Coleoidea Chapter Three: In the Motel the Macroctopus maorum Misspeaks The Young Man held Culadán’s hand all the way back to the motel. Maebh was dead silent. She swallowed to keep her heart out of her throat as her panic rose. They walked past the check-in desk, and she …
Coleoidea Chapter 2: In the Light the Leaked Ink Streaks
Coleoidea Chapter Two: In the Light the Leaked Ink Streaks She washed herself with a cold efficiency. Maebh was obsessed with practicality, every move she made wasted as little time as possible. She had always been bad at relaxing. For as long as she could remember, she had thought …
Coleoidea Chapter 1: In the Dark the Suckers Pucker
Coleoidea Chapter One: In the Dark the Suckers Pucker The common ancestor of Homo sapiens and every other land animal was a lizard. She existed roughly 300 million years ago and was a riot at parties. The common ancestor of that lizard and the cephalopods existed roughly 750 million …
SPECK #4: Neglect Comics
A 4-page comic talking about the Neglect Comic Wiki that I drew for SPECK #4, published on the 7th of December 2023. SPECK #4 is available for purchase HERE. Sometime in October 2023 I started to get frustrated. I had been struggling with the process of writing and drawing Mixtumq …
Rat World Issue Six: F33L
#6 of Rat World features a 6-page comic about creative block, deadlines, and having story ideas that you haven’t thought through – while I get berated by my own fictional characters again. Rat World Issue Six is available for purchase HERE. Read my previous Rat World comic HERE, and my …
Mixtumq #1: Artois
Welcome to the first of 10 chapters of Mixtumq! You can purchase the physical version of this comic HERE. Mixtumq, Vol. 1: The Death of Artois is my upcoming graphic novel, published by Rat World Magazine through Selcouthbird Press. This first issue was originally 12 pages long, self-published for Auckland …
SPECK #3: Drawing Mixtumq: Week Four
A 4-page comic detailing the fourth “week” of making Mixtumq, Vol. 1: The Death of Artois for Rat World Magazine & Selcouthbird Press. This is a sequel to page three of So, Rat World Wants You to Make a Graphic Novel… from Rat World Issue Five. SPECK #3 is available for …
Rat World Issue Three: Valentine’s Day 2004
The following is a short story from Rat World Issue Three Valentine’s Day 2004 Lucy wanted to spell the name of the boy she liked. I, a hopeless romantic at age five, volunteered to help. I could spell. I was damn good at spelling, and I was going to use …
Rat World Issue Three: Kelly Tarlton’s 2002
The following is a short story from Rat World Issue Three . Kelly Tarlton’s 2002 My mum has a cute story that she likes to tell of the first time she took me to Kelly Tarlton’s Sea Life Aquarium to visit the king penguins. “Ooh, look at the penguin!” She …
Rat World Issue Five: So, Rat World Wants You to…Make a Graphic Novel
#5 of Rat World features a 4-page comic where I struggle to decide which graphic novel idea to make, battle my high expectations for productivity, and argue with the protagonist about the content of her story. Rat World Issue Five is available for purchase HERE. Read my previous Rat World …