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About Me

I'm an experienced comic book writer and artist, working with Markosia, Slave Labor and Orang Utan Comics. I write, colour, ink and letter, and I'm also the creator of Young Gods and The Intergalactic Adventures of Slam Ridley!

You can find out more about Slam Ridley at his very own website here . Don't forget to visit the Slam Store! while you're there and stock up on some cool exclusive Slam Ridley merchandise!

Check out this awesome pin up of The Young Gods by Azim Akberali!

Both The Intergalactic Sdventures of Slam Ridley and The Young Gods are currently being developed by Orang Utan Comics!

Orang Utan Comics debut title, Eleventh Hour #1 is now available at IndyPlanet

Come and visit my blog to find out more about me and what I'm working on, and visit me on deviantART to see more of my work.

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My Interests

Comics, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, writing songs, singing, reading, admiring pretty chemtrail patterns in the sky...

I'd like to meet:

People like me and people who like me. Which is probably fairly shallow...

By the way, one last thing, read Stuff Sucks, it rocks!

Music:

A bit of everything, but, more specifically, hard rock. Guns N' Roses, Aerosmith, Little Angels, Bon Jovi, Evanescence, Linkin Park, Mr Big, Thunder, Extreme, Dweezil Zappa, Frank Zappa...and on....and on...and Hooverphonic!

Movies:

Star Wars, LotR, Highlander, The Vikings, The Breakfast Club (yes? what?), any Tarantino, Alien, Aliens, Transformers: The Movie, etc, etc, blah blah blah

Television:

Firefly, X-Files, Red Dwarf (early stuff), Alias, Dark Angel (mmm...Jessica Alba...gotta love those lips...)...and I just discovered CSI.

Books:

Good Omens, LotR, X-Wing series, Pride & Prejudice, the poetry of Keats...bit of a mixed bag really....

Heroes:

Scott Lobdell, Stan Lee, George Lucas, W. Axl Rose, Slash, Joe Perry, Tolkein, Jim Lee, Travis Charest, Jim Henson.

And, of course , Slam Ridley...

And The Young Gods...

My Blog

Toasting the Awards...

I've just realised that I singularly failed to mention that the Eagle's aren't the only awards that are taking place at this year's Bristol Expo. We do, of course, have The Golden Champagne Glass Awar...
Posted by Ian on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:50:00 PST

Vote for OUC at the Eagle Awards!

Orang Utan Comics have been nominated for three Eagle Awards!Please vote for Eleventh Hour for Favourite Black and White Comicbook: British and for Azim Akberali as Favourite Newcomer Artist and Favou...
Posted by Ian on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:28:00 PST

The Eagle Awards

Well, it's that time of year again, nominations are open for the Eagle Awards. For those of you that don't know, these are the British comic book awards, t...
Posted by Ian on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 05:38:00 PST

Inker/Colourist/Letterer For Hire

Hi there MySpace people! Just wanted to let you all know that I am currently looking for paid comic work. I'm an experienced comic book pro, having worked with Slave Labor, Markosia, Visionary Comi...
Posted by Ian on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 04:50:00 PST

New Look Orang Utan Comics Website!

Orang Utan Comics have just unveiled their new look website, which you can find here.
Posted by Ian on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 09:15:00 PST

Cyber Hellfire Club Podcast Pilot

Good God...what have we done....what have we done?!??!!!Yes! You can now listen to Cherie and I witter on about stuff for two hours during the wee small hours of the morning.This is the raw and ...
Posted by Ian on Sat, 29 Sep 2007 11:47:00 PST

Check out this event: Ian and Chers Birthday Party

Hosted By: Cherie "Cher" Donovan and Ian SharmanWhen: 28 Sep 2007, 20:00Where: The Old Crown Public House33 New Oxford StreetLondon, LO WC1A1BHUnited KingdomDescription:Cherie "Cher" Donovan and Ian S...
Posted by Ian on Sun, 23 Sep 2007 07:29:00 PST

Eleventh Hour 1 Touches Down On IndyPlanet!

Finally, the wait is over!Eleventh Hour 1 is now available from IndyPlanet."Vampires, executions, post apocalyptic fish suppers and Extra Humans - just some of the surprises in store in the debut issu...
Posted by Ian on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 04:05:00 PST

New Young Gods artist! (Again!)

The artist merry-go-round on Young Gods continues as, once again, I find myself announcing a new artist on the book. At least this time I can actually post a picture of the Young Gods drawn by the new...
Posted by Ian on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 06:44:00 PST

Eleventh Hour #1 - Out Now!!!!!

The waiting is over!The comic book event of the century has finally arrived!Eleventh Hour #1 is now available to buy both on and offline.Don't miss this opportunity to own a piece of comic book histor...
Posted by Ian on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 01:37:00 PST