Paul Maybury

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Sat, 18 May 2013 18:34:10 -0400

Joe Casey and Mike Richardson talk about Catalyst Comix over on...

Tue, 14 May 2013 17:54:37 -0400

Joe Casey and Mike Richardson talk about Catalyst Comix over on CBR.

The first issue is out July 3rd. SO SOON!

I’m getting really good at injuring my drawing hand.

Tue, 14 May 2013 01:00:14 -0400

I’m getting really good at injuring my drawing hand.

Time for new shoes.

Sat, 11 May 2013 14:54:52 -0400

Time for new shoes.

Mailing off some kickstarter incentives today.

Thu, 09 May 2013 16:14:53 -0400

Mailing off some kickstarter incentives today.

I’m a last minute guest at Comicpalooza this Memorial Day...

Wed, 08 May 2013 14:46:12 -0400

I’m a last minute guest at Comicpalooza this Memorial Day weekend in Houston.

I’ll be signing books, doing commissions and all of that fun con stuff. If you’re lucky enough to get a VIP bag, it will include this cool Reign print.

Come find me!

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Wed, 08 May 2013 01:21:12 -0400

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Sat, 04 May 2013 22:40:09 -0400

Trying to get back in the habit of doodling before bed.

Thu, 02 May 2013 01:48:19 -0400

Trying to get back in the habit of doodling before bed.

Day 1 I left my apartment to take Howl dog on his daily walk....

Wed, 01 May 2013 13:27:22 -0400

Day 1

I left my apartment to take Howl dog on his daily walk. Approximately half way through the walk a sharp object is hurled at my back. I turned around and found no one there. I looked up and there’s a bird, talons out, hovering over my head. It immediately dive bombed my head. Thankfully I ducked, but now I was left with three options; try to make peace, flee, or stand my ground and fight. I chose to run that day, as I think running away looks far less silly than wildly punching the air.

Day 2

Reluctant to change my path, I decide to walk by the volleyball court again. This time I was vigilant and kept my eyes to the sky. There were a lot of birds, but I couldn’t recognize the one that had previously assaulted me. You’d think that sort of bird would naturally possess an easily identifiable mark, like a scar over its eye, or a shackle over its foot.

I just about make it through with no incident, then, out of nowhere, talons grab my arm meat. Again I run to safety.

Day 3

The menace was caught in this video footage. Notice my quick reaction speed, followed by an out of shape comic book artist sprint.

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Wed, 24 Apr 2013 02:06:31 -0400

Late night doodles before I went to sleep.

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:13:21 -0400

Late night doodles before I went to sleep.

Is there any update on Reign?

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:02:11 -0400

Just that I’m working away on it.

Pen doodles with some quick colors.

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:41:11 -0400

Pen doodles with some quick colors.

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Sat, 20 Apr 2013 18:17:05 -0400

Not watching any more news.

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:25:42 -0400

Not watching any more news.

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Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:26:22 -0400

It was surreal seeing the street where I went to high school all...

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 21:57:00 -0400

It was surreal seeing the street where I went to high school all over the news today. In short, it was hard not to think about my home town. Before I drew comics I worked as a muralist for years. I contributed to about 40 murals before I decided to try something else. The first one I worked on is still behind the Dunkin’ Donuts across the street from Berklee. In 2016 that building is scheduled to be torn down.

Wish I had better pictures of everything, but I might dig up some more stuff and post it on tumblr later this week as I’m feeling a bit home sick.

Every edition of Moebius and Stan Lee’s parable is slightly...

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 18:20:48 -0400

Every edition of Moebius and Stan Lee’s parable is slightly different. Apparently right down to the page order in some cases.

I got an awesome email forwarded to me from David Lloyd the...

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:16:29 -0400

I got an awesome email forwarded to me from David Lloyd the other day.

“Mr. Lloyd

Hello. We met a couple of weeks ago at the Cardiff Expo. We had a lovely chat about Aces Weekly, and you were kind enough to draw an impromptu V on the inside cover of my graph- thank you again.

Duting the conversation, I mentioned that I am a school teacher and that I have used a strip from Aces in class; you were quite pleased by this, and asked me to get in touch to explain how I utilised the strip in my teaching. Well, here I am- sorry it is a bit later than anticiapted, but we’ve had Estyn in the last week (the Welsh equivalent of Ofsted), so is has been a bit busy, but bettter late than never and all that.

The strip that I have used is the lovely Line Story Zero by Paul Maybury.

I have used this comic for a variety of purposes. Firstly, the fact that there is no dialogue is a bit of a gift- my students can write dialogue, etc (normally, I’ve photocopied strips and laboriously tippexed out speech, before photocopying again, etc), engaging with the strip creatively; they also wrote a paragraph from the pov of the main character. There is also the denotative level of engagement- what is going on in this strange and curious story? It is a delight using unusual narratives with the younger children; not far from fairy tales and the anthromorphic fantasy of pre-school books. they are far more open to imaginative ways of telling a story, and unconstrained by the grey, uneventful truth of how things are ‘meant to be’. They like the idea of the guy creating and interacting with the world around him, making a paper plane and flying off in it! (and, for me, the subtext of creativity being powerful and effective is a potent bonus).

Using comic strips is a really useful strategy of engaging children who are lacking confidence where reading is concerned (I refuse to accept that people ‘don’t like’ reading- you may as well say people ‘don’t like’ eating). However, there are also higher order applications; we have discussed the themes that spin out of the story- man’s relationship with his fellow men; the responsibility of creators, and leaders.

All in all, an inspiring narrative, which has been directly responsible for some highly creative and interesting work. Thank you, Mr. Maybury.

Best of luck with the Aces Weekly initiative. I really enjoy it.

Sincerely,

Benjamin Poole”

You may purchase Line Story Zero via the Aces Weekly website.