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20 days to go until Monkey Nuts: The Diamond Egg of Wonders is released! Another little preview today, here we have a scene in the Spike Island Maximum Security Prison. Oooooh....!

Lorenzo!

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Morning everybody! Well, how's about this...

Gentleman's Monthly FRONT magazine has a big feature in their current issue (No 146) called "The best jobs EVER" and guess which two comic scribbling brethren they've interviewed as part of it. Erm...US!

Obviously, this is not a magazine for children, seeing as it features a lot of boobies, but I thought you'd all appreciate us representing in this manner! The article is very cool, and other jobs covered include Director, Stunt Man, Record Label Boss to name but a few, so we're in very good company! Many thanks to Front for putting us in their bonkers mag, we're proud to be in there!

Making comics for a living...officially AWESOME!

Lorenzo!

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Oh! Oh! It's just around the corner! Have you picked up your copy yet? My post last week reminded me that I had never shown a proper-sized shot of that prison interior, so here it is in all it's glory, enjoy!

More VERY soon!

Lorenzo!

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The release of The Diamond Egg of Wonders is just 13 days away, folks! Stay tuned as very soon we'll be posting up news about our launch party in London, but for now just keep the 7th October free...!

In the meantime, here's a few more shots of the book itself, and the Monkey Nuts crime trike!!!

Lorenzo!

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Well, we're nearly there! Boy, this is EXCITIN'! Nine days until you can get your mitts on THIS BOOK!
Here's a sneak peek at one of the splash pages that appear in the book. Originally a cover from the dfc (and actually relating to events from the SECOND Monkey Nuts book) it shows our intrepid heroes having a few problems with their shipwrecked HQ.

Enjoy!

Lorenzo!

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Hey-hey, folks! Right, this is the big one, we proudly invite you to the social event of the decade - The Monkey Nuts Book Launch Party! Whoop!

This baby's going down in dear ole' LONDON on Thursday the 7th October, and you're all invited! Just go HERE for details!

Look forward to seeing you there!

Lorenzo!

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Right, this offer was so successful last time that we're doing it again!

To help the students of the world deal with the ghastly thought of heading back to their institutions of learning, we're offering two of the finest academic books in all of history at a super-cheap-knock down price of 20% off!

That's right! Order before the 6th Sept and you'll get a whopping 20% off either El Skethbook Lorenzo Deluxe Collection, or Malcolm Magic the Big Kahuna Collection! Hell, why not grab 'em both!

Just go HERE, select the books you want, and at the final page of the checkout stage, enter the code "SCHOOL" in the coupon code box

You're welcome!

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So, as readers of our BLOG will know, I got married last week! Yay! What an amazing day, I can't describe how it felt, just so wonderful and so many of our great friends and family there to enjoy it with us. As soon as I've got the official pics back I'll post a few in here!

In the meantime, whilst I was away Monkey Nuts and the Diamond Egg of Wonders hit the bookshops, and if you buy it from THIS SITE you can get FREE DELIVERY to anywhere in the world!!!!! I'm not kidding! Go to it!

Today let's start the week with something a bit different, though, here's a little character sketch from my "Been writing it for years really need to start drawing it now" personal project, which goes under the working title of Stranski.

Back soon with a few dates for public appearances we'll be making with the Monkey Nuts book!

Lorenzo!

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Right, Folks! We're going to be doing a few appearances over the coming months, I wanted to let you know about some of 'em! Some are workshops, some are signings, and some are a bit of both! Just follow the links to learn more!

20th - 24th September: The Etherington Brothers Tour Liverpool! Look out for local listings of schools and library events in the city!

Saturday 25th September:Graphic Novels: The New Revolution Dave McKean, Garen Ewing and Robin Etherington talk at the Bath Childrens Literature Festival.

Thursday 7th october: Monkey Nuts and the Diamond Egg of Wonders Book Launch at The Kew Bookshop in London.

Saturday 16th October: Birmingham International Comic Show. NOTE: We will be appearing on the SATURDAY ONLY of this two day show!

Saturday 23rd October: Crystal Palace Children's Book Festival. Workshop and signing.

Saturday 30th October: Cartoon Museum DFC Workshops and signing day. London.

Sunday 31st October: MCM Expo London. TBC.

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So, despite my best attempts to get it all done before the wedding, I still have a lot of work on Baggage to do, which means pretty long days at the drawing board. To stop myself going stir crazy, and to keep my head fresh creatively, I tend to do a little bit of sketching in amongst it all. So here's another piece from Stranski.

Lorenzo!

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Another little Stranski character sketch to start the week!

Lorenzo!

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'Morning! Hey did you know it's just over THREE WEEKS until the MONKEY NUTS Book Launch Party in London!! Want to be there? Just read the details HERE!

In the meantime, here's another character from my Stranski book, and a little tentative experiment taking my first steps in Wiggle Stereoscopy.

Oh, and next week we're going to be on the road as the Monkey Nuts GO NUTS TOUR kicks off with 4 days in Liverpool! Yeah!

Lorenzo!

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Right, we're off to London today for a meeting about future projects and stuff, so I just have time to drop by and pop up another Stranski character.

Oh, and those of you wondering if The Lore of the Things is ever going to get updated, have no fear, once Baggage is finished at the end of this month I'll be back on it!

Lorenzo!

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Hey-hey, chipmunks! Here's another preview from Monkey Nuts : The Diamond Egg of Wonders.

You can pick up your copy in the uk through Amazon HERE, and if you're anywhere else in the world you can get it delivered POST FREE from HERE. Nice!!

More soon!

Lorenzo!

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Right, we're going to be kicking off our GO NUTS tour in Liverpool next week, doing workshops, signings, and appearances. Over the course of four days we're going to be seeing something like 1,200 children, and hopefully getting them excited about comic making, comic reading, and Monkey Nuts! We'll do our best to do a bit of blogging out on the road, if we can get to a computer!

To give your eyeballs a little Friday treat, here's another concept design for Stranski, enjoy!

Lorenzo!

P.S. Oh, and don't forget, if you're in or around Bath on Saturday 25th, Robin will be appearing on a panel at the Bath Festival of Children's Literature with Dave McKean and Garen Ewing. Details HERE!