*unbelievable*

Remorse has been selected as runner-up for the Best Graphic Novel 2015 list by the LOVELY LOVELY Alison Berry. I cannot believe that my little self-published comic, made in a shed in a Dublin 9 garden has grown legs and gone out into the world to be received like this; I am truly touched. The …

Geek Ireland awards

I have been nominated again (Best Irish Artist and Best Irish Writer), this time by Geek Ireland. While I think it’s fair to say I have not one single solitary prayer and I am not so much David as David’s toenail in this David vs Goliath battle, I’m very touched even being nominated. (I always thought …

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Before all the 'Best Of' lists come out, I'd like to recommend REMORSE by @debbiejenkinson https://t.co/nbjNxFIuwI pic.twitter.com/vTlCLdzjwS — Declan Shalvey (@declanshalvey) December 2, 2015 !! And: Wonderfully cartooned, moving, compelling, it's one of the best pieces of work I've read all year. Hats off to @debbiejenkinson — Declan Shalvey (@declanshalvey) December 2, 2015 I was …

ICN award nominations 2015

Really thrilled to have been nominated for four awards this year in the ICN awards. It is so satisfying – heartwarming really – to be recognised by my peers in my own home country. The Comics Lab (the shared project of Sarah, Paddy and me) is also nominated. I’m SO proud of our joined brain child and all the …

#DABF15

Proud to show my books, REMORSE, I fear and Fat Cat in Dublin Art Book Fair last weekend alongside Experiment, our Comics Lab anthology. Such a beautiful, inspiring event, (see here) – the kind that makes you want to go home and MAKE SOMETHING IMMEDIATELY. Thank you Sophie, at TBGS in Temple Bar for organising the comics …

BCFE

Ah yes. Another invitation dropped through my metaphorical postbox! I am making it sound like I do nothing but lie around on a chaise longue having invites from people delivered to me on a red velvet cushion by my butler. No, more’s the pity. You just can’t get the help these days, I find. BEING THAT AS …

Girls like you

I was invited by Kerrie Smith (writer and letterer) to provide art for a story for her anthology Girls Like You. It was the first time I’d collaborated with a writer; I must say I found it wonderfully transparent and straight-forward. All the work was in place; my job was “just” to tell the story …

Lingo Festival

I was thrilled to be a part of the Stray Lines live-sketching programme at Lingo last weekend. What a lovely group of people! They have created something really beautiful with this festival. Drawing the performers in the half-light with people all around I wasn’t at all sure what was happening on the page, but imperfect as …