John Riordan
@johnnyriordan.bsky.social
Comic artist, illustrator, co-creator of Hitsville UK and trustee of the Blake Society, currently creating a graphic novel about Blake
Spoooky things happening in LOS, my work-in-progress graphic novel about William Blake.
loshighway.substack.com/p/los-part-4
#WilliamBlake #graphicnovel #comic
loshighway.substack.com/p/los-part-4
#WilliamBlake #graphicnovel #comic
November 13, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Spoooky things happening in LOS, my work-in-progress graphic novel about William Blake.
loshighway.substack.com/p/los-part-4
#WilliamBlake #graphicnovel #comic
loshighway.substack.com/p/los-part-4
#WilliamBlake #graphicnovel #comic
A bit late for Halloween, but here’s young William Blake’s brother fulfilling the age old duty of big siblings everywhere by freaking him out
More in the latest part of my work-in-progress graphic novel about Blake
loshighway.substack.com/p/los-part-4
#williamblake #graphicnovel #comic #ghoststory
More in the latest part of my work-in-progress graphic novel about Blake
loshighway.substack.com/p/los-part-4
#williamblake #graphicnovel #comic #ghoststory
November 7, 2025 at 10:45 AM
A bit late for Halloween, but here’s young William Blake’s brother fulfilling the age old duty of big siblings everywhere by freaking him out
More in the latest part of my work-in-progress graphic novel about Blake
loshighway.substack.com/p/los-part-4
#williamblake #graphicnovel #comic #ghoststory
More in the latest part of my work-in-progress graphic novel about Blake
loshighway.substack.com/p/los-part-4
#williamblake #graphicnovel #comic #ghoststory
Young William Blake meets God! (or does he?)
New pages from my work-in-progress graphic novel up at loshighway.substack.com/p/los-part-4
#WilliamBlake #graphicnovel #comic
New pages from my work-in-progress graphic novel up at loshighway.substack.com/p/los-part-4
#WilliamBlake #graphicnovel #comic
November 3, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Young William Blake meets God! (or does he?)
New pages from my work-in-progress graphic novel up at loshighway.substack.com/p/los-part-4
#WilliamBlake #graphicnovel #comic
New pages from my work-in-progress graphic novel up at loshighway.substack.com/p/los-part-4
#WilliamBlake #graphicnovel #comic
What’s that a-tapping William? 🤔
Sneak preview of next week’s new pages from my work-in-progress graphic novel about William Blake.
open.substack.com/pub/loshighway
#graphicnovel #williamblake
Sneak preview of next week’s new pages from my work-in-progress graphic novel about William Blake.
open.substack.com/pub/loshighway
#graphicnovel #williamblake
October 30, 2025 at 6:42 PM
What’s that a-tapping William? 🤔
Sneak preview of next week’s new pages from my work-in-progress graphic novel about William Blake.
open.substack.com/pub/loshighway
#graphicnovel #williamblake
Sneak preview of next week’s new pages from my work-in-progress graphic novel about William Blake.
open.substack.com/pub/loshighway
#graphicnovel #williamblake
In case I haven’t already mentioned it, I’m serialising LOS, my graphic novel about William Blake, on substack.
First 12 pages are free, then each month I’ll add more pages for paid subscribers, fresh from the drawing board.
open.substack.com/pub/loshighw...
First 12 pages are free, then each month I’ll add more pages for paid subscribers, fresh from the drawing board.
open.substack.com/pub/loshighw...
October 5, 2025 at 2:29 PM
In case I haven’t already mentioned it, I’m serialising LOS, my graphic novel about William Blake, on substack.
First 12 pages are free, then each month I’ll add more pages for paid subscribers, fresh from the drawing board.
open.substack.com/pub/loshighw...
First 12 pages are free, then each month I’ll add more pages for paid subscribers, fresh from the drawing board.
open.substack.com/pub/loshighw...
It’s #nationalpoetryday here in the UK. My fave poet (printer, painter, visionary etc) is William Blake, and I love him so much I’ve embarked on an ambitious graphic novel about his life! If that sounds up your alley you can follow and support the project at open.substack.com/pub/loshighway
October 2, 2025 at 12:54 PM
It’s #nationalpoetryday here in the UK. My fave poet (printer, painter, visionary etc) is William Blake, and I love him so much I’ve embarked on an ambitious graphic novel about his life! If that sounds up your alley you can follow and support the project at open.substack.com/pub/loshighway
A good week for delivery of absurdly beautiful (sonically and visually) albums - Cardiacs’ long awaited LSD and Cate le Bon’s dreamy Michelangelo Dying
September 26, 2025 at 9:35 AM
A good week for delivery of absurdly beautiful (sonically and visually) albums - Cardiacs’ long awaited LSD and Cate le Bon’s dreamy Michelangelo Dying
Here's my latest substack malarkey, in which I catch up on some recent 'Blake Bollocks' and then describe how I printed the chapter titles of my WIP Blake graphic novel on a replica 18th century printing press in Houston.
Read and subscribe! etc.
open.substack.com/pub/loshighw...
Read and subscribe! etc.
open.substack.com/pub/loshighw...
September 15, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Here's my latest substack malarkey, in which I catch up on some recent 'Blake Bollocks' and then describe how I printed the chapter titles of my WIP Blake graphic novel on a replica 18th century printing press in Houston.
Read and subscribe! etc.
open.substack.com/pub/loshighw...
Read and subscribe! etc.
open.substack.com/pub/loshighw...
I’m 3/4 of the way through this brilliant, sprawling behemoth of a book, all about Blake and the artists, writers and weirdos who followed in his wake. I’ll be talking to @philiphoare.bsky.social next Wednesday 10 Sept on zoom with @blakesociety.bsky.social Join us!
blakesociety.org/product/phil...
blakesociety.org/product/phil...
September 4, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I’m 3/4 of the way through this brilliant, sprawling behemoth of a book, all about Blake and the artists, writers and weirdos who followed in his wake. I’ll be talking to @philiphoare.bsky.social next Wednesday 10 Sept on zoom with @blakesociety.bsky.social Join us!
blakesociety.org/product/phil...
blakesociety.org/product/phil...
Holiday reading at the Cornish seaside. Looking forward to talking to @philiphoare.bsky.social about his remarkable book on 10 September
August 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Holiday reading at the Cornish seaside. Looking forward to talking to @philiphoare.bsky.social about his remarkable book on 10 September
Today I will mainly be correcting Georgian windows
August 18, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Today I will mainly be correcting Georgian windows
Looking forward to being part of Gosh!Fest 2025, along with a plethora of talented indie comics folk. Come along to London’s (the world’s?) best comic shop @goshcomics.bsky.social on Saturday 30 August
August 17, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Looking forward to being part of Gosh!Fest 2025, along with a plethora of talented indie comics folk. Come along to London’s (the world’s?) best comic shop @goshcomics.bsky.social on Saturday 30 August
When he was 8 or 9 young William Blake saw a tree filled with angels on Peckham Rye.
This weekend I’ll be selling a print of this angelic encounter, and the 1st issue of my Blake comic, just up the road at our Open Studios, Bussey Building, Copeland Park, Sat & Sun 28-29 June, 11 - 5. Come say hi!
This weekend I’ll be selling a print of this angelic encounter, and the 1st issue of my Blake comic, just up the road at our Open Studios, Bussey Building, Copeland Park, Sat & Sun 28-29 June, 11 - 5. Come say hi!
June 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
When he was 8 or 9 young William Blake saw a tree filled with angels on Peckham Rye.
This weekend I’ll be selling a print of this angelic encounter, and the 1st issue of my Blake comic, just up the road at our Open Studios, Bussey Building, Copeland Park, Sat & Sun 28-29 June, 11 - 5. Come say hi!
This weekend I’ll be selling a print of this angelic encounter, and the 1st issue of my Blake comic, just up the road at our Open Studios, Bussey Building, Copeland Park, Sat & Sun 28-29 June, 11 - 5. Come say hi!
I’m taking part in the Open Studios at the Bussey Building in Copeland Park, Peckham next weekend, Saturday and Sunday 28-29 June, 11am-5pm
I’ll be selling comics about William Blake as a child and prints of him looking at angels (on Peckham Rye no less) and other things.
See you there?
I’ll be selling comics about William Blake as a child and prints of him looking at angels (on Peckham Rye no less) and other things.
See you there?
June 21, 2025 at 11:32 AM
I’m taking part in the Open Studios at the Bussey Building in Copeland Park, Peckham next weekend, Saturday and Sunday 28-29 June, 11am-5pm
I’ll be selling comics about William Blake as a child and prints of him looking at angels (on Peckham Rye no less) and other things.
See you there?
I’ll be selling comics about William Blake as a child and prints of him looking at angels (on Peckham Rye no less) and other things.
See you there?
In Matt Berry voice please
June 12, 2025 at 6:20 PM
In Matt Berry voice please
I don’t make any claims to be a great photographer but I’m rather pleased with this snap from today’s London Marathon. Full credit should go to the person who made that excellent sign of course (and to be fair, the guy running the London Marathon)
April 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I don’t make any claims to be a great photographer but I’m rather pleased with this snap from today’s London Marathon. Full credit should go to the person who made that excellent sign of course (and to be fair, the guy running the London Marathon)
God I wish Kurt Vonnegut was alive in the age of Trump (not that I expect he would agree)!
April 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM
God I wish Kurt Vonnegut was alive in the age of Trump (not that I expect he would agree)!
Thought I was taking a Blake break with this Vonnegut book, but he always turns up in the end anyway!
April 15, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Thought I was taking a Blake break with this Vonnegut book, but he always turns up in the end anyway!
Our little Tiger on mini-Gladiators!
April 12, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Our little Tiger on mini-Gladiators!
Listening to yesterday’s @newsagents.bsky.social, for perishableTrump foodstuff I would like to suggest a Furious Orange (based on Lee & Herring’s legendary Curious Orange, and seen here on placard from Trump protest the first time round)
April 10, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Listening to yesterday’s @newsagents.bsky.social, for perishableTrump foodstuff I would like to suggest a Furious Orange (based on Lee & Herring’s legendary Curious Orange, and seen here on placard from Trump protest the first time round)
Death of Clem Burke sent me off down a small Blondie rabbit hole. Turns out my favourite Blondie song, Union City Blue, was written by Debbie Harry and this guy, Nigel Harrison. NY hipster, right? Apparently not - born in Stockport, UK, and grew up in Princes Risborough, Bucks, where I used to live!
April 8, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Death of Clem Burke sent me off down a small Blondie rabbit hole. Turns out my favourite Blondie song, Union City Blue, was written by Debbie Harry and this guy, Nigel Harrison. NY hipster, right? Apparently not - born in Stockport, UK, and grew up in Princes Risborough, Bucks, where I used to live!
The Jehovahs have been, leaving cheeky Jesus
March 26, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The Jehovahs have been, leaving cheeky Jesus
We go live to the White House now, where the President has an important message regarding Tesla…
March 12, 2025 at 9:23 AM
We go live to the White House now, where the President has an important message regarding Tesla…
Happy birthday Rich! xxx
(The below is almost a cover joke, but not quite)
(The below is almost a cover joke, but not quite)
March 6, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Happy birthday Rich! xxx
(The below is almost a cover joke, but not quite)
(The below is almost a cover joke, but not quite)