I was born in Bridgend in 1970 and lived in Brazil, Lancashire and (mostly) Cumbria before coming to Manchester to study. I've been here since 1989, apart from a brief decamp to Surrey to confirm all my worst suspicions about the South.

My small network of blogs covers the environment, Cycling and model-making. There's also Spinneyworld, my online shop and Venn.tv, for videos.

The tools used to create my comics include Poser, Photoshop, Illustrator and a Wacom tablet. I'm going to do some freehand stuff again one day, but not just yet.