Hi all, In the last fortnight I’ve illustrated two Pompeii-themed comics – see below! Comic: Artistic Choices A short comic thinking about why the newly-found fresco of Apollo and Cassandra looks like Apollo and the Pythia (and featuring my OC Papilio, the artist of Pompeii that lives in the same block as Amarantus, in Amarantus and his Neighbours the novel I illustrated for Caroline Lawrence and CSCP Comic: The Casts Of Pompeii Very much inspired by the new excavations at Pompeii, this long-form comic answers questions about the casts of the deceased at Pompeii both from social media after ..read more

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Inspired by the excavations and new frescos at Pompeii: Our friend Papilio the Painter from ‘Amarantus and his Neighbours’ (Caroline Lawrence and CSCP) for Dr Sophie Hay ..read more

I am pleased to announce I am part of an awesome and beautiful Greek Mythology art zine that comes out today: Sing, O Muse! You can see sneak previews of the artwork in the zine at our Instagram or Twitter accounts, and get the zine in print or digital formats! Find all the links here: https://linktr.ee/singomusezine I’m illustrating the Hymn to Hermes (or at least part of it – it’s very long!) and I’m so excited for you to see it! Jenks ..read more

Thank you all for your years of support and for sharing all my comics with students, young and old ..read more

Greek Myth Comix is 10 on Sunday 21st January! Please join in the celebrations for this milestone birthday this weekend by posting your favourite comic, infographic, illustration or video on social media, tagging me and using #GreekMythComix10, or as a comment under this post! I’ll be posting old and new comics and reposting your favourites on social media over the weekend, and look out for a special graphic here on Sunday! #GreekMythComix10 ..read more

Greek Myth Comix is 10 on Sunday 21st January! Please join in the celebrations for this milestone birthday this weekend by posting your favourite comic, infographic, illustration or video on social media, tagging me and using #GreekMythComix10, or as a comment under the post below ..read more

Happy New Year! I’m so excited to start off 2024 with this guest post introducing the gorgeous work of Michael Bucci! See the illustration in the image post – click here! Michael (@buccifolio) was born and raised in the Northeastern United States. He has a Master of Fine Arts in Illustration, and was a public school art teacher for seven years. He now works as a university Lecturer, teaching courses in art & art education. He buys more books than he can read, and is happiest in museums.  “My love of art and mythology go hand in hand, both developing at a young age— some of my oldes ..read more

Happy Boxing Day! If you’ve got a lull between food-coma-naps, why not try out my WIP project, ‘You Are Odysseus’ if you missed it last time? Or share it with family and friends and encourage them to sign up Http://yaoljb.wordpress.com If you’re reading as Homer’s Odysseus, you will at least get home. If you choose a different path… well, that’s a different fate, and a different story. Please note: this is a short preview of an interactive text that is over 500 sections long. If you make it through to the end of this preview, you’ll learn more about the full text and how to sign up to hear a ..read more

Wishing you a lovely Saturnalia or Christmas or Festive Season and a happy start to 2024 ..read more