Want to know a bit about me?
Well, ok if you insist, but I’ll keep it brief! My first job was working in Television and Film at some of the big studios. I then did some teaching and really enjoyed that too – eventually becoming a school leader and head teacher. Nowadays I still help schools and train new teachers, but I spend a lot more time writing.
I’ve always written, including two musicals, but it’s only in the past few years (since the pandemic lockdowns really) that I have really focused on writing full books. I must admit I love doing it and hearing from readers how much they have enjoyed reading my work is the biggest thrill of all. I live in Central Bedfordshire and also Somerset (both in England) and I like few things more than going on a fossil hunt (I’ve collected since I was two years old!) I have a teenage son who may, or may not be some of the inspiration for Spencer. My wife is much smarter than me and does all kinds of incredible stuff with technology and AI for education. She’d really like a Bradlii too.
And finally, we have a dachshund called Milo. He thinks he’s a big dog in a small, sausage shaped body.
If you have a great idea for Spencer and the crew, tell me. You never know, it might make it into one of the books!
Or if you have a question about him or me I promise I’ll do my best to answer!
Stuff I like
Adi Granov
Adi Granov is a visionary artist and designer who arrived on the comic book scene with his painted art on Marvel comic covers and Iron Man - Extremis comic series which redefined the character for the new era familiar today. His designs and art style set the tone for the first Iron Man movie which started a relationship with the MCU which carries on to this day through his contributions to the Iron Man Trilogy, Avengers, Black Panther movies as well as Spider Man: No Way Home and Moon Knight.
Adi started his career as a concept artist at Nintendo and an editorial illustrator. He illustrated for RPG games Star Wars, Shadowrun and Wheel of Time and illustrated a story in Metal Hurlant which was adapted for TV. His relationship with Marvel started in 2003 and he has provided countless cover illustrations, video game designs (Spider-Man PS4 and Iron Man VR both feature original designs by Adi), interior pages, licensing and merchandising art. He has created artist series toys and collectibles of his original designs of Marvel and Star Wars characters as well as his own creations from the Sova universe. He has had a long relationship with the legendary band Tool for whom he has provided original artwork and designs for posters, album art and all manner of merchandising and promotional material.
He was awarded an Honorary Master of Arts by the Leeds Arts University for his contributions to the popular arts."