The ELSEWHERE

I draw these comics on the train in the morning before work.
Please note that there are more than just the strips on this page. At the bottom of the page there is a 'go earlier' link that leads to further strips... a lot of people don't spot it... ;)

I am also a member of the Transplant Comics community.

The strip updates every once in a while, so please check back. Alternatively there's an RSS feed for the page kicking around, so I can come to you if you prefer!

My work on Where's The Any Key carries on into it's ninth week, this week. But one of my strips got a moment in the sun on Digg last night (859 on last view), and so feeling justly chuffed, I thought i'd show what's been causing the interest on the internets...



Don't forget to check the rest out on the site too!
http://www.wherestheanykey.co.uk

cheers!
Steve

ps. here it is on Digg: http://digg.com/comics_animation/I_need_a_copy_of_the_Internet_COMIC
some funny comments there...

Hello all!

I have some good news! Actual honest-to-goodness, not-shitting-you-at-all good news! It's something of a thrill to announce that i've just started work on my very first paying cartooning job, which is deeply deeply exciting stuff. Kind of 'fulfilling a childhood dream' kind of scenario. Somebody is actually paying me to draw silly things. And rather ironically, given my love of Macs, it's Microsoft (by proxy of a design agency... but still)!

Starting this week, I am going to be drawing 12 comic strips for the website 'Where's the 'Any' Key?'. It's a site where IT professionals can get together and compete in telling IT fails from stupid customers who don't know how to turn on their computers. You know the sort. But the difference here is that each week, Microsoft will choose one lucky winner's story, which will then be drawn up into a cartoon strip by my self. So the writing onus is somewhat off me. I'll mostly just be telling their anecdote, and then (hopefully) be adding my trademark pithy one liners on the end. They also specified a 'stick man' style of cartooning, which is why it looks the way it does. You'll probably still recognise me in it anyway. ;-)

To that end, here is the initial test strip I did for the job:



The first official strip is already up and i'm told it will update every Wednesday. So check back!

http://www.wherestheanykey.co.uk/

Exciting times!
Cheerio!
Steve

Blimey, these Christmases come round quick... I'm staring out my Mother-In-Law's window, and seeing a good smattering of snow. My first white Christmas for about 20 odd years! Hurrah!

As my Christmas gift to you loyal readers (and as a big thank you for all the great feedback to the three new strips), here's the zombie strip that appeared in the Fat Chunk Omnibus earlier this year. I teased you with a couple of panels before, but here it is in all it's glory. Once again, huge thanks to Monsieur Jamie Smart for putting me amongst all the other far more professional and prestigious talent. I am indebted, sir... :-)



And as an added bonus, here's my top 20 albums of the year, for those of you that care about such things. If comics are a first love, then music is nipping at it's heels pretty much constantly...



Hope you all have a fantastic Christmas, and a very Happy New Year. See you all once again in 2010!
Cheerio!
Steve

Just when you were least expecting it... BAM! Straight outta left field! New Elsewhere! And just to keep you happy, I have a guaranteed two other strips ready and waiting in the wings that i'll be rolling out over the next two Mondays. I'm hoping this little run up gives me enough time to get the next one finished (starting on it today), and keep the ball rolling.

Hope you enjoy!
Cheers
Steve

Another one for my company's use out in the world. Tech humour, i'm assured. ;-)

Hey all, not much to report. I've been pretty divorced from cartooning recently (i'm sure you haven't noticed), but here's a drawing I did for my company's presence at a web-related conference... Just thought i'd share.

Hurrah! The latest fat chunk is out now! I have two (count them, TWO!) pages in this edition, which is stuffed full of primo-quality Zombie action. You can find out more about the whole endeavour here:
http://www.fatchunkcomic.com/

You can buy it from all sorts of independent suppliers, but if you fancy supporting the poor big businesses out there, here's some Amazon links. ;-)

Amazon US:
http://www.amazon.com/Fat-Chunk-Zombies-Jamie-Smart/dp/1593621388/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1245417134&sr=8-2

Amazon UK:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fat-Chunk-Zombies-Jamie-Smart/dp/1593621388/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1245417063&sr=8-4

And here's another sneaky peak for those who need further tempting...



Many thanks again to Monsieur Jamie Smart! WHO DA MAN? HE DA MAN!

I know I know... the less said about the state of The Elsewhere at the moment, the better I reckon... I'll post again when I actually have something to show, rather than make empty promises which I can't keep. Apologies. Cheerio!

Wunderkind and all round awesome God-Head Jamie Smart has given me two pages in the next volume of his Fat Chunk series! After a rather frantic turnaround, i've submitted my strip, which for this volume is about Zombies. Regular readers of the Elsewhere will know I have a certain admiration for the walking undead, so this is their 3rd appearance in my world.

It would be incredibly remiss of me if I didn't also mention my silent writing partner, and personal Bernie Taupin, Paul Reeve. He came up with the original idea for this which I then ran with. So full respeck and props to him. Here's a wee sample of the strip, but you'll have to buy the book in June when it comes out to see the full thing. ;-)



And once again... thank you Paulie and Jamie!

I'm halfway through another Elsewhere at the moment, so that'll be up soon...
Cheerio!

In a thinly veiled attempt to string out my readership while I try and actually do something new and productive, here's a flimsy nod to the current seasonal event. This is my Robot themed strip for Jamie Smart's Fat Chunk book. I thought those who hadn't bought the book might like to see it. It is love related, so will therefore suit my purposes nicely.... :-)

See you soon?



(Apologies to Jamie for giving material away for free that would otherwise help make him a penny or two. I owe you a couple of pizzas, Jamie)

This is a Christmas card I did for my friend's company, which promotes Dairy products. It's somewhat significant in the fact that it was the first time i'd put pen to paper in a little over six months...

For shame.

I'm going to be working on my strips and my site next week, so balls are rolling.
Have a great Christmas, everyone! And a Happy New Year, i'll see y'all in 2009!

Steve

Hurrah! Fat Chunk is now available! Yes... my very first appearance in a proper printed sold-in-shops book is now ready to buy! About fifty billion thanks, and a crushing platonic man-hug to my old friend and all round great man Jamie Smart for getting me involved in the book in the first place, I owe him much beer. If you don't know what i'm blathering on about, then see further down this page for more details. Suffice to say, though, it's AWESOME.



For UK shoppers:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fat-Chunk-Robot-v-0/dp/1593621183/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1216940829&sr=8-1

And for the US:
http://www.amazon.com/Fat-Chunk-Robot-Jamie-Smart/dp/1593621183/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1216940865&sr=8-1

And for all the rest of the world.... um.... sorry... i'm sure it's kicking around somewhere online near you.

Oh, and yes, there will be a new strip up next week.
Cheerio all!

Apologies for the unfunny. Getting old will do that to you ;-)

Guest strip for Phil Spence's 'Ninja Bunny' strip:
http://www.ninja-bunny.com/index.php?strip_id=276

My entry into Michael Rouse-Deane's Guest Strip Project has gone live today. Many thanks to him for getting me involved. I urge you all to go over to his site, view the strips so far, and preferably donate some money to a good cause. :)

http://www.moovok.co.uk/gsp/index.php