JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJust to make it official GoodCopBadCop #1 is now available to buy.

You know what, having been so closely involved with all the stages of the comic, it still seems a little unreal being able to reach across and flick through the pages. GoodCopBadCop looks great, different, strange, challenging, rewarding. I just feel lost in it like a tiny bit of me occupies each and every frame. But don't take my word for it...

Cost is £3/$6 including shipping. If you're interested feel very free to contact me at: jim@blackheartedpress.co.uk

Ta very much.

GoodCopBadCop #1 debuts just in time for next weekend's Cardiff International Comic & Animation Expo (trying saying that with your teeth out).

'In a modern take on Jekyll and Hyde, the Good Cop and Bad Cop just happen to be the same person. 3 all-new stories written by Jim Alexander (Batman, Star Trek Manga, Metal Hurlant) and strikingly illustrated by Garry McLaughlin (Junkie Dad, Year of Fear, Taking Flight).' So it says on the back of the comic so it must be true!

I have a table over the weekend (Sat 25 & Sun 26 Feb) in the Caernfon Suite at the Mercure hotel, so come along and chat with me. Try and not poke at me and take pity on me and buy one or all of my comics. Ta in advance!

Gabriel #2 is now on sale. In addition to the second part of Gabriel where the mayhem and intrigue (if I do say so myself) continues; there are four bonus strips drawn by Declan Shalvey ('4 Days'), Chris McLoughlin ('In the Park') and Tom Nimmo ('Wall of Bread' & 'Pizza').

What can I say: buy, read, digest, eulogise.

Contact me @ jim@blackheartedpress.co.uk Cost is £3/$6 including shipping.

Also on sale Gabriel #1. Great review here: www.crikeyuk.co.uk/FeaGabriel.html
Also on sale Scout One #1. See my blog entry just under here.

Scout One - my Scottish super-hero story with Sha Nazir - is out now.

Here's the blurb: In a world overrun by terror, despair and monsters, three kids cling to the belief that there once existed a champion of good, a super-hero now gone and all but forgotten. Despite the dangers and sheer hopelessness of the situation, they decide to go in search of the super-hero known as Scout One.

It's difficult to do this little gem justice as we are trying to do something (just a little bit) different to a genre that, it would be fair to say, has been round the block one or two times. But I genuinely feel we have something for parents and kids; the ones who huddle round the tele on a Saturday night to watch 'Dr Who' and then half of them suddenly go missing once 'Strictly Comes Dancing' comes on (!) Published by Black Hearted Press, give it a read and tell me what you think.

Contact me @ jim@blackheartedpress.co.uk
and I'll invoice you £3.95 (including postage) per issue through Paypal. Cheers!

I'm now a member of Black Hearted Press who are probably best known for organising this years Glasgow Comics Con, but they produce comics now - top notch comics to a terrific standard. And they very kindly asked me to come on board. My first missive with them is 'Gabriel' #1, which consists of material I retain copyright on that I think definitely deserves another run out. Look people don't thank me all at once.

Okay the blurb: 'Gabriel' Part 1 by me and David Hill: A demon runs rampage through the city of Glasgow. It is a different Scotland with a non-secular police force; a society where god and the devil is reality. Events centre round Stewart Gabriel, who has personal demons of his own.

The back-up strip is 'Manchester' by me and Andy Dodd: It is the end of the world. For one man the last day on earth is quite possibly the happiest day of his life.

Comic is priced £3/$6 including shipping either side of the pond. A digital copy is available for £1/$1. Send your order to jim@blackheartedpress.co.uk. Ta very much!

Oh I meant to say I have the lead strip (Ben 10) in Cartoon Network Action Pack #64. I even manage to squeeze in a little homage to 'Father Ted'. Where FT had a plastic cow, my story has a teeny flying saucer. I sincerely hope you are all keeping up with me here.

Oh - on the subject of Ben 10, I met Duncan Rouleau (one quarter of 'Man of Action') at NYCC a few weeks ago - what a gent.

Cartoon Network Action Pack #62 is out now from DC and features my debut Ben 10 story. Ben 10 is something of a phenomenon with intelligent ongoing storylines and evolving well-loved characters. Just ask your 8-year old. Note to self: as templates go for successful, fresh (regularly reinventing itself) franchises it’s not a bad one to follow. For me personally it was good to sit down and read ‘Paper Scissors Stone’ in its fully published form - which comes across as (hopefully) a breezy, engaging and exciting read - and which belies the sheer amount of blood and sweat excreted bringing the story together. I know. I paint such a delicate picture. Hats off to everyone involved for making it happen, especially the wonderful Luciano Vecchio (no relation) on art.

Laptop Guy #1 is out now. Brainchild of Sha Nazir I've contributed a couple of stories - 'Notebook Kid' & 'Ctrl-Alt-Delete'. It's an incredibly enjoyable collection of gentle madcap stories that I guarantee will bring a smile to your face. Sha and myself are collaborating on a new project. Even for a worn out old hack like me that's pretty exciting. More to follow no doubt over the next few weeks and months.

As for the present, check out Laptop Guy on
http://www.blackheartedpress.co.uk/