Essays About Comics

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I wrote a song!

I can’t think of a better way to declare my artistic intent.


Big Changes To The Newsletter

Important announcements about this newsletter plus three new pieces of art.


This Is Everything

What’s the best comic I’ve ever read?


Napier's Law

What a Tudor mathematician taught me about visual storytelling


The Next Stage

How I wrote the first draft of my graphic novel


Return, Stop, Peak, Start

Endings, beginnings and an exciting announcement


Welcome To Shit Hill, Population—Me

My brand new short story collection is now available!


Equanimity Visualised

A new story from me, plus some extra thoughts on finding your voice


Make Art, Get It Seen

I’m thrilled to announce my debut short story collection is now on sale!


Visual Storytelling (in Three Acts)

A step-by-step guide to the many choices a filmmaker or comics artist makes in telling a story.


The Storytelling Stick

Sticks, Twitches, Gifts and Touchstones — let me show you how these simple devices can make your stories rich with meaning.


Making The Invisible Visible

I attempt to explain visual storytelling - with emojis! 🤯


Sometimes You Have To See It, To See It

I’m excited to reveal a new creative storytelling project and a pop-up newsletter!


Instantaneous Paper Rebellion!

In praise of a medium that is at once unmeasurable, hopelessly unscalable and algorithmically unfathomable.


Three! New! Things!

Two videos and a comic short story - all finished this week.