Craig Conlan Explained

Craig Conlan is a Scottish comics writer/artist.^[1] He is best known for his character Hairy Mary, who has appeared in two graphic novel collections and several minicomics, all through Brighton publisher Slab-O-Concrete from 1998 to 2002.^[2] Conlan has also created the cartoon Ghost Cat's Pedigree Chums which was nominated for Best Young People's Comic Award at the British Comic Awards 2015.^[3] He has created a number of other comic strip creations.^[1] He has also worked as an editorial illustrator for UK women's magazines.

He has written and drawn a strip for The Mammoth Book of Best New Manga, an anthology of new work by young British artist/writers edited by Ed 'Ilya' Hillyer.

Bibliography

• The Da Finchi Code (Krow Twins) Illustrator (Mogzilla, 2011)
• Santa Claus is on a Diet Illustrator (Mogzilla, 2007)
• The Slab-O-Concrete Inactivity Book with Woodrow Phoenix, co-Editor (Slab-O-Concrete Publications 2002)
• Hairy Mary in FUN FUR (Slab-O-Concrete, 1999)
• Bad Hair Day (Missive Device) (Slab-O-Concrete Publications, 1999)
• Hairy Mary in GRRRL! (Missive Device) (Slab-O-Concrete Publications, 1998)
• Hairy Mary (Slab-O-Concrete, 1998) ^[4]

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ghost Cat's Pedigree Chums - Welcome to the World of Craig Conlan's Phantom Feline! – Broken Frontier. 2015-05-19. Broken Frontier. en-US. 2016-06-27.
2. Withrow, Steven (2003) Toon Art: The Graphic Art of Digital Cartooning, 80-1 Watson-Guptill Publications
3. Web site: British Comic Awards. British Comic Awards. 2016-06-27.
4. News: Dixon. Katrina. Comic Notes. The Scotsman. HighBeam Research. 28 June 2016. 4 August 1998. https://web.archive.org/web/20160911111840/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-18663506.html. dead. 11 September 2016.