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[dave hailwood]

Well, since it's been a month since I updated my blog, guess I'd better get to it eh?

Here's what's going on project wise at the moment:

Ups and Downs has finally hit its 50th episode at Rokcomics this week (after several weeks off for my hols, and working on other projects).

http://rokcomics.com/full_player.php?comicid=142273836

Ups and Downs is both a joy and a pain in the arse for me to do - mostly because before I got involved with Rokcomics I hadn't actually drawn anything in five years (and even then it was just a single picture of two dead bodies lying in a ditch). It took me a while to get back into the flow, but I've generally been rather happy with the artwork (especially the strips involving Death and the superhero 'Rotten Bastard'). I started with the intention of drawing 5 cartoons a week, but as other projects have grown in importance I've had to cut back to a single weekly cartoon. I'm still trying desperately to reach 100 cartoons before the year is out. We'll see what happens when the pressures of my Creative Writing MA are upon me.

Launching this week was The Shakes by myself and Jim Stewart. Being an intergalactic adventure of Sex, Drugs and Rock and roll I'm having great fun with this one.

http://rokcomics.com/full_player.php?comicid=142268093

As well as a trailer, episode 1 is now available to download. Episode 2 will be posted next week, and episode 3 the week after. Hopefully more will follow once Jim's wrestled control of his evil computer and got his deadlines back on track again.

Drink Like A Fish has just reached its 16th episode at Rokcomics (thanks to the fast and talented artist Toshiro De Smeyter).

http://rokcomics.com/full_player.php?comicid=142297071

As John Freeman recently commented, 'it's amazing how many strips you can get out of a fish in a bowl!' Trust me, there's many more to come - including the introduction of a brand new inebriated character to the series.

The 100% Biodegradable anthology became available to download at http://www.Ikcomics.com two weeks ago. This 'Sci-fi anthology with a blackly comic twist' represents probably five years work from myself and Tony Suleri. Tony's been patiently working on the scripts between his many other projects, so it's nice to see this one finally come together. We also plan to do a print version of the comic at some point, unless we can find a publisher who's willing to take it on.

A new 100% Biodegradable webcomic will be released every three months, with issue 2 being planned for halloween. It will contain a few reprints of old favourites (such a Teksas Chainstore Massacre by Stu Giddings and Poor Taste by Neill Cameron) but also a lot of new material. I'm working away feverishly on scripts for upcoming issues. Todays offerings were: 'Screwhead The Assassin' which I've just sent to the talented Small Press Idol runner-up Chris McJunkin, to see if he can squeeze it into his schedule. I'm also just finishing 'The Big 4-0' for clownpress publications Adam Grose, which will go in the second issue of 100% Biodegradable. If there's any artists out there who are interested in contributing to this comic (or others - I'm not fussy!) then please let me know and I'll send you a script.

Well, I think that's my update done for now. I'm off to finish writing The Big 4-0!

[NEIL ALEXANDER]

Somebody make this man stop. He’s doing loads. He’s making me feel incredibly lazy, guilty and self loathing. It’s like sleeping with my ex girlfriend again.

[dave hailwood]

I'm planning on sending you a script soon, if you're up for illustrating it Neil?

Also, did you ever hear from them BBC radio chaps? Never heard back regarding my Jesus The Carpenter sketch (what a shock, eh?) - the least they could've done is send a Christian lynch-mob my way.

[NEIL ALEXANDER]

i aint yeard not nor nuffin off dem bbc bum bags.

A TITANIC TEAM UP? The greatest get together since tits and arse (I’m the tit by the way, you can be the arse)? Bring it on.
Just so long as it aint a 300 page special as it will take me several life times to finish it and I don’t plan on drawing in my next life. I plan on coming back as a Bangkok lady-boy. There’s more money and job satisfaction in it i hear.

[dave hailwood]

Then bring on the greatest team-up since Sonny and Cher!

Don't worry, I'll keep the script short just for you! I'll get working on a suitably mental five pager (part 1 of 17,000 if that's ok? Heheheh!)

In my next life I plan on coming back as William Shatner's toupee. A man's got a right to dream, don't he? And boldy go where no hairpiece has gone before.