In 2023 it will be 15 years since the first printed copy of Captain Baculum was made (shout out Lincoln Print & Copy Centre wassup), but the Captain and his crew go back a few more years to 2006. In honour of the occassion, and the new website, I put together a little timeline for you…
2006 – Captain B first drawn
I started drawing the Captain at 16 when I bought my very first graphics tablet. I had to commute a long way to sixth form college, so I used my time on the train to practice. My first early ‘strips’ were shared on DeviantArt.
2008 – Reworked as a book
In my first year at University I decided to write and draw a Captain Baculum comic book. Later that year I printed the first copies (with that cover art above). I refilled that first book a few times to sell at conventions.
2014 – Second book pressed
Above is the cover for book 2, Baculum Sets Sail. Several years had passed while I worked on other projects, but it was finally done. I also redesigned the first book’s cover too.
2016 – Project officially cancelled
Huh!? Yes. By the end of 2016 life had kinda just moved on and I figured I would never get around the making the third book. It stayed that way for a long time, until uhh… there was a global pandemic.
2021 – Third book and remasters
During lockdown in 2021 and following some pretty crap personal experiences, I comforted myself by picking up an old, unfinished project. Not only did I finally finished book 3, Baculum Solves Everything, but I also gave the previous two books an upscale—new lines, new speech bubbles, and improved layouts.
The result of that work, and the 15 years that preceded it, is the definitive physical editions.
So yeah, that’s a brief history of the project! For more detailed insights purchase the physical books! They feature a three-part essay by me, as well as exclusive behind the scenes and early images.
