Contributors


Book Two

Kristyna Baczynski is an illustrator/animator hailing from a land far, far away. She likes to draw, print, move and read pictures. www.kriskicorp.blogspot.com
Becky Barnicoat works as the commissioning editor on the Guardian Weekend magazine, but is also a cartoonist and is currently working on a new comic about a musical bear – you can see a couple of sketches from it at www.everyoneisherealready.blogspot.com
Adam Cadwell is a comic artist and illustrator based in Manchester. It’s rainy there but don’t worry, he has an umbrella. He also works as a freelance storyboard artist and visualiser. He loves Vimto. www.adamcadwell.com
Stephen Collins is a cartoonist and illustrator based in London. In 2008 he won the Cartoon Arts Trust award for Best Strip Cartoonist for The Day Job – his weekly strip in The Times. He also won Best Editorial (bronze) in the AOI Images 2008 collection. He specialises in comic strips, contemporary caricature, and general editorial illustration. www.colillo.com
Joe Decie draws pictures in boxes that are true and made up. He currently lives on the south coast of England with his girlfriend and their son. His favourite chilli pepper is the Scotch Bonnet and his favourite whiskey is Lagavulin. www.webcomicsnation.com/joedecie
Marc Ellerby has drawn comics for such lovely publishers as Oni Press (Love The Way You Love), Image Comics (This is a Souvenir, Put The Book Back On The Shelf) and Slave Labor Graphics (Fat Chunk – Zombie). He has also drawn illustrations for companies like Drowned In Sound, WhatsOn, Truck Festival and Atlantic Records. www.marcellerby.com
Liz Greenfield is the writer and artist of Stuff Sucks and Fancy Circumstances. She was born and raised in Amsterdam, the Netherlands and is currently studying English Literature & Creative Writing in Bath. www.lizgreenfield.com
Sally Hancox is an artist and illustrator living in Brighton. She also works with visually impaired artists at St. Dunstan’s. www.sallyhancox.co.uk
Tom Humberstone is the creator of Art School Scum and Everything You Never Wanted To Know About Crohns Disease. His latest comic, How To Date a Girl In 10 Days, won an Eagle Award in 2008 for “Favourite black and white British comic”. www.ventedspleen.com
Philippa Johnson trained in Textile Design and graduated from Chelsea School of Art in 2004. She has since concentrated on texture rather than textile, working in a variety of media as a surface artist/designer and stylist for sets and photography. www.pipjohnson.co.uk
For the past few years Daniel Locke has been focused on making comics alongside commercial illustration. Shortly after completing his MA at The Slade School he began publishing his own comics under the title Green which ran from 2005 until 2008. Since then Daniel’s work has been included in a number of anthologies amongst them Torpedo 6 (Australia), The Blurred Books Project (New York) and the upcoming Smoke Signal 2 (New York). www.daniellocke.com
Lizz Lunney is an illustrator from Birmingham. She likes black tea, knitting and cats. Other animals she thinks are good include rabbits, elves, bears, dragons, unicorns, monkeys, dinosaurs, lions, tigers and meercats. Lizz’s latest comics are Bears in your Face/The Man with Tetris on his Chin and Cat Hearts/Peanut butter and Marshmallows – two colourful flip comics. In May 2008 she became one of the artists for the Top Shelf 2 online comic. www.lizzlizz.com
Jack Noel is an illustrator, designer and author (of sorts) from London. His first book, Love Letters: A Very Adult Alphabet Book, is published by Portico Books and is available now. www.jacknoel.co.uk
Mark Oliver is the founder of Dancing Eye. He graduated from Camberwell College of Art in 2008 with an MA in illustration. He produces drawings, prints and sculpture in response to a range of subjects in both commissioned and self initiated projects. www.dancingeye.co.uk
Luke Ferenc Pearson is an illustration student/comic artist, hopefully soon to be proper illustrator/comic artist. On a clear day his work can usually be spotted at www.thatlukeperson.blogspot.com
Octavia Raitt is locked in an eternal struggle with her underachieving hand. When winning she makes comics, cups of tea and a bloody nuisance of herself. www.taves.co.uk
Anna Saunders is an artist and illustrator living in London. Her work has spanned a wide range of mediums and she has produced illustrations, cartoons, drawings, scenic imagery and prop builds since graduating from Brighton in 2003. www.drawmoresaunders.blogspot.com
Julia Scheele is one of “those” 20-something artists and illustrators living in London. Currently she is running the 69 Love Songs, Illustrated project on the internet and can often be found at zine fests and conventions throughout the UK. www.poweredbyrobots.co.uk
Since moving to London in 2004 Matthew Sheret has been a journalist, a web-hack, a curator, an educator, a serious young man, a commentator, a student, a critic, an artist, a photographer, a DJ, an editor, a writer and a publisher. He liked being described once as a “Dungeon Master of popular culture”. www.matthewsheret.com (portrait by Marc Ellerby)
Matilda Tristram’s illustrations, comics and animations can be found at www.mmaattiillddaa.com
The Girl writes short stories at www.thegirlwithsh*tstories.wordpress.com

Book One

Anna Saunders is an artist and illustrator living in London. Her work has spanned a wide range of mediums and she has produced illustrations, cartoons, drawings, scenic imagery and prop builds since graduating from Brighton in 2003. Her work has appeared on Channel 4’s Big Brother, The Friday Night Project, and BBC’s Dead Ringers. Anna also Illustrates promotional films and has taught activity workshops at the British Museum. She is currently trying her hand at teaching Life Drawing. Her work can be seen at www.drawmoresaunders.blogspot.com.
For the past few years Daniel Locke has been focused on making comics alongside commercial illustration. He started his career as a gallery artist working on projects for the fashion designer Paul Smith, and was included in a number of group shows. Shortly after completing his MA at The Slade School he began publishing his own comics under the title Green which ran from 2005 until 2008. Since then Daniel’s work has been included in a number of anthologies amongst them Torpedo 6 (Australia), The Blurred Books Project (New York) and the upcoming Smoke Signal 2 (New York). Daniel’s illustration has been used by Attitude Magazine and can be seen on the TV show Dating In The Dark. His work is at www.daniellocke.com.
Howard Hardiman was described as “suave” by Simply Knitting magazine.  He makes comics and is studying for an MA in Illustration at Camberwell College of Arts.  He makes a web comic about a lonely badger moping around South London at www.cutebutsad.co.uk.
Joe Decie draws pictures in boxes that are true and made up. He currently lives on the south coast of England with his girlfriend and their son. His favourite chilli pepper is the Scotch Bonnet and his favourite whiskey is Lagavulin. He has comics on the internet at www.webcomicsnation.com/joedecie.
Julia Scheele is one of “those” 20-something artists and illustrators living in London. Before returning to her undying love for comics, she has taken part in various film festivals and exhibitions, and used to co-organise an art/film/music event which mainly involved getting people to dress up as cardboard robots and dance. She has produced work in and around the UK small press scene under her own name and with her collective, We Are Words And Pictures. Currently she is running the 69 Love Songs, Illustrated project on the internet and can often be found at zine fests and conventions throughout the UK. Her comics and illustration work can be seen at www.poweredbyrobots.co.uk.
Mark Oliver is the founder of Dancing Eye. He graduated from Camberwell College of Art in 2008 with an MA in illustration. He produces drawings, prints and sculpture in response to a range of subjects in both commissioned and self initiated projects. These include a self-published book about a performance by Lenny Bruce, a picture book about a gorilla in a zoo, a series of prints about sex, and a psychiatry textbook. You can find his work at www.dancingeye.co.uk.
Since moving to London in 2004 Matthew Sheret has been a journalist, a web-hack, a curator, an educator, a serious young man, a commentator, a student, a critic, an artist, a photographer, a DJ, an editor, a writer and a publisher. He liked being described once as a “Dungeon Master of popular culture”. A list of his projects can be found at www.matthewsheret.com (portrait by Marc Ellerby).
Philip Spence was born in December of 1980 in London, England. He likes it there, drinking tea, going to gigs, hanging out with the queen…the usual sort of thing for a twenty-something. When he’s not drawing his regular webcomic Ninja Bunny, he’s working on his autobiographical comics. When he’s not doing that he’s earning a living as a freelance web and graphics designer. You can see his work at www.ninja-bunny.com.
Philippa Johnson trained in Textile Design and graduated from Chelsea School of Art in 2004.  She has since concentrated on texture rather than textile, working in a variety of media as a surface artist/designer and stylist for sets and photography.  You can view her work at www.pipjohnson.co.uk.
Rachael Reichert is an American designer living in London.  She studied fashion print at Central Saint Martins and has worked with companies such as Katharine Hamnett, Linda Loudermilk, Luella and Mark Liu. Her work can be viewed at www.rachaelreichert.com.
Robbie Wilkinson is a freelance illustrator based in London, he enjoys robots, meat, dinosaurs, comics, trainers, jam, mittens, biscuits, star wars, guitars, skateboarding, ale, and monsters. His work can be viewed at www.robbiesbrownshoes.com.
Sarah Gordon is an illustrator and animator living in South London, although originally she comes from a big field in the Home Counties where she spent most of her time pretending to be a deck chair. When she wasn’t being a deck chair she was almost certainly poking something with a stick. That is all behind her now, and when she grows up she wants to be a submarine pilot or a vet. But until then she is working on being the best at drawing things and standing on one leg without falling over (not necessarily at the same time, although you would be surprised how often they coincide). You can view her work at www.ratherlemony.com.
Stephen Collins is a cartoonist and illustrator based in London. In 2008 he won the Cartoon Arts Trust award for Best Strip Cartoonist for The Day Job – his weekly strip in The Times. He also won Best Editorial (bronze) in the AOI Images 2008 collection. His work has been used by many clients worldwide, including the BBC, The Wall Street Journal, The Times, The Guardian, La Repubblica, The Independent, The Independent on Sunday, The Sunday Telegraph, NME, GQ, Wired, US Golf Digest, Gay Times, Word, Attitude, Mojo, The Big Issue, Q Magazine, Nature, and many others. He specialises in comic strips, contemporary caricature, and general editorial illustration. His work can be seen at www.collinscomics.com.
Tom Humberstone is the creator of Art School Scum and Everything You Never Wanted To Know About Crohns Disease. His latest comic, How To Date a Girl In 10 Days, won an Eagle Award in 2008 for “Favourite black and white British comic”. He is also the co-author of My Fellow Americans, a book written and drawn during an eight week roadtrip across America following the 2008 Presidential elections. He is currently working on a collection of short stories for his next book – Ellipsis. His illustrations have appeared in several publications including Electric Sheep Magazine, Dazed&Confused, The Guardian and The Word. His work can be viewed at www.ventedspleen.com.