Burning Boys - John Gallagher cover sketches

Back from the Beeb

Had a great meeting with the BBC - everything crossed that my script "Tell Tale" gets through to the next stage.
Meanwhile...Maxwell 2 is very close to completion and I am in talks with an old friend, underground comic book artist John Gallagher, to do the cover. Results will be posted as soon as they are ready!

Nearing the end of the line...

Beneath the distant mountain peaks spread a vast encampment. Tents, campfires, horses and thousands and thousands of people spread across the plane. Daisy had seen encampments like this one before. This was a living army camp, with soldiers, wives, children, peddlers, teachers and doctors all living under the falling snow. As the train slowed Daisy saw soldiers scrambling up towards the carriage. Orders were shouted and men in flying black capes raced horses ahead of the train.

Super Bookmarks!

The wonderfully talented Phil Gibson, cover artist for Super Maxwell and the Last Heroes has produced a new Super Maxwell bookmark, featuring one of my favourite characters - Byron Brian. The two-headed parrot will return in Super Maxwell and the Burning Boys, as General Brian Byron!

All the way to the B-B-C!

Bit of good news - I've been accepted on a script mentoring scheme at CBBC and am off to London on July 28. Super Maxwell on telly ... It's a start!

June 10

I've taken a little time out to write a TV pilot called "Tell Tale" - I'll tell you more about this later ... Right now getting back on the Last Heroes publicity trail ... More news soon!
The picture is of my school friend Steven Mustard - the real Billy Barker! - at home reading Super Maxwell in his pool in the US - guess you can see which one of has had the more successful career paths - I've got a paddling pool (with a hole in it!) - Oh to be JKR!
Tony

Super Maxwell and the Burning Boys...Page 381

He liked Maxwell, he liked the boy a lot, and given, well … given a slightly easier challenge Dr Arcania would have done his best to save Maxwell. He was sure he would. But the truth was, the universe would be a much safer place if Maxwell Jones was dead.
But Dr Arcania still paused, and looking over his shoulder he found himself whispering; ‘I’ll be back, Maxwell.’
The he grabbed the goldfish bowl and ran. He risked a terrified glance at Jake and Tale, but they were still playing their silly fight game, and then ran through the open door.