Mar 4, 2017
Welcome to another monthly cartoon round-up. As with last month, a lot of source material has been provided across the pond, but not just from the ongoing soap opera in Washington DC – there was also the Superbowl and the Oscars. Closer to home there were...
Feb 7, 2017
A selection of Cartoons from the past month. If there’s slightly fewer than normal then the culprit can be found in panel one. New baby has dominated the past 6 weeks somewhat… However, it is business as usual these days and so if you require any...
Jan 26, 2017
JMC: Research, Writing and Cartoon Illustration Business Birthday My daughter is now one month old. It’s been a wonderful and hectic month. In the midst of all the excitement (and, to some extent, chaos) surrounding a new-born baby, another milestone was...
Dec 20, 2016
A guide to Christmas films. Not Christmas classics such as It’s a Wonderful Life, Miracle on 34th Street or Batman Returns, but the substandard Channel 5 mid-afternoon fare and staple output of the 24hr Christmas channels.
Dec 19, 2016
Not everyone in history has been a fan of Christmas. From the 1640’s to the Restoration in 1660, the celebration of Christmas and other saints’ days was prohibited on paper (if not in practice). Contrary to popular belief, this was not Oliver...
Dec 15, 2016
History has always been my passion, but Military History is a key interest within that. Battles have been central to British History too, so it’s no surprise that there are some more violent elements to my debut book Drawn From History. Well, cartoon...