Because I Am collection from Paul Davies

By John Freeman on December 8, 2010

Brighton-based teacher and creator of ‘indie’ comics short stories Paul Davies has just self-published a collection of the same called Because I Am, via lulu.com.

“It’s a collection of nine graphic short stories, drawn between 2004 and 2009,” says Paul. “The stories are about the young and the old, the past and the present, the near and the far.”

Grovel.org.uk describes it as “exquisitely paced, and written with charm and wit” while ShelfAbuse.com says the colection is “enthralling … his narratives each evoke a unique emotion as much as they tell tales.”

“Every bit of it is expertly handled,” enthuses small press review site Optical Sloth. “There’s genuine emotion over here, a real laugh or two over there, and all the messy bits in between that make up life.”

• Paul’s website/blog at www.crosbies.co.uk has a preview of a couple of the stories.

• You can buy the book from lulu.com via this link

John Freeman

The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.

He’s the writer of “Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies” for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.