John-Paul Bove AKA the wordmonger(er)
@wordmonger.bsky.social
Living the dual life as writer & colo(u)rist on titles like Transformers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Doctor Who, Judge Dredd, Godzilla & Gnasher and Gnipper for the Beano! I also teach Masters level Environmental & Public Health. Opinions are my own.
Out today is issue 2 of Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Written by me, illustrated by @edpirrie.bsky.social & coloured by @katcardy.bsky.social. As well as an original story there is also a very rare TMNT trading card. Check it out and tag me when you snag yours! #tmnt #turtles #comics
November 12, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Out today is issue 2 of Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Written by me, illustrated by @edpirrie.bsky.social & coloured by @katcardy.bsky.social. As well as an original story there is also a very rare TMNT trading card. Check it out and tag me when you snag yours! #tmnt #turtles #comics
Another in the wild Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles sighting! This time in the local Co-Op! Make sure you snag your copy!
October 13, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Another in the wild Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles sighting! This time in the local Co-Op! Make sure you snag your copy!
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles issue 1 is out in the wild! Please share, pick it up and let me know what you think! Written by me, drawn by @edpirrie.bsky.social and colours by @katcardy.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles issue 1 is out in the wild! Please share, pick it up and let me know what you think! Written by me, drawn by @edpirrie.bsky.social and colours by @katcardy.bsky.social
Very pleased to announce that the first issue I wrote of the all new Turtles comic is out in the UK on Oct 8th! Available at all good newsagents with art by the stellar @edpirrie.bsky.social and colours by the epic Kat Cardy. Please check it out and share it far and wide! #tmnt #turtles
October 3, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Very pleased to announce that the first issue I wrote of the all new Turtles comic is out in the UK on Oct 8th! Available at all good newsagents with art by the stellar @edpirrie.bsky.social and colours by the epic Kat Cardy. Please check it out and share it far and wide! #tmnt #turtles
It's a me, Nightmario!
August 23, 2025 at 4:58 PM
It's a me, Nightmario!
Pleased to announce that I'm the new writer, artist, colourist, letterer and publisher of Deformation...
We're starting out with a 73 issue miniseries, each issue has between 1 and 133 pages and will release on the 32nd of every month!
See your local doctor or psychiatrist now to secure your copy!
We're starting out with a 73 issue miniseries, each issue has between 1 and 133 pages and will release on the 32nd of every month!
See your local doctor or psychiatrist now to secure your copy!
August 17, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Pleased to announce that I'm the new writer, artist, colourist, letterer and publisher of Deformation...
We're starting out with a 73 issue miniseries, each issue has between 1 and 133 pages and will release on the 32nd of every month!
See your local doctor or psychiatrist now to secure your copy!
We're starting out with a 73 issue miniseries, each issue has between 1 and 133 pages and will release on the 32nd of every month!
See your local doctor or psychiatrist now to secure your copy!
Lots of arty goodness up for grabs this weekend at @tfnationltd.bsky.social featuring my art and collaborations with @edpirrie.bsky.social @caseywcoller.bsky.social and many other talented folk! Can't wait to see you there! #transformers #tfnation
August 5, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Lots of arty goodness up for grabs this weekend at @tfnationltd.bsky.social featuring my art and collaborations with @edpirrie.bsky.social @caseywcoller.bsky.social and many other talented folk! Can't wait to see you there! #transformers #tfnation
With just over a week to go, here's my prices for colours at @tfnationltd.bsky.social! If you have an order in with @jlawrenceart.bsky.social @nickroche.bsky.social @andrewwildman.art @marcelomatere.bsky.social @edpirrie.bsky.social or @markerguru.bsky.social & want it coloured then let me know!
July 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
With just over a week to go, here's my prices for colours at @tfnationltd.bsky.social! If you have an order in with @jlawrenceart.bsky.social @nickroche.bsky.social @andrewwildman.art @marcelomatere.bsky.social @edpirrie.bsky.social or @markerguru.bsky.social & want it coloured then let me know!
Looking forward to @tfnationltd.bsky.social in just a few days! I can't wait to meet Scott McNeil at last! In honour of his appearance at the show I'll be making these Warhol inspired postcards available. I'll also have a very small number of the uncut proofs available too. Hope to see you there!
July 28, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Looking forward to @tfnationltd.bsky.social in just a few days! I can't wait to meet Scott McNeil at last! In honour of his appearance at the show I'll be making these Warhol inspired postcards available. I'll also have a very small number of the uncut proofs available too. Hope to see you there!
Final (for now) Starfleet recruitment style poster featuring the Strange New Worlds style Enterprise. Planning to do more in this series but Enterprise D, E, Defiant and this are off to the printers baby! #startrek #ds9 #tng #enterprise #snw
June 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Final (for now) Starfleet recruitment style poster featuring the Strange New Worlds style Enterprise. Planning to do more in this series but Enterprise D, E, Defiant and this are off to the printers baby! #startrek #ds9 #tng #enterprise #snw
Had a bit of time over the last few weeks to do some art just for fun. Finally managed to continue my Starfleet recruitment posters. Added the Enterprise D and E and amended the Defiant design. Will have these three on my shop soon. #startrek #enterprise #defiant #ds9 #tng
June 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Had a bit of time over the last few weeks to do some art just for fun. Finally managed to continue my Starfleet recruitment posters. Added the Enterprise D and E and amended the Defiant design. Will have these three on my shop soon. #startrek #enterprise #defiant #ds9 #tng
The Fallen? More like "The Phwoar-len"! Absolutely adore this guy and wanted a good version of this since @andrewwildman.art first drew him 20 years ago! #transformers #megatronus #thefallen
March 29, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The Fallen? More like "The Phwoar-len"! Absolutely adore this guy and wanted a good version of this since @andrewwildman.art first drew him 20 years ago! #transformers #megatronus #thefallen
Apparently today is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles day! So proud to be a part of the history of the TMNT and maybe the future too...? ;)
March 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Apparently today is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles day! So proud to be a part of the history of the TMNT and maybe the future too...? ;)
US peeps, I am heading out on Friday and if anyone is interested in my A3 (11.7 x 16.5 inch) posters I have a limited number I can bring with me. It's $15 a poster and $5 shipping for up to 3 posters. Email me at eponymous@jpbove.com by late Thursday 13th - 1st come first served!
February 12, 2025 at 12:23 PM
US peeps, I am heading out on Friday and if anyone is interested in my A3 (11.7 x 16.5 inch) posters I have a limited number I can bring with me. It's $15 a poster and $5 shipping for up to 3 posters. Email me at eponymous@jpbove.com by late Thursday 13th - 1st come first served!
This is the same principle by which Trump won the election.
January 29, 2025 at 11:10 PM
This is the same principle by which Trump won the election.
Well he is a good looking brick of joy. Definitely some poor QC on the fragility of tabs with it though. The tab on one of the blast effects has immediately and irreparably broken as have the 2 tabs on the smokestacks...
December 30, 2024 at 7:37 PM
Well he is a good looking brick of joy. Definitely some poor QC on the fragility of tabs with it though. The tab on one of the blast effects has immediately and irreparably broken as have the 2 tabs on the smokestacks...
Anybody else have a Super Ginrai MPG09 whose head will absolutely not go into place? This is very annoying.
December 30, 2024 at 4:19 PM
Anybody else have a Super Ginrai MPG09 whose head will absolutely not go into place? This is very annoying.
Fun facts re Shattered Glass:
1. It was the final IDW original TF book
2. I did Metroplex in Metrotitan colours as an excuse to release it as a toy
3. I added 100s of small panels to Metroplex's surface to give him a sense of scale
4. This meant an insane amount of work for every panel he was in...
1. It was the final IDW original TF book
2. I did Metroplex in Metrotitan colours as an excuse to release it as a toy
3. I added 100s of small panels to Metroplex's surface to give him a sense of scale
4. This meant an insane amount of work for every panel he was in...
December 10, 2024 at 10:45 PM
Fun facts re Shattered Glass:
1. It was the final IDW original TF book
2. I did Metroplex in Metrotitan colours as an excuse to release it as a toy
3. I added 100s of small panels to Metroplex's surface to give him a sense of scale
4. This meant an insane amount of work for every panel he was in...
1. It was the final IDW original TF book
2. I did Metroplex in Metrotitan colours as an excuse to release it as a toy
3. I added 100s of small panels to Metroplex's surface to give him a sense of scale
4. This meant an insane amount of work for every panel he was in...
This was an alternative version of this cover I coloured for MTMTE with a bit o' background in before trusting that the plain white background would be strong enough. Lines by the mighty Brendan Cahill #megatron #cyclonus #whirl #ravage #mtmte #decepticons #transformers
November 28, 2024 at 9:56 PM
This was an alternative version of this cover I coloured for MTMTE with a bit o' background in before trusting that the plain white background would be strong enough. Lines by the mighty Brendan Cahill #megatron #cyclonus #whirl #ravage #mtmte #decepticons #transformers
At @tfnationltd.bsky.social I coloured a page from the unpublished Dreamwave era! Channelling the house style over some Joe Ng lines I rendered this page from War Within: Age of Wrath. Thanks to everyone who attended my talk & demo! #tfnation #minicon #dreamwave #transformers #warwithin #shockave
November 28, 2024 at 5:41 PM
At @tfnationltd.bsky.social I coloured a page from the unpublished Dreamwave era! Channelling the house style over some Joe Ng lines I rendered this page from War Within: Age of Wrath. Thanks to everyone who attended my talk & demo! #tfnation #minicon #dreamwave #transformers #warwithin #shockave
November 24, 2024 at 12:41 AM
Hey! HEY! (hey)
It's mere DAYS until the wonders of #TFNation Minicon Reading! I will be there with artwork and also making my colouring services available again. So if you have artwork you want me to scan and colour hit me up!
It's mere DAYS until the wonders of #TFNation Minicon Reading! I will be there with artwork and also making my colouring services available again. So if you have artwork you want me to scan and colour hit me up!
November 19, 2024 at 12:11 AM
Hey! HEY! (hey)
It's mere DAYS until the wonders of #TFNation Minicon Reading! I will be there with artwork and also making my colouring services available again. So if you have artwork you want me to scan and colour hit me up!
It's mere DAYS until the wonders of #TFNation Minicon Reading! I will be there with artwork and also making my colouring services available again. So if you have artwork you want me to scan and colour hit me up!
Took a bit of time over the weekend to custom paint an Origins Grayskull. Not used to working with a real brush rather than a digital one, but really enjoyed it and am super happy with the end result! #motu #grayskull #heman #mastersoftheuniverse
November 11, 2024 at 11:49 AM
Took a bit of time over the weekend to custom paint an Origins Grayskull. Not used to working with a real brush rather than a digital one, but really enjoyed it and am super happy with the end result! #motu #grayskull #heman #mastersoftheuniverse
Also @tfnationltd.bsky.social is this nostalgiatastic mash-up of your favourite 80's heroes! Drawn by @nickroche.bsky.social & coloured by me! By the power of half-shells, Busting makes me transform & roll out! HOOOOOOOOO! #optimus #transformers #ghostbusters #heman #liono #thundercats #leonardo
August 3, 2024 at 5:38 PM
Also @tfnationltd.bsky.social is this nostalgiatastic mash-up of your favourite 80's heroes! Drawn by @nickroche.bsky.social & coloured by me! By the power of half-shells, Busting makes me transform & roll out! HOOOOOOOOO! #optimus #transformers #ghostbusters #heman #liono #thundercats #leonardo