News
30/4/13
I have made a new print: Some advice on how to cope in these tough times is available to pre-order now.
This Sunday (5th of May) I will be at Here in Bristol from 2pm until 4pm, signing and doodling in copies of You're All Just Jealous of my Jetpack and my other books.
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21/4/13
The launch for You're All Just Jealous of my Jetpack is on Wednesday 24th from 7:30 to 9pm at Gosh Comics, 1 Berwick Street, Soho, London.
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17/4/13
You're All Just Jealous of my Jetpack is out now. Ordering details are here.
My graphic novel Goliath has been nominated for the Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album.
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29/3/13
Some You're All Just Jealous of my Jetpack events:
April 24th, 7.30pm: Launch party & signing at Gosh Comics, London.
April 25th, 7pm: Talk & signing at Analogue Books, Edinburgh.
May 5th, 2-4pm: Signing at Here Gallery & Bookshop, Bristol.
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21/3/13
Gosh comics have made a special bookplate edition of You're All Just Jealous of my Jetpack which can be pre-ordered now. Details are here.
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12/3/13
On Wednesday the 27th of March at 7pm I will be talking at the Typographic Circle in London, details are here.
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4/2/13
On Friday the 8th of March I will be in Falmouth at the Graphic Novel Forum 2013.
Goliath has been nominated for the Slate/CCS Cartoonist Studio prize.
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22/1/13
I have a one-page cartoon in TATEetc magazine about a visit I made to the Tate gallery's archive. The whole thing is here.
My cover for Costume Not Included by Matthew Hughes is up for a Kitschie Award.
My weekly cartoon is back in the Guardian after its Christmas holiday.
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10/1/13
Happy New Year!
My next book You're All Just Jealous Of My Jetpack will be out in the spring from Drawn and Quarterly. It's a collection of the weekly cartoons I do for the Guardian.
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7/12/12
The shop is now closed. It will reopen at some point in 2013.
Goliath is on BoingBoing's list of Best comics of the year, Drawn's Favourite comics of 2012, Salon.com's Ten Great graphic novels of 2012 and SLJ's Best adult books for teens. It was also shortlisted for Best Book at the British Comic Awards.
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13/11/12
I will be at La Centrala bookshop in Madrid on the 15th of November, talking, signing and drawing in copies of Sins Entido's Spanish edition of Goliath. Details here.
I sent a newsletter to my mailing list recently. You can read it here and join the list here.
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31/10/12
The shop on this site will be open till the 7th of December. I have Goliath, The Gigantic Robot, Hunter and Painter and 12 Postcards, all of which can, if requested, be signed and drawn in. I also have a few more Robot Screenprints for sale.
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3/9/12
These robots and 49 others appear on a t-shirt I designed for Boingboing.
From 27th to 30th September I'll be at Comicfestival Hamburg exhibiting, signing and giving a talk about my work.
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7/8/12
Goliath will be out soon in Danish, German, Spanish and Polish.
The English edition is still in good bookshops and can be bought online at amazon.co.uk, amazon.com and many other places.
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23/7/12
This is part of the piece I made for the Guardian's cartoon special, you can see the whole thing (and the other artists' work) on the Guardian's site.
My weekly cartoon in the Guardian is on holiday till September, but I will keep posting over the summer on my tumblr You're all just jealous of my jetpack.
I've posted a few new things on my Flickr photostream.
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21/6/12
This is a little snippet of the four-page piece I did for Nobrow 7, it is available now on the Nobrow site.
The shop on this site is now closed. It will reopen in a few months. In the meantime there is a list here of things of mine which you can buy elsewhere.
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27/5/12
I've started a tumblr called You're all just jealous of my jetpack where I'll be posting the weekly cartoons which I do for the Guardian newspaper, some of them will be old but most will be new.
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22/5/12
I'm going to be drawing live on stage with Guy Delisle and signing Goliath at Bande Desinee and Comics Passion at the French Institute in London on Friday 25th and Saturday 26th May. The full programme is here.
I did an interview with The Comics Journal, read it here.
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23/4/12
North american tour!
Friday 27th April, 8pm. Desert Island, Brooklyn. Website
Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th April. MOCCA, New York. Details
Monday April 30th, 7pm. Ada Books, Providence (with Matt Forsythe). Website
Wednesday May 2nd, 7pm. Librarie D+Q, Montreal. Website
Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th May. TCAF, Toronto. Details
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16/4/12
On Saturday 21st April I'll be at the Comica Comiket Festival at the Bishopsgate Institute, 230 Bishopsgate, London, EC2M 4QH (very near Liverpool Street Station). I'll be drawing on stage 11 - 11.30 am and selling/signing Goliath and other books until 6pm.
I made a new two-page comic for ArtReview magazine inspired by the painting The Triumph of Death. It's online now along with a profile of me by Paul Gravett (the comic is right at the end) here.
I will be talking with Simone Lia at Laydeez do Comics on the Monday 23rd of April from 6.30pm.
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16/3/12
On Thursday the 29th of March I'll be signing Goliath at Nobrow HQ, London. It starts at 6pm and there will be free beer. On Wednesday 4th April I'll be at Analogue books, Edinburgh and on Thursday 5th April I'll be at Travelling Man, Leeds.
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12/3/12
On Thursday the 15th I will be in Bristol giving a talk, showing slides and signing copies of Goliath at Here from 6.30pm. Details
This week's Guardian Review cartoon (see more of them here)...
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5/3/12
Goliath has received nice reviews from, amongst others, Flavorwire, AV Club, Creative Review, BoingBoing and the Times (the Times review is for subscribers only).
Friday the 9th is the launch party and signing for Goliath at Gosh comics, 1 Berwick Street in Soho. I will be signing copies from 6.30pm, please come along! Details. On Saturday (the 10th) I will be at Forbidden Planet in Cambridge from 1-2pm. Details.
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29/2/12
Goliath is out now. It is in good bookshops and can be bought online at the guardian bookshop, amazon.co.uk, amazon.com and many other places.
I drew a big Goliath in the window of Gosh! comics. Photos and an interview are here.
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20/2/12
I am doing a few events to promote my book Goliath:
Friday 9th March. Gosh Comics, London. Details
Saturday 10th March. Forbidden Planet, Cambridge. Details
Thursday 15th March. Here, Bristol. Details
Thursday 29th March. NoBrow HQ, London. Details
Wednesday 4th April. Signing and talk at Analogue, Edinburgh. Website
Thursday 5th April. Travelling Man, Leeds. Details
Saturday 21st April. Comica Comiket, London. Details
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26/1/12
I have designed a limited edition bookplate for copies of Goliath sold at Gosh comics. See the whole thing or reserve a copy here.
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22/1/12
I've been interviewed by The Comics Reporter and It's Nice That about my forthcoming graphic novel Goliath.
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19/1/12
My weekly cartoon is back in The Guardian Review every Saturday.
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9/12/11
Goliath got its first review, in Paul Gravett's previews roundup. Read it here.
I have seen various publication dates around but I am reliably informed it will be out in late February or early March, though it can be pre-ordered from the guardian bookshop, amazon.co.uk and amazon.com already.
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16/11/11
This Friday and Saturday I will be at Avantcomic in Madrid, talking and showing work with Jon McNaught and Nobrow.
The New York Times magazine has put all my weekly "Riff" essay illustrations together on their blog.
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8/11/11
This Friday and Saturday (11th and 12th) it's The Small Publishers Fair at Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London. It's open 11am to 7pm and admission is free. I will be there selling (and signing) comics, original drawings and prints and sharing a table with Brighten the Corners.
This is last week's Guardian Review cartoon:
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25/10/11
Drawn and Quarterly have a short preview of my forthcoming book Goliath on their blog. Goliath can be pre-ordered from the guardian bookshop, amazon.co.uk and amazon.com.
I have recently been interviewed for The Rumpus and The Casual Optimist.
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20/10/11
I have drawn a cover and endpaper for Nobrow 6: The Double which is available now for pre-order at nobrow.net. The first 1,000 copies come with a free A2 poster of my image.
I will be selling comics and things at The Small Publishers Fair in London 11th and 12th November and attending AvantComic in Madrid 18th and 19th November, I'll give more details when I have them.
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11/10/11
On Wednesday 19th October, 7pm-8pm, I will be taking part in a Comica Conversation: "The amazing graphic novelist, Anders Nilsen, author of Big Questions, has kindly agreed to have a special one-off Comica Conversation with his friend and fellow comics creator Tom Gauld. Orbital Comics, 8 Great Newport St, London WC2H 7JA."
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1/9/11
This is the sketch for the cover of my forthcoming book Goliath which will be out next year from Drawn and Quarterly.
I have a drawing in The Emblem of My Work an exhibition at Shandy Hall in Yorkshire.
My weekly cartoon in The Guardian Review returns from this Saturday.
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14/7/11
My Saturday Guardian cartoons will be taking a summer break for a few weeks.
The shop will be open over the summer, though due to holidays orders may take a little longer than usual to arrive.
I have added new images (titled New York Times and Genre Fiction) to the portfolio section.
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14/6/11
My cartoons continue to appear in the Guardian Saturday Review. This is last week's. See the original drawings on Flickr.
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17/5/11
I have designed a t-shirt for Heart, you can buy it at their website now.
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