Chalk and Cheese

Okapi Show

2013-05-14T00:00:00.000+01:00

Too Dark

2013-05-07T00:00:00.000+01:00

Twilight

2013-04-30T00:00:00.000+01:00

Team Cul de Sac nominated for an Eisner award!!!!!!!!!!

2013-04-23T00:00:00.003+01:00

Last year I had the immense honour of having Chalk & Cheese included in the Team Cul De Sac book, a fundraising effort in aid of Parkinson's research. My strip was selected to go in the book alongside many notable cartoonists, including the creator of Calvin and Hobbes, Bill Watterson, whom I shared a spread with (I was so pleased my surname began with a W...!).
The project was conceived by a guy called called Chris Sparks, after Richard Thompson, the creator of the wonderful Cul De Sac strip, was diagnosed with the disease. To date Team Cul De Sac has raised over $110,000.00, and the book has just
been nominated for an Eisner Award!

You can read more in this article on the Team Cul De Sac site: Team Cul De Sac nominated for an Eisner award!!
You can buy a copy of the book here: Amazon UK
And here: Amazon US

And finally, here's my contribution from the book: Chalk & Cheese meets Mr. Danders.

No Dogs Allowed

2013-04-23T00:00:00.000+01:00

1 Out Of 2

2013-04-16T00:00:00.000+01:00

Downtown

2013-04-09T17:02:00.000+01:00

Cousins (rpt.)

2013-04-02T00:00:00.000+01:00

Below you'll see the original sketch for this strip, with a note that says, ASK Noah. He's the original inspiration for the character of Cheese Mouse, and it was his throw away remark at the zoo that started the whole okapi thing.

He also acts as my editor. I rarely run a strip without checking it out with him first, as he too delights in comics and always knows where to drop a panel or add a punchline. He's a harsh critic, but it's worth it when one makes him laugh aloud. Mind you, it's a killer when he looks at me with pity, and I know he's thinking, 'That's really not funny...'

And then he says it to my face.

Anyway, I haven't had time to do a new C&C this week, what with working on my picture book, having a kid off school with scarlet fever, website updates, and then the Easter weekend when we saw a multitude of cousins (some of which are still quite stumpy) - so I thought this was quite appropriate.

Dazed and Confused

2013-03-26T00:00:00.000Z

This post's title is taken from a Led Zeppelin track, which is what Cheese Mouse is often listening to. If you like this, check out these earlier strips - Communication Breakdown and Headphones.

Apologies to subscribers by email - I think I forgot to tell you that I was dropping my C&C posts to once a week on a Tuesday. Sorry for any confusion!

Ask The Vet

2013-03-19T00:00:00.000Z

The Circle Is Now Complete

2013-03-12T00:00:00.000Z

Coalition

2013-03-05T00:00:00.000Z

Showdown

2013-02-26T00:00:00.000Z

Advance Of The Empire

2013-02-19T00:00:00.000Z

Question

2013-02-12T00:00:00.000Z

Aspirations

2013-02-05T06:59:00.000Z

Freezing

2013-01-29T00:00:00.000Z

Nemesis

2013-01-22T00:00:00.000Z

If you're new to C&C and are wondering, what is it with Cheese and ducks? then wonder no more!

Just click on the label duck below this strip... don't forget to start from the bottom up to read them

in order.

Duck Zapper

2013-01-15T00:00:00.000Z

The Next Best Thing

2013-01-08T00:00:00.000Z

Due to work schedules and other commitments, it's with sadness that I've decided to go back to publishing Chalk & Cheese just once a week, on a Tuesday (although very now and then I may run them in quick succession, as with the Christmas special).

Don't forget you can get the strips by email, or get news of new posts by following the Chalk & Cheese Facebook page (where there are extra insights and occasional freebies!).

Omniscient

2012-12-24T00:00:00.000Z

That's it from C&C until next year. Have a great Christmas and New Year - see you in 2013!

A Christmassy Question

2012-12-21T00:00:00.000Z

I hope you've enjoyed this week's Chalk & Cheese Christmas Special! There'll be another suitably Christmassy offering on Monday!

Christmas 1869 - A Potted History

2012-12-20T00:00:00.000Z

In case you're wondering what a sleigh pulled by magic beetles looks like, check out The Legend Of Father Christmouse from last year.

An Unexpected Digression

2012-12-19T00:00:00.000Z

Join me tomorrow for another C&C Christmas Special!

Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow!

2012-12-18T00:00:00.000Z

More tomorrow from the Chalk & Cheese Christmas Special!