The Story Vault
Strips
COMIC STRIPS
The Really Heavy Greatcoat
This is the longest-running strip I write, published on downthetubes, in the magazine Comics International and via the comics-to-mobile service ROK Comics. It centres on a talking greatcoat brought to life in the 1960s with the help of mind-bending drugs stuffed in its pockets. Drawn by Nick Miller.The Underversity
A spin-off from The Really Heavy Greatcoat, drawn by Paul J. PalmerZambaquons
Written and drawn by me, these critters first appeared in the comics fanzine SCAN way back in the late 1980sAt Home With...
Two Doctor Who strips Nick Miller and I came up with as a pitch to Doctor Who Adventures, which we're guessing they didn't like.ADVENTURE STRIPS
Ex Astris
A new science fiction strip I'm writing, available via ROK Comics. The strip has been picked up by Bulletproof Comics and Spaceship Away magazine.
The Grand Tour
This strip was written for Italian publisher CJL but it only ran for four months before the title hit problems. Drawn by Mike Collins it centres on aliens visiting Earth as tourists.
I'm currently writing another strip for CJL called Aten, about a young band in a Northern British town with a very odd manager.Death Duty
Artist Alan Burrows and I have been kicking this strip around for far too long, and now I've lost contact with him. A bounty hunter working for a corrupt government goes rogue.Junk
Art by Russell Davies. A small rundown starship and its small crew seek out new worlds, new civilisations – and try to make as much money as possible without getting killed...
Down The Tubes Gobbets
This image is something from a much larger story. I've written loads of this, but it's all over the place on paper and on old computers. Artwork by SMS.
Rourke Stories
This warrior woman scrapes a living from the detrius of an ancient planet laid waste by an unexplained natural disaster. Rourke was originally created by me for STRIP magazine but brought to life by Liam Sharp. This is a text version of the strip story which appeared in Strip #4. Liam and I hold the copyright to the character. I've pitched a revamp to Liam for his new project, Mam-Tor.
The Wand
Other Stories
Daft Stuff
• Stray Cat Rules
I didn't write these but they are fun. Well, I thought so!
