Author: mattgibbs
PORCELAINE 02. FEMME – Out Today, February 24th
On Delcourt’s French editions, Benjamin Read said, “The look of Porcelain was very much inspired by the aesthetic of the European comics movement, so it’s an absolute joy for it to go full circle and be published in France, particularly by such an established and renowned company as Delcourt. We will follow Child as she […]
Improper Books – out 17th Feb in the UK
PORCELAIN: Bone China, by Benjamin Read & Chris Wildgoose, and MULP: Sceptre of the Sun #1, by Matt Gibbs & Sara Dunkerton, are available today, Wednesday, 17th February, in comic shops across the UK, and can also still be ordered using their respective ISBNs and Diamond Codes. This UK release will be followed by a […]
Improper Books – international releases APR 2016
Butterfly Gate (Vol. #1) By Benjamin Read & Chris Wilgoose Improper Books are delighted to announce the upcoming international release of BUTTERFLY GATE, by Benjamin Read & Chris Wildgoose. The first volume of a creator-owned series, Butterfly Gate will be available from all good comic shops on Wednesday, 13th April 2016, and can be pre-ordered […]
Improper Books – international releases FEB 2016
UPDATE: Our apologies, but due to a delay with the distributor, both PORCELAIN: Bone China, by Benjamin Read & Chris Wildgoose, and MULP: Sceptre of the Sun #1, by Matt Gibbs & Sara Dunkerton, are now being released Wednesday, 17th February in the UK and Wednesday, 2nd March in North America. MULP: Sceptre of the […]
NIGHT POST art competition
To celebrate the international release on the 9th December 2015 of Night Post, by Benjamin Read and Laura Trinder, we’re running a Christmas competition! If you’re aged between 5 and 12 years old and love to draw, you could win a copy of this spooktastic book! There are two age categories, one for ages 5-8 […]
Improper Books at Thought Bubble 2015
We’re excited to be attending Thought Bubble, in Leeds, which this year is taking place on the 14-15th November. We’re going to be in New Dock Hall, tables 47 & 48. This year we’ll have several new books on the table, such as PORCELAIN: BONE CHINA and BRIAR, both by Benjamin Read & Chris Wildgoose, […]
PORCELAIN: BONE CHINA UK indie edition out November 2015
Praise for the first book, Porcelain: A Gothic Fairy Tale: “Porcelain is a gorgeous and haunting steampunkesque fairy tale. Creepy, compelling and beautifully realised.” Kurt Busiek (Astro City, Avengers, Conan, Marvels) “Porcelain is a gorgeous, gothic fever dream, beautiful and terrifying and funny and sad all at once. It is also that precious rarity, a […]
Halloween – How To Draw… A Witch!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Yes, Halloween is finally here and so is our final drawing activity! If you missed them, you can check out How To Draw… A Bat, A Ghost, and A Mummy Cat in my previous posts. This week however, we’ll be drawing a Witch! I absolutely love witches, from Luna Lovegood to The Wicked […]
Halloween – How To Draw… A Mummy Cat!
Hello there gals and ghouls, Welcome back to my weekly, step-by-step, Halloween drawing activity! Today is our third spooky drawing. If you missed the previous ones, you can see them here: How To Draw… A Bat! and How To Draw… A Ghost! Today it gets a bit more detailed, but not to worry, I’ll still […]
Halloween – How To Draw… A Ghost!
HellooOOOOooo and welcome to my lair of spooky sketching fun. Mwahahahaaaar! What better way to get in the Halloween mood than to do some doodlin’. Each Saturday leading up to the 31st, we’ll have a new step-by-step drawing activity on the blog. If you missed last week’s, you can see it here: How to Draw… […]