23rd November 2012

Was great to spend some time at Gosh Comics today, perusing their delicious selection of graphic literature.  Spent an obscene amount on books and stayed to get some signed by three of the Nobrow Press artists: Luke Pearson, John McNaught and Kyle Platts.

Here are pictures of some of the books I bought - suppose I should give some away as Christmas presents:

Everything We Miss by Luke Pearson (Nobrow Press)

Hildafolk by Luke Pearson (Nobrow Press)

The Moomins and the Great Flood by Tove Jansson (first english edition of her very first Moomin book)  (Sort Of Books)

Megaskull by Kyle Platts (Nobrow Press)

I am a Bunny by Richard Scarry (a 'golden sturdy' board book from 1963)

Coraline by Neil Gaiman, adapted and illustrated by P Graig Russell (Bloomsbury)

Dockwood by Jon McNaught  (Nobrow Press)

I also saw the Mughal exhibition at the British Library today which was wonderful.  Here's an article that explains it better than I can, by Alastair Stooks for the Telegraph. And here are a few inadequate images of some of my favourite exquisitely detailed paintings from the exhibition; they obviously have to be seen in real life to be appreciated fully though.  The exhibition is on until the 2nd April.