Abs Bailey

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Cartoonist + indie comics fanboy Broken Frontier's Six to Watch Alumni MOTHER 🦠 ZEBEDEE & THE VALENTINES 🎸 SWIM 🐟 contact me here👇 www.abscomics.com

A 2026 event schedule. I'll be at: ARC London, 11th July 2026, at the Broken Frontier Table. INQ! London, 26th September Zinezilla, Bristol, 12th September Thought Bubble, Harrogate, 14-15 November
a picture of my comic 'MOTHER' on top of a scattered pile of other copies.
a notes app list of comic artists as follows: ed stockham martin chick aged 11 ky lawrence neomintsart mini kus! hannah k chapman coleen anderhub imogen mangle ver jenny mure c.a strike karenza sparks b mure r.e burke colleen anderhub philippa rice james taylor jay arthur simpson li blakely eloise march leo fox pigeon manon lily vie owen d pomery linea sterte cat gordon the half-digested boy/sigar magazine
a video of a stack of comics. i am revealing them one by one to show off what i purchased at thought bubble!
thought bubble name badges for me and my partner
0.5 shot of my table at thought bubble from above, at a jaunty angle and showing a paper mache version of my character mucor (a green germ)
resin fish figurines sat amongst their packaging, small cardboard boxes. there is a blue background that looks like cartoon water. each fish is a different colour: blue, green, red, yellow, golden orange, and pale green.
a scanned image of my phone with the Thought Bubble comixology hall map. text reads Comixology Hall C4B
a screenshot of the comics i got from the shortbox online comic fair. dance it off by lin visel, dead horses by freya jn, desert orphan by asimina hollingworth, let's fail art school together by zoe gray, and sharpie's mission of rage and justice by BENNIZONE
a paper mache fish with a stamp rally card leaning against it at mcm comic con london.
my comic MOTHER inside of a greasy pizza box, surrounded by slices of leftover pizza.
six little hand-painted resin fish dudes sitting on top of their packaging, small cardboard boxes with a gatcha-styled label. each fish is a different colour (red, pale blue, green, yellow, golden orange, and pale green) with dotted patterns and contrasting fins. they are on a messy painting desk.
a print copy of my comic, MOTHER in the middle of a grotty fridge
ten small resin fish dudes with chibi bodies and cartoony fish heads scattered on a messy painting desk. they are pale blue with a dark green patch on their head, white stomachs, purple fins, and paler purple spots.
a close up of an in-progress comic page, drawn in black biro and pencil on white printer paper. a character with a bleeding hole in her chest peers into a river, where a hopeless ghostly face reflects back.
a messy desk with 11 small resin fish guys half-painted, all strewn about. they're little dudes with fish heads but chibi human-y bodies, sitting politely.
banner for my shop that says 'shop open!!' in big yellow clay letters, surrounded by some comics covers and stickers.
a laptop screen in an office setting showing comics from the LDC online comics fair
headshot sketches of two dog characters. the one on the left is more femme with bouncy orange bangs, two silver ring earrings in her right ear, and a neutral facial expression. the one on the right has straight baby bangs (also orange) and is wearing a t-shirt with holes in it. both are wearing black berets.
post outlining the exhibitors at the cardiff small press day event, 12-5pm at arthole. joe latham, r.e. burke, josh hicks, erika price, archie mckenzie, kai dylan, beastly worlds, coleg gwent, ed stockham, thunderchair, abs bailey, pigeon, cat lilith, shri gunasekara, mereida fajardo, piggyhammer, b mure (no longer attending!), and USW illustration. it also outlines a workshop run by ed stockham between 12:30 and 1:30, called Drawing Dice, a workshop that gets people drawing based on the destiny of a dice roll...
some creative clutter on a table: some big sheets of paper, pens, small press day posters, and a snippet of a poster advertising comics from exhibitors in the LDC online fair
a scrappy biro and pencil doodle of a mischievous fairy with butterfly wings reading a zine while hunched on top of a big mushroom.
poster for cardiff small press day, taking place at arthole, cardiff. linework and design by me, colours by pigeon.
Chapter 2, page 1 from MOTHER: A page filled with a colourful mould-like pattern. this is a crowd shot of - millions of spores (too small to be seen with the naked eye). they are talking anongst one another. "YAY YAY YAY! We love Mother!" "We love Mother!" "We love Mother!" "Um... Why?" "Because Stachybotrys said so!" "You know we aren't allowed to ask about that!" "Okay, okay!" "We love Mother! YAY YAY YAY!"
the cover of MOTHER is in the centre of a plain, lemon yellow background. The cover shows Sylvie lying on her back, looking into the camera. The shape of her hair is an intricate mould-like pattern. the title, in wobbly, aqua blue text, reads MOTHER. around the cover are notes on the overall vibes of the comic. - toxic femme protagonist - absurdist slice of life fiction - trippy body horror -explores power, responsibility, and sacrifice - psychedelic mould cult - blends the grotesque and mundane
a promotional image for my comic 'MOTHER' a colourful mould pattern spreads from the top left of the page, against a yellow background. a nude anthropomorphic figure sits on her knees at the bottom right in a pose that is reminiscent of praying, and looks towards the pattern. she has long blue hair, and pale creamy coloured skin (like vanilla ice cream) with bright red blush on her extremities. her skin is covered in sickly, pale green mould patches, like a mouldy slice of bread.
A bust portrait of a vaguely anthropomorphic but mostly humanoid character. She has cream-coloured skin with bright red blush, long, dark blue hair, bright blue eyes, and is wearing a plum coloured t-shirt. There is a mould pattern behind her against a yellow background. Blue text at the top of the image reads 'Sylvie', with the following description: Selfish, pathetic, and longing to be worshipped, Sylvie becomes Mother to the mould spores. Ca she resist the power that comes with her new posititon?
Screenshot from a blog post showing snippets of comic character profiles. The profiles show a character against a yellow background, with a colourful mould-like pattern behind them. You can fully see the drawing of Sylvie, a vaguely anthro-esque character with long blue hair, cream-coloured skin, and bright red blush. She has a grumpy expression on her face. You can see the top snippet of another character's profile, called Stachybotrys, but you can only see his name before the image cuts off.
Screenshot of a blog post. The visible text reads: Mine is the comic I teased in last month's round-up post, titled MOTHER. "Sylvie is a loser, and a lonely one at that. When a patch of mould begins to grow on her body, she decides to raise it as her own child. Meanwhile, the mould spores start a cult, and when a jealous feud between self-proclaimed leader Stachybotrys and genuine chosen one, Mucor, breaks out, Sylvie spirals from motherhood into something else entirely.." Here's the cover; I'll share more as we get closer to July! The top of a comic cover peeks out of the bottom of the screenshot, showing part of a femme body lying on their back against a red background, looking directly at the viewer with piercing blue eyes.
an a6 slim sketchbook covered in stickers, surrounded by another notepad, a graphite stick, and a black pen.
a yellow square of paper scanned from my sketchbook is placed in the middle of the frame. there is a drawing of a mouldy strawberry on it. this is my first drawing for my February daily drawings. a cartoon version of myself (abs, a humanoid figure with floppy animal ears wearing a hoodie and pyjama pants) is drawn overlapping the paper like she's drawing it. the caption reads 'i make my first February drawing, then call it a night'.
10pm. panel 1 shows abs slouched on the sofa in an unflattering position, under a blanket. they have their phone close to their face and look unimpressed. a speech bubble coming from the phone reads: "this video will manifest the item you've been waiting to appear on vinted". abs says "yeah, sure" in return. panel 2 has a close-up of the phone screen, showing a jumper with harlequin patterned sleeves and a cat on the front of the body. the caption reads "a jumper I've ben looking for in my size for 3 years". panel 3 has a black background, with abs standing in the corner, small and shown from the waist up. they look at their phone in happy disbelief, saying "haha what" in a speech bubble.
9pm. abs is sitting on the sofa under a blanket, drawing onto an iPad on their lap. they have a look of concentration on their face. the narration reads "working on pencils for a *big project* I haven't really shared anywhere yet. at one point I would have felt inclined to share progress everywhere, bit I like the time I'm getting to spend with it alone. there is a table next to abs covered in random stuff (including a potted plant, a monchhichi doll, Nintendo switch joy cons, and a water bottle. narration reads "too in the zone, forgot to drink". there's a tiny abs on the narration shouting "thirsty!".
8pm. will (a guy with fluffy hair and a moustache) carries a comically large takeout bag on his back, yelling "dinner's here!". a speech bubble coming from the bag reads "one of our favourite burger places is closing down today so we order dinner, for old time's sake". a burger with angel wings and a halo is in the middle of the page. a note next to it says "bean burger with hash brown, pickles, bbq sauce, onions". a panel in the top right has a sketch of the log lady from twin peaks. a speech bubble coming from her says "we watch a few episodes of twin peaks while we eat". in the bottom right is a drawing of abs holding a fork with a chip on it. they are sweating and looking at the chip with a stressed longing. a thought bubble reads "i'm so full... but i'll never have these fries again".
6-7pm. a side view of abs sitting and typing on a laptop with a grumpy expression on their face. narration reads 'admin that i am very grumpy about. will plays persona strikers 5 in the background (i love yuske). a halftone black and white image of yuske from persona 5 has a pencil heart drawn around it.
5pm. to the left, abs is sitting on the sofa under a blanket, playing video games with a neutral expression on their face. narration reads: 'playing cozy grove, where i see my enemy: lee berry dennings'. lee berry dennings is drawn staring forwards behind firey flames next to this. a cup of coffee and bear shaped chocolate snack are noted next to abs. to the right, narration reads: 'in 2024 i set a new year's resolution to play all the untouched games in my switch library. i made literally zero progress and barely gamed for the whole year'. underneath this is a smaller abs eagerly holding two joycons in her fists. thought bubbles read: 'i will return to being a gamer this year', and 'i will play something new before replaying fire emblem 3 houses...'
4pm. narration reads "made pasties dor my lunches this week". a tray of pasties is drawn in the middle of the page. there are 4 pasties, with hot steam coming from them. a tiny small/chibi version of abs leans over the edge of the tray with their tongue out. they have a thought bubble that reads "they smell so good". there are some potatoes next to the tray. a note next to them says 'brought way too many potatoes'. to the right is the silhouette of a head and shoulders, and in the middle of the head is a tiny floating figure of abs lying flat as if floating. a text bubble reads 'zone out for a bit'.
3pm. a top-down view of abs leaning over a sketchbook, placing small squares of paper across the page. scissors, a can of soft drink, and a tub of glue are scattered around the book. the following text is next to this: i've been doing an art challenge where i make a 2x2 inch drawing every day. i stick january's in a sketchbook. i'm gonna try and do the whole year.
2pm. on the left is a pencil and ink drawing of abs in the shower, from a funny top-down angle that makes them look a bit silly. they are holding the shower head against their chest and letting the water drip down. they are singing the main chorus of 'jellicle songs for jellicle cats' from cats the musical. the narration text reads 'we got caught in the cold on the way home so i have a shower. i got new tattoos recently that are in the really itchy stage - the water soothes them.' there is a drawing of the tattoos next to this; on the left shin, a horse head with butterfly wings. on the right shin, a moon with a face and tribal style swirls around it. at the bottom right abs dries their hair with a hairdryer, while looking at their phone. a note next to the phone says 'doom-scrolling'.
panel 1: 12-1pm. shows abs and will sat at a table in a cafe, eating scones and drinking coffee. will says "you have cream in your hair", and abs says "so be it". panel 2: a side view of abs walking, zoomed in on a tote bag which has various fruits and vegetables inside; a swede, potato, mushroom, pear, kiwi, avocado, and peach. the caption reads "food shop, fruit, stuff to make pasties, other bits". panel 3: angled from above, abs hold a box set of peep show above her head, like how link holds treasure in the legend of zelda games. the caption reads "we find a peep show box set for £1.50".
panel 1 shows abs (drawn as a humanoid figure with floppy animal ears, with messy hair & glasses) sitting up in bed while their partner lies under the blanket. abs asks "why am I awake before you? this is weird", and their partner replies "tired" in a groaning voice. panel 2 shows abs standing against a black background, wearing leggings, a rain coat, hoodie, and trainers, with a tote bag that has a cat on it. a text bubble next to them reads "we have to run errands, so boring but warm outfit of the day".