Nigel Parkinson CARTOONS
That's what he does. Cartooning in comics for 44 years, should be getting the hang of it anytime now...
Sunday 22 September 2024
Photo on Fleet Street
Wednesday 3 July 2024
151 Not Out
Since I began, at my colourist, assistant, driver, colleague and friend Nika's urging, 9 years ago, I have attended 151 different Comic Cons (and about 20 other events). This coming weekend is London Olympia, one of the roughly 25% of shows I do alone (well, not alone, but without Nika) So here we are in 2016 and again just this past weekend in Bury, where, thanks to John Webster, we had a terrific Sunday. Click on the photos to see them bigger if you dare!
Thursday 7 March 2024
2024 Upcoming dates!
** shows with Nika ! |
2, 3 March London Olympia
Monday 20 March 2023
Back on the road- on the rails- in the air- on the water
So far this year we've done Glasgow Paisley, Bristol*, London Kensington (twice), London Battersea, London Excel (twice), London Islington Design Centre, Crosby Liverpool*, Cardiff, Glasgow ACME*, Dundee*, Morecambe, Blackpool, Derby, Warrington*, Manchester, Bowness-on-Windemere*, Stockport*, Enniskillen and Exeter* (twice*)- but that's not all!
Here are our upcoming shows, asterisked ones feature Nika my colour artist too!
More to be announced in 2024!
Saturday 4 February 2023
2023 Update
BBC Breakfast on January 21st had a tribute to the late David Sutherland OBE and, as the only available-to-go-to-Salford Media City at 6am on a freezing cold Saturday, I was selected to appear live.
Back to normal the following weekend, when some of we Beano cartoonists and writers had our annual Christmas dinner, traditionally a month late, in Birmingham.
And soon I'll be out in the world again doing conventions and signings and talkings and drawings and so come along if you want, I'll be there.
As dates are officially announced, I'll link to them but in the meantime, pencil in these towns and cities and these Saturdays and or Sundays (and a Friday or three) just so you don't miss anything!
Friday 13 May 2022
Back In The wild
Thursday 27 May 2021
2021 - We're (Probably!) Back
Tuesday 8 September 2020
21,914 days later -or How I Began
I found the first drawing I ever did. I was 16 months old.
Me, centre in white sun hat, in May 1960, dad right, mum left. |
I opened the book and looked through it a few times marvelling at how tuned-in to the times dad was in the 1930s and what an eye for design and content he had. And it was only on the fourth or fifth flick through that I saw these 'scribbles'. Looking closer it was quite a jolt to see these were not from the 1930s but 1960, and I had done them myself- they were those first drawings on that first day I held my first pencil- and they were exactly as I remembered them.
On page 2, I draw a van, bonnet up, spark plugs exposed, starting handle ready. Excited by how easy it seemed, I drew another van, back door open, wheel nuts out on the side of the road, and now with a sign on the side- although I couldn't read or write! I remember doing that and being so pleased it looked like a real sign (with the benefit of hindsight I can accept that was youthful excitement at finding a new skill!) And a little angry driver. The first character I ever drew.
In 1960, the world was different: Two TV channels, BBC & ITV both black & white); No Marvel Universe- Stan & Jack were six months away from coming up with the Fantastic Four; The Beatles were five kids with slicked back hair learning how to play; A house cost £2,500, a pint of beer (lager not yet invented) about 1shilling and threepence (that's 7p to you).
Wednesday 1 July 2020
One Month Only! Unique sketches by post!
1. A5 black and white (and red) sketches £17
2. A5 Colour sketches £25
Overseas, Europe add £5 per order, Elsewhere, add £10 per order.