Easter Monday on the Crichton Campus, Dumfries

We had another beautiful spring day yesterday and missed the cold snap and snow that struck the east side of Scotland. Some fantastic spring colours were to be found amongst the wonderful old buildings that Elizabeth Crichton gifted to our town.

The first two photos are of the more industrial buildings. The fancy rooftop is on the School of Multidisciplinary Studies. The trees seemd to be just showing off in the amazing spring light.

All of these were taken with my trusty Pentax K-7, equipped with a Ricoh 35-70mm f/3.4 vintage zoom lens. 

Contagion - the full story

 Magpie of Space story Contagion is now complete and free to read at Magpie of Space. 

Magpie of Space: Contagion - Episode 13

Magpie of Space: Contagion - Episode 13:  Dr Trope makes her way to the Bridge, eager to hear news of the miniaturised away team. Have they managed to access the Space Station charg...

New episode now available.

Other Health Issues Still Arise

The global pandemic doesn't have a monopoly on human health and this winter we've had our problems here in Space Pilot HQ. My wife is undergoing cancer treatment and so I haven't been around the blog or web comics very regularly.

I hope to come back to these things later but other priorities are more pressing for us for now.

Thanks for your interest in my work. I do have the last parts of the Magpie Contagion story and I will draw them for you soon.

A Happy Christmas to all our Readers

It's been quite a year. I hope you can all have a peaceful time this Christmas and recharge for the year ahead.

Nollaig Chridheil!

Mark

More Magpie of Space

 The Magpie is back! Lt Hazard has been lost in teensiness somewhere in the Engineering Lab and now we know what has happened to him. Read all about it in The Magpie of Space.

MILK Has Been Funded

The good news today is that my pal Stevie White will have his graphic novel MILK published thanks to a lot of good people who pledged to fund it on Kickstarter.

 

The other good news is that I now have time to finish the next Magpie of Space comic. So watch for that soon.

 Happy St Andrew's Day!

As you may know, Space Pilot HQ is based in Scotland (along with a wheen of proposed spaceports). So I want to share our national day with you. 

 Here are a couple of saltires that you can print out. The double one gets folded over and glued with a stick up the side. Then trim off the top edge to restore symmetry.

Activity Expected Soon

 I've been launching a Kickstarter for my comics chum Stref and now it's all up and running. This is a great comic book called MILK and it showcases the huge variety of art styles that he can work in. All original Stref stories broadly across the SF and horror genres, it is available to pledge for here on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/soig/milk

This means I am starting to get some of my time back and a new episode of Magpie of Space is on the way too. Watch for news soon.

Magpie of Space: Watch this (Magpie of ) Space

Magpie of Space: Watch this (Magpie of ) Space:  Sorry for the delay in another issue coming out. I do have the plot for the next one and it will happen soon.  The reason for the delay is ...

Early Signs of Autumn

 2020 has presented us with a very long summer in many ways, but now there are little signs of autumn here in the southwest of Scotland. I collected a few today as I explored the Crichton Estate.