Pulling Pictures

Productive

2012-02-06T02:50:00.002-06:00

Some doodles from a not very interesting meeting

RIP Ronald Searle

2012-01-03T05:16:00.001-06:00

Sad to hear of the passing of the legendary Ronald Searle today.

BBC link

My MIni in December 2010(rip)

2011-12-20T14:56:00.000-06:00

This time last year..we had snow, and I had this car

Piano man doodle

2011-12-16T08:19:00.002-06:00

Christopher Hitchens RIP

2011-12-16T06:38:00.003-06:00

RIP. I just saw someone refer to him as a 'turbo atheist' ..which made me smile

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16212418

Dune-Fremen tribesman

2011-12-06T08:23:00.002-06:00

A sketch for The Weekly Themed Art Blog.

In retrospect I wish I hadn't put it though photoshop at all

Neroy Sphinx- What You See Ain't What You Get (press)

2011-12-01T07:20:00.014-06:00

And following on from my previous post, here is the strip as it appeared in The Judge Dredd Megazine 263. Lettering and colouring by Dave (Bolt 01) Evans and Richmond (RAC)Clements.

link

Neroy Sphinx- What You See Ain't What You Get (b+w)

2011-12-01T06:47:00.011-06:00

I drew this strip by writer Dan Whiston for the small press title FutureQuake a few years ago. When 2000Ad's Tharg (Matt Smith) announced he was going to feature amateur comics in The Judge Dredd Megazine our editor decided this would be a good one to submit. So we were all delighted when in appeared in Meg 263.

Here are the black and white unlettered pages

Zombie Pirate Kitteh-2

2011-11-30T11:06:00.003-06:00

Zombie Pirate Kitteh

2011-11-30T10:17:00.003-06:00

Another Vampire Vixen

2011-11-30T07:48:00.002-06:00

Vampire Vixen

2011-11-29T11:59:00.002-06:00

My tribute to Alex Ronald's Vampire Vixens of the Wehrmacht

Omnivistascope

2011-11-23T04:33:00.003-06:00

The Composted Man strip I did in collaboration with Paul Von Scott appears in this collected volume of Omnivistascope strips

http://www.omnivistascope.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Omnivistascope

Buy it

Shipwreck Rats

2011-10-31T14:28:00.001-05:00

Logo fro punk/folk band The Shipwreck Rats

The Composted Man

2011-10-28T12:59:00.011-05:00

A funny strip I did a few years ago. Written by Paul Von Scott--who has just reminded me about it

Look forward to a 'Best of OmnivistaScope' ..coming soon!

Politics..same old, same old

2011-10-26T05:13:00.002-05:00

Jobby

2011-10-06T05:10:00.003-05:00

The thong remains the same

2011-09-17T10:27:00.003-05:00

Here we go again. Around this time last year I underwent a series of treatments for psoriasis (as previously blogged)

The thong they issue is as fetching as ever

Lenin and McCarthy

2011-09-14T10:17:00.003-05:00

He played guitar

2011-08-27T05:40:00.001-05:00

Has this idea already been done? It must have been..right?

Large Mound-Friend

2011-07-21T15:34:00.003-05:00

A picture for Dublin band Large Mound

Their 4th album "Another Year Of Rock" is being released one song at a time throughout 2011. Theyare getting different artists to do each cover..this is my effort

Beep Beep's Bop Shop

2011-06-28T02:22:00.001-05:00

A poster for a friend who plays great music every Sunday on Dublin's Dice Bar

Tales From The Emerald Isle 2

2011-06-08T13:31:00.008-05:00

I did a drawing (posted earlier)for the latest issue of Tales from the Emerald isle from Hibernia Comics

From the blog:

''Tales from the Emerad Isle 2D special
The new issue of Emerald Isle was launched in Derry, and I now have copies for sale. No 2000ad characters this time around, this time we have Robots, Highwaymen, Fairies and more. The creators, who put in valiant efforts to get this out in time for the con in Derry really came up with the goods, they are as follows;

Cover- Conor Boyle

Captain Gallagher
Script Richmond Clements
Art and lettering Dave Evans

The Good People
Leprechauns
Art Al Nolan

A Robot Walks into a Bar
Script, Art and Lettering James Newell

Mac Cumhaill
Script Dirk Van Dom
Art and Lettering Filip Roncone

Lil Lovecraft
Script, Art and lettering David Withers

The Fairy-Catcher
Script Matt Mclaughlan
Art Dustin Parr

The Good People 2
Art Johnny McMonagle

Cover Logo and design David Withers.''

http://hiberniabook.blogspot.com/2011/06/tales-from-emerad-isle-2d-special.html

Some comic strips

2011-06-08T05:59:00.002-05:00

I just realized some of my comic strips can be viewed online. Check the links here and on Irish Comics Wiki

'Johnny McMonagle is a comics artist, illustrator and cartoonist from Kildare(sic). His work has appeared in The Dubliner magazine, the Judge Dredd Megazine, and in small press anthologies including FutureQuake Press's FutureQuake and Something Wicked, Omnivistascope's Solar Wind and Duke Étrange's World of Weird, and Misty Comic Special as well as a pin up image for the the 2008 GOAL benefit anthology Sorry I can't take your call right now but I'm off saving the world.'

Neroy Sphinx-One Last Job

Dark Rider, Pale Horse

Sorrow Hill- a panel

2011-06-07T17:03:00.003-05:00

Sorrow Hill was story by that appeared in 2000ad. Tharg uses this script as a tryout for wanna be art-droids. Some time ago I thought I'd give it a try but as usual things got in the way and i never finished it. I just found one panel from it..might as well show it here

Neroy Sphinx-The DeSplurge Job

2011-06-07T16:28:00.011-05:00

A strip from a couple of years back . Written by Dan Whiston, this was part of a continuing story featuring Neroy Sphinx. The strip appeared in FutureQuake

Today's Listening

2011-06-07T11:40:00.003-05:00

Jocks and Geordies

2011-06-07T09:53:00.005-05:00

Inspired by the strip from The Dandy comic

The Beast Within..aborted strip

2011-06-02T16:31:00.001-05:00

I started this comic strip for Something Wicked (I think). But I ran out of time and real life got in the way

Dredd funny

2011-06-02T16:17:00.002-05:00

another old one..

Feeding Time--a page from an old strip I did

2011-06-02T16:08:00.001-05:00

Have I posted this before? ..oh well

Black Dog

2011-05-29T07:57:00.002-05:00

The mythical Black Dog fro The Weekly Themed Art blog

Fighting on a Bridge-Weekly Themed Art

2011-05-26T18:32:00.003-05:00

This is for the Weekly Themed Art blog
I ran out of steam towards the end of this but heyho...here it is anyway

This morning's sketch honest Native American man

2011-05-08T07:04:00.003-05:00

Banshee- Tales From The Emerald Isle

2011-05-06T14:43:00.002-05:00

The Banshee.

My contribution to the upcoming Tales From The Emerald Isle comic from Hibernia Comics.

Tuna

2011-05-04T05:50:00.000-05:00

..the chicken of the sea

The Hirsute of Happiness

2011-03-07T15:51:00.003-06:00

The comb-over...that most cunning deception

Busy day in work

2011-02-22T11:53:00.001-06:00

Desktop doodling

2011-01-24T07:39:00.002-06:00

Tharg and Jena

2011-01-09T10:19:00.000-06:00

For a 2000ad adventure game thing

Elepants

2010-12-13T07:32:00.001-06:00

no, i dont really know either

Download>Print>Send = Happy 2000AD related xmas

2010-12-10T14:14:00.002-06:00

For anyone who wants to send a 2000AD related xmas card , here are the four designs from my previous post

http://rapidshare.com/files/436153617/Xmas_card_4.zip

Wikileaks/Eddie Izzard joke

2010-12-08T08:01:00.002-06:00

(click the image for context)
Well I thought it was funny ..

Happy Exmas

2010-12-08T07:42:00.008-06:00

Here are a couple of cards me and my friend Brian did for the 2000AD forums Advent Calendar (top 2 are mine) . Brian had the idea of printing them up and giving them away in a raffle.
See forum for details.

I also did an extremely sophisticated, expertly animated little flash thing of Bradley-click the image

The other card is a reworking of this sketch I did last year

Tales from The Emerald Isle- my contribution

2010-12-03T12:41:00.004-06:00

Here are the drawings I contributed to Tales From The Emerald Isle- the fanzine celebrating the various Irish characters that have appeared in 2000AD over the years. The fanzine is now on sale from Hibernia Books blog.

Tales from The Emerald Isle

2010-12-03T09:04:00.001-06:00

http://hiberniabook.blogspot.com/

from the blog;

Its a 28 page, A4, black & white fanzine of 2000ad characters in Ireland.
Characters featured are:

Judge Joyce
Sin/Dex
Slough Feg
Maeve the Many Armed
Harlem Heroes

Featuring the talents of Matthew McLaughlin, Bryan Coyle Johnny McMonagle, Dirk Van Dom, David Blankley, Richmond Clements, Shaun Avery, James Newell, David Withers and Alan Nolan, with design by David Withers and Mike Carroll.

Cost is
€3.50
£3.00

RIP Ingrid Pitt

2010-11-23T17:45:00.004-06:00

I received this in the post today

then heard that the great Ingrid Pitt had passed away. Sad news.

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/11/23/ingrid-pitt-doyenne-hammer-horror-films-dies/

Tales from the Emerald Isle fanzine

2010-11-03T05:41:00.002-05:00

From Hibernia Books, the people who brought you the recent Doomlord and The 13th Floor collections come Tales from The Emerald Isle, a fan tribute to the Irish cast and characters that have appeared in 2000AD.

I have contributed a couple of drawings to it and I'll post them once the book is released..in about 2 weeks

More details as I get them...

Father and Mother Earth

2010-10-22T15:36:00.001-05:00

Two characters from 2000ad. One an unforgettable bit player , the other a character most would like to forget.

I started this with the intention of going into insane Chris Weston/Cliff Robinson detail...but as usual , ran out of steam

All Clear...

2010-10-22T13:38:00.002-05:00

Well almost..Doc says I only have a few more treatments left, psoriasis mostly gone...for now

So I'm going to get as many tattoos as my bank balance allows while the going's good

(I'm keeping the thong)

Therapy 2- In the Pink

2010-09-24T08:36:00.004-05:00

I'm now deemed too pink for treatment.

Treatment resumes next week when i return to a normal colour

Because of the visor my head is a complelety different colourt to the rest of me...sheeesh

Therapy

2010-09-03T05:14:00.006-05:00

I'm on a course of photo-therapy for my psoriasis. The apparatus is more or less the same as a tanning booth. What they didn't tell me was that I'd have to wear a skimpy paper posing pouch. I've never felt so ridiculous

Today was my second course and in case I didn't feel silly enough they've now added a protective visor to my outfit.

As well as treating my skin condition I'm getting a lesson in discovering just how uncomfortable I am in my... nudieness

For purposes of context..

Duelling Banjo Pigs

2010-07-02T05:44:00.004-05:00

Check out this great blog:

About The Duel of Banjo Pigs

I sent the guys this one of mine-you can view it here

http://banjopigs.blogspot.com/

Is there anybody out there?

2010-06-25T15:38:00.001-05:00

I'm beginning to question the validity of this thing

Battlecat

2010-05-19T09:41:00.001-05:00

He-Mans trusty side-kick in old school tattoo form

Medusa

2010-05-11T10:13:00.002-05:00

The Gorgon Medusa

RIP Frank Frazetta

2010-05-10T12:57:00.003-05:00

Very sad to hear of the death of the legendary Fank Frazetta. His work was an inspiration to generations, often copied, never equaled.

RIP

Athena

2010-04-23T06:38:00.001-05:00

Just a quickie of the Goddess Athena, for no particular reason

Life Drawing

2010-04-23T05:19:00.000-05:00

Some old life drawings

The Joy of Sox

2010-04-23T02:13:00.003-05:00

Inspired by a friends home-made sock puppets

The Apes

2010-04-13T11:49:00.002-05:00

Behance

2010-04-10T12:51:00.001-05:00

I've added some pictures to the Behance Networking site

Website updated

2010-04-09T06:50:00.003-05:00

I've added a sketches section to my main website

have a look

http://www.pullingpictures.com/

Folsom Five bass drum

2010-04-04T13:00:00.003-05:00

The logo I designed for my band The Folsom Five. Cover created by Foxy of The Mosquitos

Aces Wild- Air Force

2010-03-29T14:26:00.002-05:00

A design that may or may not end up on a t-shirt

Comic art visions of wind farms

2010-03-23T04:40:00.005-05:00

The multi-talented Vicky Stonebridge put the call out for comic artists to interpret their idea of wind farms. I did a corny joke imagining people ni the future robbing the wind 'created' by these farms...I'd hoped to come up with something better before the deadline but didn't... so wind rustling is up on the BBC news page LINK

Betty Page

2010-03-22T10:52:00.003-05:00

50s pinup legend Betty Page- Drawn in flash, then added some halftones in photoshop to get a retro look

Joe Fury and The Hayride

2010-03-19T08:10:00.003-05:00

A couple of logos for the excellent Joe Fury and The Hayride

"RED HOT COUNTRY ROCKABILLY BOOGIE WITH A TOUCH OF BLUEGRASS, SWAMP BLUES ETC ETC..."

Nemesis and Purity

2010-03-15T07:23:00.003-05:00

For the 2000ad forum art comp- The theme was "breaking The Law"

Heads of Horror

2010-03-12T10:32:00.001-06:00

Dinosaur Rock

2010-03-12T07:23:00.002-06:00

A dinosaur playing a Mosrite guitar

based on this doodle i did last night while watching telly

Svejk

2010-03-02T11:52:00.003-06:00

Another oldie- for The Good Soldier Svejk- as device to illustrate the Czech Republic and their possible direction in the EU. For The New Presence Magazine CZ republic

Old comics stuff

2010-03-02T08:25:00.006-06:00

Baron Samedi

2010-03-01T16:29:00.005-06:00

I did this sketch in Flash this morning- then decided to finish it off. I did the background in photoshop

New site revamp

2010-02-17T11:20:00.001-06:00

I've redesigned my website-- go on have a look

www.pullingpictures.com

Walking

2010-02-06T09:38:00.003-06:00

I haven't done a walk cycle in a very long time

Walking the Dog

2010-02-01T08:54:00.003-06:00

Here's a screen-shot of a short animation I'm making

Misty Comic in SFX(March)

2010-01-21T03:25:00.003-06:00

A nice mention for this comic that I worked on in the March edition of SFX magazine

""Long-term readers might remember we featured issue one of the Mistycomic.co.uk specials in these very pages over three years ago, in our 2006 Christmas issue to be precise. Well they've only gone and made a ruddy 'nother, and about time! For those unaware, Misty was a weekly horror comic aimed primarily at young girls that ran in the late 1970s and early 1980s (also see page 90!). The Mistycomic.co.uk specials aren't official products but lovingly crafted fan homages, this one featuring 13 stories full of top notch, original artwork, spooky poems and an interview with artist John Armstrong, who illustrated several strips for the original Misty. You can feel the nostalgia on your fingertips after flicking through this treat.""

Dark Rider, Pale Horse

2009-12-14T08:45:00.004-06:00

A silent strip written by Cullen Bunn for the small press comic Something Wicked

Green Man-Fantasmagoria

2009-11-16T07:48:00.006-06:00

My Green Man illustration is featured in this really nice book-(which just came in the mail)

This is the kind of book I loved as a kid-page after page of amazing drawings of weird creatures

buy it

now

Offset

2009-11-09T04:03:00.004-06:00

A great weekend listening to some of my favourite artists showcasing and discussing their work, : Tara McPherson, James Jean, Dave MacKean...and interesting panel discussions by some of Irelands' finest PJ Lynch, Oliver Jeffers, Chris Judge, Steve Simpson

Still feeling a little overwhelmed by it all

"Say Cheeeeeeese" Tara McPherson and me

Wristbands from the weekend

Sorry I cant take your call right now...

2009-11-03T14:54:00.002-06:00

http://www.ztoical.com/goalmainpage.html

I did this for the book "Sorry I cant take your call right now but I'm off saving the world"

The book is dedicated to Conor Lyons a Goal worker- all proceeds go to Goal

Scream comic- my page

2009-11-02T13:53:00.004-06:00

As it has now been released I'll show you the completed page I did for the Scream comic tribute

get your free PDF here

An Alien of some sort

2009-11-01T12:27:00.002-06:00

Tyranny Rex

2009-10-29T14:37:00.005-05:00

For the regular 2000adonline art comp. This months theme is Loving The Alien

This picture is based on a vaguely remembered scene from the story Soft Bodies many years ago

Snakbite- from the last Misty special

2009-10-24T07:29:00.004-05:00

I'm going to post some of the comic strips I've done over the last few years. This is a sample from a story called Snakebite that appeared in the last Misty special

Scream- 80s horror comic-a tribute

2009-10-20T16:31:00.006-05:00

Illustrations for a poem by Shaun Avery that appeared in the Scream tribute comic

Misty Special 2009

2009-10-05T04:17:00.004-05:00

The Misty Special is finally out

I did a strip in this called Th Cult of The Cats-- previously posted here

This is mainly created by fans of the original comic but there are a few professionals on board too

Buy it here

Dirty Frank again

2009-09-17T10:49:00.003-05:00

Although I hadn't really intended it I'll stick him in with all the other "Animation" style Dredd -world characters

Dirty Frank(Tribute to Henry Flint)

2009-09-16T17:52:00.002-05:00

Here's another for the regular art comps that happen on 2000ad's forum

Dirty Frank is an undercover judge in the shittiest part of megaCity1...so undercover he's ..sort of lost his mind

He smells, he's vi0lent and very charming

He reminds me of people i know

Not sure what this is meant to be

2009-08-07T10:16:00.001-05:00

Bro Sis

2009-07-07T08:11:00.003-05:00

An illustration for Birmingham's Bro-Sis youth project

Fergee-King of the Big Smelly

2009-06-02T12:45:00.001-05:00

The Dark Judges

2009-06-01T14:36:00.002-05:00

Fire, Death, Mortis, Fear

Mean Machine Angel

2009-06-01T02:42:00.002-05:00

Judge Death

2009-05-31T13:01:00.002-05:00

Judge Anderson

2009-05-30T13:29:00.002-05:00

Walter The Wobot

2009-05-28T05:36:00.002-05:00

Max Normal

2009-05-28T02:22:00.001-05:00

Tweak

2009-05-27T12:48:00.002-05:00