October 2011. The Sun newspaper.

Wallace and Gromit Night of the Living Bears pencils Day 3 and 4

Pencils drawn for Wallace and Gromit daily cartoon strip entitled, Night of the Living Bears, Day 3 and 4.

As shown 26 and 27 October 2011. The Sun newspaper.

Wallace and Gromit Night of the Living Bears pencils Day 1 and 2

On the lead up to Halloween, this tale involves Wallace and his latest invention regarding remote control teddy bears. All seems to go well until...

Pencils drawn for Wallace and Gromit daily cartoon strip entitled, Night of the Living Bears, Day 1 and 2.

As shown 24 and 25 October 2011. The Sun newspaper.

Wallace and Gromit Hairs and Disgraces pencils Day 5 and 6

Pencils drawn for Wallace and Gromit daily cartoon strip entitled, Hairs and Disgraces, Day 5 and 6.

As shown 21 and 22 October 2011. The Sun newspaper.

Wallace and Gromit Hairs and Disgraces pencils Day 3 and 4

Pencils drawn for Wallace and Gromit daily cartoon strip entitled, Hairs and Disgraces, Day 3 and 4.

As shown 19 and 20 October 2011. The Sun newspaper.

Wallace and Gromit Hairs and Disgraces pencils Day 1 and 2

When Wallace decides to help out at the local Paws for Effect, both he and Gromit enter the world of advanced dog grooming.

Pencils drawn for Wallace and Gromit daily cartoon strip entitled, Hairs and Disgraces, Day 1 and 2.

As shown 17 and 18 October 2011. The Sun newspaper.

Wallace and Gromit Polly Wants etc... pencils Day 5 and 6

Pencils drawn for Wallace and Gromit daily cartoon strip entitled, Polly Wants A Cracker (With Cheese), Day 5 and 6.

As shown 14 and 15 October 2011. The Sun newspaper.

Wallace and Gromit Polly Wants etc... pencils Day 3 and 4

Pencils drawn for Wallace and Gromit daily cartoon strip entitled, Polly Wants A Cracker (With Cheese), Day 3 and 4.

As shown 12 and 13 October 2011. The Sun newspaper.

Wallace and Gromit Polly Wants etc... pencils Day 1 and 2

In which dear ol' Wallace has an encounter with a rare Giant Red Macaw in West Wallaby Street! Pencils drawn for Wallace and Gromit daily cartoon strip entitled, Polly Wants A Cracker (With Cheese).

As shown 10 and 11 October 2011. The Sun newspaper.

Golden Age Tick 2, Up, Up and Away page 6

Pencils: Mychailo Kazybrid

Inks: Kevin Atkinson

Golden Age Tick 2, Up, Up and Away page 5

Pencils: Mychailo Kazybrid

Inks: Kevin Atkinson

Golden Age Tick 2, Up, Up and Away page 4

Back in 2002, the guys at New England Comics decided to publish The Tick's Golden Age Comic, this done as an homage to the wonderful Golden Age years of 1941-1945. Produced with an acknowledgment, reverence and of course a great deal of fun, we see The Tick's involvement in World War II. Attached are three pages taken from the chapter entitled, Up, Up and Away. This was another one of those times when I enjoyed working with artist, Kevin Atkinson.

Pencils: Mychailo Kazybrid

Inks: Kevin Atkinson

Colour produced in-house by New England Comics

2MG check out...the library #3

2MG check out...the library #2

2MG check out...the library #1

One of the various publications I have the pleasure of producing cartoons for happens to be a really fun title called, Haunted Magazine. Created by publisher and editor, Paul Stevenson, this is a first class international magazine that is packed with great stories of a spooky nature, full of intelligent wit and humour. Writer, Andrew Wooding and myself, aka Two Men and a Ghost, enjoy the chance of producing a regular four page feature based on the various urban myths of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, this equally consisting of cartoons by you know who! The story featured in the latest issue covers our investigation into the strange, but highly interesting goings-on at the Sheffield City Library. Hope that you enjoy the following three cartoons linked with this. Our sincere thanks to the staff who were really wonderful to talk with and so deeply helpful.

Wallace and Gromit Garden Party pencils Day 5 and 6

Pencils drawn for Wallace and Gromit daily cartoon strip entitled, Garden Party, Day 5 and 6.

As shown 30 September and 1 October 2011. The Sun newspaper.

Wallace and Gromit Garden Party inks Day 5 and 6

Inks produced for Wallace and Gromit daily cartoon strip entitled, Garden Party, Day 5 and 6.

As seen 30 September and 1 October 2011. The Sun newspaper.

Wallace and Gromit Garden Party pencils Day 3 and 4

Pencils drawn for Wallace and Gromit daily cartoon strip entitled, Garden Party, Day 3 and 4.

As shown 28 and 29 September 2011. The Sun newspaper.