Darren does Comics
@dikiminster.bsky.social
Comic strip colourist and occasional artist! Online portfolio at www.dscomiccolours.com
Drawings a bit rusty, but been trying to learn to use Procreate again. It seems like a very capable alternative to Clipstudio. Not *quite* in the same league, but definitely fun and intuitive to use! #art #Procreate #clipstudiopaint #JudgeDredd #2000ad #comics
January 28, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Drawings a bit rusty, but been trying to learn to use Procreate again. It seems like a very capable alternative to Clipstudio. Not *quite* in the same league, but definitely fun and intuitive to use! #art #Procreate #clipstudiopaint #JudgeDredd #2000ad #comics
My daughter bought herself a barebones N64 a few months ago, so for Christmas I got her all the required cables, 2 controllers and a couple of games. That Zelda opening scene brings back a TON of memories!
December 27, 2025 at 5:07 PM
My daughter bought herself a barebones N64 a few months ago, so for Christmas I got her all the required cables, 2 controllers and a couple of games. That Zelda opening scene brings back a TON of memories!
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The Phoenix Christmas double issue is out now, and it’s an absolute doozy! Not least because I get to work with geniuses like @nellucnhoj.bsky.social (inks+letters) and @dikiminster.bsky.social (colours) on comics like THIS. We get to make this stuff for KIDS. What a THRILL 🥳
December 18, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The Phoenix Christmas double issue is out now, and it’s an absolute doozy! Not least because I get to work with geniuses like @nellucnhoj.bsky.social (inks+letters) and @dikiminster.bsky.social (colours) on comics like THIS. We get to make this stuff for KIDS. What a THRILL 🥳
Found this today. Somebody on Reddit mocked up this custom MTG card, featuring my art. They even gave credit! 😄
December 3, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Found this today. Somebody on Reddit mocked up this custom MTG card, featuring my art. They even gave credit! 😄
Woohoo! Hero Slam is out everywhere TODAY!!
🥳 As of today HERO SLAM, my first ever card game, is now available everywhere! Indie stores, book stores, Amazon, wherever you normally buy your games!
⚔️ Or, if you fancy buying the Hero Slam game or jigsaw direct from the publisher, head to www.laurenceking.com, enter code SMART20, and get 20% off!
⚔️ Or, if you fancy buying the Hero Slam game or jigsaw direct from the publisher, head to www.laurenceking.com, enter code SMART20, and get 20% off!
November 13, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Woohoo! Hero Slam is out everywhere TODAY!!
Couldn't resist this Metroid Samus and her bike Amiibo. Looks so damn coooool. 😍
November 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Couldn't resist this Metroid Samus and her bike Amiibo. Looks so damn coooool. 😍
If you're in your local comic shop....this was a highly entertaining read. Recommended! 🤠 🤠🤠🤠🐎 🐎🐎🐎💀💀💀💀
November 5, 2025 at 5:40 AM
If you're in your local comic shop....this was a highly entertaining read. Recommended! 🤠 🤠🤠🤠🐎 🐎🐎🐎💀💀💀💀
Hero Slam, by @jamiesmart.bsky.social with my colours and @nellucnhoj.bsky.social inks, returns to the Phoenix comic this week after a short break, with a topically spooky episode, gearing up for the games general release on November 12th! 😊
October 31, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Hero Slam, by @jamiesmart.bsky.social with my colours and @nellucnhoj.bsky.social inks, returns to the Phoenix comic this week after a short break, with a topically spooky episode, gearing up for the games general release on November 12th! 😊
OK Silksong....let's do this*.
*Why yes, we DO still have then plastic on the screen of our TV after a year or so.....😄
*Why yes, we DO still have then plastic on the screen of our TV after a year or so.....😄
September 6, 2025 at 7:22 PM
OK Silksong....let's do this*.
*Why yes, we DO still have then plastic on the screen of our TV after a year or so.....😄
*Why yes, we DO still have then plastic on the screen of our TV after a year or so.....😄
OUT TODAY!
HERO SLAM is available today from Waterstones and online from The Phoenix Comic store! It’s a brand new card game where you collect heroes, go on quests, gather upgrades and try to defeat a huge villain at the end. For 1-4 players, ages 8+, it’s a new adventure every time! ⚔️🔥💖
August 20, 2025 at 11:51 AM
OUT TODAY!
There's a double length episode of @jamiesmart.bsky.social Hero Slam in this weeks @the-phoenix-comic.bsky.social Episode 10 ALREADY! Inka and letters by the wonderful @nellucnhoj.bsky.social colours from me. The strip takes a short break and will return very soon....😀
August 7, 2025 at 5:26 PM
There's a double length episode of @jamiesmart.bsky.social Hero Slam in this weeks @the-phoenix-comic.bsky.social Episode 10 ALREADY! Inka and letters by the wonderful @nellucnhoj.bsky.social colours from me. The strip takes a short break and will return very soon....😀
So, can FINALLY reveal this is what I've been colouring for the last year and a half! Hero Slam: the card game, from Jamie Smart! This and the accompanying comic strip currently running in the Phoenix comic. 😀 Available to preorder from Amazon, Waterstones and many others!
July 19, 2025 at 1:50 PM
So, can FINALLY reveal this is what I've been colouring for the last year and a half! Hero Slam: the card game, from Jamie Smart! This and the accompanying comic strip currently running in the Phoenix comic. 😀 Available to preorder from Amazon, Waterstones and many others!
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I have some 🌟exceptionally🌟 exciting news to share tomorrow. Like, years in the making type news.
July 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I have some 🌟exceptionally🌟 exciting news to share tomorrow. Like, years in the making type news.
Moar @the-phoenix-comic.bsky.social colours for @jamiesmart.bsky.social Hero Slam, with lovely inks by @nellucnhoj.bsky.social 😀
July 11, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Moar @the-phoenix-comic.bsky.social colours for @jamiesmart.bsky.social Hero Slam, with lovely inks by @nellucnhoj.bsky.social 😀
Yep, still a massive thrill to see my name along side @jamiesmart.bsky.social and @nellucnhoj.bsky.social on #Heroslam in the weekly UK @the-phoenix-comic.bsky.social 😃
June 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Yep, still a massive thrill to see my name along side @jamiesmart.bsky.social and @nellucnhoj.bsky.social on #Heroslam in the weekly UK @the-phoenix-comic.bsky.social 😃
This weeks upcoming issue of the @the-phoenix-comic.bsky.social (No:702) has a 'Hero Slam' cover, coloured by me. It's a great glimpse at some of the crazy heroes coming up in the strip! Hero Slam is written and pencilled by the brilliant @jamiesmart.bsky.social with lovely inks from John Cullen.
June 13, 2025 at 5:05 AM
This weeks upcoming issue of the @the-phoenix-comic.bsky.social (No:702) has a 'Hero Slam' cover, coloured by me. It's a great glimpse at some of the crazy heroes coming up in the strip! Hero Slam is written and pencilled by the brilliant @jamiesmart.bsky.social with lovely inks from John Cullen.
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We’ll be doing this in a week’s time! Grab a ticket, some paper and pens, and let’s draw cartoons together for an hour 💪💪💪
I have a rather big hero-related project announcing soon, so this will be a super fun introduction to it all. I’m doing a brand new DIGITAL WORKSHOP on Saturday 7th June! Create your own heroes! Vote in the polls and change the story as we go! Tickets HERE thephoenixcomic.info/draw-epic-he... ⚔️💀🔮
May 31, 2025 at 6:49 AM
We’ll be doing this in a week’s time! Grab a ticket, some paper and pens, and let’s draw cartoons together for an hour 💪💪💪
In a meeting with management I used the wrongcolour post-it note, and joking said "sorry, got my colours mixed up". One of the managers then piped up " but don't you do colouring books and shit?"
No. No, not quite*. 🙄
* no shade those that do!
No. No, not quite*. 🙄
* no shade those that do!
May 20, 2025 at 5:37 PM
In a meeting with management I used the wrongcolour post-it note, and joking said "sorry, got my colours mixed up". One of the managers then piped up " but don't you do colouring books and shit?"
No. No, not quite*. 🙄
* no shade those that do!
No. No, not quite*. 🙄
* no shade those that do!
I can't WAIT to show you guys more of this. But, for now.....!
I have a ✨BRAND NEW COMIC✨ starting in The Phoenix in a couple of weeks time. I’m not going to say anything about it other than it’s huge, and epic, and ridiculous, and that @nellucnhoj.bsky.social is on the inking and @dikiminster.bsky.social is on the colours. I’m so excited about it ⚔️🔮💀
May 18, 2025 at 12:12 PM
I can't WAIT to show you guys more of this. But, for now.....!
I mean....you only have to look at their expressions, half the time. #AndreaJenkins #HatefilledEmpathyVacuum
May 4, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I mean....you only have to look at their expressions, half the time. #AndreaJenkins #HatefilledEmpathyVacuum
@2000ad.bsky.social is the only acceptable answer. I won't be taking questions at this time.
If you could own the entire run of any comic, BUT they’re the only comics you could own, what would it be?
May 4, 2025 at 8:20 AM
@2000ad.bsky.social is the only acceptable answer. I won't be taking questions at this time.
Need professional lettering for your comic book / strip / project? Rob is your man!
Rob Jones - Letterer/Writer/The Brian Blessed of British Comics
@robjoneswrites.bsky.social
· Apr 25
Hello there.
As always, I am on the lookout for new lettering jobs. So, if you want a plucky Brit clad in facial hair and a dressing gown to letter your comics, I'm your guy, dudes.
robjonesletteringblog.wordpress.com
As always, I am on the lookout for new lettering jobs. So, if you want a plucky Brit clad in facial hair and a dressing gown to letter your comics, I'm your guy, dudes.
robjonesletteringblog.wordpress.com
April 25, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Need professional lettering for your comic book / strip / project? Rob is your man!
February 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I've been colouring my current project for over a year, so it's nice to occasionally take a lil break and do something for myself! #2000ad #comics #colourist #comiccolourist
February 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I've been colouring my current project for over a year, so it's nice to occasionally take a lil break and do something for myself! #2000ad #comics #colourist #comiccolourist
Talking of @2000ad.bsky.social ....picked uo this today. HIGHLY recommended!
February 20, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Talking of @2000ad.bsky.social ....picked uo this today. HIGHLY recommended!