NOWCON wrap up

Hi again peeps.

I can confirm that at NOWCON-reborn a great day was had by all.

I got to meet some new friends and catch up with some old ones.

I also seen quite possibly the best homemade  Deathstroke cosplay ever built.

Always a fan of original art I got around to asking some of the other artists there to contribute to an 'A Brigand's Tale'  jam piece.

The brief was simple. Just draw your take on any character from  'A Brigand's Tale'.

The result is below:

On the left we have a Robotic version of Malice - by the talented and mysterious man known only as 'Judd'.

Then we have a high booted version of Cheeks by Tinman Johnson, creator of the madcap Harvey the 29th series.

Next up is a buffer version of Sneakthief by Nowra's very own Heroic Master of Pens.

And lastly, a balletic Brigand (in some kind of homage to Jo Jo's bizarre adventure) by the one and only John Hanna from Midnight Runners.

There is some space on the right hand side for me to add my own touch to the piece.

What are your thoughts?

Should I make it a 5 character piece or leave it as a very classy piece of fan-art?

Let me know in the comments below...!

Brigand, Sneakthief,Malice, Cheeks, and distinctive likenesses thereof are  TM and copyright 2015 Daniel Tribe. All rights reserved.

See you at NOWCON!

If you are after a bargain head on down to NOWCON this saturday, not only will there be a full range of Bolt Comics items, but I will also be liquidating some left over manga and comic book trades (old stock from when I owned the Not Just Comics store) at CRAZY PRICES!!

First in best dressed! 


Like this time from a previous Nowcon where I am dressed as Arthas from the World of Warcraft... where's my Frostmourne gotten to...

Fast comics?

As longsuffering fans of A Brigand's Tale can attest, Dan is one heck of a slow artist.

Probably because he is slacking off learning how to colour using his favourite new toy - Adobe Photoshop.

taking panels from this:

To this:

There is some argument to the quality of the colouring, but hey, we all need to start somewhere, right?

BUT - Dan has been researching ways to get things done faster.

He stumbled upon this gem and it's well worth a share:

https://medium.com/artist-advice/speed-comicking-c4ef2eb4c29b

Who knows, Dan may even follow some of this advice and get faster himself...

Is he right?

Is he wrong? 

Is Dan a rubbish colourist?

Feel free to comment below to discuss.

A Brigands Tale, Brigand, Broadside and all distinctive likenesses thereof are trademark & copyright Daniel Tribe 2015. All rights reserved.

Competition Winner Announcement!

Hi Again,

It was a tough job, but after much deliberation I have arrived at a winner for the Brigand Pin Up competition!!!

Here's the winning piece:

This inspired depiction of everyone's favourite Hunter striking a pose (typical Brigand!) was penned by the uber talented Evan Newby!

Evan is a Wollongong based master of all things graphical. He runs drawing workshops if you are around his neck of the woods that would be well worth checking out. More info here: www.facebook.com/pages/e-for-animation-Drawing-Class/138116549614469

Congratulations Evan! Your pin up will feature in 'A Brigand's Tale #2' due to be launched at

Comic Gong in May this year.

Thanks to all the other entrants, the quality of the entries made for a tough contest!

If you would like to send us your Brigand fan art, feel free and we will post it up on the blog and facebook! 

Email a copy of your Bolt Comics fan art to info@boltcomics.net!

A Brigands Tale, Brigand and all distinctive likenesses thereof are copyright and Trademark Dan Tribe 2015. All rights Reserved.