Ed Pinsent
@soundprojector.bsky.social
Editor of The Sound Projector
Radio broadcaster
Comics artist
Record collector
https://www.thesoundprojector.com/
https://comics.edpinsent.com/
Radio broadcaster
Comics artist
Record collector
https://www.thesoundprojector.com/
https://comics.edpinsent.com/
A page from "Colonel Pewter in Ironicus" by Arthur Horner. (PALL MALL PRESS 1957). One of three Colonel Pewter collections I happen to own.
November 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
A page from "Colonel Pewter in Ironicus" by Arthur Horner. (PALL MALL PRESS 1957). One of three Colonel Pewter collections I happen to own.
All set up at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social this fine Saturday morning
November 15, 2025 at 8:51 AM
All set up at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social this fine Saturday morning
Yes, I've got a table at Thought Bubble this coming weekend, but you'll NEVER FIND ME!
@thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social
@thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Yes, I've got a table at Thought Bubble this coming weekend, but you'll NEVER FIND ME!
@thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social
@thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social
"How was it at Goblin Market last month, Ed?" Maybe this sketch will evoke the essence of my joyous sojourn behind the table at Stanley Arts in Norwood. Many thanks to Hannah and Mo.
November 5, 2025 at 9:43 PM
"How was it at Goblin Market last month, Ed?" Maybe this sketch will evoke the essence of my joyous sojourn behind the table at Stanley Arts in Norwood. Many thanks to Hannah and Mo.
Same graphic device as in Biffo - strong use of black to suggest the glowing neep face
October 31, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Same graphic device as in Biffo - strong use of black to suggest the glowing neep face
Found a couple of "neep" stories in my Oor Wullie collection, also drawn by DDW of course.
October 31, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Found a couple of "neep" stories in my Oor Wullie collection, also drawn by DDW of course.
I'll be at #WinchesterComicsFair on Saturday. I've made a limited reprinting of this catalogue item from 2016, now with colour covers and a more informative title. (Previous version on the left). Only available from my table, not in my shop! However, how many Pinsent completists can there be?
October 30, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I'll be at #WinchesterComicsFair on Saturday. I've made a limited reprinting of this catalogue item from 2016, now with colour covers and a more informative title. (Previous version on the left). Only available from my table, not in my shop! However, how many Pinsent completists can there be?
Last night's spin. I love Stravinsky's music, but worry that Tilson Thomas is doing too much to knock off the corners and sweeten the deal in some sort of "populist" bid. Even the cutesy cover art is saying "Hey, modernism can be fun!"
October 27, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Last night's spin. I love Stravinsky's music, but worry that Tilson Thomas is doing too much to knock off the corners and sweeten the deal in some sort of "populist" bid. Even the cutesy cover art is saying "Hey, modernism can be fun!"
"This is Hell, nor am I out of it".
From Dr Faustus (Christopher Marlowe)
From Dr Faustus (Christopher Marlowe)
October 18, 2025 at 8:19 PM
"This is Hell, nor am I out of it".
From Dr Faustus (Christopher Marlowe)
From Dr Faustus (Christopher Marlowe)
Don't forget to come to Goblin Market Small Press Fair Stanley Arts in SE25 tomorrow (Sun 19th Oct), where I will have a table loaded with goodies old and new. I published three comics this year! Doors open at 12 - a roomful of unique creators await ye!
October 18, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Don't forget to come to Goblin Market Small Press Fair Stanley Arts in SE25 tomorrow (Sun 19th Oct), where I will have a table loaded with goodies old and new. I published three comics this year! Doors open at 12 - a roomful of unique creators await ye!
Saw these on Millbank today. Apparently they're Egyptian Geese. Beautiful markings! They were also very vocal, honking and hissing as if to say "step aside, buddy".
October 17, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Saw these on Millbank today. Apparently they're Egyptian Geese. Beautiful markings! They were also very vocal, honking and hissing as if to say "step aside, buddy".
Love Alan Garner. What he said about children's books has always stayed with me - this is from the inside flap of 'Red Shift' (1973) which I happen to have in front of me.
"It's not a minor form. It's a superb discipline which makes me write a better book."
"It's not a minor form. It's a superb discipline which makes me write a better book."
October 17, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Love Alan Garner. What he said about children's books has always stayed with me - this is from the inside flap of 'Red Shift' (1973) which I happen to have in front of me.
"It's not a minor form. It's a superb discipline which makes me write a better book."
"It's not a minor form. It's a superb discipline which makes me write a better book."
This jolly cut-out puppet just back from the printer's yesterday. I assembled one tonight! He's held together with brass paper fasteners.
October 15, 2025 at 6:44 PM
This jolly cut-out puppet just back from the printer's yesterday. I assembled one tonight! He's held together with brass paper fasteners.
Man, that's good design! The way the stripe on the cover extends around to the spine. Bold use of black and red. Small, restrained illo. And those lovely fonts! The whole thing just makes you ache to pick up the book and hold it in your hands.
October 15, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Man, that's good design! The way the stripe on the cover extends around to the spine. Bold use of black and red. Small, restrained illo. And those lovely fonts! The whole thing just makes you ache to pick up the book and hold it in your hands.
Another Burra snap from the Tate Britain show, this one for all the cat lovers. From one of his letters - this sketch captures the discerning taste of the feline. "Milko" was I think a common expression once, a cry often heard when the milkman came to deliver. (It's in Passport to Pimlico)
October 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Another Burra snap from the Tate Britain show, this one for all the cat lovers. From one of his letters - this sketch captures the discerning taste of the feline. "Milko" was I think a common expression once, a cry often heard when the milkman came to deliver. (It's in Passport to Pimlico)
Some details from the #EdwardBurra show @tate.bsky.social
October 11, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Some details from the #EdwardBurra show @tate.bsky.social
I think reading Dora Suarez might have fed into my horrific, X-rated Drake & Dog story (unpublished).
October 4, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I think reading Dora Suarez might have fed into my horrific, X-rated Drake & Dog story (unpublished).
There was also our 24-page collaborative Fast Fiction epic, "The Elephant of Surprise" from 1985. The reason it took several months was partly due to it being done through the Royal Mail. We each did two successive pages.
September 28, 2025 at 9:10 PM
There was also our 24-page collaborative Fast Fiction epic, "The Elephant of Surprise" from 1985. The reason it took several months was partly due to it being done through the Royal Mail. We each did two successive pages.
These A5 "Sisterson" comics abounded in the 1990s. I associate them with Mooncat and Caption. They did successive panels rather than pages.
Apparently Barry Sisterson was a comics tutor who suggested the format, simply to encourage collaborations. His students went a bit overboard!
Apparently Barry Sisterson was a comics tutor who suggested the format, simply to encourage collaborations. His students went a bit overboard!
September 28, 2025 at 9:01 PM
These A5 "Sisterson" comics abounded in the 1990s. I associate them with Mooncat and Caption. They did successive panels rather than pages.
Apparently Barry Sisterson was a comics tutor who suggested the format, simply to encourage collaborations. His students went a bit overboard!
Apparently Barry Sisterson was a comics tutor who suggested the format, simply to encourage collaborations. His students went a bit overboard!
Today's show on @resonancefm.bsky.social is "jazz + orchestrations", with great records by Alice Coltrane, Bird with Strings, Lee Konitz, Gil Evans, Kenyon Hopkins, Stan Kenton and more. Tune in 4pm today!
Image: "Penthouse View" by cogdogblog is marked with CC0 1.0.
Image: "Penthouse View" by cogdogblog is marked with CC0 1.0.
September 27, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Today's show on @resonancefm.bsky.social is "jazz + orchestrations", with great records by Alice Coltrane, Bird with Strings, Lee Konitz, Gil Evans, Kenyon Hopkins, Stan Kenton and more. Tune in 4pm today!
Image: "Penthouse View" by cogdogblog is marked with CC0 1.0.
Image: "Penthouse View" by cogdogblog is marked with CC0 1.0.
Tonight's spin, disc one of "The Alchemist of Pop". Very strong comp by Bob Stanley and Roger Dopson. Some songs reminded me of Morricone's "western" pop songs that got remade into Leone soundtracks. Maybe it's the "operatic" backing vocals and bright orchestras.
September 22, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Tonight's spin, disc one of "The Alchemist of Pop". Very strong comp by Bob Stanley and Roger Dopson. Some songs reminded me of Morricone's "western" pop songs that got remade into Leone soundtracks. Maybe it's the "operatic" backing vocals and bright orchestras.
Just a reminder that the new Wilberforce comic was published last week. Don't like to blow my own trombone, but I'm very pleased with this panel. Multiple picture planes!
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September 22, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Just a reminder that the new Wilberforce comic was published last week. Don't like to blow my own trombone, but I'm very pleased with this panel. Multiple picture planes!
comics.edpinsent.com/2025/09/19/w...
comics.edpinsent.com/2025/09/19/w...
Happy to say I'll be tabling at Winchester Comics Fair again this year. Saturday 1st November 2025. #WCF25
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September 20, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Happy to say I'll be tabling at Winchester Comics Fair again this year. Saturday 1st November 2025. #WCF25
winchestercomicsfair.blogspot.com
winchestercomicsfair.blogspot.com
Windy Wilberforce in "Jackanapes Regained" - a poignant revisiting of an early 1983 theme. New comic by Ed Pinsent available now, £6 plus post.
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September 19, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Windy Wilberforce in "Jackanapes Regained" - a poignant revisiting of an early 1983 theme. New comic by Ed Pinsent available now, £6 plus post.
comics.edpinsent.com/2025/09/19/w...
comics.edpinsent.com/2025/09/19/w...