THREE weeks until Long Gon Don Book 2...!

That's right, adventure fans! We Etherington Brothers will return to The Phoenix in issue 53 with a massive, epic new Long Gone Don adventure! Get ready.....!

Lorenzo!

Give the gift of FUN this Christmas ... part 2!

With only 12 days to go before stockings are un-stocked, presents become pasts, and crackers fall silent, it seems appropriate to offer up another gift idea ... or four!  If like us, the thought of tussling with hundreds of stressed shoppers for that perfect surprise brings you out in a cold sweat, help is now at hand courtesy of the Etherington Brothers one-stop-graphic-novel-shop.  If you can't find something to love here, then it doesn't exist! Ha!

1) For the ADVENTURER in us all...

MONKEY NUTS: THE DIAMOND EGG OF WONDERS

"...a manic, full on adventure serial, heavy on the laughs and with some very nice, suitably kinetic artwork." (Richard Bruton, Forbidden Planet Blog)


2) For the armchair DETECTIVE in us all...

BAGGAGE

"With it's strong sense of pace and drama, Baggage shows the Etherington Brothers' reputation as creators of great comic stories, told equally skillfully in words and pictures, going from strength to strength." (Julia Eccleshare The Guardian)


3) For the ART LOVER in us all...

EL SKETCHBOOK LORENZO DELUXE

"It is, quite simply, one of the most beautiful books I've ever seen." (Jamie Smart, creator of Fishhead Steve, Bunny vs. Monkey, Bear, Genie, Whubble, Pre-Skool Prime Minster and a billion other comics)

4) And lastly, for the UNDERDOG (or rabbit) in us all...

MALCOLM MAGIC: THE BIG KAHUNA COLLECTION

"One of the very finest comics I have ever read." (Regie Rigby, Comics Bulletin)

Click a cover or a title to be instantly transported to the relevant shopping portal, and BAM - you've just solved your Christmas shopping conundrum.  Everyone will love you and balance will be restored to the universe.  And all from the comfort of your armchair!

More gift ideas coming SOON, in part 3...

Brand New Monday Art: Six new ROBOT sketches...

More doodles from my sketchbook to start the week! If you or someone in your life likes this sort of thing you may be interested in gifting them my monster 600 page sketchbook - it makes a great Christmas gift and guarantees hours of eyeball-filling fun!

Lorenzo!

Give the gift of FUN this Christmas ... part 1!

Way back in January, The Phoenix comic took to the air for its inaugural flight.  Every week since, the adventures of Bunny Vs Monkey, Pirates of Pangaea, Cogg and Sprokit, Simon Swift, Von Doogan, Corpse Talk, Star Cat, Long Gone Don, and DOZENS of equally amazing marvels have flown through countless letterboxes across the country and into the minds of our audience - the kids.

NOW you can make that present a part of the Christmas tradition as the comic has just launched it's special PHOENIX GIFT BOX!

It you are looking for the dream stocking filler for your own child, or a prefect pressie for a brother, sister, grandson, granddaughter, cousin, friend (or even yourself), this is the pack for you.

Aside from five awesome issues of the comic, you will also receive a bonus mini-comic, badges, sticker set and postcards - allowing you to spread the good word about this amazing comic even further!

It's pure fun in a box. So what are you waiting for? Grab yourself a gift set HERE and fill someone's Christmas with giggles.

Long Gone Don character model sheet: VIKTOR!

More poses and gestures from one of the more gelatinous members of the Long Gone Don cast today...

Lorenzo!

Get your Christmas on this weekend!

My wife Esther Curtis and good pal Alys Patterson will be selling their beautiful illustrative wares in the Spiegeltent on Saturday 1st Dec at the Magpies & I Vintage & Handmade Christmas Market right here in Bristol! They'll be selling decorations, cards, prints, bags and more!

Regular readers of the blog will have seen some of their work before, but here's a little sneak-peek at some of the delights you could be going home with ... perfect christmas prezzies, or maybe a little treat for yourself!

See you there!

Lorenzo!

World building: 24 more tree concepts

Some more new ideas from my sketchbooks, if you want more like this, you may want to check out my 600 page sketchbook!

Lorenzo!

Lorenzo's Art featured on The Concept Art Blog!

I'm very chuffed to say that the awesome Concept Art Blog (AKA The CAB) ran a feature on my work yesterday. The blog is an extremely slick weekly dose of inspiration featuring the work of artists from Disney, Pixar, Dreamworks, and many other top creative talents from comics to games to movies.

Go Here to check out our feature!

Lorenzo!

Huge Von Doogan roundup!

Yes folks! It's time to delve into the world of mystery, suspense and weirdness that is... The Dangerous Adventures of Von Doogan!

First up, heres' a few peeks at some of Doogan's recent excapades in The Great Air Race...

Next, It's time to roundup the latest bunch of winners to have claimed the weekly puzzle-busting Doogan prizes!

The Curse of the Golden Monkey Puzzle 34 - solved by SEAN SPICER
The Curse of the Golden Monkey Puzzle 35 - solved by LILI BUTLER 
The Curse of the Golden Monkey Puzzle 36 - solved by JAMIE FRANCIS
The Curse of the Golden Monkey Puzzle 37 - solved by TOM BLAKE
The Curse of the Golden Monkey Puzzle 38 - solved by ODYSSEAS GABRIELATOS
The Curse of the Golden Monkey Puzzle 39 - solved by JOEL and ETHAN COATES
 The Curse of the Golden Monkey Puzzle 40 - solved by ROBERT COUTTS
 The Great Air Race Puzzle 1 - solved by DJANGO FLINT
 The Great Air Race Puzzle 2 - solved by ALANNAH CHADWICK
 The Great Air Race Puzzle 3 - solved by AZIZ NASATYR
 The Great Air Race Puzzle 4 - solved by AMELIE CROSBY ADAMS
 The Great Air Race Puzzle 5 - solved by NIAMH ARTHUR

Phew! Fantastic work, puzzlers! As all these guys will know, winning the coveted weekly puzzler award not only earns you respect, it also earns you very-special-one-off-can't-be-bought-for-love-nor-money-Von-Doogan-prizes! The current loot includes your very own Von Doogan Certificate of Airborne Awesomeness, and a massive Von Doogan Great Air Race Poster! During the Curse of the golden Monkey adventure, winners recieved the now impossible to attain Von Doogan Certificate of Adventuring Excellence, as shown here (suitably displayed in a golden frame!) by top puzzler Amelie!

The Doog salutes you, ma'am!

Lorenzo!

  

 

Hark! The Herald Newspaper sings...

During a recent school tour to Plymouth, Lorenzo and I were joined by the local newspaper, The Plymouth Herald, who had been invited by All Saints Academy to report on the day. The article that followed our visit was an absolute gem, so we thought we'd share it with you. Click the image (or HERE) to read more.



Many thanks to Sue Mullinder of All Saints Academy, and Kelly Earnshaw of Ford Primary School for hosting our shows. We look forward to returning soon!

Drawing at GOSH!

A little snap here of me window scribbling from the Phoenix event at Gosh! comics last weekend. Hopefully we'll have a full report once all the official Phoenix party photos go up...

Lorenzo!

Children draw BIG at The Big Draw

A few weeks ago Lorenzo and I visited Hatfield, and in particular the University of Hertfordshire, as part of this year's BIG DRAW nationwide festival. For those of you unfamiliar with this series of events, it's really quite brilliantly simple. All throughout October, hundreds of shows, presentations and workshops (led by the marvelous Campaign for Drawing) are held all over the UK, to promote the act of drawing. As comic creators this is naturally the sort of thing that gets us excited, so we were delighted to step on the remarkable Weston Auditorium stage and share our ideas and passion for art.

And what a stage it was - take a peek at this state-of-the-art beauty! Our banners have never looked so dinky.

After the show we ran to our dressing room for a quick breather before heading back to sign a stack of books. We were AMAZED to discover that in the seconds it took us to grab a sneaky backstage cup of coffee and a cake, the children had managed to produce dozens and dozens of amazing pictures.

Fantastic stuff. If the aim of the day was to get the kids scribbling, then I'd say we achieved our goal!

Many thanks to Maureen Irving, all the University and festival staff, and the St Albans Children's Book group for inviting us to their fantastic show.