Screecher 31 page 2

Screecher 31 first page

Cover sketch for Screecher no.31

I began doing Screecher comic when I was maybe 4 and drew numbers 1 to 30. I recall finding out that Marvels Silver Surfer only ran for some 18 odd issues before they pulled the title. As a kid I thought it was fantastic that arguably their best comic wasn't popular enough to continue so after 30 issues I stopped writing them. I'd also run out of ideas as mostly Screecher explored coal holes and engaged in subterranean adventures. And I started school too and became busy there where, for half a dozen years I tried really hard and was usually 2nd, 3rd or first in any tests. Then my mother got cancer and I lost interest in school work ultimately leaving with no qualifications. Later by some fluke I got into university where I got a first class honours degree in furniture design and craftsmanship.
All the first 30 issues of Screecher are long lost. Now, having given up woodwork pretty much I've decided to continue with the comic where I left off. I'm not very good at drawing so it's going to be a slog but Screecher comic number 31 is well underway. I'm hoping that it'll be available to everyone who is interested by late spring 2024. Screecher remains a stick figure and will be continuing in his adventures underground. Issue 31 will see his meeting up with Hades and battling his way once more.
Please keep posted for the comic's development over the next year and hopefully beyond.
These are strange times and any engagement with the god of the underworld should be supported as life on the planets surface looks doomed.