I don't normally do your New Year's Resolutions. But with 2009 being the great unrelenting year of the baby the one thing i probably really missed was picking up a book (Which it's no coincidence the pile of unread tomes on the bookshelf can attest too). So that said i'm vowing to read a book a month for 2010 and then because all 3 of you are keen to hear about it, I'll probably let you know what i thought.

First up for January is 'Strange Days Indeed' by Francis Wheem.

A great review here - http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/sep/06/strange-days-indeed-francis-wheen

Happy New Year all!

Quick self Portrait for the next cover to Philip Bentley's Word Balloons, in which our hero is interviewed!

Bonebeard Bladdersplatter - Lord of Rock.
He's not stronger, he's not smarter...he just has better music taste than your god. Rejoice! For His heralds of power metal, His infernal vinyl minions are amongst us. ...

For the new Design a Deity Blog, brain child of Mark (Amazing Joy Buzzards/Aqua Leung) Smith. Open to submissions so design a deity today!

RIP John Hughes. If it was a great 80's film...you probably made it.

For The Wayward Toonists weekly challenge - Chinese.

Cover for the first in a new series from Stonearch Books.
Yes it quite possibly is a comic book parody of THAT 80's television series!

When in Rome...lend me your ears.

Series of illustrations completed for the Melbourne Museum's Pompeii exhibit opening this week. These will be part of the "A slave's eye view" presentation put on for school groups but open to the public every day over the next two weeks of school holidays. Romanes Eunt Domus!