Article:
Scroobius Pip - Poetry in (e)motion

Artists across the Atlantic picked up their instruments to accompany Hip-Hop poet Scroobius Pip and lay new dimensions to his range of pieces. The illustrations largely draw from the language of comic strip, although only CJ McCracken's work employs speech bubbles, and they're quite suited. In his introduction, Scroobius recalls being shown a comic book on philosophy and finds the subject matter accessible because of the form it was presented in. As fair a testament as any to the excellent alchemy at work within this book. Each of the artists bring very different styles to very different works.

The scribbly scrawly of beserk and abandon of Cowfree relating Scroobius' head time in 'Rat Race'.

Ben Williams, On Thou Shalt Not Kill, delivers meticulous AND free-form zine culture sigil art.

Damian Claughton's Phonogram-esque designs, impressing style and warmth and class, at home with this piece of book: professional and managing simplicity.

Joe Cunningham's contribution to "When I Grow Up" which approaches like your favourite dog: full of love, bringing belonging and an ounce of silliness. Cunningham is part-Herge.

Anthony Gregori and Michael Spicer on "1,000 Words", underwater mysticism, with a fairytale quality which would have been at home in the DFC.

CJ McCracken's shaped orange and greys, sliding and angular, going for that slacker webcomic feel.

Mister Paterson's living tattoo man, frozen with animated arms, alike a comix real treatment of a DC character in "Shamed", the empathic and undoubtedly stark relation to homelessness.