New Work being Prepared for London Super Comic Con

Students work on Shakespeare

 

Last semester saw Students taking a Shakespeare play, deconstructing it and putting it back together in individual 12 page comics. These we are hoping will be on sale at the London Super Comic Con in March as well as around the university!

 

This year saw Illustration and also Game Concept designers coming together and working alongside comic students to produce some truly outstanding work. The selection has broad base appeal and they range from small children to adult content.

 

Over the next few weeks I'll be posting the front covers for some of the work that we are hoping to sell at the convention.

 

 

 

Above is Ryan Moss version of Henry IV part 1, set in the future on a different planet these warring factions battle it out for the bigger prize!

 

Conar Cross has taken his play Timon of Athens and made it into a 1950 Mafia based story of betrayal

 

Kieran Hayes has taken King Lear and updated it with lawyers and thieves.

 

 



Tempus Nobel Reboot

Tempus Nobel

This is my comic strip that I've been working on and off with for the last couple of years. Initially based around the time of the Royal Wedding (Kate and Will, remember that?) It was suppose to be topically having an Olympic Mystery as part 2 of the adventure. The character Tempus Nobel is a mixture of James Bond and Sherlock Holmes. He incorporates that logical deduction alongside a suave and sophisticated appearance. The story also gave me an opportunity to draw political characters, from David Cameron to Barrack Obama.

 

 

Finally Drawing at Last

 

Getting back to drawing Comics!

Above work unfinished! Tempus Nobel Chapter 6

It seems like ages but I finally got back to putting pencil in hand, along with a bit of ink from my new Pentel Brush Pen, with scanner and computer at hand I've found an hour to sit down and draw. I've finally got the feel back for what I'm doing. At one point it all seemed paperwork and meetings with budgets and designing new modules and booking trips, it felt like it was a million miles away from what I wanted to do, draw! So I finally completed all the pencil sketches for Tempus Nobel Comic and come up with a conclusion. This all started so long ago when Prince William and Kate got married and at one point was very topical, Now the first Chapters seem a bit dated. Anyway, I'm hoping to get some of the comics printed for the London Super Comic Con in March. Fingers crossed.

UCAS success

We had a great time recruiting for the award at the 2 UCAS events in both London and Manchester. Interest in the award was up by about 300% with knowledge of the award growing. We look forward to seeing all those students interested in the award.

Graham Humphrey visit to Staffordshire University

The other week we were very lucky to get visiting professional Graham Humphrey in to talk about his life as a film poster designer and how that had changed to producing Dvd covers. In the afternoon he showed his storyboarding technique and we were lucky that he did a small master class for the students.

Cartoon and Comic Arts: Frazer Irving visit to cartoon and comic arts

Cartoon and Comic Arts: Frazer Irving visit to cartoon and comic arts

Frazer Irving visit to cartoon and comic arts

Thursday 7th November saw a special visit to Staffordshire University by the living legend Frazer Irving. Frazer is one of the hotest talents working in the comic industry at the moment. He's currently working alongside Grant Morrison and has worked for the top 2 comic companies, DC and Marvel.
What Frazer brought to the award is an insight into how the industry works and some top tips about climbing the ladder. His bright and energetic delivery kept the students entertained and educated. We watched in awe at his artwork and laughed with delight at his anecdotes. I think I'll be right to say that his visit had an effect on the students and hopefully Staffordshire university had an effect on him. He's certainly welcomed back..... anytime!