Yes it's flipping political

...Everything's satirical. Well, Tales of Extraordinariness #6: Blah, Blah, Something, Democracy. is. A bit. Though it's mostly stupid.


It's a very small comic that features Intergalactic Megatyrant Zorxnax seeking your vote.

As usual, available from: probably me in person. Maybe Travelling Man? Though I said that the last couple of times and don't think I've actually given them any. Yet! Maybe I'll get sort it out now, who knows.

Fresh-baked

Tales of Extraordinariness #5: Muffins is now out. It features a demonic minion of the infernal pit and an actual recipe for blueberry muffins, though it is possibly actually about comics.

As usual: available from me directly or maybe (maybe) from the Travelling Man Newcastle small press section (at some point) (maybe).

More Investigating

There is such a thing as Tales of Extraordinariness #4: The Investigatist Returns. Yes, previously seen in ToE#1, the Investigatist now returns and faces his toughest case yet. It is pretty flipping tough.

Anyway, this mediocre publication might appear at Travelling Man Newcastle at some point (or not), but if you know me, just ask when you see me and I'll see if I've got any copies spare (though possibly not).

Really REALLY stupid

My last comic, The Device (a proper 24-hour comic that I put out a little over a year ago), wasn't a massive success.

For something entirely done in twenty four hours, I did think it had a little depth and cleverness and was vaguely proud of it, but everyone else seemed to be totally baffled (or disinterested) by it.

More recently a couple of people have said nice things about it (suggesting that it's not out of the realm of possibility that some people do 'get' it), but still, the initial reaction concerned me enough to re-evaluate what I do comics about.

Anyway, after a bit of sulky/lazy hiatus, I've done a new Tales of Extraordinariness with the intention of it being the stupidest and most pointless publication EVER. If you like the sound of a very small comic featuring: stupidness and action (plus maybe spaceships, tea, showdowns and more stupidty), you can get a hold of Tales of Extraordinariness #3: 'Stupid Action Comic' very soon.

The future is somehow not what was expected

Can you believe it has been over ten years since all that business about the millenium?

Are we in some futuristic utopia? Have things got better and more wondrous? I think most people would concur with an answer of 'not really'.

The inexorable rise of Twitter and Facebook and suchlike seems the main product of a decade that was meant to be about stepping boldly forward into the future but has just instead just seen humans getting even stupider.

It was somehow fitting that the decade ended with a track that was recorded in 1992 by Rage Against The Machine as the Christmas pop charts number one, a final feeble pop-cultural wail of disappointment and disillusionment from a populace not sure of anything except that they'd been led to believe that the future was somehow meant to be better.

Anyway, this is all only vaguely connected to the new Oscillating Brow comic, which is much more microcosmic and frankly silly.

Tales of Extraordinariness #2: 'So Much For The Noughties' is a very small and inexpert comic that can now be purchased from Travelling Man Newcastle (and possibly the Made In Newcastle shop and various fairs/cons/whatever in the future), probably for around 30 pence.

The Investigatist Arrives

Ladies and gentlemen, the first proper Oscillating Brow comic is sort of finished.

Tales of Extraordinariness #1: The Investigatist is now available for purchase.

It's eight pages (well, six excluding covers) of spectacular (well, shoddy) artwork telling an exciting (well, tedious) story featuring the Investigatist. He investigates stuff! Like crimes and what-have-you!

It may be available at Travelling Man Newcastle for a mere (well, outrageously overpriced) 30p.

Hopefully Tales of Extraordinariness will be a vaguely regular kind of thing.