When life gets you down (for example, a cult of assassins want to kill you), nothing beats a visit to the local tavern. What's your favourite fantasy watering hole?

MCM London 2010. My first ever time exhibiting. My first ever self-published comic. Everytime I think I should be more ahead in my comic career, I think back to where I started and think about how that young Chud would be proud of where we have got to. 16 years telling stories and here's to 16 more.

Check out my recent newsletter post where I talk about generating ideas and the first steps in forming Death Deserved @theahmedraafat.bsky.social @robjoneswrites.bsky.social garychudleigh.substack.com/p/the-birth-...

ComicSky We’re at 133 signups for DEATH DESERVED - a new dark fantasy comic that channels Hellboy and Monstess into an Ancient Rome inspired world. 🦁🕷️🔥 Can you help us hit 135 for tomorrow? Signal boost would be awesome 🙏🙏 Thanks you! www.kickstarter.com/projects/gar... #comicbook #indiecomic

Announcement: New talent for Death Deserved - Tom Williams Tom is a UK-based editor who has worked on hundreds of comics, including Dark Souls, Bloodborne and Assassin’s Creed. We’re super excited to have Tom on board!

The preview for DEATH DESERVED gets another glowing recommendation. This time it’s from the amazing @danmcdaid.bsky.social! Thank you, Dan! Join the 123 people who have already signed-up to be notified of the Kickstarter launch for issue one: www.kickstarter.com/projects/gar...

DEATH DESERVED GUEST PRINT REVEAL! It's heroes vs assassins in this beautiful pin-up by Bugra Batuhan Bera. This print will be part of the special early bird reward exclusively on Kickstarter.

We think Death Deserved is great, but what about others? Wonderful artist @laurenknight.bsky.social shared her thoughts on the 6-page preview! ⭐

Full guest artist print reveal coming soon 👀

There's something truly special in seeing a comic book page come to life. It's even better when the art and panel composition is better than I could ever have written. Amazing work from @theahmedraafat.bsky.social

Every page of this is so damn gorgeous 😭

Amazing results for the end of this week! DEATH DESERVED kickstarter is now at 115 pre sign-ups. Let’s hit 120 and I’ll drop the guest print artwork! www.kickstarter.com/projects/gar... @theahmedraafat.bsky.social @robjoneswrites.bsky.social

DEATH DESERVED COVER DESIGN REVEAL! 🕷️ Thank you for pushing us over 90 pre-sign ups. As promised, here's the cover design. Thank you also to those who voted in the logo poll. I have merged option 1 and 2 into a mix. What do you think of the logo and cover?

I’ve always been a trade paperback evangelist but now finding the joy in single issues! I love visiting the local FP in Glasgow and choosing comics like I’m ordering in a tapas restaurant. The smaller page count and cheaper price point allows you to try all sorts. Todays train read

Death Deserved character reveal! Onuris is an anthromorph with brute strength and a calm resolve. Exiled from the animal kingdom army, he found himself becoming an assassin before turning against his employers. Now, Onuris is fighting for something bigger and finds a partner in Aranea.

PAGE 2 ART REVEAL! 🕷️ In the sand lands, the senate destroyed the Arachnids - our hero’s people. Sign-up to the issue 1 Kickstarter to be notified of the launch. There’s a limited early-bird reward! @theahmedraafat.bsky.social @robjoneswrites.bsky.social www.kickstarter.com/projects/gar...

Amazing to see we've already hit 70 people for the DEATH DESERVED Kickstarter pre-registration! We're trying to get 2 followers per day. If you like dark fantasy comics, sign-up so you're notified of our launch date. Thank you to all our supports so far! www.kickstarter.com/projects/gar...

A comic page can be read in seconds, but hours of craft go into every panel. It all begins with the script and then @theahmedraafat.bsky.social + @robjoneswrites.bsky.social work their magic Pre-sign on Kickstarter today and be notified of early bird reward! www.kickstarter.com/projects/gar...

Back in 2010 I made a magazine about writing. It was for a college class. I was just starting out with self publishing and was star struck when @oeming.bsky.social agreed to be interviewed for the magazine. Creators, when you get a chance, always help out the new starts. It really means a lot!

Death Deserved’s main character is Aranea - a ruthless assassin who spent her teenage years training with the ORDER OF SICARIUS – a cult of killers who claim to carry out justice to the ‘death deserved’. Incredible design work from @theahmedraafat.bsky.social

Lovely day at @bozzybookfest.bsky.social - so chuffed for such an incredible turnout for my workshop and signing ❤️

Once we get enough pre-registrations we’ll schedule a go live date for the campaign. Shout out to my amazing collaborators @theahmedraafat.bsky.social and @robjoneswrites.bsky.social

NEW COMIC ANNOUNCEMENT HELLBOY meets SAGA in a new dark fantasy miniseries, DEATH DESERVED, soon to be launched on Kickstarter. A cult of killers. A corrupt senate. An assassin seeking vengeance. Read an exclusive six-page preview today and pre-register today www.kickstarter.com/projects/gar...

📣 Available from 1 April 26 📣 Hey Bluesky! For the first time in six years I have a gap in my schedule. Available for writing gigs, so please share 🙏 I specialise in middle grade and adult SFFH, working with LEGO, Pratchett Estate, Cartem, BHP + more Hello@garychud.com Www.garychud.com 🙌

Thank you squad 🥳🥳

TBubble haul. Lovely weekend chatting with folk.

Day job discourse! Over 60 published works and most days I do media and comms for Scottish Water, 9-5. I recently dropped 2 days per month for comics which has been amazing. I’d love to do comics full time, but for now I’m enjoying the ride and the safety net Scottish Water provides.

Two new LEGO comics written by me in stores now! 🥳🥳

Announcement 📣 The last chapter of EVERY LAST ONE, my supernatural serial killer thriller, is available on Kickstarter! If you’re new to it, no sweat, we have all three chapters available as part of a special early bird deal (till 5 Nov). So excited for readers to finish the story. 🙏

When you’ve had a bad day 🎵 Launching the final Kickstarter of my supernatural serial killer thriller next week!