How To Date A Girl In Ten Days Written and illustrated by Tom Humberstone Self published first edition 50pp ~ £7 including p&p to anywhere in the UK

Written and drawn over three years How To Date A Girl In Ten Days is the awardwinning first graphic novel from comic artist Tom Humberstone. How To Date A Girl In Ten days is an auto-biographical tale about twenty-something dating, friendships, love, music, and London. Told over three chapters in a range of styles, the comic is a heart-warming and bittersweet story of that familiar, universal time in one’s life when you gain perspective on relationships, your career, and your aspirations.

The series won an Eagle Award for Favourite black and white British comic in 2008 and has been building a dedicated and loyal following with each issue.

Selected Quotes about How To Date A Girl In Ten Days “I’m a 33 year old man in a stable relationship and am about as sensitive as an extrasafe condom. How To Date A Girl In Ten Days reminds me of when I wasn’t - when fear of boys with guitars, of meta, of balloons, of EVERYTHING filled my life and made it worth living - or, at least, made it the life I was living and I knew damn well I didn’t have (or want) a choice. It’s full of blessed friends who know nothing, blessed friends who are righter than you’ll ever be and blessed, blessed London. It’s funny and true and necessary.” —Keiron Gillen, writer of Phonogram “Touching, awkward, funny, a beautifully drawn slice of real life.” —Leah Moore, writer of Doctor Who “One of the best releases I’ve seen this year” —Redeye Magazine

Everything You Never Wanted To Know About Crohns Disease Written and illustrated by Tom Humberstone Self published first edition 24pp ~ £4 including p&p to anywhere in the UK

Everything You Never wanted To Know About Crohns Disease is a 24 hour comic drawn on October 20th 2007. The comic that Tom drew dealt with his relationship with Crohns Disease which he was diagnosed with at the age of eleven. The 24 hour comic challenge: “To create a complete 24 page comic book in 24 continuous hours. That means everything: story, finished art, lettering, color (if applicable), paste-up, everything. Once pen hits paper, the clock starts ticking. 24 hours later, the pen lifts off the paper, never to descend again. Even proofreading has to occur in the 24 hour period. No sketches, designs, plot summaries or any other kind of direct preparation can precede the 24 hour period. Indirect preparation such as assembling tools, reference materials, food, music etc. is fine.” - Scott McCloud For more information on the 24 hour comic challenge please visit www.scottmccloud.com or www.24hourcomicsday.com When the comic was uploaded onto Tom’s website it received an overwhelmingly positive response and became one of the most blogged 24 hour comics in history.

Selected Quotes about Everything You Never wanted To Know About Crohns Disease “I thought it captured perfectly that discomfort/fear/anxiety that you have in the back of your mind in social situations” —Jeffrey Brown, author of Funny Misshapen Body “This is a truly great comic and a real achievement” —Paul Gravett, author of Graphic Novels: Stories to Change Your Life

About the artist Tom Humberstone is a comic artist and illustrator based in London. His first comic Art School Scum became a critically acclaimed cult hit and his latest book How to Date a Girl in 10 Days won the 2008 Eagle Award for Favourite black and white British comic. In early 2008, Humberstone travelled around America following the US Presidential primaries with journalist Dan Hancox. They produced a collaborative blog while on the road and the results were published last year in the book My Fellow Americans. The book has been featured in The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Times, Dazed&Confused, and on BBC Five Live. Humberstone has exhibited at several major comic conventions including the Bristol International Comic Expo, the Toronto Comic Arts Festival, and the UK Web & Mini Comix Thing and has had major exhibitions of his artwork at the Peacock Visual Arts gallery in Aberdeen, the ICA and the Hayward gallery. Humberstone also works as a professional illustrator, concept designer and storyboard artist. Clients include The Guardian, Word Magazine, Gronland Records, Dazed&Confused, Show Media, Analog Folk, and Organ Grinder Records. For further information or to arrange interviews please call (+44) 790 331 1515

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Journalist Dan Hancox and artist Tom Humberstone weren’t going to settle for watching the 2008 US Presidential Election on TV. So on 30 December 2007 these two young Brits packed their pens and paper and embarked on a 9000-mile roadtrip to the heart of American politics. While the real journalists were at press conferences or chained to their desks Hancox and Humberstone were out there covering the election on the ground, at caucuses, bars, diners and on ill-lit street corners. They dodged crop dusters and tumbleweed, met vampires, POWs, Katrina survivors, religious fanatics, minor candidates and Chelsea Clinton, and embraced voters of all persuasions, across 24 states in seven weeks. Their blog, myfellowamericans2008. com, became one of the hits of the election, featuring in The Times, The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, New Statesman, Dazed&Confused, and across the world-wide-web. Now they present My Fellow Americans, the very best of their first-hand reports and live sketches from the campaign trail, as well as lots of exclusive new material. Forget wayward opinion polls and so-called expert pundits— this election is about the American people, and My Fellow Americans is not only the first book published about this election: it’s the only one telling their story.

Published by Koyama Press 108pp ~ £8 including p&p to anywhere in the UK

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The 2008 American Presidential Election is the most important in decades—it will decide not only the future of the most powerful nation on earth, but the lives of billions who live outside of the US borders, from Basra to Bangkok, from London to Lebanon. In late 2007, two young Brits—the Guardian and New Statesman music writer Dan Hancox and Eagle award winning comic artist Tom Humberstone—got together to tell the story of the people who would choose the next President of the United States, embarking on a Hunter S Thompson-style roadtrip through the

USA’s highways and backwoods during the white-hot intensity of the Presidential primary season.

While the real journalists were at press conferences or chained to their desks Hancox and Humberstone were out there covering the election on the ground, at caucuses, bars, diners and on ill-lit street corners. They dodged crop dusters and tumbleweed, met vampires, POWs, Katrina survivors, religious fanatics, minor candidates and Chelsea Clinton, and embraced voters of all persuasions across 24 states in seven weeks.

Their blog, www.myfellowamericans2008.com became one of the hits of the primary season, picking up plaudits from The Times,

The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, BBC Radio Five Live, and leading political bloggers like Iain Dale. Now they present My Fellow Americans, their journey to the heart of American politics, containing the very best of their first-hand reports and live sketches from the campaign trail, as well as lots of exclusive new material. Forget wayward opinion polls and so-called expert pundits, YouTube debates and spin doctors, this election is about the American people, and My Fellow Americans is not only the first book published about this election: it’s the only one telling their story.

Some Fun Facts Hancox and Humberstone are both 27 years old. Their favourite American store names are Dress Barn and Jiffy Lube respectively. They travelled 9,000 miles in seven weeks, across 24 states. They met more Americans than they could possibly count. They financed the trip themselves: fortunately the gas was pretty cheap.

Selected Quotes about My Fellow Americans “A great mixture of laugh-out-loud funny and scratch-that-goatee-insightful.” —Jesse Armstrong, writer of The Thick Of It and Peep Show “I usually find politics depressing, but here’s a case of seeing the American system through someone else’s eyes, and being reminded that even if not in practice, the real idea behind democracy is giving a voice to everyone. With humor and charm, Dan and Tom get at what elections should really be about—the voters.” —Jeffrey Brown, author of Little Things “When Hancox and Humberstone get up close and personal with the American elections and electorate, their unique words-and-pictures reports offer the special perspective only insightful outsiders can bring. Enlightening entertainment.” —Paul Gravett, author of Graphic Novels: Stories to Change Your Life

About the authors Dan Hancox is one of Britain’s leading music writers. He blogs about London’s grime music for the sheer hell of it, and as a freelance journalist covers everything from flash mobs to cryptozoology. As well as being a former New Statesman columnist and regular contributor, he writes for The Guardian, The Independent, The Word, FACT, Woofah, Nylon and Dazed&Confused. He is a journalist by day, and a political geek in his spare time. Hancox won £683.61 betting on the 2005 UK General Election; and no, he’s not giving you any tips this time around. Tom Humberstone is a well-respected illustrator and comic artist. Also from London, his work has taken him to places as far-flung as Warsaw and Toronto, while in the UK his work has exhibited at the Vegas Gallery, the Hayward Gallery and the ICA. He has illustrates for Dazed&Confused, The Guardian and The Word and has recently been awarded the 2008 Eagle award for Best black and white British comic. Humberstone’s caustic self-published comics sell out print run after print run, and he has gathered a global following under his pseudonym ‘Ventedspleen’.