Sunday, 22 January 2012

Holt Bros In Colour

Continuing the countdown to the Massacre For Boys Action Special, I can now reveal that this issue will feature a remastered version of our Holt Bros pilot strip. Originally published in Judge Dredd Megazine 261 it's currently being coloured by Dee Cunniffe. We're sharing Dee with Rebellion (where he is working as a co-colourist with Len O'Grady on the John Smith and Colin MacNeil series Strange & Darke).

This is what the second Holt Bros page now looks like:



Not bad, eh?

Monday, 2 January 2012

Blackshirts of Exmoor In Colour

2012 isn't all about the Olymics, y'know.

We're on the home strait in terms of getting the Massacre For Boys Action Special ready to go to press. To that end, we welcome the multi-talented Owen Watts as colourist on Walking Wounded: Blackshirts of Exmoor.

Here's the first page, pencils/inks by Steve:



(You may recall I posted the black and white version back in July '11)

We're grateful to Owen for stepping in, and doing such a fine job to boot. There'll be one or two (or three or four) further new names added to the contributor list before we're done on this issue. MFB is very fortunate that the talent pool we have to draw on is only getting deeper...

Saturday, 17 December 2011

Christmas Massacre

Now the season of Seasonal Affective Disorder is well and truly upon us, leading Massacre for Boys artists have been marking the occasion for the 2000AD forum advent calendar.

David Frankum came up with this brilliant and brilliantly festive Zenith/Invasion pinup:



Earlier in that same thread, Steve and a host of collaborators paid tribute to mince pies and turkey, Dredd-style:



I've not actually done anything, but I do wish you a Merry Christmas!

Saturday, 3 December 2011

The Boys Are Back in Town

Massacre For Boys are new confirmed exhibitors at next year's Bristol Comic Expo:



(Expo image courtesy of D'Israeli)

We'll be launching the Massacre For Boys Action Special at this event (many more details to follow). It will be our first ever "weekender", giving you a choice of either Saturday May 12 or Sunday May 13 to rush down and buy stuff...

... but obviously, you should do both days in case you miss something awesome.

Saturday, 12 November 2011

Bad Company

The new Zarjaz is out:



This issue features, amongst many other treats, a Bad Company strip called Fallen Empire by Steve (as writer) and Panos Kamoulakos.

Buy it now, or preferably sooner.

Sunday, 6 November 2011

Strontium Summer




Steve's entry for the latest 2000AD forum art competition.

Summer seems a long way off now :(