Archive for February, 2009

ALAN’S SATURDAY POP SLOT #20 – RICH KIDS by RICH KIDS

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

From 1978. That’s Midge Ure on vocals and that’s (freshly ejected from The Pistols) Glen Matlock on bass.

Alan X

New Tankie Pin Up goes live this Sunday on Suicide Girls

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

This month’s Tankie Pin Up will go live on Suicide Girls website on Sunday… sorry it’s late this month, but I’m moving, and it’s been chaos.

I’m gonna be offline for 3+weeks as I’ve got to get a phone line installed, which is a right bore…

I’m working on the penultimate Tank Girl – Skidmarks episode, and am excited about the new series we have lined up.

Here’s some sketches for the new Pin Up on SG..

More soon, peoples!

Love and tanks…

Ruf

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…finally, as promised months ago, a little (almost non-sweary) script excerpt from this years IDW mini-series TANK GIRL: THE ROYAL ESCAPE

Monday, February 16th, 2009

ALAN’S SATURDAY POP SLOT #19 – GOT TO HAVE YOU BACK and CHAIN OF LOVE by THE UNDERTONES

Monday, February 16th, 2009

More from the lovely town of Derry…

and if you liked that…

Alan X

FORBIDDEN PLANET 30th Anniversary Signing!

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

On Saturday, March 21st, between 1 and 2:30pm, FORBIDDEN PLANET Mega Store in London is having it’s 30th Anniversary Signing with a whole load of Artists and writers signing, sketching and wrestling with the Comic buying Public!

I’ll be there signing and sketching and would love to see some of you down there..

I’ll post an update when the guest list is confirmed for all attending Artists and Writers…

Come along…. It’ll be a cracker!

In other news.. I’m moving this weekend…so will be off the net for a few weeks/months/years as I wrestle with BRitish Telecom about getting a bloody phone line installed (You’d think this would be easy huh?)

Ruf

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Singing in the Rain!

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009

I went to meet Si Spencer, writer, and one time Editor of Deadline magazine, (the original home of Tank Girl) at his local pub to pick up the Tank Girl Pin Up I’d bought from him.

It was pouring, as if Noah himself was bailing out the ark above us, as I stumbled through London’s wet wind blasted streets.

I found both the art, and Si propped at the bar, holding court…

We had a good ol’ natter, he told me some great Comics related gossip, and then I wrapped my new precious art in Tesco bags (Only the best for me, huh?) and headed back into the night..

This piece has always had a special place in my heart, and quite by chance, was the only page I ripped out of any of the ol’ GNs, and pinned it to my desk when I started drawing TG.

Scanned it this morning.. so for the first time, People can see it in it’s uncropped glory.

Enjoy!

Ruf

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ALAN’S SATURDAY POP SLOT #18 – THIS WHEEL’S ON FIRE by JULIE DRISCOLL, BRIAN AUGER & THE TRINITY

Saturday, February 7th, 2009

A Dylan basement hand-me-down, set in a Duchamp Op-art wonderland. What more do you need from life?

Alan X

Chunky Tumbler… and fun and games!

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009

Wow..How to follow Alan’s post of a boy dressed as a rabbit from Watership Down.. hmm..

Well…. here’s some line work for an upcoming episode…

While Tankie drives,   Booga plays cards with Chunky Tumbler, the big boobied woman/ex-dwarf/smurf…  It’ll make sense one day..honestly.

SM8 PG 6 BLOG

Ruf