Tim Perkins's Blog, page 9
June 8, 2013
Good Night Morgan
Samurai, Ninja Doggy
Hi Folks, This wasn’t the Blog I imagined publishing upon my return from my Malta trip, but then the way life throws us a curved ball at times means we don’t always see something that lurks around the corner to upset life. It makes it all the more important that we spend what little time we spend on this spinning lump of rock floating about in space wisely, especially concerning those we love. I actually began this on Tuesday, but couldn’t finish it for one reason or another.
Last week was a very busy one for me and also one marred by sadness too. I have always believed as a storyteller that for the reader or the viewer, if the story is on screen, to experience sadness whilst participating in the story’s telling one must first show happiness and vice versa and this roller coaster we call life is certainly evidence that this is true.
The week started on a bank holiday here in England, so I was unable to do any of the things I still needed to do. With that in mind, I continued to work on the strip pages for book two. One of our dogs had taken ill over the weekend and Margaret had taken her to the vets. Morgan was given antibiotics and a day or so later she seemed to be picking up. Margaret slept downstairs that night to keep an eye on her, as she had been doing for a few nights.
We both returned to the vets on the Tuesday and her temperature had gone down and she seemed to looking much better. The same day I sorted out the car insurance for another year and the road tax, so they wouldn’t lapse whilst I was away in Malta. I also sorted my travel insurance and turned my money into Euros at the post office. All that remained was for me to find the right bag to pack my things into and finish off the pages and all was well.
I tried several bags in our possession that day and found all of them wrong for one reason or another. I was flying with Easy Jet and at the time of the flight had a policy of no weight restrictions except being able to lift the bag safely to and from the overhead lockers, but there were size restrictions. I continued to work on the pages and look for the right baggage for the remainder of the day, whilst uploading updates on my trip in all the places that either the Malta Workshop organisers had put up onto the web or I had.
It was a rush, but things were going fine.
Wednesday morning arrived and I was still working on the pages. At eight-thirty in the morning I had a doctors appointment for a check up, which went well. At eleven o’clock I had a hairdresser’s appointment. All that remained was to finally pack a bag that would work for the flight. I remember asking Margaret how Morgan was and she said she seemed fine now, which was great.
Around lunchtime Margaret came into my room and I knew then that something was wrong. She was going to take Morgan back to the vets, she had rung them and they were expecting her. I told her I would drive and Margaret said it was fine as I was busy, but I said it was fine she could stay in the back of the car with Morgan.
We set off and poor Morgan was in bad way, she was panting like heck. The traffic was bad and every light between the vets and us was on red. Life seemed to be moving in slow motion outside of the car, but inside it was awful. The panting had stopped and for an instant I hoped she was calming down. I looked in the rear view mirror and I saw Margaret’s head bent over Morgan and I guess I knew. I asked if she was still okay and Margaret said she thought she had gone. I continued to drive to the vets and we dashed inside, hoping and praying she was still okay.
Sadly she wasn’t and we lost one of the best dogs we have ever had. Morgan was a beautiful, white Staffordshire Bull Terrier with a little black patch over her right eye. She was so gentle with other dogs and was the best Mum a puppy could ever ask for. Margaret had had to force her to come away from her puppies to go to the vets – that says all you ever need to know about Morgan. She loved people and she loved children too. One of the last photos we have of her is with our Granddaughter Phoebie. We were devastated, especially Margaret who spends all her time with our dogs. She asked me to tell her she was dreaming, but I couldn’t it was so very, very real. We stayed with her for a while and then giving her a last cuddle each we left.
It was awful and words cannot adequately describe the feelings there and then. My flight was due to set off in the early hours of the next morning, but how could I go along now after this. I didn’t want to leave my wife like this. I told her I was going to contact the guys in Malta and explain and rearrange the trip for another weekend. She told me I couldn’t do that, as it would let so many people down and that she would be fine.
I’m not sure how long I hung around with Margaret, not really doing much except trying to chat and staying with her, but eventually I returned to the pages, which is sometimes how I deal with these kinds of situations; throwing myself into my work.
The rest of that day is a blur compared to the absolute clarity of the preceding moments of the day.
My parents called to see if I had found a bag and it was hard, but I told them what had happened. They told me that my Dad’s younger cousin, David, who has a couple of market stalls had been speaking to them and had the right size of bag for this flight and so arranged to pick one up for me.
I held that evening’s Fantasy Art Unlimited class, returned home, finished off the pages and packed my bag. I then had a bath, dressed and went downstairs to Margaret. I felt awful at having to leave her.
Folks that don’t have pets may think all the above is madness, but they are part of the family and you do speak to them all the time and the love they return is incredible. Even now I miss her and the cuddles and fun we had together and Margaret so obviously does, as she spends so much time with our dogs. I cannot begin to imagine what it must have been like for her back home whilst I was away in Malta.
I was fine during the trip, whilst I was with the organisers or the folks I met whilst out there, but it hit home every time I went back to my room to sleep.
I arrived back home and Margaret picked me and upon my return I saw that she was still hurting a great deal. Although we have lots of dogs here, it still seemed quiet and strange not to have her hanging about with us. I spent all of my time with Margaret on Monday and every time I went into different rooms I felt her absence even more.
As we moved through the week other things hit home. I made the evening meal on Tuesday and she wasn’t there helping me – she always hung about with me watching and getting the occasional treat off me.
I realised also that a week previous we had been oblivious to what would happen the following day, she had, as I have already said, looked to be improving. Her trip to the vet had us all feeling relieved that she was on the mend. Her temperature was fine; she was eating and looked much better.
All morning Wednesday I was aware that the week previous these were to be Morgan’s last moments with us. I wish that amongst all the excitement of the impending trip and my goal of completing the pages for the second volume of Worlds End I had managed to spend a little more time with her, but that wasn’t to be. I did speak to her that morning before things turned out for the worse and for that I am grateful.
Wednesday passed and we missed her like mad – the week had gone by so fleetingly. That evening I watched the latest recorded episode of Game of Thrones and she wasn’t sat at the side of me on the chair or on the chair as I sat on the floor in front of it, allowing her the full seat. This was the first episode of the series were this wasn’t the case.
Thursday arrived and Margaret returned from a trip out and with her were Morgan’s ashes. I remember placing my hand of the wooden box and saying welcome home sweetheart. I went tearfully into the kitchen, as I didn’t want to upset Margaret again, she was suffering enough.
Morgan’s ashes now reside alongside Cocoa’s in a large planter outside on the patio. There are three pots. The first near the gate to the middle doggy patio, a middle one next to it, both containing flowers and then the new third one. Every time we go out to the main garden we pass them by and that is a comfort of sorts. Margaret planted two little climber plants and a rose tree in the planter and over time it will look lovely.
The entire week has been tearful at times and I write this Blog with some of those still, but now, although she is so sadly missed they are tears of joy for being able to say that for five years I was privileged enough to share my life with her.
She was a wonderful dog. She was a beautiful white Staffordshire Bull Terrier. She was great fun to be with. She was great when out walking, although if you let her off the lead she would toddle off with nary a care in the world, so it wasn’t wise to do this, unless you were willing to wait for her to decide it was now time to go home. She loved it when Margaret would take her and her friends to the Park in the car or on the fields at the side of the house. She nearly always sat on the front seat next to Margaret when they went out.
She loved food, people and children and she cared for her puppies like all good Mums do. She was perfect and everyone that met her loved her. Like Bentley, she would pay me a visit wherever I was in the home. She loved the garden in Summer, but she didn’t like the cold.
She had a way of looking so sad for herself that one couldn’t help but feel sorry for her. She was the only dog we have (Bentley included) that was allowed to sit next to me at meal times. She knew just how close she could get and that was far enough away and she would do this so sneakily I could swear she was a Ninja. In fact I used to call her Samurai, Ninja Doggy, in a mock Japanese film voice-over voice. She seemed to love that. Below she shares a chewy with Bentley .
She loved cuddles, but would push you away when she thought enough was enough. Yes, she was a real character and one it was great fun to be around. Her relationship with one of our other dogs a female called, Tilly was wonderful to watch. Each of them would help to rear the others puppies. They were great friends, as you can see below.
Colin, Morgan’s mate has been moping about this week. He so obviously misses his mate. He seems a little better as of this writing, so hopefully things will eventually go back to normal, as is the wont of life. Here they are together on one of the settees sharing the warmth of the sunshine coming in through the front bay windows.
A lot of folks now miss her; such was her impact on all of our lives.
She may not be physically with us any more, but she will remain forever in our hearts
I hope that wherever she is she can feel all of this love.
Now I would just like to say thanks to everyone that has helped to make this sad time all the more easier. Our family and friends, the guys in Malta, the folks on the Internet that sent emails and comments and to one guy in particular, Gordon Robson, who upon hearing about this sent an email sharing a Blog, where he writes of his own loss when his dog sadly passed away some time ago. I have to admit that it brought more tears when I read it, but it helped because someone understood what had just happened. So thanks again, Gordon.
It’s still hurting and although they say time is a good healer, I don’t think that is the case – I think we just learn to accept it.
I’ll end by saying Good Night, Morgan – you little sweetheart. We miss you so much, but thanks for the memories and the love you shared with us all.
Next: as promised all the news from my latest wonderful Malta Trip.
Until next time, have fun!
Tim Perkins…June 8th 2013
May 26, 2013
Worlds End - Volume 2
Artwork – A Hard Reign’s Gonna Fall
Hi Folks,
Well, here as promised for a while now the latest piece of artwork from the second of the Worlds End “Science Fusion” graphic novels.
This is the Cover Art and shows Gweldar, Geek, Ralf and Zephol on the run, yet again. But what are they on the run from?
All will be revealed when the cover is painted.
If you click on the artwork below you’ll be directed to a larger piece over on the main Wizards Keep website .
I’ll hopefully be posting up some photos of my time in Malta in a few days time upon my return.
For now, I have some more pages to complete and my bag to pack before then…
Until next time, have fun!
Tim Perkins…May 27th 2013
Hi Folks, Well, here as promised for a while now the latest piece of artwork from the second of the Worlds End “Science Fusion” graphic novels.
This is the Cover Art and shows Gweldar, Geek, Ralf and Zephol on the run, yet again. But what are they on the run from?
All will be revealed when the cover is painted.
If you click on the artwork below you’ll be directed to a larger piece over on the main Wizards Keep website .
I’ll hopefully be posting up some photos of my time in Malta in a few days time upon my return.
For now, I have some more pages to complete and my bag to pack before then…
Until next time, have fun!
Tim Perkins…May 27th 2013
May 23, 2013
Worlds End - Volume 2
Artwork – A Hard Reign’s Gonna Fall
Hi Folks,
Well, here as promised for a while now the latest piece of artwork from the second of the Worlds End “Science Fusion” graphic novels.
This is the front Endpaper and shows Gweldar, Geek, Ralf and Zephol walking in along, on their way through a dense forest scene. But who’s that lying in wait amongst the brambles around the corner?
If you click on the artwork below you’ll be directed to a larger piece over on the main Wizards Keep website.
I hope it has been worth the wait.
If you want to know what happens to our heroes you’ll have to wait to pick up your copy of the book upon publication.
Next: the Cover Art to Volume 2.
Until next time, have fun!
Tim Perkins…May 24th 2013
Hi Folks, Well, here as promised for a while now the latest piece of artwork from the second of the Worlds End “Science Fusion” graphic novels.
This is the front Endpaper and shows Gweldar, Geek, Ralf and Zephol walking in along, on their way through a dense forest scene. But who’s that lying in wait amongst the brambles around the corner?
If you click on the artwork below you’ll be directed to a larger piece over on the main Wizards Keep website.
I hope it has been worth the wait.
If you want to know what happens to our heroes you’ll have to wait to pick up your copy of the book upon publication.
Next: the Cover Art to Volume 2.
Until next time, have fun!
Tim Perkins…May 24th 2013
May 22, 2013
Wicked Comics Present
Comics Workshop
Hi Folks,
Well, with one week to go before I fly out once more to the wonderful island of Malta, I thought I would once again remind you of the reason for my visit.
I’ll be running two workshops the first on Saturday 1st June for students on an existing course and the second on Sunday 2nd June for all the local artists and writers.
As of this moment there are still a few places on the Sunday workshop, which are still available or at least where a few moments ago when I checked with the organisers. So if you are thinking about coming along, act fast as the workshop has proven to be very popular, which is great news.
For more information on the Sunday workshop drop the guys a line at:
info@maltacomic-con.com
There is an official FaceBook Events Page, which you can visit by signing into FaceBook and clicking the link below too.
COMIC WORKSHOPS in MALTA
Next up, definitely some more NEW artwork from Worlds End – Volume 2 – A Hard Reign’s Gonna Fall.
Until next time, have fun!
Tim Perkins…May 23rd 2013
Hi Folks,
Well, with one week to go before I fly out once more to the wonderful island of Malta, I thought I would once again remind you of the reason for my visit.
I’ll be running two workshops the first on Saturday 1st June for students on an existing course and the second on Sunday 2nd June for all the local artists and writers.
As of this moment there are still a few places on the Sunday workshop, which are still available or at least where a few moments ago when I checked with the organisers. So if you are thinking about coming along, act fast as the workshop has proven to be very popular, which is great news.
For more information on the Sunday workshop drop the guys a line at:
info@maltacomic-con.com
There is an official FaceBook Events Page, which you can visit by signing into FaceBook and clicking the link below too.
COMIC WORKSHOPS in MALTA
Next up, definitely some more NEW artwork from Worlds End – Volume 2 – A Hard Reign’s Gonna Fall.
Until next time, have fun!
Tim Perkins…May 23rd 2013
The Lakes International Comic Art Festival
Tickets on sale now
Hi Folks,
I ask a little indulgence today as I promote the forthcoming festival in the lovely town of Kendal, in Cumbria later in the year, at which I am one of the official attendees.
The tickets have gone on sale and more information can be found by following the link below:
Ticket Bookings
Please check back here next month when I’ll be able to share some more information with you that the organisers are presently keeping TOP SECRET.
I love teasers…
Next up, Another Malta Workshop Blog and then honestly – definitely some more NEW artwork from Worlds End – Volume 2 – A Hard Reign’s Gonna Fall.
Until next time, have fun!
Tim Perkins…May 22nd 2013
Hi Folks,
I ask a little indulgence today as I promote the forthcoming festival in the lovely town of Kendal, in Cumbria later in the year, at which I am one of the official attendees.
The tickets have gone on sale and more information can be found by following the link below:
Ticket Bookings
Please check back here next month when I’ll be able to share some more information with you that the organisers are presently keeping TOP SECRET.
I love teasers…
Next up, Another Malta Workshop Blog and then honestly – definitely some more NEW artwork from Worlds End – Volume 2 – A Hard Reign’s Gonna Fall.
Until next time, have fun!
Tim Perkins…May 22nd 2013
May 14, 2013
Wicked Comics Present
Comics Workshops
Hi Folks,
In just over a couple of weeks time I shall find myself once more flying out to the beautiful island of Malta. As I mentioned last time I am going to be producing two of my now famous comic workshops.
The first one on the agenda is for the Wicked Comics Educational Program, which is a Basic Course in Creating Comics for the Premju tal-President Fund. This I will be running on Saturday 1st June for a number of students already on a ten-session long course on creating comcs.
The Guys at Wicked Comics have already been involved with the students over a period of time and following my visit they will be producing some of their own work for display and hopefully sale at this year’s forthcoming MaltaComicCon on November 30th and December 1st.
I cannot wait to see what they have been working on up to press and for a chance to inspire them into producing something really great for their appearances at this year’s convention.
The second is a workshop I am going to run on Sunday 2nd June. I have been looking at such an opportunity to do this kind of thing with the guys for a number of years now and finally that has happened. This one is for the local artists and the organisers themselves and anyone else that wishes to go along there – all fans of comics.
Cost of the Sunday Workshop is €35.00 and includes the price of Lunch.
For more information on this workshop drop the guys a line at:
info@maltacomic-con.com
There is an official FaceBook Events Page, which you can visit by clicking the link here too.
COMIC WORKSHOPS in MALTA
You can also click on the promotional poster below for more details too.
I’m really excited and cannot wait to be out there once again.
Of course there’ll be photos and a Blog for the time spent there too.
See you soon guys - we are going to have so much FUN with the Workshops!
Next up, some more NEW artwork from Worlds End – Volume 2 – A Hard Reign’s Gonna Fall.
Until next time, have fun!
Tim Perkins…
May 14th 2013
Hi Folks, In just over a couple of weeks time I shall find myself once more flying out to the beautiful island of Malta. As I mentioned last time I am going to be producing two of my now famous comic workshops.
The first one on the agenda is for the Wicked Comics Educational Program, which is a Basic Course in Creating Comics for the Premju tal-President Fund. This I will be running on Saturday 1st June for a number of students already on a ten-session long course on creating comcs.
The Guys at Wicked Comics have already been involved with the students over a period of time and following my visit they will be producing some of their own work for display and hopefully sale at this year’s forthcoming MaltaComicCon on November 30th and December 1st.
I cannot wait to see what they have been working on up to press and for a chance to inspire them into producing something really great for their appearances at this year’s convention.
The second is a workshop I am going to run on Sunday 2nd June. I have been looking at such an opportunity to do this kind of thing with the guys for a number of years now and finally that has happened. This one is for the local artists and the organisers themselves and anyone else that wishes to go along there – all fans of comics.
Cost of the Sunday Workshop is €35.00 and includes the price of Lunch.
For more information on this workshop drop the guys a line at:
info@maltacomic-con.com
There is an official FaceBook Events Page, which you can visit by clicking the link here too.
COMIC WORKSHOPS in MALTA
You can also click on the promotional poster below for more details too.
I’m really excited and cannot wait to be out there once again.
Of course there’ll be photos and a Blog for the time spent there too.
See you soon guys - we are going to have so much FUN with the Workshops!
Next up, some more NEW artwork from Worlds End – Volume 2 – A Hard Reign’s Gonna Fall.
Until next time, have fun!
Tim Perkins…
May 14th 2013
May 7, 2013
MaltaComicCon 2013
Year five of my all-time favourite event
Hi Folks,
It’s now time to announce, officially, the dates for this year’s forthcoming MaltaComicCon . Is it really five years since I first met you all? Anyhow, I’ll turn you over the guys themselves for a moment…
”Do you remember how much fun you had at the Malta Comic Con 2012? How good it felt to meet all the awesome guests and creators that exhibited at our show? The rush you felt seeing your favourite creators sign and sketch? Do you remember how amazing it was to spend 2 days with so many wicked folk, discussing and doing the things you like most? Of course you do! How can you forget when we all had such a blast at the show? All those lovely people in costumes, all the buzz in the video game rooms, the thrill of tabletop and role playing games with the wicked folk at W.A.R.S, all those informative and entertaining talks, discussion panels and workshops! And what about all the free movies? The portfolio reviews, those impressive exhibitions and most of all, the fun filled atmosphere experienced during the whole 2 days of the convention!
You would all love to experience all these feelings again wouldn’t you? And why shouldn’t you? Yep the Malta Comic Con is coming again and it’s going to be super!
And if you haven’t experienced the Malta Comic Con yet, this is your wake up call!
Wicked Comics are proud to announce that this year the Malta Comic Con (Good Vibes) will be happening on Saturday 30th November and Sunday 1st December at St. James Cavalier Valletta. So keep the dates free for 2 more days of fun for everyone! Fans can look forward to another killer roster of foreign creators who are not only gifted but are also really nice folks, more local creators and locally created comics, cosplay events and competitions, gaming events and competitions, free movies and animations showing during the whole duration of the convention, impressive exhibitions and a healthy number of talks, workshops and discussion panels. There will be something for everyone!
As customary Wicked Comics have designed a number of packages for fans wishing to travel to the Malta Comic Con from abroad, which include heavily discounted accommodation rates and local transport from hotel to convention. Similarly Wicked Comics have a number of packages tailored for foreign creators who whish to exhibit at the Malta Comic Con including heavily discounted tables.
Anyone wishing to know more about these packages, and local creators/retailers wishing to exhibit at the Malta Comic Con 2013 are kindly requested to email us for more details on:
info@maltacomic-con.com
For more details kindly visit:
http://www.maltacomic-con.com
Testimonial from legendary comic creator and Malta Comic Con 2012 guest Herb Trimpe:
“I have to reiterate and say what a great time we had in Malta, and all because of your show. Selling points: great people--great location (the fort)--great environment (your country, five+ stars, fantastically beautiful)--hospitality tops--weather--the Med--oh, yeah, and… the food! If I left anything out, you can add it, as we're sure it's the best of whatever. I honestly can't think of anything you could do better!” (H.Trimpe, 2013)”
Well there we go, take it from me when I say the deals they do for folks are brilliant. One of my students came along last year and he enjoyed himself so much he is joining me back out there once more later this year.
The event is spectacular and what’s not to love?
They have the event in a medieval fortress, there’s the sunshine, there are comics and other merchandise, sunshine, lots of international and local guests, sunshine, lots of sights to see, sunshine, lots of wonderful cuisine and the people themselves are brilliant, warm and accommodating and great fun to be with to boot. Oh, yeah, and there’s the sunshine too…
As I‘ve said many times before; now I look on the organisers as my friends and really look forward to seeing them every year around the same time. It really is that kind of event.
In fact I’ll be out there in a few weeks time as I produce two of my now famous comic workshops. One is for the Wicked Comics Educational Program, which is a Basic Course in Creating Comics for the Premju tal-President Fund. This I will be running on Saturday 1st June for a number of students already on a ten-session long course on creating comcs. Wonderful that these guys don’t just produce the conventions they produce educational activities like this. I am running three sessions, whilst the Wicked Comics folks will have already run the rest.
The other is a workshop I am going to run on Sunday 2nd June. I have wanted to do so for quite some time as a way of saying thanks to everyone for their treatment of me whilst I am out there. This one is for the local artists and the organisers themselves and anyone else that wishes to go along there – all fans of comics.
For more information on this workshop drop the guys a line at:
info@maltacomic-con.com
I’ll be posting a promotional poster on here soon with more details too.
I’m really excited and cannot wait to be amongst my buddies again.
Of course there’ll be photos and a Blog for the time spent there too.
See you soon guys.
Just before I sign off, I’d just like to thank everyone that has been in touch in regards the Orphan Works Bill, this last few days. Your support is fantastic, but we need to keep promoting and keep sharing the links to the petition with everyone we know as well as writing to the MPs themselves.
Next up, some new artwork from Worlds End – Volume 2 – A Hard Reign’s Gonna Fall.
Until next time, have fun!
Tim Perkins…
May 7th 2013
Hi Folks,
It’s now time to announce, officially, the dates for this year’s forthcoming MaltaComicCon . Is it really five years since I first met you all? Anyhow, I’ll turn you over the guys themselves for a moment…
”Do you remember how much fun you had at the Malta Comic Con 2012? How good it felt to meet all the awesome guests and creators that exhibited at our show? The rush you felt seeing your favourite creators sign and sketch? Do you remember how amazing it was to spend 2 days with so many wicked folk, discussing and doing the things you like most? Of course you do! How can you forget when we all had such a blast at the show? All those lovely people in costumes, all the buzz in the video game rooms, the thrill of tabletop and role playing games with the wicked folk at W.A.R.S, all those informative and entertaining talks, discussion panels and workshops! And what about all the free movies? The portfolio reviews, those impressive exhibitions and most of all, the fun filled atmosphere experienced during the whole 2 days of the convention!
You would all love to experience all these feelings again wouldn’t you? And why shouldn’t you? Yep the Malta Comic Con is coming again and it’s going to be super!
And if you haven’t experienced the Malta Comic Con yet, this is your wake up call!
Wicked Comics are proud to announce that this year the Malta Comic Con (Good Vibes) will be happening on Saturday 30th November and Sunday 1st December at St. James Cavalier Valletta. So keep the dates free for 2 more days of fun for everyone! Fans can look forward to another killer roster of foreign creators who are not only gifted but are also really nice folks, more local creators and locally created comics, cosplay events and competitions, gaming events and competitions, free movies and animations showing during the whole duration of the convention, impressive exhibitions and a healthy number of talks, workshops and discussion panels. There will be something for everyone!
As customary Wicked Comics have designed a number of packages for fans wishing to travel to the Malta Comic Con from abroad, which include heavily discounted accommodation rates and local transport from hotel to convention. Similarly Wicked Comics have a number of packages tailored for foreign creators who whish to exhibit at the Malta Comic Con including heavily discounted tables.
Anyone wishing to know more about these packages, and local creators/retailers wishing to exhibit at the Malta Comic Con 2013 are kindly requested to email us for more details on:
info@maltacomic-con.com
For more details kindly visit:
http://www.maltacomic-con.com
Testimonial from legendary comic creator and Malta Comic Con 2012 guest Herb Trimpe:
“I have to reiterate and say what a great time we had in Malta, and all because of your show. Selling points: great people--great location (the fort)--great environment (your country, five+ stars, fantastically beautiful)--hospitality tops--weather--the Med--oh, yeah, and… the food! If I left anything out, you can add it, as we're sure it's the best of whatever. I honestly can't think of anything you could do better!” (H.Trimpe, 2013)”
Well there we go, take it from me when I say the deals they do for folks are brilliant. One of my students came along last year and he enjoyed himself so much he is joining me back out there once more later this year.
The event is spectacular and what’s not to love?
They have the event in a medieval fortress, there’s the sunshine, there are comics and other merchandise, sunshine, lots of international and local guests, sunshine, lots of sights to see, sunshine, lots of wonderful cuisine and the people themselves are brilliant, warm and accommodating and great fun to be with to boot. Oh, yeah, and there’s the sunshine too…
As I‘ve said many times before; now I look on the organisers as my friends and really look forward to seeing them every year around the same time. It really is that kind of event.
In fact I’ll be out there in a few weeks time as I produce two of my now famous comic workshops. One is for the Wicked Comics Educational Program, which is a Basic Course in Creating Comics for the Premju tal-President Fund. This I will be running on Saturday 1st June for a number of students already on a ten-session long course on creating comcs. Wonderful that these guys don’t just produce the conventions they produce educational activities like this. I am running three sessions, whilst the Wicked Comics folks will have already run the rest.
The other is a workshop I am going to run on Sunday 2nd June. I have wanted to do so for quite some time as a way of saying thanks to everyone for their treatment of me whilst I am out there. This one is for the local artists and the organisers themselves and anyone else that wishes to go along there – all fans of comics.
For more information on this workshop drop the guys a line at:
info@maltacomic-con.com
I’ll be posting a promotional poster on here soon with more details too.
I’m really excited and cannot wait to be amongst my buddies again.
Of course there’ll be photos and a Blog for the time spent there too.
See you soon guys.
Just before I sign off, I’d just like to thank everyone that has been in touch in regards the Orphan Works Bill, this last few days. Your support is fantastic, but we need to keep promoting and keep sharing the links to the petition with everyone we know as well as writing to the MPs themselves.
Next up, some new artwork from Worlds End – Volume 2 – A Hard Reign’s Gonna Fall.
Until next time, have fun!
Tim Perkins…
May 7th 2013
May 2, 2013
Stop The Legalised Theft of Copyrighted Works
UK Government Fast-Tracking New Orphan Works Bill
Hi Folks,
Well, I know I said that the next Blog would show some new artwork from Worlds End – Volume 2 – A Hard Reign’s Gonna Fall, but something has come up of such magnitude and importance that I am publishing this particular Blog post instead in lieu of the aforementioned one.
I guess by now, having read the above title and subtitle to this Blog you will be recalling my similar Blog posts around three years or so ago, when the US Senate tried to do the same thing by getting an Orphan Works Bill passed through the back door, so to speak.
Well a lot of UK folks didn’t think it applied to them back then and I said it did along with millions of other creative folks around the globe. Then when the US Bill was overturned, such was the opposition to it, I Blogged that the UK Government had decided to do the same kind of things themselves and again some folks were totally blasé about the all affair. Suddenly though, any reports of the UK Orphan Rights Bill disappeared - that is until now.
Yes, the UK Orphan Works Bill is back with a vengeance and the government are trying to sneak it in the back door once more, just like their American counterparts did.
This Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act effectively strips all ownership of creative works from the person creating them and puts them in the public domain. The thinly disguised act of theft hidden behind the sycophantic smiles of civil servants within the Intellectual Property Office means they simply don’t see copyright as a “right” any longer. Rather they see it as – to quote them – “a framework“ Obviously just something else to be toyed with and manipulated with at will.
The reality of the act that is now in operation actually means that all anyone needs to do is say they have done a “due diligence” search and they can use anyone’s work without asking the owner/creator of the work prior to exploiting it themselves.
Bear in mind a creative person may not wish others to exploit their work(s).
“The powers do not remove copyright for photographs or any other works subject to copyright” , says a spokeswoman for the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills under whose banner this diabolic act has been written. This is typical government speak for I’m only telling a slight untruth.
What the person in question is omitting, with this statement is the fact that the powers DO remove the right of the copyright owner to decide whether or not they want to licence their work, negotiate the terms on which they may want to licence it, what the price of any such license would be, asserting any credit and discussing the moral rights. In other words most of the “acts ALREADY restricted by copyright”, the ones which are the “exclusive right” of the copyright owner (in the words of the Copyright Act), are now no longer in the hands of the copyright owner. They have been repealed and lie with anyone else wishing to exploit such works.
This is a typical government/corporate decision! We want to give the right to exploit any creative work (they continue to use the word Orphan) to our buddies in the corporate sectors, which whilst under the Berne Convention they simply cannot.
Does it then stand that we, creative folks are now allowed to start using logos implying we are affiliates of corporate entities such as Google, Instagram, etc?
I somehow doubt it and that’s only putting a logo on to a website or letterhead.
What we are seeing is an illegal grasping of ideas, and creative works by all and sundry, but more so for opportunistic big corporate business. A system is being set up by the super-rich-mentality of the new aristocracy AKA the UK government, who have been found out time and time again in recent years, regardless of party affiliation to be corrupt, in league with the bankers and corporate companies and with NO REGARD whatsoever to the people trying to earn a decent day’s living.
The Berne Convention was set up for a reason to stop this exact same type of exploitation by anyone other than the actual owner of the work from occurring, on a global scale. What they also neglect to mention is the cost of any litigation which WILL come to all creative people from this moment on, unless the act and thus the new legislation being sought to be put into action via the back door, is stopped, will be astronomical and totally untenable for anyone except the super rich to oversee.
In other words the opposite of what Robin Hood would do. Here we see the super rich being given carte blanche rights to steal whatever they see fit from the much poorer creative people that actually DO MORALLY OWN the rights to their creations.
This thinly disguised, cynical piece of legislation is being touted about under the pretext of Orphan Works.
Now for those unsure of what that means;
An Orphan Work is a piece of creative work, which someone may wish to exploit and which the person seeking to exploit it did not originate. Unsure if the work is still within the period of time that the copyright carries or whether indeed the owner of the said work(s) is still alive there needs to be a search to check this out. If not out of copyright the owner can still be approached in regard to whether a license to re-produce the work, book or whatever is a doable option. If there is no record of such an owner’s existence then the work can be used under a license sought through the Copyright, or Intellectual Property Office.
But that’s simply not good enough for the greedy politicians and their cronies! No they want to reverse this process, placing the emphasis on either keeping track of any infringements and then pursuing these in court every two minutes to stop such infringements – like that is going to happen in the real world were normal folks would never be able to afford to do this – or by having every single image or creative work entered on a registry at a cost – again untenable due to the cost of doing this for every single image and/or work in question.
This act is the most obscene and immoral thing to happen here in the UK in recent history and makes a mockery of the Berne Convention under which a creator has automatic copyright.
Canada has exactly the system I cite above.
This is how it works over there:
I see something I wish to exploit commercially. I go to the Canadian Copyright Office. I pay for a search and find out if I can use the said work or not.The copyright owner neither has to obtain costly protection by registration (something no one has to under the Berne Convention) nor has to worry about costly court cases. The copyright is with the owner and the owness is on the perpetrator of the act of copyright infringement to pay the court costs and any damages incurred by the owner should any such infringement take place.
Below are some “further reading” links:
http://www.stop43.org.uk/
http://metro.co.uk/2013/04/29/twitter-users-stripped-of-rights-to-own-snaps-3698502/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/29/err_act_landgrab/
http://copyrightblog.co.uk/2013/04/29/d-err-cretins-1-creators-0/
Please, please sign the petition below – just follow the simple instructions to do so:
http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/49422
Please, please also write to your local MPs to get them to abolish this immoral and obscene new piece of law. I realise this takes a little effort, but the government cannot be allowed to take this “Right” away from creative people.
If we don’t get this overturned then expect to see a total eradication of anything truly, uniquely creative being produced ever again. After all what is the use of producing something commercially if by law you are not the only person that can exploit it?!!
Next up, unless there is more to report on this travesty, is a promotional Blog on this year’s forthcoming comic convention out in Malta and an upcoming trip out there in a few weeks time to teach comic illustration.
Then I’ll run one for the new artwork from Worlds End – Volume 2 – A Hard Reign’s Gonna Fall.
Until next time, have fun!
Tim Perkins…
May 3rd 2013
Hi Folks,
Well, I know I said that the next Blog would show some new artwork from Worlds End – Volume 2 – A Hard Reign’s Gonna Fall, but something has come up of such magnitude and importance that I am publishing this particular Blog post instead in lieu of the aforementioned one.
I guess by now, having read the above title and subtitle to this Blog you will be recalling my similar Blog posts around three years or so ago, when the US Senate tried to do the same thing by getting an Orphan Works Bill passed through the back door, so to speak.
Well a lot of UK folks didn’t think it applied to them back then and I said it did along with millions of other creative folks around the globe. Then when the US Bill was overturned, such was the opposition to it, I Blogged that the UK Government had decided to do the same kind of things themselves and again some folks were totally blasé about the all affair. Suddenly though, any reports of the UK Orphan Rights Bill disappeared - that is until now.
Yes, the UK Orphan Works Bill is back with a vengeance and the government are trying to sneak it in the back door once more, just like their American counterparts did.
This Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act effectively strips all ownership of creative works from the person creating them and puts them in the public domain. The thinly disguised act of theft hidden behind the sycophantic smiles of civil servants within the Intellectual Property Office means they simply don’t see copyright as a “right” any longer. Rather they see it as – to quote them – “a framework“ Obviously just something else to be toyed with and manipulated with at will.
The reality of the act that is now in operation actually means that all anyone needs to do is say they have done a “due diligence” search and they can use anyone’s work without asking the owner/creator of the work prior to exploiting it themselves.
Bear in mind a creative person may not wish others to exploit their work(s).
“The powers do not remove copyright for photographs or any other works subject to copyright” , says a spokeswoman for the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills under whose banner this diabolic act has been written. This is typical government speak for I’m only telling a slight untruth.
What the person in question is omitting, with this statement is the fact that the powers DO remove the right of the copyright owner to decide whether or not they want to licence their work, negotiate the terms on which they may want to licence it, what the price of any such license would be, asserting any credit and discussing the moral rights. In other words most of the “acts ALREADY restricted by copyright”, the ones which are the “exclusive right” of the copyright owner (in the words of the Copyright Act), are now no longer in the hands of the copyright owner. They have been repealed and lie with anyone else wishing to exploit such works.
This is a typical government/corporate decision! We want to give the right to exploit any creative work (they continue to use the word Orphan) to our buddies in the corporate sectors, which whilst under the Berne Convention they simply cannot.
Does it then stand that we, creative folks are now allowed to start using logos implying we are affiliates of corporate entities such as Google, Instagram, etc?
I somehow doubt it and that’s only putting a logo on to a website or letterhead.
What we are seeing is an illegal grasping of ideas, and creative works by all and sundry, but more so for opportunistic big corporate business. A system is being set up by the super-rich-mentality of the new aristocracy AKA the UK government, who have been found out time and time again in recent years, regardless of party affiliation to be corrupt, in league with the bankers and corporate companies and with NO REGARD whatsoever to the people trying to earn a decent day’s living.
The Berne Convention was set up for a reason to stop this exact same type of exploitation by anyone other than the actual owner of the work from occurring, on a global scale. What they also neglect to mention is the cost of any litigation which WILL come to all creative people from this moment on, unless the act and thus the new legislation being sought to be put into action via the back door, is stopped, will be astronomical and totally untenable for anyone except the super rich to oversee.
In other words the opposite of what Robin Hood would do. Here we see the super rich being given carte blanche rights to steal whatever they see fit from the much poorer creative people that actually DO MORALLY OWN the rights to their creations.
This thinly disguised, cynical piece of legislation is being touted about under the pretext of Orphan Works.
Now for those unsure of what that means;
An Orphan Work is a piece of creative work, which someone may wish to exploit and which the person seeking to exploit it did not originate. Unsure if the work is still within the period of time that the copyright carries or whether indeed the owner of the said work(s) is still alive there needs to be a search to check this out. If not out of copyright the owner can still be approached in regard to whether a license to re-produce the work, book or whatever is a doable option. If there is no record of such an owner’s existence then the work can be used under a license sought through the Copyright, or Intellectual Property Office.
But that’s simply not good enough for the greedy politicians and their cronies! No they want to reverse this process, placing the emphasis on either keeping track of any infringements and then pursuing these in court every two minutes to stop such infringements – like that is going to happen in the real world were normal folks would never be able to afford to do this – or by having every single image or creative work entered on a registry at a cost – again untenable due to the cost of doing this for every single image and/or work in question.
This act is the most obscene and immoral thing to happen here in the UK in recent history and makes a mockery of the Berne Convention under which a creator has automatic copyright.
Canada has exactly the system I cite above.
This is how it works over there:
I see something I wish to exploit commercially. I go to the Canadian Copyright Office. I pay for a search and find out if I can use the said work or not.The copyright owner neither has to obtain costly protection by registration (something no one has to under the Berne Convention) nor has to worry about costly court cases. The copyright is with the owner and the owness is on the perpetrator of the act of copyright infringement to pay the court costs and any damages incurred by the owner should any such infringement take place.
Below are some “further reading” links:
http://www.stop43.org.uk/
http://metro.co.uk/2013/04/29/twitter-users-stripped-of-rights-to-own-snaps-3698502/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/29/err_act_landgrab/
http://copyrightblog.co.uk/2013/04/29/d-err-cretins-1-creators-0/
Please, please sign the petition below – just follow the simple instructions to do so:
http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/49422
Please, please also write to your local MPs to get them to abolish this immoral and obscene new piece of law. I realise this takes a little effort, but the government cannot be allowed to take this “Right” away from creative people.
If we don’t get this overturned then expect to see a total eradication of anything truly, uniquely creative being produced ever again. After all what is the use of producing something commercially if by law you are not the only person that can exploit it?!!
Next up, unless there is more to report on this travesty, is a promotional Blog on this year’s forthcoming comic convention out in Malta and an upcoming trip out there in a few weeks time to teach comic illustration.
Then I’ll run one for the new artwork from Worlds End – Volume 2 – A Hard Reign’s Gonna Fall.
Until next time, have fun!
Tim Perkins…
May 3rd 2013
April 23, 2013
Space Ace
John Ridgway’s latest colour work
Hi Folks,
Well in my last Blog I promised some news on John Ridgway’s latest colour work and I mentioned a title… Space Ace, which for those that don’t know was a comic strip drawn by RON TURNER back in the nineteen-fifties.
First though I thought I would take a little time out to tell you a little about John himself. It all starts way back in the nineteen-eighties and my visiting a comics convention down in Birmingham, which I attended as a young twenty-something year-old wannabe comic creator with my wife, Margaret in tow for support.
This was my second convention following the one in 1979 when I was still an art student, but my first actively looking for work. With me I had a portfolio of work; a huge A1 presentation folder, which weighed a ton and needed a couple of yards of clear space to open it up to folks. Yes I work in millimetres and picas, but I speak the old language of feet and inches, pounds and ounces… LOL.
At that convention I was lucky enough to encounter a new writer there, who’s work had been adorning 2000AD, Marvel UK and Warrior at the time; a gentleman some of you may have heard of, a certain Mr Alan Moore. He graciously allowed me to show him my work. When I had shown him the last piece he told me he thought the stuff inside was great, but that not being an artist himself, he thought it may be of more use to me to show it to one of the artists in attendance there. He then pointed me in the direction of one in particular, one whom I had been following through his work at Marvel UK and Warrior. The aforementioned Alan Moore then bid me good luck and I plucked up the courage once more to speak to the artist in question.
That artist was John Ridgway. Little did I know that I would later work with him on Doctor Who as his inker and more importantly that later still I would be in the privileged position of saying he became and is still a great friend of mine.
Well, it is with great excitement that I announce to the world here in my humble little Blog that John continues to work on as many (if not more) comic book projects than he has at any point in his career. Some creator-owned, some co-creator-owned and some for mainstream publishers, like IDW, Print Media and some like the one on show today with like-minded folks that want to put out great comics.
The book’s opening introduction by publisher, John Lawrence begins… “When Ron Turner died in 1998, the world of British SF illustration lost one of its leading lights…”
Having known John for some three decades now I think I can safely say that this is something with which John Ridgway agrees. I am lucky that I have seen stuff, which few people on this planet of ours have seen, produced by John. Coloured pages of Gil Kane’s Space Hawks, Coloured versions of the Daily Mirror’s Garth by Frank Bellamy, Colourised versions of his and Jim Hudnall’s seminal, Age of Heroes as well as lots more, including some older European comic book works too, amongst all his 3D work, and work on his creator owned projects like, Wereworld, Alternate Earth, and (I think his favourite), Frontiers.
There was one, which I was privileged to keep getting sneak previews of too, the one, which you are looking at today, Space Ace, by the aforementioned, Ron Turner.
Ron worked for just about all the UK comic publishers during the fifties, sixties and seventies and even the eighties, as well as producing a huge array of SF or Sci Fi book covers. As John Lawrence mentions in his introduction of all of his work he ever did the one, which he looked on, as his favourite was Space Ace. Although the pay on his other books was far higher he looked on the fact that he was able to work outside of editorial control over the character and this added to his total enjoyment of working on the book. Like John Lawrence also goes on to say, “ - Ron’s marvellous artwork has been enhanced by the superb colouring of JOHN RIDGWAY, an artist absolutely in tune with Ron’s own colouring sensibilities and, showing the same degree of dedication, has given it the presentation Ron would have approved of himself.”
I am so happy to be able to share the news about the arrival of this latest book.
It’s now a prized possession in the Wizards Keep studio .
I won’t spoil any of the story elements, but here are some examples of the wonderful artwork inside the pages of the books and its cover too.
Now then I didn’t just post this recent missive just to SHOW you SOME of the artwork, my intention is to point you in the right direction, so you can order a copy of the soft cover comic book yourselves.
The full colour, 35-page comic book comes with a glossy, heavy weight card cover. As I say there is a one-page introduction at the front of the book and a brief history of the origins of the strip at the back. It contains four great stories and the front cover has VOL 1 emblazoned on it underneath the title, so there is obviously thoughts about a follow up volume, or perhaps even volumes. I know from speaking to John Ridgway that there is a second volume in the works, even as you read these words.
It really is a terrific, fun read and beautifully illustrated throughout. The addition of John’s wonderful colouring brings Ron Turner’s artwork well and truly into the 21st century, which Ron literally depicted in his work on Gerry Anderson’s TV21 comics.
You can write for details on how to buy the books to John Lawrence via email at:
Larryjohn.21@tiscali.co.uk
You can also check out more artwork from various projects and follow the artist himself over on John Ridgway’s FaceBook Page .
You won’t be disappointed – this comic book really is the cream of comic book creators at their best!!!
Next up…
More artwork from Worlds End – Volume 2 – A Hard Reign’s Gonna Fall.
Until next time, have fun!
Tim Perkins…
April 23rd 2013
Hi Folks,
Well in my last Blog I promised some news on John Ridgway’s latest colour work and I mentioned a title… Space Ace, which for those that don’t know was a comic strip drawn by RON TURNER back in the nineteen-fifties.
First though I thought I would take a little time out to tell you a little about John himself. It all starts way back in the nineteen-eighties and my visiting a comics convention down in Birmingham, which I attended as a young twenty-something year-old wannabe comic creator with my wife, Margaret in tow for support.
This was my second convention following the one in 1979 when I was still an art student, but my first actively looking for work. With me I had a portfolio of work; a huge A1 presentation folder, which weighed a ton and needed a couple of yards of clear space to open it up to folks. Yes I work in millimetres and picas, but I speak the old language of feet and inches, pounds and ounces… LOL.
At that convention I was lucky enough to encounter a new writer there, who’s work had been adorning 2000AD, Marvel UK and Warrior at the time; a gentleman some of you may have heard of, a certain Mr Alan Moore. He graciously allowed me to show him my work. When I had shown him the last piece he told me he thought the stuff inside was great, but that not being an artist himself, he thought it may be of more use to me to show it to one of the artists in attendance there. He then pointed me in the direction of one in particular, one whom I had been following through his work at Marvel UK and Warrior. The aforementioned Alan Moore then bid me good luck and I plucked up the courage once more to speak to the artist in question.
That artist was John Ridgway. Little did I know that I would later work with him on Doctor Who as his inker and more importantly that later still I would be in the privileged position of saying he became and is still a great friend of mine.
Well, it is with great excitement that I announce to the world here in my humble little Blog that John continues to work on as many (if not more) comic book projects than he has at any point in his career. Some creator-owned, some co-creator-owned and some for mainstream publishers, like IDW, Print Media and some like the one on show today with like-minded folks that want to put out great comics.
The book’s opening introduction by publisher, John Lawrence begins… “When Ron Turner died in 1998, the world of British SF illustration lost one of its leading lights…”
Having known John for some three decades now I think I can safely say that this is something with which John Ridgway agrees. I am lucky that I have seen stuff, which few people on this planet of ours have seen, produced by John. Coloured pages of Gil Kane’s Space Hawks, Coloured versions of the Daily Mirror’s Garth by Frank Bellamy, Colourised versions of his and Jim Hudnall’s seminal, Age of Heroes as well as lots more, including some older European comic book works too, amongst all his 3D work, and work on his creator owned projects like, Wereworld, Alternate Earth, and (I think his favourite), Frontiers.
There was one, which I was privileged to keep getting sneak previews of too, the one, which you are looking at today, Space Ace, by the aforementioned, Ron Turner.
Ron worked for just about all the UK comic publishers during the fifties, sixties and seventies and even the eighties, as well as producing a huge array of SF or Sci Fi book covers. As John Lawrence mentions in his introduction of all of his work he ever did the one, which he looked on, as his favourite was Space Ace. Although the pay on his other books was far higher he looked on the fact that he was able to work outside of editorial control over the character and this added to his total enjoyment of working on the book. Like John Lawrence also goes on to say, “ - Ron’s marvellous artwork has been enhanced by the superb colouring of JOHN RIDGWAY, an artist absolutely in tune with Ron’s own colouring sensibilities and, showing the same degree of dedication, has given it the presentation Ron would have approved of himself.”
I am so happy to be able to share the news about the arrival of this latest book.
It’s now a prized possession in the Wizards Keep studio .
I won’t spoil any of the story elements, but here are some examples of the wonderful artwork inside the pages of the books and its cover too.
Now then I didn’t just post this recent missive just to SHOW you SOME of the artwork, my intention is to point you in the right direction, so you can order a copy of the soft cover comic book yourselves.
The full colour, 35-page comic book comes with a glossy, heavy weight card cover. As I say there is a one-page introduction at the front of the book and a brief history of the origins of the strip at the back. It contains four great stories and the front cover has VOL 1 emblazoned on it underneath the title, so there is obviously thoughts about a follow up volume, or perhaps even volumes. I know from speaking to John Ridgway that there is a second volume in the works, even as you read these words.
It really is a terrific, fun read and beautifully illustrated throughout. The addition of John’s wonderful colouring brings Ron Turner’s artwork well and truly into the 21st century, which Ron literally depicted in his work on Gerry Anderson’s TV21 comics.
You can write for details on how to buy the books to John Lawrence via email at:
Larryjohn.21@tiscali.co.uk
You can also check out more artwork from various projects and follow the artist himself over on John Ridgway’s FaceBook Page .
You won’t be disappointed – this comic book really is the cream of comic book creators at their best!!!
Next up…
More artwork from Worlds End – Volume 2 – A Hard Reign’s Gonna Fall.
Until next time, have fun!
Tim Perkins…
April 23rd 2013
April 20, 2013
Worlds End Volume 2
Updates and Artwork to boot
Hi Folks,
Well, in my last Blog I promised some updated news on Worlds End – Volume 2 – A Hard Reign’s Gonna Fall along with some artwork too, so without further ado here we go.
For those of you that have asked how the second book is going – it’s coming along great.
Most of the pure graphic design pages are pretty much finished, which is a great boon. Most of the spreads and double page spreads are also pencilled and the strip is now starting to take shape, also at the pencils stage, hence the need to start showing things to the public.
I am hoping that pretty soon I will be seeing the pages flatted by my resident Flats Wizard, Yel Zamor (if she is free at the time) ready for me to start painting and this will be followed by the lettering being produced by my resident Lettering and Fonts Wizards over at Comicraft in the good old US of A.
There are also more prose stories that will appear on the Worlds End website in the not too distant future as well.
So all is progressing nicely at the moment and we are all hoping that continues.
Well, a picture paints a thousand words as they say, so without further ado here is the first of the pieces of artwork to be shown from Worlds End – Volume 2 – A Hard Reign’s Gonna Fall…
I hope you enjoyed looking at this page in its early, unpainted pencil stage.
Next up is a Blog promised to a great friend of mine, John Ridgway, which is his latest work in comic books. Of course there will be some full colour artwork to accompany the piece and I can promise you that you’ll love it!!!
I’ll give you folks a clue… SPACE ACE…
How’s that for a tease?
Until next time, have fun!
Tim Perkins…
April 20th 2013
Hi Folks, Well, in my last Blog I promised some updated news on Worlds End – Volume 2 – A Hard Reign’s Gonna Fall along with some artwork too, so without further ado here we go.
For those of you that have asked how the second book is going – it’s coming along great.
Most of the pure graphic design pages are pretty much finished, which is a great boon. Most of the spreads and double page spreads are also pencilled and the strip is now starting to take shape, also at the pencils stage, hence the need to start showing things to the public.
I am hoping that pretty soon I will be seeing the pages flatted by my resident Flats Wizard, Yel Zamor (if she is free at the time) ready for me to start painting and this will be followed by the lettering being produced by my resident Lettering and Fonts Wizards over at Comicraft in the good old US of A.
There are also more prose stories that will appear on the Worlds End website in the not too distant future as well.
So all is progressing nicely at the moment and we are all hoping that continues.
Well, a picture paints a thousand words as they say, so without further ado here is the first of the pieces of artwork to be shown from Worlds End – Volume 2 – A Hard Reign’s Gonna Fall…
I hope you enjoyed looking at this page in its early, unpainted pencil stage.
Next up is a Blog promised to a great friend of mine, John Ridgway, which is his latest work in comic books. Of course there will be some full colour artwork to accompany the piece and I can promise you that you’ll love it!!!
I’ll give you folks a clue… SPACE ACE…
How’s that for a tease?
Until next time, have fun!
Tim Perkins…
April 20th 2013
