JP Sewell

@jpsewell.bsky.social

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Sketcher, scribbler, creator of Elmwych comic. https://www.elmwych.com/

Clouds briefly shielding the sun in Corfu.
Panel 1. David is running towards the beast as Lydia watches, now sitting on the grass. Amy raises her hand, gesturing for him to stay back. David: Right! I've heard enough! I'll tell you whose 'employ' I'm in mate! Elmwych bloody council, that's who! And if you don't apologise to these ladies, I'll make sure your ruddy bins are never emptied again! Panel 2. Close up of the beast, who holds his head as if deeply confused. Beast: Council of blood? Bins of Rudd? Panel 3. Seen from above, the beast looms over David. Beast: I know them not, but one who invokes such sorcery must be in league with the Devil himself! Leave this place or take my word, I'll tear yer asunder! Panel 4. A furious David approaches the beast waving his finger in disapproval. Amy looks on in horror. David: Take your word?! The word of a callous thug, who can't address a woman without restorting to vulgar, abusive language? Panel 5. Close up of David and the beast in profile, their angry faces only inches apart. David looks set to jab the beast with his finger. David: I'll not take your word! Not today, not tomorrow, not ever! You sir, are a downright disgrace!
A page of Nestor Redondo's original black and white comic art. The page is built around a large flock of birds in flight.
Dark clouds roll in above a cricket pitch in a North London park.
A picturesque UK village surrounded by greenery.
A man in the foreground looks towards a man and woman who approach in futuristic clothing. Man in foreground: The end of the world! Man in background: You hear it? There is only one thing I can do! Woman in background: Oh, Clive, dear no! Not that! Not that! All around the words 'TicToc, TicToc, TicToc' hang in the air.
Album cover of Jimmy Smith's 'The Cat', showing a blurry photo of a black cat walking through a misty layer, against a red background.
Rich young Alan Brandon is offended by Cave Girl's dismissive manner toward him, so he tries to restore his hurt pride by manhandling her. She teaches him a lesson by throwing him headlong into a muddy water hole. Cave Girl: 'Ha! Ha! Just like hippo wallow!
Elmwych Comic P.52 Panel 1: Amy raises her hands purposefully. The tip of the beast's tail is visible in the foreground. Amy: A cemetery has plenty of... Panel 2: Amy holds her palms out and a huge cloud of dust blows over the beast, causing it to fall back and shield it's eyes. Beast: EEUUURCK! Amy: Dust! Panel 3: David is cradling the wounded Lydia as blood flows from her eye and forehead. He looks terrified. David: What am I doing here? I'm completely out of my depth! Panel 4: The beast is on the ground wiping dust from it's eyes. Amy moves forward with hands held out. Amy: Stay back or you'll get more of the same! Beast: Vile 'koff' witch! Begone with your 'koff' demon spawn! Amy: Someone is being held here and we're not leaving until we find them! Panel 5: Close up of the beast shrieking angrily at his opponent. Beast! Satan's cur! I guard this place to protect her from those in his employ! That be depraved witches like you, shape shifting abominations... Panel 6: The beast points toward Lydia, who is still in David's arms on the ground. Beast: ...and yonder blood sucking whore! David: Right! That's it!
Elmwych Comic P.50 Panel 1: The demonic beast has emerged from the tomb and is squaring up to werewolf Griff. Lydia flies down from above and begins to wind her Medusa like hair around it's arm. Griff: Okay big guy, bring it on! Panel 2: Griff leaps headlong onto the beast while Lydia winds out more tresses from above. SFX: DOOF Panel 3: With one kick the beast sends Griff flying towards us. Lydia, who is now attached by several locks of hair, is thrown of kilter while David looks on in panic. Griff: Yelp! SFX: HOOF Panel 4: Griff crashes headfirst into a grave, shattering the tombstone. Seeing this, Dylan leaps down from his tree. Dylan: Yowl! SFX: BADOOOFF Panel 5: Dylans bounds over to the now unconscious Griff. Dylan: RRRREEOWW Panel 6: Close up of Dylan Enthusiastically licking Griff's face. griff opens one eye. Dylan: PRRRRR! SFX: LICK LICK LICK
Elmwych Comic P.48 Panel 1: As Lydia hovers high above, the other Elmwych Paranormal Investigation Club members chase a dark cloaked figure towards an Egyptian themed mausoleum. Amy: Over there! Dylan: It's heading towards that mausoleum! Panel 2: Griff and Dylan arrive to see the cloaked figure enter the mausoleum, which emits a bright red glow. Dylan: So that's where you've been hiding! Griff: Gotcha! Leave this to me. Panel 3: The door of the mausoleum is closed again and as Lydia looks down from it's roof, the others debate their next action. Griff is trying the door. David: Hold on, we don't know what danger we may be facing here! Amy: Maybe not... but we know this being will be in danger if we don't step up now! Panel 4: Griff suddenly rushes to ram the door with his shoulder as Amy looks on. Griff: Step up? You don't need to ask twice! Amy: Griff! No!! SFX: BOOOF Panel 5: The door of the mausoleum blows off, knocking Griff toward us with great force. The glow from inside burts out in rays of eerie pink and purple. SFX: BDDAANGG
A goth styled girl holds out an executioners axe and says "If one shred of mercy still lurks in your twisted, icy hearts I beg you... take this axe and end my torment. Don't let me live to face this nameless horror!
Panel 1: The Elmwych Paranormal Investigation Club are entering the cemetery at night through a hedgerow. Griff and Dylan are in the foreground. Griff: If the Elmwych Vampire shows up stand aside. We don't want your pretty fur getting all ruffled catkins! Dylan: Hah! You're too slow for vampires, wolfboy! Panel 2: Griff is flexing his biceps in the foreground as Dylan looks on, pulling faces. Griff: Wind your claws in pussycat. It's always been Wolfman! Panel 3: Amy stands between gravestones with her arms held out as the crescent moon shines above her. The others stand behind her. Amy: Ooh! There's psychic energy here, stronger than before! David: Great! We'll set up a sacred circle! Panel 4: Lydia is pointing to a cloaked figure she has seen retreating between the trees. Lydia: I don't think you're going to need that David! Panel 5: A shadowy cloaked figure with glowing red eyes moves towards us as the club members stand in the distance. David: What the - come on, let's follow. Quietly as we can! Panel 6: Griff and Dylan continue their dispute as they begin to remove their tops. High above, Lydia is suspended in the air, surrounded by long swirling tresses of hair. Dylan: That means us, wolfboy! Lydia: I'll get a bats eye view! Griff: Easy kitten, don't go coughing up furballs!
Elmwych Comic P.46 Panel 1: David, Lydia and Amy are walking by a chainlink fence at night, with trees and hedges behind it. David (caption): So tonight we visit Elmwych Cemetery again, hoping to uncover the strange entity Amy encountered there. David: You've seen my attempts at magic Amy! How come you never told me you were a witch? Are you casting spells and stuff? Amy: Yeah, more or less! Panel 2: Seen from above, the three are walking down a pathway that runs alongside the cemetery. Lydia: Don't be so modest Amy! She can do other things David. David: What kind of things? Lydia: Wellll... Panel 3: Close up of Lydia's face. Lydia: ...she can move dust! Panel 4: As they continue along the path they pass a missing persons poster attached to the fence, with the faces of Chris Clench and his two friends. David: Ha!ha! so that's why you like sharing a flat with Amy? She does all the spring cleaning! Panel 5: At the end of the pathway, Griff and Dylan are waiting for them. David: Well this is it! Are we all ready? Griff: Never more! Panel 6: Close up on Griff looking enthusiastic, as Dylan sneers in the background. Griff: Time to let the wolf see the rabbit!
Elmwych Comic P.45 Panel 1: Exterior view of David's flat at night, Lit by a Victorian street lamp. David is silhouetted in the upstairs window of the old building, working on his laptop. SFX: TAP TAP TAP David (caption): Beginning a new and hidden EPIC* journal. What I now know about my fellow club members must be kept secret, for their safety and mine. Panel 2: David holding a mug of tea in his room as he views what he has written so far. David (caption): Amy is some kind of witch it seems. Griff claims to be be a werewolf and Dylan says he's a 'leopard man'... Panel 3: A wolf and a panther circle each other, baring their teeth. David (caption): ...which might explain why they fight like cat and dog. Panel 4: A distorted looking Lydia flies towdard us with jaws wide open to reveal sharp, protruding vampire teeth. She holds out a clawed hand and is covered in and surrounded by blood. Her hair billows out behind her like a giant, tendrilled sea creature. David (caption): Then there's Lydia, whose vampire credentials I've seen with my own eyes. Established vampire myth seems not to apply but her abilities are even more terrifying, free from the legendary limitations. Panel 5: Outside the Victorian townhouse which now contains Amy and Lydias's flat on the upper floors. David (caption): Even so, I'm a willing victim of whatever intoxicating spell I find myself under. Lydia: I'd invite you in, but I want you to miss me and think about me all night long. Will you do that for me David? David: I will! Panel 6: Inside the flat Lydia is now on all fours on her bed as Amy lies beneath her. Lydia wears fishnet tights and a black bra which Amy, with no visible clothing, is about to unhook. Lydia (caption): "And I'll do the same for you!" David (caption): But all that can wait. We urgently need to find the 'Elmwych Vampire", before Evan Doncaster crashes the party. * Elmwych Paranormal Investigation Club
Elmwych Comic P.44 Panel 1: Evan Doncaster and Isabella have parked on the driveway of a large Victorian house. It is night and Doncaster is admiring the property from the driveway while Isabella opens the back door of the car. Doncaster: So this is the place? Most impressive! And it backs right onto the cemetery? The perfect base for my operations! Doncaster: You may rest assured Isabella, everything has been planned as carefully as you guard that box of yours! Panel 2: From inside the car we see Isabella reaching for her green leather hat box, which has been carefully placed on the back seat. Doncaster: Speaking of which, forgive my curiousity, but... Panel: Doncaster continues to admire the house. In the forground Isabella's left arm is visible as she clutches the hat box. Doncaster: ... what on earth do you keep in there? Panel 4: Close in on the hatbox, which is now crazed with what looks like a lightening bolt pattern against a dark sky. Just behind, Doncaster stands in silence a lightening bolt splits the sky above him. His expression is one of motionless dread. Panel 5: In the background Isabella enters the front door of the house, while Doncaster still stands on the driveway, looking confused. Doncaster: Er, you were saying? Ah yes, cup of tea? Doncaster: I could absolutely murder one!
Elmwych Comic P.43 Panel 1: Exterior view of the The Rookery pub at night, seen from the bridge where Lydia and David were previously talking David: Did we miss anything? Griff: Only the latest sermon from Evan Doncaster! David: That fool again?! Panel 2: All five members of the Elmwych Paranormal Investigation Club are seated inside the pub, apart from David who stands leaning over the table. Amy: According to his blog, he's coming to slay our vampire! Dylan: And we don't want him near the cemetery. Griff: If he attracts more weirdos, the whole place could be locked down! Panel 3: More distant view of the table, seen from the bar area. Dylan: We need to act fast and find our mystery friend before Doncaster shows up. Amy: Agreed! Whatever this entity might be, it needs our help. We can't take any chances. David? David: Let's do it! Panel 4: Lydia in the foreground, looking dishevelled after drinking several dark red cocktails in quick succession. David stands just behind her. Lydia: I don't like vampire hunters! David: Trust me, you don't need to worry about this one! He's nothing but an attention seeker who loves the sound of his own voice... Panel 5: A vintage Austin Princess car is driving toward us on a road lit by street lamps. The driver is the white haired woman Emily encountered on page 41. She wears dark glasses and sitting next to her is Evan Doncaster. David (caption): "... and no one is listening!" Doncaster: Your kind contribution is most welcome Isabella! Thanks to you, the good citizens of elmwych will soon be rid of this blood sucking fiend! Doncaster: To hell with vampires!
A lovely green space with a variety of trees, surrounded by neatly clipped grass for everyone to enjoy.
Photo of a pink rose with peachy coloured centre.
Elmwych Comic P.42 Panel 1: Long shot of David and Lydia, who are deep in conversation on a road bridge at night. David: Police didn't find anything, so now she's just another missing person. I couldn't give up, so I started looking into the supernatural stuff she would talk about, to see where that could lead me. David: Clutching at straws maybe, but then I found Amy, who was searching for a missing person of her own. Panel 2: Close up on David and Lydia. David: We teamed up and that was the real beginning of the Elmwych Paranormal Investigation Club. Lydia: You started the club to stalk your long lost girlfriend?! Panel 3: David and Lydia seen from high above. As the discussion becomes heated they are no longer aware of their surroundings. David: What?! Emily wasn't my girlfriend! Lydia: But you wanted her to be! David: Honestly Lydia, this is ancient history now! She probably left her old life behind to start a new one. Panel 4: Another close up, in which Lydia is looking increasingly frustrated. David: I came to terms with that and the club became a thing in its own right. Then Griff and Dylan joined us and... Lydia: You still want her! Panel 5: David points a finger at Lydia in annoyance. David: Well - what abou Kurt?! Lydia: Oh! Amy told you about that? Panel 6: A sad looking Lydia strides toward us, eyes downturned. In the background David is looking contrite. David: Sorry, I shouldn't have... Lydia: Let's not argue. Come on, I need a drink.
Panel 1: David and Emily are about to enter a nightclub called Fuchsia. He wears a Frankenstein's monster costume and she is dressed as an Egyptian mummy. It's night and they are surrounded by others in fancy dress. David (caption): Her medication seemed to be working for a while... Emily: That creepy voice again! Can't you hear it? David: No! Panel 2: David and Emily are inside the club. A white haired woman is sitting in the foreground, clutching a hat box on her knee. Emily: Over there! The girl with the white hair! The voice is coming from that box! David: Did you take your pills? Panel 3: David and Emily talking in the foreground. The white haired woman is visible behind them. Emily: Thanks for that vote of Confidence David. I'm going outside for some fresh air. David: Don't be long! David (caption): Why didn't I follow her? Panel 4: As Emily walks away, a close up of the white haired woman shows a fractured voice emerging from her hat box. Fractured voice: It is true - she hears us! You know what to do. Panel 5: Outside the club in a deserted street we see Emily at a distance, holding her head in her hands. The partial figure of the white haired woman is visible in the foreground, holding a large kitchen knife. Emily (thinks): Get a grip Emily, it's all in your mind! Panel 6: A large red demon like creature carries the limp, blood soaked body of Emily over it's shoulder and walks into the distance. In the foreground the discarded knife lies on the road and a large pool of blood stretches toward us. David (caption 1): And that's the last time I saw her. I should've been there... David (caption 2): ...when she needed a shoulder to lean on.
A cormorant uses a long stretch of water to take flight.
Panel 1: David and Lydia are on a road bridge at night. They hug as she perches on the wall, legs wrapped around his waist. David: Are we okay now? I didn't mean to hurt you and I'm sorry, but the last twenty four hours have been - unexpected! Lydia: I don't want to stay mad with you David... but you started a paranormal investigation club! What exactly did you expect to find?! Panel 2: Close in on their faces in profile. David: Well, I was hoping to find a friend! Lydia: There are websites for that kind of thing! David: No! I mean an old friend of mine! Panel 3: Lydia, looking unpleasantly surprised. David: She went missing back when we were in college. It was a really strange si... Lydia: She? Panel 4: Lydia's expression changes to one of shock and disgust. David: Emily. Her name is Emily. Emily England. Panel 5: Flashback to David's college days. He is sitting under a tree with Emily, feeding her lunch. They look more than close friends, as butterflies and doves seem to mirror their connection. David: We were besties, sharing lunches, meeting up in the library, hanging around the student union bar after hours. All the usual stuff. But then her mental health took a turn, (Caption) changing her from model student into frightened girl who heard voices and couldn't focus on her work anymore. Panel 6: Emily is hiding behind a wall at night, while a demonic figure approaches in the background. David (caption): She saw things that weren't there and thought she was being stalked by some sort of evil demon. A latent condition they said, just waiting to rear it's ugly head.
Drawing of a couple in Clip Studio Paint, shaded with a Dotty Flat Brush.
Elmwych Comic P:39 Panel 1: Three members of the Elmwych Paranormal Investigation Club are sitting in The Rookery Public House. Amy: They might be a while yet! Come and take a look at this. Dylan: A look at what? Panel 2: All three characters in view. Amy (holding up her phone): The latest from self proclaimed paranormal expert Evan Doncaster. He has a decent sized following. Griff: Do we care? Panel 3: Close up of Amy's hand holding out her phone, which shows a video post. Amy: Maybe... he's been posting about Elmwych! Panel 4: Video post from Evan Doncaster. Doncaster: And so in my highly respected opinion, these sightings indicate the presence of a vampire in Elmwych Cemetery! Their kind cannot - must not be allowed to prosper! Panel 4: Doncaster is holding up an altar crucifix. Doncaster: So let this be a warning to godless creatures of the night. I am well acquanted with the vile passions that ignite your deathless hearts... and best off all... Panel 5: Close up on Evan Doncater's face as he holds up a pointed stick, apparently covered in blood. Doncaster: ...how to extinguish them!
A red brick Victorian house with a pale blue door under an arched entrance. A large black cat sits on an old stone wall in the forground, staring intently amid the ivy, wind blown shrubs and wild grasses.
Panel 1: A man in his twenties is whistling as he walks along a tree lined pathway, secretly watched by a wolf. Panel 2: What we now see is a werewolf leaps out towards him. Panel 3: The werewolf grabs the walker and they both tumble through the air. Werewolf: GRAAAR! Man: Oh for goodness sake! Panel 4: The pair have landed on the grass to the side of the pathway. Man: Early tonight? Is there another lager promotion at The Rookery? Werewolf: You never heard me! Panel 5: As they recover, the werewolf is returning to human form. Man: True, but there’s definitely something in the air! Werewolf: Oh yeah? Well I just showered, weaseldick! Panel 6: With the wolfman is now fully human and the two are walking together along the pathway. Man: Wet dog! How could I fail to pick up that subtle aroma! Wolfman: You Nan called by the way. She said don’t forget you’re … Man: Hurry Griff, you’ll miss all the cheap beer! Panel 7: They go their separate ways and the young man whistles away into the
Two characters, male and female are in a cemetery and discussing a third unseen character, who happens to be a vampire. There are scenes dipicting the cemetery and streets beyond on a bright afternoon.
A comic page in which two character walk around a cemetery and are seen from various points of view while discussing events that happened there the previous night. The page includes an ornate wrought iron gate with a lamp fixture, a cruciform gravestone, a small Edwardian mausoleum and a squirrel in a tree. The final panel features a face close up of a ginger haired woman.
Photo of a vintage typewriter, loaded with a sheet of blank paper.
A man wakes up screaming while clutching a bright red pillow.His hair stands on end and his skin is a pallid blue in the half light.
A plastic Boy Wonder standing astride a forgotten packet of fizzy orangeade flavoured Spangles.