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The next tale - well, still being worked on - had a rough couple of months(!), but see progress here: http://allyfan.photium.com/espf-farborn-snapshot

Glance across the ribbon at the top - I have added an 'About' tab; tiny bit about myself and a brief history of how the Tales of the Forty-Fourth Century comic strip came about, including some very old artwork of mine… About

Bit distracted; 6 pages drawn for 'Farborn', but now 12 more planned… at least…
In the meantime - a bit of inking practice:

Six pages inked, ready for colour and letters - part one of three…

And the first sighting in the ESPF world of a man in a cape…

May Day bank holiday in the UK - this means I actually got some drawing done this weekend - new portfolio: http://www.tot44c.com/works-in-progress pencils for first page of issue 4 and a standalone illustration of the Guardian Robot from the Christmas Tales.

A new written tale for the Moon's Police force, the ESPF: Follow Up. I've even managed a handful of illustrations… http://www.tot44c.com/text-stories

Teaser for the forthcoming text story, 'ESPF:Follow Up' - meet the Guardian Robot, from The Gift Christmas stories…

Apologies for no content for a while - damaged tendons in my pen arm! Getting some use back, so first up, rough scan of a standalone image for the forthcoming text story "ESPF:Follow Up". Editing the story at the moment & prepping a few more illustrations - hope to have it up by the end of March!

This is how the ESPF get around the Moon & beyond - I call it a Hopper - Panda cars have moved on a lot by the 44th Century!

Having had a broken car this weekend, I ended up sorting out the study in my new place. The drawing board is up & ready; artwork may soon start to issue forth...

Finally - Issue #3 is here; the six-page conclusion to "Lunacy" - please click on the TOT44C Comics tab and select Issue # 3 to read - enjoy!

Rock Mullet in all his technicolour glory…

Apologies for the delay - I have vowed to never move house at Christmas again. I finally have a reliable internet connection & when I find the box with my monitor in I'll be able to get issue 3 finished; not long! Following issue 3 will be a slightly longer tale, provisionally titled "Farborn".

Happy New Year!
A new year - 4342 - dawns on Earth, and Austin Amundsen of VOID has a new mystery:
Voidthe Giftpt3

Now added to the website is a page for text stories - I'll be adding some in-between comic stories and to give a bit more depth to the overall narrative.

First story has already been posted in the news section, infilling between Issue#1 and Issue#2; the next will be the Christmas Story - 'The Gift'.

Second preview image added to the Issue#3 Preview portfolio under the Tales of the 44th Century Comics tab folks - fully inked version of the previous images; 6 inked pages now in the can waiting for the words and colours; keep looking for the final published issue!

Here's a short infill between issue #1 and issue #2 of TOT44C - a bit more about where DS Reid has come from and why she is on the Moon…
Click the highlighted title below:
Reid Arrives

Issue #2 of the Tales of the Forty-Fourth Century is now available to read - "Lunacy - Part 1" is a six-page story; the second and concluding part will be published next month!

A preview of issue#2 has been added to the galleries - just the raw B&W art; look for the complete issue towards the end of the month!

The home page now displays an introduction to the comic series that will be appearing here. This will be updated as new strands in the story appear. Our first port of call is the Moon & an introduction to the ESPF - the Earth-Space Police Force; our first handful of issues will take place here, but there are many places to explore later…
John R Reynolds
Carlisle
October 2014

Issue #1 of 'Tales of the Forty-Fourth Century' is up in the Gallery. Welcome reader, to the Moon and its resident police force...