John McCrea in Strip Magazine

You may remember back in the summer we announced that Strip Magazine, a new newsstand comic anthology that's planned for next year, would feature a strip by Belfast artist PJ Holden. Today, Bleeding Cool break the news that John McCrea's doing a strip for them too - it's called Warpaint, it's written by Phil Hester, and as far as I can tell it's about a homeless girl and a trickster god taking on monstrous elemental forces, with the fate of the world at stake.

Coffee House Art Club at Cafe Renoir tomorrow

Tomorrow night at Café Renoir on Botanic Avenue meets a new social and networking group for creative people in the Belfast area: the Coffee House Art Club. Check it out.

More Cattle Raid of Cooley

More from the Cattle Raid of Cooley - the darkest page I've drawn for a while...

24 Hour Comics returns to Belfast!

24 Hour Comics Day, the international creative marathon where you make a complete 24-hour comic in 24 hours, or collapse in the attempt, is nearly upon us, and there will be a Belfast event again this year. Many thanks go to Catalyst Arts for agreeing to host it. Starts 11am, Saturday 9 October, continues through the night and finishes 11am Sunday 10 October. Places are limited, so please register by email.

Update: Dave McElfatrick gets his Visa

You'll remember we posted last month that there was a petition to get Dave McElfatrick a Visa to the states to work on animations with his Cyanide and Happiness co-creators. I'm sure you'll be glad to know he's got it!

The Cattle Raid of Cooley continues

My adaptation of the ancient Irish epic reaches page 92...