Broadcast 2000’s debut single will no longer be ‘Don’t Weigh Me Down’ which I recently produced the artwork for. It will be released later this year. The debut single is now to be ‘Get Up and Go’ which I was asked to illustrate. Here’s the result…

So I’m finally making steady progress on the concluding chapter of How to Date a Girl in 10 Days. I should hopefully have some final pages to put up here in a week or so. I’m really excited about this issue and eager to see what you all think. Watch this space!

Here’s some hand drawn text I recently produced for the main title page of Oblong magazine’s website. Oblong are a new arts magazine launching this summer.

“OBLONG is a new and strikingly individual quarterly print based arts magazine possessing an anarchic wit and a strong appreciation for the absurd. While rooted in the visual arts, OBLONG traverses the boundaries of science, politics, history and nature. Think of it as a kind of creative menagerie packed with oddball ideas, seductive imagery, informed debate and quirky left-field thinking.”

There’s a second layer of my text underneath that reveals itself when your mouse hovers over key words. Browse my tiny writing and the magazine’s various sections here.

As some of you may have noticed, the Ventedspleen website has had a slight overhaul. When you direct your browser to www.ventedspleen.com, you’ll be greeted by a more intuitive and (hopefully) professional design. I’ll continue to update and use this blog (which has also had a tiny tiny aesthetic reshuffle) but you may need to redirect your bookmarks and RSS subscriptions to www.ventedspleen.com/blog.

Eagle awards news

Thanks to those of you who have been voting for me in the Eagle Awards this year. How to Date a Girl in 10 Days is now available to vote for in the drop down menu for Favourite black and white British comic. Everything You Never Wanted to Know About Crohns Disease can be found in the Favourite web-based comic section.

Whoever’s been nominating me for their Favourite writer (newcomer) and Favourite artist (newcomer) – you’ve warmed my black, withered old heart. The joker who nominated me for the Roll of honour also deserves some sort of prize for making me laugh so much.

Voting closes March 22nd, so if you haven’t voted for me in this glorified popularity contest please do so NOW!

Here’s some artwork I produced for Broadcast 2000’s forthcoming 7″ vinyl (and digital) release of “Don’t Weigh Me Down”. The record will be released by the Groenland label. Listen to the song and many more at the Broadcast 2000 myspace.

Yet more images from the road…

The seven week roadtrip around the USA following the Presidential primary campaigns is over and it was a great success. Lots of material for my forthcoming graphic novel on the subject and the blog (which I trust you were all reading!) had a lot of support and interest – including favourable mentions in the Guardian Guide, and the Times, Telegraph, and Iain dale blogs.

Here, for your perusal, are the first batch of images I produced for the blog while on the road. More news about the blog and My Fellow Americans related events soon.