Category: Blogging

Naval Gazing

Posted on 23rd February 2026 by PJH

I’m not entirely sure when I first discovered naval oranges. I know I didn’t really think of them much as a kid, but somewhere in adult life I stumbled across them and realised these – at least in Belfast –
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Write for the job you want…

Posted on 22nd February 2026 by PJH

When I was 27, and before I had anything but a couple of small press credits I went to my pal Mal Coney (a Belfast comics stalwart and at one time the writer on a bunch of image books, like
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First slowy, then all at once

Posted on 21st February 2026 by PJH

I could be talking about any number of things with that title, but today I’m talking about COMICS WHAT I HAVE COMING OUT. If you missed it yesterday, I have a new War book coming out, this one written by
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The Jokes On You

Posted on 20th February 2026 by PJH

(the featured image is a comic my youngest son did a few years ago when he was much younger, I love it) I’ve always been fascinated by jokes. When I was a kid, maybe early teens, I read an Isaac
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Keeping mum

Posted on 19th February 2026 by PJH

Yesterday I saw a post about the Marvel Try Out Book from 1983. I’m pretty sure I had this and deduction brought me to having it some time around my 13th or 14th birthday. I know I got an Amstrad
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Terran Omega The Ghosts of War ep2 p1

Posted on 18th February 2026 by PJH

And episode 2 begins! There’s more details over on the patreon, but basically, after splitting the single 48 page story in to 2 issues, because of comic book page counts I needed a new page one. So great chance to
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Pancakes

Posted on 17th February 2026 by PJH

It’s Pancake Tuesday. Normally I’d put a little effort in using the Jamie Oliver recipe (one cup of flour, one cup of milk, one egg and pinch of salt). It’s messy but the kids loved it. This year the kids
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Monday

Posted on 16th February 2026 by PJH

Oops. I forgot to blog today. In my defence I was working largely what I think I’ve taken to calling “undrawing” when you look at a piece of art you’ve finished and say “i can do this better” and then
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Yard work

Posted on 15th February 2026 by PJH

When we moved in to this house a few years ago now – this was the house my parents had from about 1989 until I bought it off them (I mean it’s stupidly complex, I bought it in ’89 and
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Driving in the car yesterday, wife turns to me ….

Posted on 14th February 2026 by PJH

“You haven’t bought me a Valentine’s Day card have you?” “Er… no” “Good. I haven’t got you one either” And that’s how you know you’re in the “happily ever after” part of life. Rendr Well that turned out to be
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