Artist Chris Weston shares a story on his blog about a couple of “ne’er-do-wells” who tried to break into his studio:
And there I was, last friday, pulling a late shift, ‘cos of deadline worries… the only one in the building… when all of a sudden I hear… this noise. I call out, expecting my colleague Ian to come in any second… but the noise continues… and it isn’t coming from the stairs; it’s coming from the office next door.
I wander in and am greeted by two young ne’er-do-wells trying to get into the premises through the window!
Don’t believe everything you’ve heard about artists, we’re not all wimps. In fact, some are trained martial artists, prepared for all eventualities like this studio invasion. l immediately I grabbed my trusty steel ruler and went kendo on their arses, rendering one unconscious and leaving the other with a limp that’ll last the rest of his miserable life.
Actually that’s a lie. In fact, I just froze with fear and yelled “Oi” at them as they scarpered, obviously surprised by my presence in the office at that late hour.
I was buying the kendo part until you came clean, Chris … I assume all comic artists have the same powers and skills as the characters they draw.
