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Somersault – the sneeze

8. February 2012

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Remember, kids, to stay safe and not spread those nasty germs around, always get the hankie out – catch it, kill it, bin it, as the ads used to say. (Somersault is (c) Richard Cowdry; if you want to reproduce any part of it you should ask him first )

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Somersault – on the streets

26. January 2012

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Our dandy seems to have recovered his elan and  poise after his bad dreams (if they were dreams) in the Real Men storyline, and is enjoying a constitutional, but the streets of Somersault can be an odd place… (Somersault is (c) Richard Cowdry; if you want to reproduce any part of it you should ask [...]

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Somersault – through the wasteland

18. January 2012

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A bleak walk through the urban wasteland for our dandy in the ongoing  Real Men story… (Somersault is (c) Richard Cowdry; if you want to reproduce any part of it you should ask him first )

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Somersault – lift or stairs?

10. January 2012

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The Real Men story arc continues in Somersault: (Somersault is (c) Richard Cowdry; if you want to reproduce any part of it you should ask him first )

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Seasonal Somersault

26. December 2011

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A seasonal Somersault this week, a scene which many parents, I’m sure, will recognise. All that’s missing is the cat who assumes the boxes gifts came in are all for her to sleep in! (Somersault is (c) Richard Cowdry; if you want to reproduce any part of it you should ask him first; you can [...]

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Somersault – time flies

20. December 2011

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Time waits for no man, even for our elegant and dapper dandy in the Real Men story from the land of Somersault: (Somersault is (c) Richard Cowdry; if you want to reproduce any part of it you should ask him first; you can see the larger version and all of the previous episodes  archived here)

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Somersault – better to give than to receive?

8. December 2011

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In this final Fat Charlie Chaplin strip our rotund hero spots one final cake leftover from the feast… (Somersault is (c) Richard Cowdry; if you want to reproduce any part of it you should ask him first; you can see the larger version and all of the previous episodes  archived here)

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Somersault – Fat Charlie Chaplin in ‘cake’

2. December 2011

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And another welcome return to Fat Charlie Chaplin in this week’s Somersault: (Somersault is (c) Richard Cowdry; if you want to reproduce any part of it you should ask him first; you can see the larger version and all of the previous episodes  archived here)

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Somersault – who ate all the pies? Why, mr Chaplin did

24. November 2011

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A brief interlude in the Real Men story arc brings us a welcome return to Somersault’s Fat Charlie Chaplin: (Somersault is (c) Richard Cowdry; if you want to reproduce any part of it you should ask him first; you can see the larger version and all of the previous episodes  archived here)

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Somersault – the ladies go crazy for a sharp dressed man

18. November 2011

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Having escaped the nightmare dream of brutish thugs (see last week’s Real Men episode here) our dandy does what he does best and grooms himself impeccably for a day out – after all, we know the ladies go crazy for a sharp dressed man (especially if he looks like suave 60s superspy Jason King). (Somersault [...]

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Somersault – was it a dream once more?

10. November 2011

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Alas for our poor dandy, a return to the land of slumber seems to have taken him back into the brutal Real Men story where he took many a lump from some nasty thugs. But look, he’s awake, surely it was all just a dream again? Wasn’t it?… (Somersault is (c) Richard Cowdry; if you [...]

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Somersault – so you want to be an artist?

3. November 2011

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Ah, the artistic life – who needs success, money, fame, adoring fans, as long as you are true to your inner vision, eh? (Somersault is (c) Richard Cowdry; if you want to reproduce any part of it you should ask him first; you can see the larger version and all of the previous episodes  archived [...]

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Somersault – fleeing a nasty dream

26. October 2011

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As the Real Men story continues our unfortunate dreamer tries to flee his brutish bullies: (Somersault is (c) Richard Cowdry; if you want to reproduce any part of it you should ask him first; you can see the larger version and all of the previous episodes  archived here)

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Somersault – a return to Real Men

13. October 2011

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And after the interlude, we return to the Real Men story: (Somersault is (c) Richard Cowdry; if you want to reproduce any part of it you should ask him first; you can see the larger version and all of the previous episodes  archived here)

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Somersault – crime doesn’t pay

4. October 2011

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It’s a sad day when a hard working villain finds out he is better off taking the dole than putting in a decent day’s hard graft robbing banks and post offices… (Somersault is (c) Richard Cowdry; if you want to reproduce any part of it you should ask him first; you can see the larger [...]

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