A brown paper envelope features a cartoon chicken smoking a cigarette. Beside it, white blocky text reads “IT’S NOT NICE THAT 11–13 BATEMANS ROW LONDON EC2A 3AY”.

Illustration: Paul Arscott's spectacularly rude new EyeBall Comix collection

Words: Liv Siddall
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Date: 1 July 2013; Work
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Some of this stuff may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but if you take your tea black with a splash of dangerous medieval babes and bodily fluids, maybe take a bit of time to check out EyeBall Comix. They’ve been going for a few years now, producing high quality, low budget publications inspired by the comics of yore; dirty and filthy and violent, all the stuff that 12-year-old boys’ dreams are made of.

With contributors such as Kyle Platts, Robscenity, Betty Black, Bridgid Deacon and dozens of others, reading this pile of beautiful filth makes you realise that what you’re witnessing is actually a kind of society. These guys are getting together and making these hysterical and seriously well-drawn comics with one thing in mind, and that’s their shared passion for the craft. And for the naked, violent babes…

An illustration of a pink-skinned warrior in red armour and a blue cape, holding a sword. Beside them is a comic book cover featuring a blue figure and the words “Issue 3” and “Adults Only”. — Above
Deth Leper and Eyeball Issue 3

An open book showing a comic strip. The left page is a dense, red and grey illustration of distorted figures, while the right page features a comic strip with a red character and the title “Bobby Robinson Finds Himself”. — Above
Deth Leper

An open comic book shows a page titled “Crumbs in the Butter”. The red and white illustrations feature a distorted figure in several panels, with speech bubbles including the phrase “Oh Shite”. — Above
Deth Leper

An open comic book showing a black and white page of panels alongside a pink and white illustration. The right page features a large, stylised title that reads “Coffin-Dodger” above the word “Immortal”. — Above
Deth Leper

An illustration on a magazine cover features several distorted figures with single eyes and long grey hair. Large, dripping green text reads “OVERALL”, with “ISSUE 3” and “ADULTS ONLY” written in smaller type. — Above
Eyeball Issue 3

An open comic book showing black and white ink illustrations across two pages. The right page features a grid of panels under the title “Hardly Workin’”, depicting people in an office setting. — Above
Paul Arscott: Cereal Dayz

A black and white comic strip featuring a small, round, black character and a person in a striped shirt. They interact across several panels, with speech bubbles containing dialogue such as “K WELL, SSEYA!”. — Above
Barry Cook: White Space Vol.I

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www.eyeballcomix.co.uk

About the Author

Liv Siddall

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Liv joined It’s Nice That as an intern in 2011 and worked across online, print and events, and was latterly Features Editor before leaving in May 2015.

Illustration: Paul Arscott's spectacularly rude new EyeBall Comix collection

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