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I’ll be at Dunfermline Comic Con on 11th March 2017! I’ll be selling Suit Up! and giving out awesome high-fives.
On sale at Comicsy now! Yep! These cards I’ve been previewing for the last few updates are finally here as actual, real decks you can feel with your touch-stumps! I’ve used this little text-space below the comic to gush about[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
By Luke Surl Being the writer of Suit Up! I felt it appropriate to draw myself on one of the Jokers 🙂 All the artwork for Suit Up! is in, and it will be sent to the printers very soon! The plan is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Written by Luke Surl, drawn by Kate Ashwin And completing the set, we have the peerless Kate Ashwin on clubs! Kate produces one of the UK’s longest-running and best loved small press comics: Widdershins. If you’re not reading it already,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Written by Luke Surl, drawn by Francesca Dare. Part of the Suit Up! playing cards set, coming soon! In other news, I’m setting up a mailing list for UK comic artists that aims to let subscribers know when every comic show in the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Written by Luke Surl, drawn by Francesca Dare And here is Ms. Diamonds, Francesca Dare. Fran creates Penny Blackfeather, which is one of my absolute favourite ongoing comics coming out of the UK small press scene right now. (I’m actually following the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Written by Luke Surl, drawn by Luke Healy, And here on Spades we have the supreme Luke Healy. Long-time readers will remember Luke from Improbable Consequences, the book we co-created back in the day. Luke’s been a busy man since[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Written by Luke Surl, Drawn by Rachael Smith Uh, what? Is this comic still updating? If you’ve been following me on the social medias, you may have picked up that I’m turning that Playing Cards motif thing I was messing[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hey! Apologies for the long absence. Will try and be a *bit* more regular with updates. Might see what I can do with this playing card motif… This summer I will be acting in a play wot is called Glass Mountain (25th[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m an atmospheric chemist in real life, though as far as I can recall this is only my second comic on the subject.
A Monday & Thursday schedule is what I’m aiming for. Let’s see if this can work… By the way, you can find me on Wikipedia here, with a user name I chose with the same heady levels of imagination with[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Katzenbabys is a translation of kittens, but Kätzchen appears to be the preferred terminology. Or something. I would suggest any cults I may have formed whilst in my poorly-remembered Katzenbabys-fuelled haze quietly disband.
Hey, You may have noticed I haven’t posted many new comics for a while. Apologies for that, life/work got busy I got out of the rhythm. I can’t make any guarantees about further updates either, sorry - there’ll be a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I really do, it’s pretty much my favourite sport. By the way, I’m thinking of relaunching the comic, (i.e. designing a new look-website and deciding on a name that isn’t just my own). It’ll probably involve halting updates for a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m afraid a few references here aren’t going to be that accessible unless you listen to the same podcasts as me. Also, mega-bonus points if anyone gets the pre-podcast era reference of the wall poster. Luke Surl Comics: largely inaccessible[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
If you’re reading this via a feedburner RSS feed, please change to the “raw” feed at: http://lukesurl.com/feed . Rumour is Google are closing down that service in the medium-term future. Not sure whether or not that’ll fix the comic image occurring bug, but[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hmm, last comic didn’t display properly in RSS readers and email subscriptions I think I’ve fixed it this time round, but the only definitive way of testing is to see if it works this time. If it hasn’t worked, please click[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Last cartoon of 2012! Busy and away from my computer for the holidays so will return Monday 7th January. Cya, L
Hey, I spent a bit more time on this than I usually do, and I think it may have been worth it. I quite liked doing that, so for the rest of 2012’s updates (probably two or three) I’ll take[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hey, pretty soon I’ll do my usual Christmas break from comic updates. I think when I come back for 2013, I’ll be changing a bit how I do comics; probably fewer updates but ones of higher quality. Will keep you[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m pretty confident the Sci-Fi reference in this comic is going to alienate more people than will appreciate it. And that’s exactly why I left it in.
Postscript: I drew this fictional comic for teh lols, not as a cry for sympathy or anything - though if you’d like to persuade all your friends to read and/or buy my comic, please go ahead. Regular readership of the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I drew some lines, so let me know, Leave a comment there below, But now you never scroll down that far now do ya?
Graph lovers can now get Losing the Plot, my mini maths-based comic, from the Luke Surl Comics store.
So this one’s a little introspective for us comic exhibitors, but I’m hoping its amusing enough for the rest of ya. Also see Mr. Dan Berry who did some rules for people on the other side of the tables. I’ll[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yes! After delaying this far far too long, I have finally set up an online shop. Currently I’ve got two products up there, my compendium ‘Weapons-Grade Puntonium‘ and Luke Healey’s and my book ‘Improbable Consequences‘ (‘cos two Luke are better[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
While technically I have kept my promise to have books available online today, I’m not going to tell you where that is quite yet. 😛 (I’m away for a few days so wouldn’t be able to process any orders). Will[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s kinda grates me when someone launches into a massive political rant about how a bunch of Swedish torrenters are the saviours of modern democracy who just incidentally provide seasons 1-4 of True Blood for the cut price of $0. A[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Aye! You’re probably already aware of the book Luke and I have been working on. Well it’s at the printers at the moment, and will be available to buy online from next month. Published by Monochrome Bear Media, it’s pretty darn cool.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The West would eventually win the Cold War, mostly due to the 5 extra battalions per turn from the N. American continent.
Have you booked your tickets for MCM London yet? Did you know yours truly will be there, launching the book Luke Healy and I created? No? Problem solved.
We’re back baby! ‘Czech’ it out. Will announce winners of “suggest a new webcomic for Luke competition” shortly!
Pretty much as it says in the image! I, and the comics, will be back in October. That’ll be the end of a fairly travelling-filled summer for me, so hopefully we should be able to get back to nice, regular[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today’s guest artist is Jessica of Cat and Fiddle Comic, a great musico-fantasy comic which I suggest you start reading from the beginning. And yes, this is actual legislation. You wouldn’t expect any less from me, surely?
Yo. I’m at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for a week. Any readers there too? Want to recommend some good shows? UPDATE: I had a great time at the fringe, thanks for your suggestions. Incidentally, one of the highlights was Without[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yo. Comic artists. That podcast what I co-make wants YOUR opinions on the subject Should I care what other artists think of me? (Obviously what I think of you is, by law, your #1 priority, but please keep your responses[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
If you’re reading this and you’re a horse please don’t feel offended. Also, congrats on learning to read. In fact, if you’re reading this and are a human please don’t feel offended and congrats on learning to read. If you[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Written by Luke, drawn by Luke. We’re very easy to tell apart, but, for reference, I’m Luke. Apologies to non-Britishers who don’t get these Geordies on their TV screens! Hope you’ve enjoyed these Healy-drawn comics. I should be back from[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m going to a volcano for a couple of weeks. For SCIENCE. The slopes of a mountain that’s on fire are not the most conducive environment for drawing and scanning, so I’ll be posting a few more Luke Healy-drawn toons[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Words: Luke S, Pictures: Luke H. Hope you’ve liked this past trio of cartoons from the upcoming book. Going to post up some stuff done entirely by just boring old me for the next update or two, but they’ll be[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
More written by Luke, drawn by Luke. Luke is Irish. For a man of a realm unfortunate enough not to be in the Commonwealth, I feel he has done a good job depicting the regal majesty of our most beloved[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hey, so this is one of these new projects I’m excited about. The comic here is written by me and is drawn by Luke Healy (who you may remember also drew this). We’re working together to put together a short[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hey! So without my noticing it at first, LukeSurl.com turned four on Sunday. It’s come a long way since I uploaded the first few comics over “borrowed” WiFi from a dingy Edinburgh flat in 2008. Four years has involved: 583[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Not plotted: ‘Seeing if that girl is single’ and ‘OK, so her relationship status isn’t public, but I may be able to infer it from her last 500 photos…’
♫ My milkshake brings all the buoys to the shipyard, And they’re like, it’s better than shores. Damn right, it’s better than shores, I could beach you, but I’d have to depth charge ♫
At some point soon I’m going to start a blog, because I have OPINIONS and THE WORLD NEEDS TO BE INFORMED. Will post details soon.
Wondering how some inanimate rocks can talk and eat ice cream? It must be because Friendship is Magic…
Interesting observation, considerable majority of chickens are facing left. Is this the natural orientation of the chicken? Psychologists & soothsayers, your opinions please.
We only get a few very early morning hours of transit here in the UK, and it’s likely to be cloudy. But if you’ve got a good view where you are look up (safely!), it won’t happen again for another[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Should (tentatively) be back onto a regular update schedule now, thanks for bearing with me for the past month. (those of you reading on RSS who didn’t even realise the updates had been less frequent this past month, carry on[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sorry that updates have been a little thin on the ground recently. Things should be back to normal service come June!
Better yet, dismiss the Declaration of Independence and consider it all lands of the British crown. Much simpler!
Hello to any new readers who I may have met at Comica yesterday! You are most welcome (for a 6-month probationary period)
So this Saturday (21st April) I will be at the Comiket festival at the Bishopsgate Institute in London. Come along and say ‘hi’/shout at me for doing cartoons on obscure corners of mathematics.
Not autobiographical, but, for reference, the population of Norwich divided by twenty-eight is 6,959.
Your artist today is Mr. Ahmed Fahim of Silent Pirate. Long-term readers may remember Ahmed this guest slot in 2009. Woo!
Graph from the nice people at NOAA. Interestingly enough, the saw-toothed shape of the graph occurs because there is more land, and therefore more plant life, in the northern hemisphere. Therefore in the northern hemisphere summer there is a net[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Thanks to Clémentine for the translation! I’m visiting family so no comic this Monday I’m afraid. Check back Wednesday 27th. Cya, L
The coding of this site requires me to write something here, but I have nothing to say. Um. How are you? [NOTE: Apparently Cyanide and Happiness has done this one already]
If a horse tells you you can’t do something, ignore them - you shouldn’t listen to the neigh-sayers.
The webcomic-themed series of Adult Entertainment videos? Certainly contains some Questionable Content.
Hey, guess which terrifically handsome webcartoonist made an appearance in Orful Comics last week? Take a wild guess… (and yes, that situation actually happened)
Another comic written by me, but drawn by someone else. Today, someone else is Mark Luetke of the very groovy “2816 Monument” comic - plus the curator of the comic crits subreddit. 2816 is taglined “Soap for the rest of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Very advance warning, I’ll be at the April 21st Comica Festival in London this year. See you all (no exceptions) there. L
Continuing our occasional theme of ‘written by Luke, drawn by someone cooler and with better hair’, today’s comic comes from the pencils of Jackson Ferrell of Sketch Comedy.
I worry I may be linking you to a page so good you will never return to my humble corner of the net, but not directing your eyes to this inexplicably amazing 24-hour comic would be, under international comics law,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
To be honest, any girl who is aware of my Twitter account is likely to leave the relationship a long time before this stage..
The white birds always confused me. If you’re mad at the pigs for stealing your eggs, why try and fight ’em them by bombing with eggs, destroying them in the process? THIS MAKES NO SENSE. In other news, I think[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve traced the cause of all earthquakes back to a restaurant in Germany. It’s the movement of Teutonic plates.
Written by me, drawn by Jared of Pea Green Coffee Cup. I’ve been reading it and the latest storyline seems says about football, but the ball’s the wrong shape and they seem to be handballing it. I’m very confused. Anyhow,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Just an FYI to any Luke Surl stalkers out there, my working/living at either of these locations is a FICTION. Having access to 20% of Southampton’s Wi-Fi networks though? FACT
Got some super-cool artists lined up (see post under this comic), still room for any more if you’re keen.
OK, so I’m not actually a Climatologist, I’m an Atmospheric Chemist (a not unrelated discipline, but one thankfully free of most of the politics). I share a coffee room with the climate guys however. Now I am aware that a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Wait a minute, this doesn’t look like Luke’s drawing. Well you’re wrong! This comic is written by me, but has been artfully pictorialised by Mr Luke Healy of SwannyNook.com. Neat huh? Such collaborations (which long-term readers may remember from 2009’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
And it’s goodbye from me too! … temporarily. The comic will be taking a short seasonal break for the next week, we’ll be back on Friday 30th December ready to kick the new year off in style! Happy Christmas everyone![…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
You may notice that this is cartoon is comic 511 following comic 509. What happened that it was pointed out to me that the now-removed comic 510 bore quite a striking resemblance to an existing webcomic. This isn’t that rare,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve added some Facebook ‘like’ buttons and similar to the site. So if you do happen to enjoy any particular comics from the archive, why not make sure Mark Zuckerberg’s omniscient not-at-all-evil-honest database knows about that? He’d really appreciate it.
This sorta situation seems to happen a lot when you’re in space. I did a cartoon for People I Know‘s Angela Lansbury Week - why not check it out? Ciao, L
Hazard data as per the Uni of Oxford. Got some cunning plans in the works comic-wise, will post blog(s) about them soon.
Sorry for the late update - I’m now back in the city of dreams (Norwich) after a fabulous Thought Bubble up in Leeds, thanks to everyone who made it great.
This is comic #499! Expect a sequence of #449b, #449c etc. until I work out something special for #500… See you at Thought Bubble! (Savile’s Hall, Table 138) Note: due to Thoughts and Bubbles Monday’s comic (which will probably be[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
If you’re going to be at Thought Bubble this weekend you can find me in Saville’s Hall. I’m at table 138 by Matt of Moo & Keo and near Tom Siddell of Gunnerkrigg Court. Even better, here’s a helpful map.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So this is comic #497. I really should have something special planned for #500 but I really don’t. Any ideas?
Minesweeper — THE MOVIE. [spoof, though they are genuinely making Battleships — the movie, so it’s only a matter of time]
Thanks to the people who said hello at MCM - my last convention of the year will be Thought Bubble; for all you northern UK types.
As mentioned in the blog post, no comics next week, they’ll return Monday 7th November. Oh, and if you want the maths:
Hello! So I’ll be at MCM expo this weekend (Friday 28th - Sunday 30th October). For the uninitiated, this is pretty much a big marketplace for indie comics - I’ll be selling a couple of books (including the biggest collection[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Thanks to Mike, Jackson, Gemma, Josh, Kristian, Jimi, Ali, Paul, and Amy for the lease of their names!
Mini filler comic today - annoying combination of MCM prep and real life precluding something a bit more involved. Will try and get up to speed in a few days.
Webcomic I’ve been enjoying very much recently, David Willis’ Dumbing of Age (link takes you to start of most recent storyline)
You need to have seen the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica to make sense of this joke. To be honest, you need to have seen the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica to make sense of life.
Some upcoming convention appearances: MCM Expo, London: Sat 29th - Sun 30th October Thought Bubble, Leeds: Sat 19th - Sun 20th November Would be great to see you!
Been a big fan in recent weeks of the Tim and Simon’s Brainspill podcast. It’s much good, and broadcast from Shrewsbury, the mightiest of towns. From 10pm today (Tuesday) they’re putting out a 24-hour podcast marathon, which should be quite[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The secret to appearing to be a butch, manly handyman is to remember the rhyme for screws: “Righty Tighty; Lefty Loosey”. The other secret to appearing to be a butch, manly handyman is to never say that out loud.
If you haven’t heard the news… My instinct is that it’ll turn out not to be the case - but hey, it’s really exciting! Viva la revolution!
Something a little different today! This is something that I storyboarded and was drawn by Steve Ingram of Blurred Lines Comics. I’ve had this idea for a short comic rattling around my head for a while now, and as I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Gee Brain, what are we going to do tonight? Read this other cartoon about us of course! Alternatively, watch this excellent (and extensively researched) YouTube video
Howdy, So yeah, after a two month break where I moved house and all of that, it’s back to regular 3-a-week comics. Hope you enjoy! I have a few fun things in the works as well, will keep you posted.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Based on a true story. I moved house a few weeks ago - didn’t go so far as above but did end up watching almost an entire episode of ‘Deal or No Deal’ on the TV *shudder*. Anyhow, LukeSurl.com is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So yes, the comic is going to take a two-month holiday and will return on Monday 12th September. Best thing to do to make sure you don’t miss the comics when they return is to subscribe to the RSS feed[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Technically speaking, this comic contains an incidence of the dreaded Comic Sans (the % sign looked terrible in the normal font). I beg forgiveness from you all.
According to my not particularly well kept system of tags, this is comic #19 about maths. Well, the Lord did say ‘Go forth and multiply’.
Hey all, So the comic is three years old as of 1st July! Who’d have thunk it? I’ve realised this way too late to plan anything special, so let’s save the celebrations for comic 500 (30 comics’ time) shall we?[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Of course, you need to make sure it’s actually a star. Readers of Bad Machinery might find the last panel somewhat familiar.
So when I was at MCM expo I tried to get pretty much everyone who walked past to draw me a robot. So now I have approximately twelve gazillion pictures of robots. What to do with them? Hmmm… How about[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Americans! “Maths” is what we say when you say “math”, like how we say “no, seriously, this is a joke, right?” when you say “Sarah Palin”.
Fun fact, I have only ever seen ads in Oxford for LBGT book clubs, no straight or general ones. Are LBGT people just more literate than us heterosexuals, or is this the harsh boot of discrimination on the other foot?[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s this weekend people! Get keen! Books wot I don’t sell will probably be for sale online soon. Cya, L
Hey, so this is something a little different than usual. I was at a comics workshop done by Mr. Adam Murphy, and one of the challenges was to create a dialogue-free comic based on someone else’s title. I’m going to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I actually met the candlestick from that illusion. Wasn’t a great meeting - it came off as a bit two-faced.
Today’s comic link is Doodles From the Bubble - a tale of a couple of students at me old alma mater. Lot’s of nice 4th wall breaking, I especially like the most recent one.
Might be changing the update schedule and stuff in the near future - I think I’ll have more time to make comics, but also want to shift slightly towards the quality side of the quality/quantity axis. I’ll keep you posted…
Pimm’s is currently available in varieties numbered 1, 3 and 6. The intermediate numbers have been banned as the last time they were consumed there was so much patriotism we collectively woke up with both a massive hangover and an[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Don’t try decoding the mouseover text, there’s no secret message there (that I’m aware of). However I will award 10 points to the first person who can correctly identify their source (no cheating!)
There are some interesting results in regards to Lukeneedstomakeacomicinunderthirtyminutesitus For more homoeopathy cartoons see here and also here.
Given the comic’s title, today’s comic link has to be the winner of the TWCL award for Best Gag-a-day comic : Bug. It’s one of the funniest comics online at the moment, well worth a read.
Today’s comic link is my podcast buddy Luke Healy’s magical adventure Swanny Nook. It’s a fun tale and it looks fantastic. I’d recommend reading from the beginning.
Note: There’s been a bit of a hack attempt on the site - main page seems OK but at the moment the RSS feed is down. Trying to deal with this has unfortunately chipped away at drawing time, so Friday’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
To be honest, this ‘toon started with the word “DONK” and just went backwards from there. Today’s comic link: Left-Handed Toons
Hey guys, new thing - I’m going to experiment with moving updates forward a little - to 8pm UK time Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday. If I make a spelling, grammar or other mistake please let me know, and I should[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I drew* this while being watched by a security camera. Meta in extremis. *pieced together quickly in Photoshop. Apologies for the slightly rushed comics of recent, been busy with Expo preparation and some real-world work stuff. Things should be back[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today’s comic link is People I Know‘s nifty Choose Your Own Adventure. Only a few days till Expo people, get keen!
Today’s comic link is COMMISSIONED Yep, I know me taking a public domain* image a sticking on a silly word balloon isn’t really a cartoon. I’ll be done with Expo preparation soon and should be able to do something a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So to you guys I guess this is Tuesday and you weren’t expecting an update. But for me, it’s Wednesday or something now. I’m going to fly faster than the speed of light around the world a few times to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
For more narcissism, see #358 or #369 Today’s comic link is Tozo: The Public Servant, a fun comic in a European mould.
If you think this comic is devilishly good you may also like comic #207 or comic #240 Today’s recommendation is a comic I’ve loved for a while now, Blurred Lines Comics. I’ve probably mentioned it a few times here, but[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is one of those weird ones where when I had the idea, the line was so crystallised I worry that I may be remembering it from another comic. Couldn’t find anything through Google, but I did get some important[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yep, for the next 12 million years LukeSurl.com’s is going to make a joke about every piece of literature in chronological order. This Monday, watch out if you’re a fan of The Story of Sinuhe ‘cos I’m not pulling any[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
To be honest I don’t know why this doesn’t happen more often. Queens are like the best pieces on the board, there’s no way they’d settle for some old fart who moves one square at a time. Visitors to LukeSurl.com[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…