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A Very Small Space Epic
4 pages. After the failure of her father’s space probe, Dr. Sue Frizzle travels to Mars and finds plenty of life. Published in the one-off comic, Rocket Science (2005).
4 grouped pages
Comics
Strips, pages and visual storytelling.
Peter Poole's comics and sequential work sat alongside painting, illustration and prose, showing the same wit, draftsmanship and storytelling instinct through strips, pages and one-off comic images.
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Chilly Morning
Comics formed one strand of a wider practice that also included painting, design, illustration and writing, and the archive gathers those uploaded pages into complete sequences where possible.
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A collection of 34 grouped comic entries built from 122 uploaded images.
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Smashing Cars!
4 pages. A car fanatic is killed in a road accident, and ascends to celestial judgement. His un-green life is laid bare, but salvation is possible. Published as a mini-comic by Dream Power Pictures (1997) and in a book, SchNews Annual (1998).
4 grouped pages
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UnGroovy
4 pages. Told in verse. A yuppie treats society with contempt, but becomes frozen out by time. Published in The Alchemist #5 (1998).
4 grouped pages
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The Other Side
12 pages. Written by Gavin Burrows. A young artist encounters Salvador Dali in 1930s Spain, leading to a surreal lesson in history and life. Published in Stars and Gutters #2 (1998).
12 grouped pages
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The Store Stamp Redemption
1 page, but coupled with The Tru-Value Voucher. An old man visits a supermarket to complain about a cake, and becomes the focus of a security alert. Published in The Sofa #4 (1996), The Alchemist #8 (1998).
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The Tru-Value Voucher
1 page, but coupled with The Store Stamp Redemption. A girl spends a voucher on a bottle of sauce, which leads to an exotic daydream. Published in The Sofa #4 (1996), The Alchemist #8 (1998).
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Vista Visions
4 pages. A young artist tries to deliver a painting to an art show. However, the real landscape beguiles him. Published in Don’t Shoot! It’s Only Comics, Volume 2, #3, USA (1997), The Alchemist #2 (1997).
4 grouped pages
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Rainy Wednesdays
1 page, but coupled with Strange Cinema. A girl bemoans the fact that every Wednesday is rainy, until she decides to venture out. Published in The Sofa #3 (1995), The Alchemist #7 (1998).
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Strange Cinema
1 page, but coupled with Rainy Wednesdays. An old man visits a seedy cinema, although films are hard to find. Published in The Sofa #3 (1995) and The Alchemist #7 (1998).
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Aeroplanes
1 page, but coupled with The Magical Box. Three World War Two servicemen drop behind enemy lines, on the trail of secret warplanes. Published in The Sofa #2 (1994), The Alchemist #7 (1998).
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Little Miss Tinplate
4 pages. A space yuppy moves to a new home, along with a couple of robots. One is a cleaner, while the other looks like fun. Published as a Slab-of-Concrete mini-comic, Microzine #13 (1995), The Alchemist #5 (1998).
4 grouped pages
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The Badly Drawn Man
2 pages. After making insults at a gallery opening, a man suffers a terrible disease - inadequate anatomy! Published in Zine Zone #16 (1996), The Alchemist #7 (1998).
2 grouped pages
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The Magical Box
1 page, but coupled with Aeroplanes. Two youngsters construct a television, and fall prey to its baleful influence. Published in Ground Level #2 (1993), The Sofa #2 (1994), The Alchemist #7 (1998).
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Too Futuristic
2 pages. Two fans discuss their favourites in a comics shop, in a grim near future Britain. Published in Caption #10 (1994), The Alchemist #8 (1998).
2 grouped pages
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A Nice Little Break
6 pages. A young couple take a holiday in a secluded village, where a television soap is filmed. The place is empty once the cameras stop, but is there some other activity? Published in Formaline — a book and CD ROM, Belgium (1995). The Alchemist #5 (1998).
6 grouped pages
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Chilly Morning
1 page, but coupled with Star Signs. An elderly man visits a New Age fair, and becomes a little spooked. Published in The Sofa #1 (1993), The Alchemist #7 (1998).
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Star Signs
1 page, but coupled with Chilly Morning. A girl visits a New Age fair, and buys something to startle her boyfriend. Published in The Sofa #1 (1993), Ground Level #1 (1993), The Alchemist #7 (1998).
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The Illness of Timothy Mead
4 pages. A doctor visits an ailing writer in Victorian England, and makes an unusual diagnosis. Published in Inkling #12 (1994) and The Alchemist #8 (1998).
4 grouped pages
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World of Her Own
2 pages. Told in verse. A hippy girl wanders the streets, daydreaming of alternative culture. She is startled by a passing friend. Published in The Alchemist #5 (1998).
2 grouped pages
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Art School Daze
6 pages. A student attends a graphic design course, but becomes perplexed by the commercial pressures. Published in The Alchemist #5 (1998).
6 grouped pages
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It Just Ain’t Hap’nin’, Man!
4 pages. A group of hippies ponder the rain from a stranded caravan, hoping for a festival that never comes. At least Jeremy pays a visit. Published in The Alchemist #2 (1997).
4 grouped pages
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Jeremy Pie
8 pages. A mental health patient, Jeremy, moves to a shared house in a terraced street. His unique perception offers a skewed view of the household, and especially its resident care worker. Published in The Alchemist #5 (1998). Also filmed on a rostrum camera as an extra for the DVD, Sunny Days (2006).
8 grouped pages
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Never Day
2 pages. Told in verse. A hard working clerk neglects the countryside in favour of the office. He hopes to see nature when he is old, but development has taken its toll. Published in Blah, Blah, Blah #2 (1992), Do or Die #4 (1994), The Alchemist #7 (1998).
2 grouped pages
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The Columbus Curios
4 pages. Written to mark the 500th anniversary of 1492. Columbus makes another voyage to the new world, finding the remains of modern America. The highways are crumbling, while the shuttle resembles a Firebird Royal. Published in Inkling #11 (1993), The Alchemist #7 (1998).
4 grouped pages
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Cromlech and the Scattered Stones
11 pages. This was an unfinished series and an example of Peter's early work.
6 grouped pages
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Harry and the Demons
4 pages. Told in rhyming couplets. Stage magician Harry Hocus tries to improve his act with the help of supernatural creatures. However, his assistant Mary proves even more powerful. Published in Inkling #8 (1992), The Alchemist #7 (1998).
4 grouped pages
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Life on a Small Green World
8 pages. Dr. Digit constructs a rocket, and travels to a prehistoric world. He is keen to exploit its strange creatures, although they are not so gullible. Published in Inkling #7 (1992) and The Alchemist #7 (1998).
8 grouped pages
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Snappy Dragon and the Bald Green Witch
8 pages, including an initial 1989 trial page. This was an unused series and an example of Peter's early work.
8 grouped pages
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Sugar & Spite
4 pages. Told in rhyming couplets. A young girl becomes obsessed by a miniature town, until she faces a rebellion. Published in Inkling #5 (1990), The Alchemist #7 (1998).
4 grouped pages
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The Mercenary
8 pages. Co-creators: Graham Daniels, Anton Binder. A space mercenary flees a job, steals a spacecraft and goes into business. Alas, a trap has been set. Published in Inkling #6 (1991), The Alchemist #7 (1998).
8 grouped pages
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Armor Plated
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Infinite Maze
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