Occasionally, Tharg permits some of his script & art droids to leave 2000 AD headquarters. In the Weekly Droid Watch, I’m going to be keeping an eye on what present and former droids have been up to this week. 2000 AD droids tend to go on to produce some of the most phenomenal U.S. comics, so I’ll also be listing what comics released each week have that extra special shot of thrill-power.

Droid Appearances

Don’t forget that at 2 p.m. today (Saturday 12th September) Script Droid Pat Mills and his well flogged art droids Leigh Gallagher and Clint Langley will be signing at Orbital comics (8 Gt Newport Street, London, WC2H 7JA, Tel: 0207 2400591)

Leigh will be signing Defoe, Volume 1: 1666, Clint will be signing ABC Warriors: Volgan War Volume 1 and Pat will be signing both!

If any kinds souls are going, and wouldn’t mind, PLEASE get me some books signed! Tell Leigh that Ed Kaye sent you, and ask him about his hair…

Droid Personal Blog Updates

• This Tuesday, art droid Leigh Gallagher has posted an AMAZING image of Neil Gaiman that h has contributed to Steven Gettis’ website where he collects artistic interpretations of literary characters and authors. Website here. Unbelievably, Leigh says of the image, “hopefully I haven’t done that bad a job this time….” A bit of an understatement, but at least he’s modest!

• With script droid Dan Abnett’s new novel being released on October 1st, he sent some review copies out to friends. click here to check them out! Then this Wednesday, Dan posted Larry Rostant’s final cover to the novel, and it looks awesome!

• This Wednesday, art droid Dylan Teague posted the final cover for his upcoming french language project: La Casse. According to Dylan he only has three pages left to draw, and the book is scheduled for release on January 20th 2010, so you all better start learning French!! Look at that gorgeous cover! Amazing!

• This Monday, art droid PJ Holden posted the script and art for his first ever 2000 AD commission, the Gordon Rennie penned Judge Dredd: Sino-Town (2000 AD, prog 1223, 14-21 March, 2001). Head over to his blog to see it all, but here is a sample to get you going!

• Art droid Rufus Dayglo has been posting tons of Tank Girl stuff on his site this week!

  - First, last Friday he posted caricatures of TEAM TANK GIRL, including: Alan “Pitstop” Martin, Rufus “Roughcut” Dayglo, Simon “Buzzbomb” Bowland, and Christian “Killer” Krank. Awesome!

- Then, on Tuesday he posted the coloured art for Tank Girl – The Royal Escape #1, which is out in March/April 2010 from IDW Comics!

- Then, this Friday he posted an image that he has done for his friend Martin Peet, who is raising money for the Everyman Cancer Trust by growing a super moustache!! Everyman is a campaign run by the Institute of Cancer Research who do research into testicular and prostate cancer, and Rufus asks that you please sponsor him, so go on, it’s for a good cause: http://www.tacheback.com/

• Art droid Sean Phillips and his wife Janette will be opening their studios as part of the Green Door Art Trail around Kendal in Cumbria in a couple of weeks. Details here. On Tuesday Sean posted another gorgeous page of partial inks from the upcoming Criminal: The Sinners.

Art Blog Updates

Eclectic Micks

Eclectic Micks are a collection of Irish professional comic book artists. They include Stephen Mooney (Angel; After the Fall), Stephen Thompson (Star Trek; New Frontier, Presidential Material: John McCain), PJ Holden (Fearless, 2000AD), Nick Roche (Transformers, Doctor Who), Will Sliney (Farscape), Bob Byrne (Mr. Amperduke, 2000AD) and Declan Shalvey (28 Days Later, Frankenstein). Every day there is a new sketch posted there, with each artist posting on a certain day.

Apart from regular updates by art droids Holden and Byrne, this blog is packed full of gorgeous art from insanely talented individuals, including the amazing Declan Shavley, who is currently working on Boom! Studio’s 28 days Later title – so check it daily!

• This Saturday, art droid PJ Holden posted this guy from fellow Mick Will Sliney’s entry in this month’s Zuda competition, The Commitments (which I shall be talking about soon):

Being a right Flash bastard, PJ also decided to show off his drawing skills with the following youtube video, which depicts him drawing the piece in Manga Studio EX 4:

• Last Saturday, PJ posted this guy, also illustrated in Manga Studio EX 4:

• This Friday, art & script droid Bob Byrne posted the following images from an upcoming Zuda submission that he is working on:

• Last Friday, Bob posted this image of fellow contributor Stephen Thompson:

Scotch Corner

Scotch Corner is a collection of Scottish professional artists. They include Thomas Crielly, Gary Erskine, Andy Hepworth, Jon Hodgson and Graeme Neil Reid. Every day there is a new sketch posted there, with each artist posting on a certain day.

Much like Eclectic Mick’s, you should check this blog every day, to check out amazing new artwork!

• This Thursday, art Droid Gary Erskine posted an inked page from his recent Virgin Comics (Now with Dynamite Entertainment) Dan Dare series:

Misc

• This Thursday, script droid Simon Spurrier posted a couple of new issues of his Short n’ Curlies Column over at Bleeding Cool. In Short n’ Curlies #10 Si talks about how style doesn’t matter, except when it does.” NOW WITH ADDED ATHEISTS!

• Episode #5 of the Sunnyside podcast was release on Monday. In this episode the guys discuss the Disney/Marvel news and PJ has an announcement. Also they have the first instalment of SCOTT READS THE CLASSICS, a new feature with a cryptic title. This week Scott has checked out Batman – Year One by Frank Miller. Then, for good measure, Scott reviews 28 Days Later, which segue-ways into PJ telling us what he thinks of The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman & Charlie Adlard (and Tony Moore).

Non-2000 AD Comics Out This Week (Weds 2nd August):

• Wednesday Comics #10 features Metamorpho by (very briefly) script droid Neil Gaiman and Komandi by former art/script droid Dave Gibbons:

• Lettering droid Richard Starkings and art droid Boo Cook have Elephantmen #21 out this week:

• Script drois droid Mike Carey has The Unwritten #5 out this week:
  

• Script droid Mark Millar has Ultimate Comics Avengers #2 out this week, as well as Kick-Ass #7:

• Script droid (and ex-Tharg) Andy Diggle has Thunderbolts #135 out this week:

• Script droids Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning have War of Kings: Who Will Rule out this week:

• Letting droid Simon Bowland has Incredible Hercules #134 and Marvel Zombies Return: Iron Man out this week:

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