‘The Lang Walk Home’.
Created by Peter Watson.
Art by Gordon Johnston, Neil Slorance, Jonny Cannon, Allan MacRitchie, Alan Henderson, Chris McAuley and many more.
24 pages - Magazine size format.
Going Live on Kickstarter on the 1st of April 2019.
‘A modern Scots poem in comic form telling the tale of a drunk man's journey in search of a toilet!’
Pete Watson first came to my attention posting a semi-naked photograph of himself (with only a treasured Edition to hide his modesty) on the facebook page for the Awesome Comics Podcast. Myself and the others on that rather saucy page knew immediately that we wanted to read his comics. This is a book that I’ve heard about for a couple of months and can’t wait to see the final product. Executed with pragmatic trademarked Glaswegian humour and with some really exciting artists onboard. This is shaping up to be a comic to back early so you can say you were there from the first pint!
Just watch out for the release of the ‘Bladder Bomb!’
This is a project that Pete’s been crafting for quite some time now and he has gathered some great talent to help him out. The creator’s pal Gordon Johnston was straightaway onboard and suggested approaching others including Neil "Dungeon Fun" Slorance, Jonny "Transylvanian Knights" Cannon, Allan "Grave Wax" MacRitchie, Alan "The Penned Guins" Henderson and many more.
‘The Lang Walk Hame’ is very a different book even in the realm of Scottish autobiographies. It covers those late night moments that we have all experienced and upped the pace to find somewhere ‘convenient’. I’ll let Pete explain a little more of what it’s about;
‘A few years ago, I wrote a poem. A classic tale of man's struggle against nature. They say most poetry is written from the Heart. This poem is written from the Bladder!
It chronicles the journey of an average Clydebank man who leaves the pub late one night after one too many and suddenly realises he's "dyin' fur a pish"!
It goes on to tell of the many fantasies and worst-case scenarios that play out in his head during his desperate journey. Is it based on real life? Let's just say it's based on a 'familiar' story!
The poem is written using Semi-Scots/Glaswegian language with a modern slant. You could say it's more like Burnistoun than Burns. ‘
If you ain’t onboard after that summary then you need to give yourself a good pinch!
This goes live on Monday and I’ll be backing it straightaway! We’ve all been there!
Now I wonder if that Starbucks has a bog?
You can find details over at the facebook page https://m.facebook.com/langwalkhame or follow this project on Twitter @langwalkhame
There’ll be all kind of shenanigans in the pledge tiers including getting yourself a cameo in one of the Glasgow pub scenes!
Thanks for reading.
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