No comic this week, but instead here’s my influence map…

These are people whose influence I recognise in my work. I’m sure there are plenty of others I haven’t realised I’m influenced by – leave a comment if you can think of anybody.  Obviously doesn’t include writers, notably John Wagner and Neil Gaiman, who have influenced me, and also doesn’t include people I admire enormously but I can’t see any of in my work – Kevin O’Neill springs to mind.

Inspired by this post on the Forgotten Pelmet blog, linking to a bunch of other artists who’ve done it: at the last count John Allison, Aaron Diaz, Adam Cadwell, Rene Engstrom, Hugh Raine and Paul Shinn.

I’m afraid there’s no Cattle Raid of Cooley update this week. My brain has handed in a note and been put on light duties. In the meantime, here’s a picture.

I’ve just taken delivery of issue 3 of the print version of The Cattle Raid of Cooley! Check out the bookshop for ordering info. If you’d rather buy it off me face to face, it’ll be available at The Black Panel this Sunday, 18 July, at the Black Books book fair at the Black Box on Hill Street in Belfast, and the following Saturday at Summer Edition in Filmbase in Temple Bar, Dublin.