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Just a quick update after my latest conventions at Megacon London and Megacon Ireland. The latter was a big success and it was great to see familiar faces again. Unfortunately I’m still recovering from some convention flu, and next month I’ll be away for a big family vacation so things will slow down a little.

I do have some big plans though. Already I have the working script for Visions of the Phantomfield Book 2, which will introduce a brand new dilemma for Capri and Lévi, and start them on a brand new adventure. Could this be the result of Capri’s mysterious request at the end of Book 1? You will have to wait and see ^^

As well as Phantomfield I will be looking to round off Yokai March with my final set of Yokai that will make up the second Ghostly Journey book. I hope to have these on display next March and that will allow me to get properly started on the book, which I hope to have ready either my May or July at the latest when we get Hyper Japan!

I’ll be posting more updates as we get closer to conventions later this year. I will be hopefully posting more of Visions of the Phantomfield on this site, but for now progress is a little slow while I sort other stuff out. Thank you to all those who have been supporting my work and for the nice comments I’ve been getting about the new comic, it means a lot!

Upcoming events (confirmed)

Hyper Japan London Summer 2024 – More details Coming soon

Hello everyone. I was really hoping to post this up sooner, but over the past month I’ve battled a cold, then full on sinusitus. It ended up slowing down a lot of my work but I’m much better now and I even managed to still get a small vacation to see my best frend out in Germany.

Starting with the good news, last month I got to join Nigel and Tazzii of Mayamada on their podcast! I’ve never done one like this before and I was really happy to chat to them about my manga journey and what it’s like being a manga artist. You can listen to the podcast. Follow the links below where you can listen to it on:

Apple Podcasts Here

Spotify Here

Tunein Here

Thank you guys for having me on, and please check out more of their awesome podcasts and their amazing projects!

Now with upcoming conventions and events, it appears my next event will be the Illustrators Fair in London in July. I’m very happy to be returning there, selling plenty of my large prints, my classic comics, and maybe some new Shabbit stuff too. I’ll be posting more details about it as I get closer to the event.

I know a few people have asked me if I’m coming to MCM London this month. Unfortunately at this time I am still on the waiting list and I’m beginning to doubt if I will be offered a table in the Artist Alley. The same goes for Thought Bubble too, which is really disappointing as I was hoping to have made enough progress with my art and social media. I am going to be looking at developing the online side of my art, build up more of a presence with my comic series. This site could probably do with some more content too, so I’m going to be brainstorming some new ideas and see what we can do to make the most of this site.

Also the Shabbit Comic, now known as Visions of the Phantomfield Book 1: Counting Shabbits is progressing nicely. We’re on track to have the first part fully inked and shaded this week, including this cover page. It may be possible that I will be releasing a two part edition for my next fair, depending on how far we get with part 2.

Yokai of the Month: Hakutaku (Chinese: Bái zé)

From, DreadLévi studios I wish everyone a Happy New Year. It’s nice to have a refresh and get back into work, and right now I’m working on my various projects, including my big commissions and my Shabbit comic. This feels like a big year for Shabbits, being the year of the rabbit, and it’s renewed my efforts to get this project done in time for the big conventions later on in the year.

Speaking of conventions, later this month I will be running a table at Dublin’s Megacon between the 21st and 22nd. It’s my first time in Dublin and I will be excited to share my classic Yokai prints and comics with the people there. You’ll be able find me at the comic village at Table AD5 I’m also looking forward to a little bit of sightseeing and trying the local Guiness too!

Yokai of the Month: Furaribi (Aimless Fire)

After a successful convention at Malta Comic Con, I’m taking the time to get back into commissions and some big projects. This was my last convention for the year, but I do have one planned in January, where I will be selling at Megacon in Dublin! More details will come as we get closer to the event.

On my Etsy store I have some new things on offer, including the new Seasons of the Summer Island Manga (available with an adorable Meganeko pin badge). There is also a limited Yokai March bundle set which features the last 5 Kappa Omamori charms I have left in my stock. This one is a nice bundle for christmas. To top it all off I’ve started a new promotion where customers who spend over £15 (-P&P) will get a free specific Yokai March print while stocks last. Every month there will be a different Yokai print on offer, and this month we start with Furari-bi, one of my original prints based around the Japanese Will-o-Wisp. I only have three of these in stock so get them before they go!

A couple of quick notices this time as I prepare for Malta Comic Con 2022 at the end of the month. I will be wares there from the 29th to the 30th October, including the new anthology: Seasons of the Summer Island. This anthology brings together three short stories and some new bonus material previously not seen before. I’ve spent a fair bit of time tightening up the dialogue, even editing a couple of panels, and I will be updating the digital comics to reflect these changes soon. This anthology will be available on Etsy starting next week, and will available either as a stand alone book or as part of a deal with the Meganeko Pin Badge.

Speaking of comics I plan to finally upload the last story of my Manga Jiman anthology: Out of the Dark. This is the one that actually won 1st place in Manga Jiman and I hope people will find it useful to read through as an idea of what the judges are expecting. You can also find it on their own website here

Finally, I also want people to know that new Shabbit pin badges have arrived as part of the Shabbit Fan Pack on Etsy.

This weekend I will be exhibiting at MCM Comic Con London in the Artist Alley. My table number is E20 and you will be able to pick up many of my original artwork and manga, including my latest anthology: Rule of Three, a Manga Jiman Journey. I’m really happy to debuting it here at MCM, the first convention I ever attended and it will be a nice return after all these years in lockdown. For those who won’t be there, I will be putting up the comic on my Etsy store during this weekend. We also still have the exhibition of Manga Jiman competition winners at the Japanese Embassy, which will be on until mid June this year.

I look forward to seeing people there!

A quick notice to say that I will attending two conventions in the coming months. The first is MCM London Comic Con on the 27th-29th May, where I will be running a table in the Artist Alley. More details about that will come as I get closer to the day but my main focus right now is putting together my anthology of Manga Jiman works.

The Second convention is Hyper Japan Festival from 22nd-24th July, where I will have a table in the Fringe Area. More details of that will come soon.