What have been your personal cartooning/comics highlights of 2012?
Launching my Online Graphic Novel www.MothCity.com has been massive for me. It’s a story that I’ve wanted to tell for many years, and it’s exciting to have it up there for people to read. It’s a project that I really love doing, and that I’ve poured my soul into for many years, so it’s really a giant sigh of relief that it is out there and readable, but also so great looking forward into 2013 and where the story, characters and website will go.
Who are some of the comics creators that you've discovered and enjoyed for the first time in 2012?
I’ve been delving into some old EC comics via a great book called ‘Four Color Fear’, and have recently been enjoying the art and stories of Hugo Pratt, via ‘Corto Maltese – The Ballad of the Salt Sea.’ I’ve enjoyed both books for their old fashioned yarns and beautiful art work. For more recent modern work I enjoyed reading a short series called ‘The Cape’ written by Jason Ciaramella and Joe Hill, with art by Zach Howard and Nelson Daniel.
What is something non-comics that you have enjoyed in 2012?
I just went to the exhibition of ‘The Gloaming’ which is the sculptures and art of an old Weta Workshop friend of mine, Johnny Fraser-Allen. It is a beautiful combination of Johnny obsessions; film sculpting, fantasy art and storytelling. You can learn more about it on its facebook page http://www.facebook.com/JohnnyFraserAllensTheGloamingTrilogy
Have you implemented any significant changes to your working methods this year?
I’ve been working predominantly for myself this year, which is a big change. I previously had a central city studio at the start of the year before setting up in my apartment, where I’ve been steadily working. This, combined with the fact that I’ve working more hours on my comic than I ever did in 3D animation means I’m not getting out a lot…
What are you looking forward to in 2013?
The continuation of the Moth City story I’ve got a solid buffer of pages in my back pocket, and they’re being published every week published online at www.MothCity.com, so I’m really looking forward to the reactions to that work. I’ll also be getting back into some freelance illustration, animation and graphic design work to keep my ‘Clark Kent’ career ticking.
