I'm delighted to see how much everyone seems to be enjoying the latest issue of The Phoenix with our April fool's soup edition! Here's my little contribution, which I enjoyed drawing far more than I expected to be possible. Stats and words by @soupgh0st.bsky.social

Greatest comic book cover of the year so far

Can confirm this absolutely destroyed in our house. My son handed it to me with a shit-eating grin and I confess that, yes, I did MOMENTARILY think it was some sort of genuine mix-up before realising it was a beautifully executed prank. 10/10. Subscribe to thephoenixcomic.co.uk

SOUP-erb edition of @the-phoenix-comic.bsky.social this week (in disguise for April 1st). An absolute joy.

Hello and welcome to my unboxing video

The House of Lords Digital & Communications Committee just published their report on AI, copyright & the creative industries, and their conclusions could not be clearer. 🧵 1/5

THIS SUNDAY, The Sunday Times has brought back The Funday Times as part of their reading campaign and The Phoenix is involved! The Funday Times was a weekly comic supplement, all big and newspapery, an absolute joy to read and an instrumental part of a lot of our childhoods 🤩

Eek! Less than one hour to go…!⏰😅

This style of light doesn't really appear in animation anymore. You know it when you see it -- it's bright, hot and almost dangerous. Our new issue explores the tricks behind it, and how one artist has revived the look for the digital age: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/dangerous-...

Today tickets go on sale for Phoenix Fest! www.phoenixfest.co.uk

Me and Kate (co-author on The Firelight Isle) both love playing with unconventional panel layouts, so here are a few from across the story! Finally collecting all three volumes in print right now! www.kickstarter.com/projects/pau...

I have an advance copy of my upcoming book, Legacy! I cannot tell you how thrilled I am to have my first book in my hands at last!

We don’t need AI training sponsored by the tech firms selling it. We need AI education to help people understand what it can’t do, and what dangers lie ahead if you entrust your life to it

Does anyone have any albums or playlists that are their go-to 'Work Faster' music? I just realised today that when I need to pick up my drawing pace I play the Ridge Racer Type 4 soundtrack and my output increases. I'd listen to it every day, but I worry that it would lose it's power if I did 😂

Nah, I'd rather sit on a bear trap, thanks.

This is a fantastic article with a lot of simple explanations in it of everyday counterintuitive bullshit, just as you’d expect from Cory Doctorow. Yeah AI is a bubble. But what sort of bubble? Who puffed it up? And what do we do? www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

Get 10% off everything on my comic store with code GIMME10 - including all physical comics, digital editions, tees, hoodies and stickers. Check it out while stocks last! davecookcomics.bigcartel.com

Every artist wishes they could go back in time to deliver a swat to the back of their own head and say, “Don't do that!” None of this is universal, but here is a protips thread of some things I (and many of my peers) would try to stop ourselves from doing.

In what's now become an annual tradition, I've written another piece for The Gist about how and why I hate A.I. On a bubble about to burst, a future rotted to its core, and the limits of the Mrs Doyle Theory of artificial intelligence. www.thegist.ie/guest-gist-2...

Happy 51st birthday to the talented ‘One Piece’ creator Eiichiro Oda.

I was digging through old sketchbooks the other day and realised that there was a point, years ago, when all my drawings in them were really tight and clean. That time has very much passed, my sketches are random and messy now. I'm not sure when that changed though?

I've finished work for Christmas! Very excited to chill out for a couple of weeks now, it's been a busy year!

"AI presents a threat to UK comic creators, but it can be harnessed too, and businesses exploring that from within the industry need support." Yeesh. Yes, it does. No, it can't and no, they do not.

Today is the two-year anniversary of the day I found out I was going to be a father! Otherwise known as the anniversary of the day that my girlfriend unexpectedly thrust the positive pregnancy test in front of my face to hear me gormlessly respond "Whu-?? Covid??"

I don't know what it is about this panel, but I'm so happy with how it turned out! From Legacy in The Phoenix. Absolutely beautiful colours as always by @fiverarts.bsky.social And background assists by the awesome @teamsmithy.bsky.social ! Written by Tom and Will Fickling, lettering by Kate Brown.

Just a heads up that @dfbstoryhouse.bsky.social are running the most insane giveaway of Neill Cameron books and related STUFF on their Instagram today. A complete set of Mega Robo Bros! Donut swag! The new donut squad book which ISN’T EVEN OUT YET! incredible scenes www.instagram.com/p/DR__h07Ddr...

Looks like you've got just a few days left to pick up a fantastic game that you know you were going to play eventually, the ludicrous action-melodrama that Shenmue evolved into, before they ruin it and increase the price from less than a tenner to fifty quid. Here's how they'll be ruining it:

I've seen the McDonalds ad and of course it's hideous. An uncanny, misanthropic, artless nightmare. Also extremely funny to see its generators (I refuse to call them creators because they didn't create shit) cry about slaving away for three measly weeks. Whoa, take a break Michelangelo!

Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨

youtube.com/watch?v=wJ82... This just popped up on a playlist and I forgot how great it is, so had to share. You're welcome 😂

stranger things season 1 / season 5

This looks amazing!!

Get a MASSIVE 30% OFF my GIANT SKETCHBOOKS from 28th November to 2nd December using the code ELSKETCHBOOK30 at checkout! Just search "Etherington Brothers Sketchbooks" in google - the Lulu store page will be the top result :)

Hey all! Just wanted to let you guys know that my upcoming book Legacy, written by Tom and Will Fickling, will be released in May 2026! Here's a first look at the cover! (I am incredibly excited about it!)

Cancel that, I just found three more

Post the last 4 games you played!

People love it

I hear the backgrounds get really good in book 3.

Zak, Tom and Will have created an awesome world that feels like it's one of classic cartoon adventures of yore! Bring on next May!! @the-phoenix-comic.bsky.social

Look at this absolute BEAUT 😍

Get your kids this and sneakily read it yourself

Hey all! Just wanted to let you guys know that my upcoming book Legacy, written by Tom and Will Fickling, will be released in May 2026! Here's a first look at the cover! (I am incredibly excited about it!)

A work in progress 🙂

The most boring post in the world, I know, but does anyone have a clue how these light bulb covers come off? I unscrewed the white plastic ring, but there's a cover beyond it which I have no idea how to remove 😂

ONE HOUR LEFT this month to join the TUTORIALS BOOKS MAILING LIST for my SECRET KICKSTARTER! My tutorials books are NEVER in shops - ONLY WAY to get the books is to send "Tutorials Books!" to [email protected] in the next HOUR! Joined our mailing lists before? You’re on it!‬ #tutorial #art

I’ve never donated to Wikipedia before but I set up a small monthly donation as a fuck you to the world’s richest psychopath.

I'm sorry to hear that artist Ron Tiner has passed away. We collaborated on a short series I wrote for Oink! back in 1988 so I've written a piece about him on my blog today. lewstringercomics.blogspot.com/2025/10/ron-...