The Dark Cover In TechnicolourSo I finally finished colouriong this cover for the first issue of Chris’s ‘The Dark’. But… There’s 2 versions, one has a bit more of a green hue to it and I’m not sure which I prefer.  

MWM at Birmingham International Comics ShowThe Birmingham International Comics Show (BICS) is back, bigger and better than ever before for 2009! And, as usual, Monkeys with Machineguns will be there! After our exhibiting hiatus at last year’s BICS, we will be proudly sharing a double sized exhibitor space with the fine fellows of Orang Utan Comics and David Wynne at the [...]

The Dark Issue 1 Cover B&WJust finished inking this, thought I’d post it up.  Colour version to follow. The Dark is a new book written by my monkey co-collaborator Chris Lynch and illustrated by Rick Lundeen.

?The Dark?I am currently working on the pencils for a cover to issue 1 of Chris Lynch’s new book with Markosia ‘The Dark’. Will preview the cover once it’s inked. You can read more about ‘The Dark’ over at Chris site

Orang Utan Comics and Monkeys with Machineguns Round Table (Comic Book Outsiders Episode 46)The last, I think, of our podcast appearances from the Bristol Con 2009 is featured in Comic Book Outsiders Episode 46. Chaired by Scott, from Comic Book Outsiders, the Orang Utan panel metamorphosed in a round table discussion on indie comics that also features Stu and I, and the guys from Geek Syndicate. It’s somewhere in the [...]

Comic Book Outsiders Bristol Con Report Go and check out Scott talk to Stephen aboat his Con Expierience and also listen to Sundays ‘Round Table’ discussion with Orangutan Comics, Geek Syndicate and of course Monkeys with Machineguns. http://comicbookoutsiders.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=478595

Geek Syndicate Bristol Con Special  Check out episode 119 of Geek Syndicate where Monts and Nuge recap Bristol Con and SPExpo 2009 and mention a certain ‘MWM Live!’ event that took place? http://geeksyndicate.libsyn.com/

An Evening with Monkeys with Machineguns.If you happen to have a spare couple of hours, then why not go check out the “interview” we did with Bones and Marshall on the first night of the Bristol SPExpo. I say “interview” because it descends into me and Chris blathering fairly sharpish, before turning into 4 nerds having a chat in the bar! Seriously [...]

MWM Live! reviewed by Geek Syndicate (Episode 119)Barry and Dave, the Geek Syndicate, very kindly made mention of Monkeys with Machinegun’s MWM Live! mini-event at the Bristol Small Press Expo in Geek Syndicate ? Episode 119. I must admit, I was a bit concerned about words in these guy’s mouths when I wrote “Scott vs. Geek Syndicate” for Scott from Comic Book Outsiders, [...]

An Evening with Monkeys with Machineguns The excellent fellows of SideKickCast have posted our unedited, unexpurgated, mildly humorous, and erratically rambling interview from Saturday Night in the Mercure Bar at Bristol Comic Expo 2009. It’s not quite The Panel of Legend, but we drop our fair share of “f-bombs”. If you have the time, why not enjoy … An Evening with Monkeys with Machineguns

chrislynch_mwm: has just seen Superman doing something bad. Very bad. Makes me ashamed to see the "S". 

YouTube - O M G I G P Internet Explorer 8 Puke Vomit GirlJust when I think the world isn’t getting any worse, Microsoft pop up and deliver something so truly misguided that it is brilliant. YouTube - O M G I G P Internet Explorer 8. Pop quiz … “What Worse?” 1: That multi-billion dollar multi-national mega-corporation Microsoft is resorting to the “Internet Explorer will hide your porn” argument to [...]

stuart_mwm: knackered, early start tomorrow. Bed now. Gnite peeps. 

stuart_mwm: @DylanTeague will have to check it out next week. 

stuart_mwm: @DylanTeague you liked it then? 

chrislynch_mwm: is considering moving his online life into a Google Apps stack 

chrislynch_mwm: wants to transfer his RSS feeds from Firefox to Google Reader, but wonders if there is anything better? Answers in a tweet! 

Death and Microblogging. Michael Jackson?s Last Audience.I have just lived through a bizarre experience, watching news of Michael Jackson’s death propogate across the Internet in real time. I saw the news first on Twitter, where microbloggers tweeted and retweeted the news that had been broken on the TMZ website. Whilst traditional media, such as BBC News 24, tried to confirm the story, [...]

GI Joe: Resolute (YouTube Playlist)For anyone who hasn’t already heard, GI Joe Resolute is an eleven episode animated series based on the ‘Joe franchise written by UK scribe Warren Ellis. Originally broadcast on the [adult swim] network, this is certainly a more mature take on the franchise, the cartoon that adult fans of the ‘Joe franchise will no doubt refer [...]

?Not in the face(book), not in the face ?? or ?How to control the privacy of your Facebook profileClearing through my email back-log, I found an interesting link that had been forwarded on by Snark and Fury a while back. 10 Privacy Settings Every Facebook User Should Know. I was pleased to find that my Facebook data was already nailed down pretty tight, but I know those settings are/were not the default and thought it [...]

This is ? Bleeding CoolI am no doubt so far behind the curve with this blog post that you may be forgiven for thinking that you are in my ancient archives or that brand new shiny broadband is some how connected to the past. But fear not. I am just tardy. Slow. Late. Never the less, just in case there are [...]