BOTTOM

In lieu of anything meaty to share, I thought I'd mark a return to this old place with this stunningly accurate photograph I took earlier today of Richie and Eddie off of 22-year-old sitcom, Bottom, a TV show emphatically not for birds, smashing blouses or not.

MEGATRON ARRIVES NEXT WEEK!

The Pencils for the 'Decepticon Hall of Lame' double-page spread from SPOTLIGHT MEGATRON, out next Wednesday. And the issue commemorates my first professional Mick crossover, as Len O' Grady of this parish is the colourist on this bad boy! Come see what happens when Friday and Saturday collide!

Folk in the Dublin area are going to Micked up to the eyeballs all day that day too: I'm doing TWO signings between the hours of 1-6pm in the City Centre (please click http://nickroche.blogspot.ie/2013/01/megatron-only-needs-one-shot.html for details) while Wondrous Will Sliney is celebrating the start of his Marvel career at Big Bang Comics in Dundrum at 6pm. Add to that new releases from Dec and Len on other titles on the same day, and it's quite the week. Thanks for all the support getting us this far, guys.

So yeah, if you can't come along to meet us, please give this book a chance. Not a Transformers fan? This is a self-contained oneshot that aims to be a good comic first, and a Transformers book second. The current batch of writers at IDW, myself included, treat these gigs with a creator-owned zeal; we care because we want you to. So wanna see a fun, action-dominated issue dripping with character, wit and war-mongering where the Leader Of The Bad Guys wakes up to find his Treacherous Lieutenant has run his army into the ground? (It's THAT easy to set it up!) Then please give SPOTLIGHT MEGATRON a spin, available in pulped wood format, or digitally from IDW, Comixology and other places from the future.

Love you, don't die.

Dino-Back

Sorry about the delay. we lost the keys to the blog and have been locked out. Flippin' freezing here. Someone turn on the heating.

Here's something else from last year that's finally started to trickle out to stores - the four-part cover to IDW's Rage of The Dinobots series. The Retailer Incentive variant of the series features a section of this mammoth (that was later, wasn't it?) beastie. #1 & #2 are out now, so get your LCS to keep you a copy of the remaining two and collect the set!

And wait until you see it in glorious Lafuentecolour...

RETURN OF THE MAC

BOOM.

Oh, it's Image, isn't it?

IMAGE.

Great read, and lovely work from the boy Sliney too.

Do Robots Have Electric Thumbnails?

Snapshot of the work-in-progress for an upcoming cover. The finished piece is a beaut'.

KISS IT

MTMTE #8's cover. Rarr.

RIVETING STUFF

My favourite page from TRANSFORMERS: MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE #6 out now.

TRANSFORMERS MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE #6 OUT THIS WEEK!

FORT MAX IS FALLING FOR THE HYPE!

The issue that dragged me back to TFs hits this week, People of Earth. And when you read it, you'll understand why there was no way I'd let ANYONE else touch it. Roberts, Roche, and Burcham reunite with each other...as well as with some other old friends.

Pick it the flip up, 'Lickers! (Sorry for the late post. Life got in the way. The song 'Life' by Des'ree, I mean. It's egregiousness finally took its toll.)

WIN THIS

As part of the Irish Comic News website's first birthday, you (not all of you, but one of you. Or probably someone you know. Small world, innit?) will be able to win THIS sketch of Leader-1 Off Of The Gobots (I think) and many more one-off prizes simply by checking out the site all next week. If you don't go to www.irishcomicnews.com daily (and you should) then start habit-forming that sucker next week and give yourself the chance in life that you so sorely need.

DEC AVENGERS

Out now as part of Marvel's New 52 (that's right, isn't it, Dec?). Snap it up, kids!

Death's Head, baby. Death's Head.

Some Death's Head action from the MCM Expo last weekend. Thanks to everyone who came out to say hi and check out the Turtles Panel.

Wish I could make the ol' 2D this weekend. GUTTED it didn't work out. Next time, Derry. Next time.

TURKLES!

Hey champs. In London this weekend for that MCM Expo thing (www.londonexpo.com) where I'm hosting the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles launch panel at 11.30am Saturday 26th May. I'm chairing the Q & A with Nickelodeon Senior VP (Current Series) Rich Magallanes and TMNT Co-Creator Kevin Eastman. Weird, huh? I'm at table J13 anytime I'm not onstage, so come along and watch me sketch, sign and sell. The bad boy below will be on display too. Wish me luck!

TURTLE TALK

*EDIT: GODDAMN PRESS 'PUBLISH' ON FRIDAY EVENING, NICK*

Hey Mick-Lickers. To counteract Mooney and Dec's salvo on old London town, I'm gonna be at the MCM Expo next Saturday (26th) where I have been, for some reason, selected to interview Kevin Eastman on a panel to launch the new TMNT Animated series. I'll also be nabbing a table in the Comics Village to do some sketchin', sell prints, and flog original artwork. So check out www.londonexpo.com and see you at the Turtles Panel at 11.30am!

LAST STAND OF THE WINDOW LICKERS

Thanks to everyone who popped along to the Wreckers launch in The Book Centre down in Wexford last weekend. Great turn-out, with lots of stock shifted! The support was worthy of an Olympian's jockstrap. Thanks too to anyone who didn't heckle, flick vees or moon at me as I drew this shot of Springer (with ominous Overlord head) in an hour flat on a busy Bank Holiday Wexford Main Street. Apparently the key to drawing quickly, is draw oversized, and have an entire conurbation looming over your shoulder as you work..

Love you lots!

SNAPTRAP

 One of them Con sketches - a DECEPTI-con sketch that is! >Chortle<

And hey, if any of you scenesters aren't at the wondrous Mrs Mooney's 21st Party tomorrow night, swing by Wexford for some cheese and wine as The Book Centre holds the official launch for the Wreckers Hardcover. I'll also be doing a large scale drawing live at 3pm in the shop window. Plying my wares in a window. Just like mum.

Please come!

ROBOTS IN D'PUB

EDIT: Whut? I posted this last night and it didn't show! Stoopid Nu-Blogspot! I wasn't infected by Mooney Diurnal Displacement Syndrome, honest!

BALLS.

Dark Rod

A very gloomy Rodimus Prime drawn at the LSCC.

Belslow

Ace week on the blog, folks. Lotsa terrific stuff. So I decided to drag the average down with this really blurry shot of a sketch I did in Belfast back in February.

Ten

Dredd Leggs

Another doodle from my little sesh drawing ol' Stony Face last week.