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Slorance created the [[sitcom]] [[webcomic]] ''Jonbot vs Martha'' with Colin Bell in 2011.<ref name="Jonbot vs Martha">{{cite web|url=http://multiversitycomics.com/news/colin-bell-and-neil-slorance-launch-jonbot-vs-martha/ |title=Colin Bell and Neil Slorance Launch Jonbot vs Martha |work= Multiversity Comics |accessdate=31 October 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226110121/http://multiversitycomics.com/news/colin-bell-and-neil-slorance-launch-jonbot-vs-martha |archivedate=26 February 2014 |deadurl=yes |df=dmy }}</ref> Slorance and Bell collaborated again on the critically acclaimed ''Dungeon Fun'' between 2013 and 2015.<ref name="Dungeon Fun Book One">{{cite web|url=http://nationalcollective.com/2013/12/05/interview-colin-bell-and-neil-slorance-comic-book-writers-and-creators-of-dungeon-fun/ |title=Interview: Colin Bell And Neil Slorance, Comic Book Writers And Creators of ‘Dungeon Fun’ |work= National Collective |accessdate=31 October 2016 |deadurl=no |df=dmy }}</ref><ref name="Dungeon Fun Book Four">{{cite web|url=http://www.forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/2015/review-dungeon-fun-the-smiles-are-back-one-last-time/ |title=Review: Dungeon Fun - The Smiles Are Back - One Last Time! |work= Forbidden Planet International Blog |accessdate=31 October 2016 |deadurl=no |df=dmy }}</ref>
Slorance created the [[sitcom]] [[webcomic]] ''Jonbot vs Martha'' with Colin Bell in 2011.<ref name="Jonbot vs Martha">{{cite web|url=http://multiversitycomics.com/news/colin-bell-and-neil-slorance-launch-jonbot-vs-martha/ |title=Colin Bell and Neil Slorance Launch Jonbot vs Martha |work= Multiversity Comics |accessdate=31 October 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226110121/http://multiversitycomics.com/news/colin-bell-and-neil-slorance-launch-jonbot-vs-martha |archivedate=26 February 2014 |deadurl=yes |df=dmy }}</ref> Slorance and Bell collaborated again on the critically acclaimed ''Dungeon Fun'' between 2013 and 2015.<ref name="Dungeon Fun Book One">{{cite web|url=http://nationalcollective.com/2013/12/05/interview-colin-bell-and-neil-slorance-comic-book-writers-and-creators-of-dungeon-fun/ |title=Interview: Colin Bell And Neil Slorance, Comic Book Writers And Creators of ‘Dungeon Fun’ |work= National Collective |accessdate=31 October 2016 |deadurl=no |df=dmy }}</ref><ref name="Dungeon Fun Book Four">{{cite web|url=http://www.forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/2015/review-dungeon-fun-the-smiles-are-back-one-last-time/ |title=Review: Dungeon Fun - The Smiles Are Back - One Last Time! |work= Forbidden Planet International Blog |accessdate=31 October 2016 |deadurl=no |df=dmy }}</ref>


In 2012, Slorance began writing a series of [[travelogue]]s, starting with ''Nine Lines of Metro''. A second travelogue, ''Seven Days in Berlin'', was released later in 2012. A third travelogue, ''Let's go to Bordeaux'' was released in 2014.<ref name="Bordeaux">{{cite web | url=http://glasgow.stv.tv/191647/ | title=Neil Slorance: 'The last book closes a little chapter in my life' | work= STV | accessdate=31 October 2016 | deadurl=no | df=dmy }}</ref>
In 2012, Slorance began writing a series of [[travel documentary|travelogues]], starting with ''Nine Lines of Metro''. A second travelogue, ''Seven Days in Berlin'', was released later in 2012. A third travelogue, ''Let's go to Bordeaux'' was released in 2014.<ref name="Bordeaux">{{cite web | url=http://glasgow.stv.tv/191647/ | title=Neil Slorance: 'The last book closes a little chapter in my life' | work= STV | accessdate=31 October 2016 | deadurl=no | df=dmy }}</ref>


Slorance published ''The Amateur Astronomer's Journal'' in 2013, a short story about "a home computer worker taking the night off to go look at the stars". <ref name="Amateur Astronomer's Journal">{{cite web | url=http://comicsworthreading.com/2014/04/19/the-amateur-astronomers-journal/ | title=The Amateur Astronomer’s Journal | work= Comics Worth Reading | accessdate=31 October 2016 | deadurl=no | df=dmy }}</ref>
Slorance published ''The Amateur Astronomer's Journal'' in 2013, a short story about "a home computer worker taking the night off to go look at the stars". <ref name="Amateur Astronomer's Journal">{{cite web | url=http://comicsworthreading.com/2014/04/19/the-amateur-astronomers-journal/ | title=The Amateur Astronomer’s Journal | work= Comics Worth Reading | accessdate=31 October 2016 | deadurl=no | df=dmy }}</ref>

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Neil Slorance
Born (1987-02-17) 17 February 1987 (age 37)
Glasgow, Scotland
OccupationComic artist, political cartoonist, illustrator
NationalityScottish
GenreScience fiction, fantasy, politics
Notable worksDungeon Fun

Neil Slorance (born February 17 1987), is a Scottish comic artist who is best known as the artist of Dungeon Fun as well as for his political cartoons. He has contributed strips to Titan Comics' Doctor Who comics alongside Dungeon Fun writer Colin Bell.

Comics

Slorance created the sitcom webcomic Jonbot vs Martha with Colin Bell in 2011.[1] Slorance and Bell collaborated again on the critically acclaimed Dungeon Fun between 2013 and 2015.[2][3]

In 2012, Slorance began writing a series of travelogues, starting with Nine Lines of Metro. A second travelogue, Seven Days in Berlin, was released later in 2012. A third travelogue, Let's go to Bordeaux was released in 2014.[4]

Slorance published The Amateur Astronomer's Journal in 2013, a short story about "a home computer worker taking the night off to go look at the stars". [5]

In 2014, Slorance and Bell began contributing strips to Titan Comics' Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor series.[6]

In 2016, Slorance released a collection of autobiographical comics entitled Modern Slorance: Torts and Tinder.[7]

Political cartoonist

Slorance first began drawing political cartoons during the 2014 Scottish independence referendum.[8] His political cartoons subsequently attracted media attention during the 2015 general election after receiving recognition from Nicola Sturgeon,[9] following which he live sketched STV's election night coverage.[10] He was then hired by STV to draw the Neil Slorance Sketch, a regular feature.

On January 22 2016, one of his cartoons signed by Nicola Sturgeon was auctioned for charity.[11]

Personal life

Slorance lives in Glasgow with his pet tortoise, Herman. In 2015, a video of him awakening his tortoise went viral, accumulating more than a million views and being featured on an American TV show Right This Minute.[12]

Awards and nominations

In 2012, Jonbot vs Martha was nominated for four Scottish Independent Comic Book Alliance awards.[13]

In 2013, Amateur Astronomer's Journal was nominated for three SICBA awards.[14]

In 2014, Slorance won the Best Cover and Best Artist awards at the SICBA, and Dungeon Fun Book One received the award for Best Comic or Graphic Novel.[15]

In 2015, Slorance was ranked 99th in The List's Hot 100.[16]

References

  1. ^ "Colin Bell and Neil Slorance Launch Jonbot vs Martha". Multiversity Comics. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Interview: Colin Bell And Neil Slorance, Comic Book Writers And Creators of 'Dungeon Fun'". National Collective. Retrieved 31 October 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Review: Dungeon Fun - The Smiles Are Back - One Last Time!". Forbidden Planet International Blog. Retrieved 31 October 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Neil Slorance: 'The last book closes a little chapter in my life'". STV. Retrieved 31 October 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "The Amateur Astronomer's Journal". Comics Worth Reading. Retrieved 31 October 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Glasgow artist lands deal to create a comic strip based on Peter Capaldi's Doctor Who". Evening Times. Retrieved 28 October 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "Reviews: A Boy, A Tortoise & A Comic: Modern Slorance". Forbidden Planet International Blog. Retrieved 31 October 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "Neil Slorance on Scottish Independence". Comic Soapbox Scotland. Retrieved 30 October 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "Glasgow cartoonist delighted after First Minister Nicola Sturgeon endorses his work". Evening Times. Retrieved 28 October 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "Artist Neil Slorance to 'live sketch' STV's general election coverage". STV. Retrieved 30 October 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 31 October 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ "What the shell? Artist's shock as tortoise vid goes viral". The Sun. Retrieved 31 October 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ "Autumn of Indie: Webcomic – Jonbot vs Martha". Geek Syndicate. Retrieved 31 October 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ "Review: The Amateur Astronomer's Journal". Forbidden Planet International Blog. Retrieved 31 October 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  15. ^ "Dungeon Fun sweeps Scottish Independent Comic Book Alliance Awards". DigitalSpy.com. Retrieved 30 October 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ "The Hot 100 2015". List.co.uk. Retrieved 30 October 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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