Sunday 26 October 2014

THE WHALE HOUSE - In Progress

Ink studies of Dig and Laura.
(They won't always look so glum.) 
Since the loss of Chris Doherty (amicable but unfortunate) as The Whale House artist, I've been working hard to slightly reorganise the series so that it can be picked up and settled into a fast and reliable schedule. I hope it won't amount to as much as two years between issues two and three, but these things happen, and I hope readers will understand and pick up part three when it makes an appearance early next year.

Why the delay? Simply put, as well as having to take over the drawing of the series, I have restructured The Whale House a little: Chris had committed to six issues, though these issues crept up to 28 pages each; my preference is to make each issue a little shorter, and the series a little longer. This means that I can make each instalment a little less dense and also give each one a theme which forms a more cohesive story rather than simply part of a longer series. Shorter issues also mean a faster publishing schedule.

I've now written scripts up to issue seven, so that I can concentrate my energy on the drawing of them. The ending of The Whale House is in mind (and in notes), but I'm leaving the actual writing of it until a little closer to the time.

Thank you for reading, and for your patience.

Thursday 16 October 2014

WEST: JUSTICE and WEST: DISTANCE now available through Big Cartel

Both of our latest publications - the paperback of West: Justice and the new limited edition hardback of West: Distance, see posts below for full details - are now finally available through our Big Cartel store.

Tuesday 14 October 2014

WEST: JUSTICE and WEST: DISTANCE now available.

Both of our latest publications - a paperback edition of West: Justice and the limited edition hardback of West: Distance - are now available to order. Book details and Paypal buttons are below. For international orders, please see our store on Comicsy.

West - Book One: Justice.

 A name heard in stories, breathed in whispers.

In some tales, he's a lawman who stands for what's right and fair. In others, he's a killer hell-bent on revenge. Yet more tell of a man wronged by evil and denied his true love, of a brave Union soldier and a true friend.

Some say he fought ancient spirits and killed dead men, shot down the righteous and stood alongside the underdog. Some claimed to have killed him, or lost loved ones to his gun.

His name, though, all men can agree on; told around campfires in the cold prairie night, in the candlelit backrooms of low-rent saloons.

His name was Jerusalem West... and these are his stories.

West - Book One: Justice is reprinted in a 120-page paperback edition. It contains issues one to five of Volume I, and is available via Paypal for £10.00, with £1.30 P&P in the U.K.

Written and lettered by Andrew Cheverton and illustrated by Tim Keable.

(Collects Justice, Population 489, High Moon, Texas Drama, and The Last Bounty.)


West - Book Two: Distance.

A name heard in stories, breathed in whispers.

We've previously seen Jerusalem West as a lawman, a wanderer, and a bounty hunter. But now, with a chance encounter on a civil war battleground, we begin to see glimpses of the past that set the man on the path of destiny which will shape his future.

In stories ranging from the killing fields of the Civil War to the swamps of Louisiana, from New York City to the plains of Montana, the fingers of fate - and something darker and far, far older - begin to twist around Jerusalem West.

You think you know Jerusalem West... but you only know half the story.

West - Book Two: Distance is a 192-page hardcover edition, limited to 100 signed and numbered copies. It contains all six issues of Volume II as well as the previously uncollected Issue 0: Tall Tales from Volume I, and features a bonus gallery section of cover art, unused pages, promotional art and sketches. All 100 copies come with an A5 West print by Tim Keable. Both the print and gallery pages are exclusive to the hardcover and will not be reprinted in the paperback. This edition is available via Paypal for £15.00, with £1.70 P&P in the U.K.

Written and lettered by Andrew Cheverton and illustrated by Tim Keable, with guest art from Emma Price, Paul B Rainey, Jenika Ioffreda, Warwick Johnson Cadwell and Andrew Cheverton.

(Collects Tall Tales, Distance part 1, Distance part 2, Stray Bullets, Confederate Dead, Points West, and Autumn Dusk.)

Wednesday 8 October 2014

WEST: JUSTICE and WEST: DISTANCE now available through Comicsy

Due to ongoing problems with Paypal and its shipping calculator, we are first offering our newest publications (the paperback edition of West - Book One: Justice and the limited edition hardback of West - Book Two: Distance) through our store on Comicsy.




Thursday 11 September 2014

West: Justice - Paperback

West: Justice is reprinted in a 120-page paperback edition. It contains all five issues of Volume I, though omits the bonus gallery section of the hardcover. This edition retails for £10 and debuts at the NICE 2014 convention this coming weekend (13th and 14th of September), and will be available from our online stores next week.

West: Distance - Ltd Ed Hardcover






















West: Distance is a 192-page hardcover edition, limited to 100 signed and numbered copies. It contains all six issues of Volume II as well as the previously uncollected Issue 0: Tall Tales from Volume I, and features a bonus gallery section of cover art, unused pages, promotional art and sketches. All 100 copies come with an A5 West print by Tim Keable. Both the print and gallery pages are exclusive to the hardcover and will not be reprinted in the paperback. This edition retails for £15 and debuts at the NICE 2014 convention this coming weekend (13th and 14th of September), and will be available from our online stores next week.