The Forty-Five

Overrun - back on the horse!

2012-01-30T03:04:00.001-08:00

Metaphorically speaking of course. But we are back, with a new artist and well into getting this beast of a comic done before 2012 is out! Watch this space. In the meantime, feast your eyes on a new art sample.

Feb 24th/25th

2012-01-22T08:42:00.000-08:00

So it looks like I'll be briefly making an appearance at the Cardiff Comic Con 24th/25th Feb. No doubt signing copies of BlueSpear on the Com.x table amongst other places - like the bar. Catch you there!

New BlueSpear review up!

2011-12-12T09:34:00.000-08:00

Check it out! Compared to Watchmen... nooooice! Kudos to the guys over at Rations Magazine - go go go download - 1st one is Free! Click Here!

New interview up!

2011-11-14T07:36:00.001-08:00

More BlueSpear interview love over at Geek Planet Online. Kudos to Dave Probert. Check it out here!

BlueSpear review - Sequential Tart 9 out of 10

2011-11-07T09:35:00.000-08:00

New review in from Sequential Tart - scoring a mighty 9 out of 10! Though I respect what the reviewer is saying about sexist/racist - the sexist part I can understand - there are some risky shots in there to sexualise Lotus (This IS what she is about afterall), though racist is a tricky one. It's a comment under pressure from a racist character, and as much as I hate all forms of racism personally, I think shielding it from characters that are faulted in that way raises interesting ethical questions. Can I create a racist antagonist and still safely use him/her without offending? Discuss. Catch the full review here.

BLUESPEAR AVAILABLE TO ORDER

2011-10-26T13:42:00.000-07:00

BLUESPEAR update - Finally we have an order number for BlueSpear and it is available from your local retailer NOW!!! - Diamond Order no. NOV110868. If you are bored of reboots then please ask your local store to order a copy for you! Cheers!

So....

2011-10-08T11:07:00.000-07:00

Sadly Cos had to step away from the Overrun project. It's a great shame as he was hitting the mark with every page. Both Matt and I wish him well with his new venture. So as one door closes another must open. Not to be beaten we have thrown the gauntlet down to find Cos's replacement. There are a few people creating test pages right now. So watch this space!

More Overrun character art

2011-09-23T00:23:00.000-07:00

Introducing Macintosh the villain of the piece.

New Overrun Wallpaper...

2011-09-17T09:03:00.000-07:00

New Overrun wallpaper up today! Enjoy...

Friday sneak peak art!

2011-09-16T00:08:00.001-07:00

More Overrun art in today to share with you. Enjoy.

New BlueSpear review

2011-09-15T00:34:00.001-07:00

...over at Starburst Magazine - 2nd to last para - catch it here.

Sneak peek panel art

2011-09-09T00:51:00.001-07:00

Check it out - Some beautiful panel work from Cosmo on Overrun for you!

Overrun iphone Wallpaper

2011-09-04T07:54:00.000-07:00

Pimp your iphone! Get the exclusive Overrun Wallpaper today!

More Overrun character art!

2011-09-02T01:23:00.001-07:00

Check it oooooout!

BlueSpear Revisited!

2011-08-31T02:11:00.000-07:00

The boys over at Geek Syndicate have just revisited their BlueSpear review - check it out here!

Overrun Freebie!

2011-08-30T11:28:00.000-07:00

Just for you some OVERRUN love in the form of a Desktop Wallpaper. More soon - Enjoy!

Overrun Character art - SARGE!

2011-08-26T01:18:00.000-07:00

Get on the floor and give me infinity! Welcome all to SARGE!

Latest sneak peak at some Overrun Character art!

2011-08-19T01:17:00.001-07:00

A look behind BlueSpear

2011-08-18T12:29:00.000-07:00

Check out the thinking behind the opening 7 pages of BlueSpear with Andy Oliver's excellent article over at Broken Frontier. Go here now and check it out!

Tess Lockheart

2011-08-08T14:37:00.000-07:00

Overrun Character development art via Cosmo White!

We are Overrun.com

2011-08-08T04:57:00.000-07:00

Lift off with a new IP! We are Overrun.com is live and will be growing as the project develops.

Join the Resolution here!

Geek Planet Online Review

2011-07-27T09:03:00.000-07:00

New tip-top BlueSpear review from Dave Probert over at Geek Planet Online! Cheers for the love - catch the review here.

Pimped Mac...

2011-07-26T15:12:00.000-07:00

Thought my Macbook Pro needed a bit of pimp-age...

Comic Attack review BlueSpear

2011-07-18T05:38:00.000-07:00

Another top review from Comic Attack, this time for BlueSpear. Much love to Andy and Gid for their continued support of the universe. Check out the review here!

Next.... X!

2011-07-16T13:22:00.000-07:00

Lookie Lookie! A test scamp came in from Lee Carter - it's X! And he's looking sweeeeeeet! The second book in the mini-arc is up and running!

New script finished!

2011-07-11T15:26:00.001-07:00

No, this one isn't set in the [Forty-Five]45 universe, this is something else, something special...

San Diego goodies!

2011-07-09T14:23:00.001-07:00

Check out the fab badges that are going to be on offer at SDCC this year!... come get some!

Competition 2! TFAW!

2011-07-01T12:02:00.000-07:00

One competition not enough for you? How about improving your chances with another one?! Things From Another World have interviewed me and added in a fab little competition. Get yourself over there now!

BlueSpear competition over at Comic Attack

2011-07-01T09:48:00.001-07:00

The lovely people over at Comic Attack are running a very cool BlueSpear competition to win some even cooler goodies! Click here to enter!

New interview in MassMovement Magazine

2011-07-01T07:58:00.001-07:00

Kudos to Tim Cundle for featuring us in the mag for a second time. Catch the full interview here!

45 available at GRAPHICLY!

2011-06-28T13:55:00.001-07:00

Check it out - 45 is available for ONE WEEK ONLY at the knockdown price of $1.99. Snooze and you lose. Get it here!

Comic Book Hereoes Review

2011-06-27T01:15:00.001-07:00

Positive review from Comic Book Heroes - got a stonking 4 outta 5 from Jes Bickham!

Comics Bulletin Interview

2011-06-23T09:46:00.000-07:00

New interview up over at Comics Bulletin with Eddie, Cos and myself. Thanks to Andre Lamar for the Qs! Click here to savour.

Sook piece in!

2011-06-13T13:00:00.000-07:00

I love art. Specially when it's of a character I created. Check out Ryan Sook's take on BlueSpear. This is a limited Edition Variant Cover - so be sure to pre-order it to avoid disappointment!

BlueSpear review over at IndiePulp.com

2011-06-08T07:28:00.000-07:00

Tip top review from A.N.Ommus over at IndiePulp.com - deep and extremely thought provoking! Catch it here.

New BlueSpear review up!

2011-06-05T04:14:00.000-07:00

New review over at Art Patient - good to see Delos focussing on the art as much as the story! Catch it here.

New BlueSpear review up at MOMB

2011-06-02T05:56:00.000-07:00

Check out the excellent write up by the MOMB crew. Click here to catch it! Kudos to Nick, James, John, Jane and anyone else I missed.

4 out of 5 from SFX

2011-05-31T01:08:00.000-07:00

Kudos to SFX - check out this month's SFX (Torchwood Cover) for the 4 out of 5 review.

New Review in from Hypergeek

2011-05-25T13:42:00.001-07:00

Wow! MASSIVE KUDOS to Edward Kaye over at Hypergeek for a superb review of BlueSpear. Check out the top review here. Strong contender for GN of the Year is alright in my book. :-)

Hold the Front Page!

2011-05-25T12:55:00.000-07:00

Whooooooop! Look at this sexy front cover for Comic Shop News! Wonder who drew it....

I love a tart...

2011-05-23T05:08:00.000-07:00

a 'Sequential' Tart I may hasten to add! New interview here! Enjoy :-)

Hello Australia

2011-05-21T05:41:00.000-07:00

My thanks to Kris and Mladen over at Extra Sequential for the fantastic podcast interview this morning! Catch the excellent show here.

wait... there's more!

2011-05-20T09:36:00.001-07:00

I forgot one! The guys of Comic Attack did a little shout out to us on their most excellent podcast: The Comic Dispatch! Catch it here

BlueSpear reviews coming in thick and fast!

2011-05-20T09:13:00.001-07:00

Not one, but TWO podcasts for you to salivate over.

First up - Geek Syndicate. Click here for the BlueSpear Review (Just before halfway for the impatient).

And a Preview over at the equally awesome Monkey on my Back guys. Click here to experience it in full. (Just over halfway for those still being impatient.)

ENJOY!

First BlueSpear Review! 4 out of 5!

2011-05-19T14:31:00.000-07:00

My thanks to Barry Nugent for the tip-top review over at Geek Syndicate. We start as we mean to go on. A solid beginning! 4 out of 5. Catch the review here.

over a year on...

2011-05-19T14:28:00.000-07:00

and [Forty-Five]45 is STILL getting positive reviews... I'm gob-smacked really that it's still garnering interest. Catch the new review here!

BlueSpear hits CBR

2011-05-17T13:32:00.000-07:00

Not literally, but it's all over the Comic Book Resources site. Check out the extensive interview here.

Back from Bristol...

2011-05-15T14:07:00.001-07:00

Not a bad show all in all. Had lots and lots of laughs with Matt Timson which include in no particular order.

3am Pillow Fights.

Doctoring Show Passes.

Secret Squirrel Video of Me Snoring.

7.45 Fire Alarm Wake Up Call.

Sweepstake Eurovision Song Contest.

Midnight Snack of Lasagne.

Battle Beyond the Farts.

and a Drunken War of Insults.

The show itself was cool, busy with lots of footfalls, there was also plenty of interest in BlueSpear, which was a good sign. Met a huge plethora of guys like Cosmo White, Sean O'Connor, Sean Phillips, Charlie Adlard, Tony Lee, Dan Boultwood, Rob Williams, plus lots of twitter friends I had yet to meet in person.

Com.x were great as usual and I helped cross promote their titles as well as mine. Even managed to get involved with a panel which was different for me! The social side of things always overshadow the actual day itself - mainly because the show finishes at 6pm whereas the socialising finishes in the early hours...

But it's back to my family and reality. As much as I love cons, I love coming home more.

Roll on the next one.

Forces of Geek Interview

2011-05-12T09:28:00.000-07:00

New BlueSpear interview over at the excellent FORCES OF GEEK. Check it out here!

Fab new article up over at Broken Frontier

2011-05-09T05:04:00.001-07:00

Long time friends Broken Frontier have written up a cool little interview with the BlueSpear creators. My thanks to Andy Oliver once again for his probing questions! Catch the extensive article here.

A bit late to the party...

2011-05-07T14:26:00.000-07:00

Big thanks to Edward Kaye for mentioning me in the same breath as the awesome Rob Williams! Check out the link here! (& congrats to Rob) Note the photo!

45 hits the Kindle

2011-05-07T06:58:00.000-07:00

Kindle versions of [Forty-Five]45 became available today. If you are after one from amazon.co.uk then click here. Or click here for Amazon.com!

Newsarama Spear News...

2011-05-04T12:37:00.000-07:00

Just in on the Newsarama.com a first (of many!) interviews with Cosmo, Eddie and myself. Catch it here!

BlueSpear hits IGN

2011-04-27T23:05:00.001-07:00

New article up about my 2nd Book 'BlueSpear' over at IGN. Catch it here.

I hate my Job...

2011-04-16T10:10:00.000-07:00

No, not me... but this was the post in a forum that had me in stitches... here's the full transcript.

My job is so fucking unbelievable. I’ll try to sum it up by first telling you about the folks I work with:

First, there is this supermodel wanna-be chick. Yeah, okay, she is pretty hot, but damn is she completely useless. The girl is constantly fixing her hair or putting on makeup. She is extremely self-centered and has never once considered the needs or wants of anyone but herself. She is as dumb as a box of rocks, and I still find it surprising that she has enough brain power to continue to breathe.

The next chick is completely the opposite. She might even be one of the smartest people on the planet. Her career oppertunities are endless, and yet she is here with us. She is a zero on a scale of 1 to 10. I’m not sure she even showers, much less shaves her “womanly” parts. I think she might be a lesbian, because every time we drive by the hardware store, she moans like a cat in heat.

But the jewel of the crowd has got to be the fucking stoner. And this guy is more than just your average pothead. In fact, he is baked before he comes to work, during work, and I’m sure after work. He probably hasn’t been sober anytime in the last ten years, and he’s only 22. He dresses like a beatnik throwback from the 1960’s, and to make things worse, he brings his big fucking dog to work. Every fucking day I have to look at this huge Great Dane walk around half-stoned from the second-hand smoke. Hell, sometimes I even think it’s trying to talk with its constant bellowing. Also, both of them are constantly hungry, requiring multiple stops to McDonalds and Burger King, every single fucking day.

Anyway, I drive these fucktards around in my van and we solve mysteries and shit.

Check out the full post here!

It's a girl!

2011-04-10T00:58:00.000-07:00

Neve Aimee Jessica Ewington was born on the 9th April 2011 into our little clan. Both mum and baby are doing well. My nuclear family is complete. Just need a bomb shelter now...

Andie Tong Pin-Up

2011-04-07T15:03:00.000-07:00

Sweet work from Andie Tong with his take on BlueSpear! Low res here - but check the back of the comic for the real deal!

Fun with 45 the Movie...

2011-03-28T14:23:00.001-07:00

Okay.. this post is inspired by Gary Seaward and Glen Ludlow on twitter. Just for laughs 45 the Movie, who would you cast?

At the moment we have:

James Stanley: Paddy Considine

Lotus: Marion Cotillard

Hawaiian Slammer: Jason Momoa

Militär: Chris Hemsworth

Turncoat: Steve Buscemi

FireTrail: Daniel Day Lewis

Monica Bentley: Selena Gomez

Rollcage: Sacha Baron Cohen

X: Mickey Rourke

LunarBlade: Chloe Moretz

Joe Maloney: Ian Holm

Fully Armed: Sam Worthington

Kolec: Robert Sheehan

StateSide: Donald Sutherland

Mr Doe: Morgan Freeman

SoulScreamer: Dijmon Honsou

Psychosis: Samuel L Jackson

BlueSpear: Jet-Li

SkyLine: Viggo Mortensen

G-Core: Tommy Lee Jones

Aftershock Girl: Helen Mirren

Black Jack'd: Benito Del Toro

Material Girl: Rose McGowan

The Rose Angel: Summer Glau

Can you improve on this? Or give me your thoughts on other characters - no rules (Except they still have to be alive!)

Check out what's on Amazon.com!

2011-03-24T14:55:00.000-07:00

Love iiiiiiit! Check it out here.

Tales from the Water Cooler

2011-03-24T02:25:00.000-07:00

Seems like the boys over at ComicAttack.net can't get enough of 45! Got a cool mention in their top podcast 'Tales from the Water Cooler' My thanks to Andy Liegl & Infinite Speech! Catch it here! http://tinyurl.com/6ku5tcm

It's a wrap!

2011-03-23T10:52:00.000-07:00

Editing complete on BlueSpear. Just a few straggling pages to come in and a couple of sound effects and the job is as good as done! Brilliant - taken about a year to do - but there you have it - you can't rush quality. AND, I've handed some of the X script over to Lee Carter to start putting together. We are smoking!!!

In the Top 5 Writers to Watch for 2011

2011-03-17T10:21:00.000-07:00

God knows how I ended up in this auspicious list?! Anyone know? Do I have to sleep with someone now as part of this feature? Or sell a kidney? Anyhow, it's great to have been thought of by WizardWorld as a writer to watch for. Personally I think there is a word missing in between 'Watch' and 'For' and that word is 'OUT'. Catch the PDF version here.

BlueSpear first lookie at the cover art!

2011-03-16T10:39:00.001-07:00

Cos has excelled himself with the BlueSpear front and back cover. Speechless I am!

Interview from the Cardiff Comic Con

2011-03-02T01:46:00.000-08:00

God... I hate being in front of the camera, it's just not me!... still I don't think I did too badly. Laugh in your own time here.

Sneak Peek Gallery Picture

2011-03-01T13:12:00.000-08:00

Some cool BlueSpear Gallery art from Juri H!

I just.... (sniff)... like to thank... (sniff)...

2011-02-28T07:16:00.000-08:00

Wow. This is unexpected. The super cool Ain'tItCool news site have given an @$$IE to [Forty-Five]45 for best OGN. Totally unexpected. You should have seen my face as I waited nervously for the name to be read out. No, really... it didn't happen like that... but still I can dream!... anyway - catch it here! KUDOS TO BottleImp!

Go West!

2011-02-27T13:29:00.000-08:00

Back from the Cardiff Comic Expo. Really enjoyed the weekend experience managed to catch up with a few people like the Geek Syndicate guys, Ben Oliver, Dylan Teague, Rob Williams, Charlie Adlard, GM Jordan, Jamie Richards to name a few. Was great watching the reaction to the BlueSpear ashcan and signing with Eddie Deighton and Cosmo White. Even bagged some really sweet sketches. Pic of the bunch has to be Zatanna by Ben Oliver (modelled here by Zack).

Roll on Bristol...

Ryan Sook!

2011-02-27T06:42:00.001-08:00

...has confirmed he'll be the Variant Cover Artist on BLUESPEAR! Awesome!! Check out his work!

Beware of Geeks posting your pic.

2011-02-24T07:31:00.000-08:00

Doesn't take long does it. The Dynamic Duo of Nuge and Monts over at Geek have announced the launch of the BlueSpear ashcan and.... shoving my ugly mug into the article. Well you reap what you sow I suppose!... anyhow, catch the awesome article here. And now re-uploading modified photos to Twitpic...

BlueSpear THE MOVIE!

2011-02-23T08:57:00.000-08:00

Yeah, right. Still a guy can dream right? Superb Moviesque poster realised by Eddie Deighton. Looking very tidy!

Alternative Colours

2011-02-20T00:35:00.001-08:00

A little taster of what you can expect in the forth-coming BlueSpear comic!

I love the smell of print in the morning...

2011-02-18T07:32:00.000-08:00

Look just turned up from the printers... available exclusively at the Cardiff Comic Expo next week!

Small BlueSpear mention in this months SFX!

2011-02-10T03:48:00.001-08:00

A small mention but a mention nonetheless!

BlueSpear Ashcan Cover for Cardiff

2011-02-01T12:36:00.000-08:00

Check it oooooout!

BlueSpear iPhone Wallpaper.

2011-01-25T02:23:00.000-08:00

Want BlueSpear on your iPhone/iTouch? Of course you do! Well, you lucky lucky people here you go. Art courtesy of Cosmo White, and written by Eddie Deighton and myself, BlueSpear will kick-start a Trinity Series from the [Forty-Five]45 universe. Due out mid 2011 and published by Com.x

Wow...

2011-01-18T12:39:00.000-08:00

Big up to David Monteith and Joe Gordon for mentioning me and 45 in the same breath as the HUGO awards. Catch the full podcast here - for the impatient of you out there it's 44 mins in... :-P

New listing

2011-01-16T10:35:00.000-08:00

Kudos to Sterg Botzkis for listing [forty-five]45 as a resource to the students at the University of Tennessee! Catch Sterg's blog here.

45 in Hypergeek's best of 2010!

2011-01-09T03:33:00.000-08:00

Get in there! Another 'Best of 2010' pick. This time Edward Kaye over at Hypergeek. I'm joined by some seriously good novels so it's humbling to be included! Kudos Edward. Check out the full list here.

Check out who's at number #8

2011-01-07T15:31:00.001-08:00

Good to see 45 is still hitting the high ranks in some people's top titles for 2010! Kudos to Tony Laplume over at Comics Reader. Catch the full list here.

Quick Review up over at Memphis Flyer

2011-01-06T13:53:00.001-08:00

45 rocks in at number 72 - though it's not in any particular order (It's 72 'cos it was the last book he read in 2010) and judging by the review received, I reckon we must be in his top 20. Anyhow, check it out here!

Number ONE!

2011-01-04T06:15:00.000-08:00

Woo hoo! Infinite Speech (aka Gid Freeman) has placed 45 as his number one pick of 2010 over at Comic Attack. Massive Kudos to Infinite Speech! Catch it here.

All Hail the Boo!

2010-12-31T01:18:00.000-08:00

Kudos to Boo Cook (Elephantmen) for picking [Forty-Five]45 as one of his picks of 2010. Catch the excellent article over at Forbidden Planet International - here!

Bookgasm 2010 pick

2010-12-30T09:31:00.000-08:00

Looks like [Forty-Five]45 was Bookgasm's pick of 2010! Major Kudos to Alan Cranis for his selection and follow-up. Catch it here.

Merry...

2010-12-25T09:22:00.000-08:00

Xmas everyone. Taking 5 mins out from the family Xmas day to wish everyone a Merry Xmas and a fab New Year - I for one reckon it's going to be an AWESOME one! Best, Andi

Broken Frontier 2010 Nomination

2010-12-13T15:44:00.000-08:00

[Forty-Five]45 is up for an award for Best Graphic Novel of 2010 over at Broken Frontier! UPDATE: Voting has now closed and fingers have been crossed, goats have been sacrificed and virgins, deflowered.

Almost a year later...

2010-12-10T01:17:00.000-08:00

and still getting favourable reviews. Check out the latest here.

Cardiff Comic Con 2011

2010-11-25T08:00:00.000-08:00

Looks like I shall be attending next Feb with BlueSpear fellow scribe Eddie Deighton and BlueSpear artist Cosmo White - see you there!

More BlueSpear News

2010-11-15T14:23:00.000-08:00

Looks like I'll be making a long overdue appearance at the Cardiff Comic Con in Feb 2011 - along with my writing partner in crime 'Eddie Deighton' and ultra-slick artist 'Cosmo White'. Catch the latest snippets here and here!

New Review...

2010-11-13T23:51:00.000-08:00

Wow... still getting reviews in - a good 9 months after it's release, not bad huh! Kudos to Jaque Thay! Anyhow, check out the new review here.

Been...

2010-11-04T11:56:00.000-07:00

a quiet couple of weeks on the comic front. Well, I say quiet - things are happening in the background that are very exciting which I can't day too much about. Here's hoping that I will be able to announce 'something' soon! Other than that BlueSpear is working its way towards completion - got about 18 finished pages in and 4 further penciled pages - still a little way to go but all looking great. Other than that I've been in hospital having my troublesome tonsils removed (Which I have to say the recovery from was the most painful experience EVER! - even worse than breaking up with someone, and then finding out they were pregnant by another person several months later... (that's another story)). Anyway, I'm on the mend thankfully, back to work on the 8th. Final news is I'm actually trying to grow a Mo' (Mo'vember) for Charity - Prostate Cancer. If you feel thus inclined, a small sponsorship would be eternally grateful! Click here to sponsor me. Cheers!

Andi

Bluespear over by wired!

2010-10-21T00:36:00.000-07:00

More BlueSpear news over by Wired my thanks to Scott Thill! Catch it here!

New 45 review up over at Extra Sequential...

2010-10-18T08:49:00.001-07:00

New podcast review of 45 over at Extra Sequential - get a huge thumbs up so big thanks to the guys there for that! Check it out here.

Sneak Peek BlueSpear Art!

2010-10-15T08:28:00.000-07:00

First 4 pages from the talented Cosmo White

BlueSpear and more...

2010-10-15T08:21:00.001-07:00

The old PR wheels are beginning to creak into life as BlueSpear the first of my Trinity titles rolls into action! Catch it here.

....of 2

2010-10-12T12:57:00.000-07:00

and here's my 2nd article announcing Post Mort'em to the masses! Check it out here.

News article 1 of...

2010-10-12T12:44:00.001-07:00

First news article in a fair while about my forth-coming trinity series from the [Forty-Five]45 universe. Check it out here!

Check out the Com.x guys at NYCC!

2010-10-08T12:08:00.000-07:00

I couldn't let it go up without adding myself to the mix

NYCC!

2010-10-06T12:24:00.000-07:00

I'm not there :-( But Com.x is! And they are previewing some of the cool projects they are going to publish in the coming years - including several of mine! Check out the article here!

Beat this!

2010-09-18T02:45:00.001-07:00

Lets see if you can top my current signature collection for [Forty-Five]45. :-)

Happy Birthday to the MOMB Guys!

2010-09-17T12:55:00.000-07:00

52 Podcast episodes later and the MOMB guys celebrated their first year anniversary by interviewing both Eddie Deighton and myself. We covered a range of topics from BlueSpear, X, SkyLine and [Forty-Five]45! Check it out here!