Root Beers #88: French Joke No.225

This comic is to celebrate the 225th anniversary of the French Revoulton (and 25th anniversary of Spitting Image's re-telling). Apologies to French readers for any inconvinice.

Anyway, last non-Christmas comic in a while. Got to shape things up for the Advent Calendar comics I've been planning, scripting and designing on. (Oh, and drawing, obviously.)

Advent 2014: Day 1: 'SWITCH ON THOSE LIGHTS!'

Well, here it is. A start to this year's Advent Calendar. It's not everyday you expect what to come for the next thirty-eight days on this website. On this one, the christmas lights are switched on to start the festivities and yes, shopping. Enjoy what you're seeing. Merry Christmas.

Advent 2014 Announcement/Promo

Root Beers #87: Cookie Faced

Another office joke to start the week, I think...
(Only late by the day.)

Root Beers #86: Not for the Turkey-Hearted!

Sorry for the late arrival of last week's comic. I blame it on tiredness. university work and having to share a charger. Anyway, this is a result between Thanksgiving and a sketch from a 1985 episode of Spitting Image. In this comic, you'll get to meet Tim Tiger, Sgt. Poodle (again), PC Dimbleby, and others. And why's Pudsey Bear, you may ask. Because, this comic was meant to be on the day after BBC Children in Need. Thanks.

Root Beers #85: Breaking (Bad) News

"Colin McNaughton did the joke in one of his books, and one of my DeviantArt friends did a variation of the joke. Why haven't I done that joke?" I keep asking myself. So that's why I did a version of the joke here, featuring Sam Sheepdog and Catherine Cat. The poppies on this comic are referencing the Rememberance of the Fallen of the British Soldiers during both World Wars and other wars since 1918.

"Lest we forget..."

Root Beers #84: University of Horror

Very sorry for last week's comic. It was a week's overdue.
Anyway, this is this year's Halloween comic featuring:
Ally Bobcat as Enid Blyton's Noddy
Dennie Bunnzie as Captain Haddock, holding a plate with the head of a pig from an 1904 French short, "The Dancing Pig" (Creepy ending, I know.)
Miss Guinvere Ghostkatt as herself
Pumpkin and the Devil
and, of course, Boris Karloff as Frankenberry.

Well, have a late Hallowe'en and keep the cocoa warm!

Newsflush 05/11/2014

Hello, everyone.
GGGAAAAAAHHH! It's been over a blooming year since I updated this blooming journal. Since the last time I wrote to you, guys, here's a list of events that happened since 29th July 2013.

1. Found out my previously mentioned application to Southampton Solent University for Illustration have failed.
2. Won two bronzes and one silver at the Special Olympics Summer Games in Bath.
3. Arranged to take the Foundation Course back at Southampton City College.
4. A relative of mine passed away.
5. Recivied a new smartphone for Christmas.
6. Working on a book cover design for an illustration project.
7. Working on another illustration project called "Animal Poems".
8. Did a new final major project, entitled "Jungle Buds".
9. Trying again on the UCAS application for Illustration at Southampton Solent University. It was a successful application, this time.
10. Progressing to Southampton Solent University for a three year couse of Illustration.
11. Bought a Wacom Intuos graphic tablet from John Lewis.

So, yeah. That is all I could remember. Anyway, since I got the new tablet, I can resume my comic series, "Root Beers", and some of a few gift art. Hopefully.

This is Alexander Elliott-Welch, for BBC South Today, Southampton.