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Free Comic Book Day
Read more: Free Comic Book DayUsually I hold an open house on Patreon for FCBD, but I am far too busy this year. Luckily now Patreon gives you lots of free options anyway!
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End-of-2023 Update
Read more: End-of-2023 UpdateA rundown of progress made, events evented, and other matters of interest to polar history fans, over the last two months of 2023.
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Progress Update: October
Read more: Progress Update: OctoberI’m trying a new thing here. Every month on Patreon I post a writeup of how (and where) the month has gone; these are always public and free to anyone who cares to visit, but a lot of people seem hesitant about clicking on a Patreon link, so I am going to copy them here.…
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Drawing in Dundee
Read more: Drawing in DundeeI always love visiting Scotland, and one of my favourite things to do while there is hang out with the ghosts of the Heroic Age on the RRS Discovery in Dundee. I will always recommend a visit, but if you happen to be convenient to Dundee on Thursday 27 July, I will be hosting a…
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Ponting (and me) at The Atkinson (no relation)
Read more: Ponting (and me) at The Atkinson (no relation)In the seaside town of Southport is a museum called The Atkinson. This has no connection to Surgeon Lieutenant E.L. Atkinson R.N., but does have a polar connection in that Frederick Hooper, Terra Nova steward, spent the latter years of his life in Southport, and left them his Antarctic stuff. It also happens to be…
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Patreon Open House
Read more: Patreon Open HouseOne more day to catch my Patreon open house! Wander the archive without a subscription, FREE GRATIS!
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Book signing @ SPRI
Read more: Book signing @ SPRIThe first print run of Worst Journey: Vol.1 has arrived at the Scott Polar Research Institute! They’re usually open Weds-Sat, but this Sunday (27 Nov) is Museum Gift Shop Day, so they’re opening specially, and I shall be there from 1:00 – 3:30pm, signing books for whoever wishes to get their book signed. (They also…
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Art and Objects at the Polar Museum
Read more: Art and Objects at the Polar MuseumWhen an unexpected gap in programming opened up in the Polar Museum’s exhibition calendar, they very generously asked if I might like to do something about the graphic novel to fill the space between shows. Vol.1 is only the journey to Antarctica, and therefore not very polar, as such, so we decided the best approach…