Paul Peart-Smith is an award winning comics artist.*

*who also writes and speaks about mental health for creatives.

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Books

  • Cover of a book titled "Souls of Black Folk" by W. E. B. Du Bois, featuring a stylized illustration of a person's profile with an abstract, artistic style.

    Souls of Black Folk: A Graphic Interpretation

    W.E.B DuBois’ classic adapted to comics for the first time. After the American Civil War, slavery ends. But what happened to black Americans in the years immediately after the cannons went silent?

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  • Book cover for 'Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States' by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, adapted by Paul Peart-Smith, featuring illustrations of indigenous people and activists.

    AWARD WINNING: An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States: A Graphic Interpretation

    This three time award winning adaptation of Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz’s historical epic tells the story of European colonisation of America from the unique perspective of Native Americans they displaced.

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  • Animated poster for 'Romans & Magic' featuring a team of diverse characters standing in front of a large, glowing, serpent-like creature with a face, set against a dark cityscape background.

    Romanis Magicae

    A traumatised ex legionnaire and a rag tag bunch of extraordinary misfits stumble into a plot to release hell on the streets of Ancient Rome. Sword and sorcery meets the X-men, written by Matthew Blair, Colours by Eva Del Cruz

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  • Illustration depicting a diverse group of characters, including a woman in medical scrubs, a man with a baseball bat, a man aiming a gun, and eerie zombie-like figures in the lower part, set against an urban city skyline backdrop.

    Edge of Extinction

    Sleepy Bedford, England. A zombie Apocalypse. FIGHT TO SURVIVE. Horror in english style, written by Baden Melonie

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  • Black and white abstract artwork with the text 'Graveyard Song' in bold, jagged letters surrounded by various electronic devices like headphones, cameras, and monitors, scattered and overlapping in a chaotic design.

    Graveyard Song

    In 2022, the world produced over 62 million tons of discarded electrical goods, known as e-waste. The devices we upgrade and throw away are transported to landfill in the global South. This is the story of one of the thousands of children who comb these landfills to survive.

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  • Book cover featuring a black and white illustration of a serious man with a pipe, with the title 'Robert Johnson' in large white letters at the top, and the subtitle 'Kind-hearted woman blues' in a black circle. The cover has a grayscale watercolor style.

    Robert Johnson

    Legendary blues player Robert Johnson performs “Kind Hearted Woman Blues” in the rural South

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Illustration

  • T- Rex Dinosaur

    T- Rex Commission

  • Dad's Army. A digital illustration of three vintage British military officers in uniform, holding rifles and a gun, with Union Jack flags in the background.

    Dad's Army Promotional, Theater Royal Hobart

  • Animated futuristic scene with a large hand reaching down, reading 'The 39 Steps,' with silhouettes of soldiers running and a plane flying in the sky, with clouds and train tracks in the foreground.

    The 39 Steps Promotional, Theater Royal Hobart

  • Blithe Spirit. A woman appears as a ghostly figure above a table where two people are seated, with mystical green smoke and light surrounding her.

    Blithe Spirit Promotional Poster, Theater Royal Hobart

  • Hound of The Baskervilles

    Hound of The Baskervilles Promotional Poster, Theater Royal

  • X-ed Out. Digital illustration of a woman with black hair and striking blue eyes pointing towards the viewer, surrounded by floating holographic images and data screens.

    IND-Xed comics cover art

  • Stylized comics cover for 'Of the Same Coin' featuring three characters, one woman holding a tablet and a gun, two men in suits, and cars on a city street with vibrant purple, pink, and blue hues.

    Of The Same Coin cover art

  • Event poster for "A Handful of Fives," curated by George Nelson, featuring musical performances including solos by Saied Silbak and Kadialy Kora, and a trio called An Alien Called Harmony with members Momoko Gill, Nadeem Din-Gabisi, and Mei Kirby, live at AMP Studios on Old Kent Road, Sunday, 02/02/2025 from 2:00 PM to 9:00 PM.

    A Handful of Fives Poster 2024

  • Handful of Fives 2025

    Handful of Fives 2025

  • Judge Hershey. A comic-style drawing of a woman with a stern expression, black bob haircut, wearing futuristic armor, holding a gun and a circular weapon, with a background of a sci-fi cityscape.

    Judge Hershey Poster, 2000ad

Deadlock

This video collaboration with the band Earthphish featured the late great Lee Scratch Perry.

More than 40 illustrations were drawn for the fantasy story, complemented by a live-action sequence that bookends the video. (2020)

  • Black and white illustration of a sports car soaring through a dynamic, abstract background with swirling lines and dots.

  • Black and white drawing of a person's face with glasses, appearing intense and intense gaze, with scribbled expressive lines.

  • A person wearing racing gloves driving a fighter jet cockpit, looking at the instrument panel with a perspective from above and in front of the pilot.

  • Black and white abstract drawing of a human heart with radiating lines and textured details.

  • A black and white comic-style illustration of a person with short, messy hair and an intense facial expression, looking to the side. They are wearing a hoodie and holding a cup in their right hand.

  • Black and white comic-style illustration of a woman with long hair, with snakes in her hair, two snakes, and a small flying car in the sky.

  • Comic-style black and white illustration depicting a woman with long hair, in movement, amidst shattered glass and broken objects, with expressive faces in the background.

  • A black and white drawing depicts a large human hand holding an eye-shaped mirror, reflecting a person's face. In the background, a person is kneeling in front of a forest with tall trees and bushes.

  • Black and white drawing of a smiling woman with dreadlocks extending outward and arms raised.

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“Often, good answers are staring us in the face, but we struggle to accept them because they're so disruptive of what we’re currently doing. Sometimes, just let go and allow events to play out.” 

“In this 3 page sequence Miller smashes rhythm and timing, using dialogue to build tension, only to release it explosively on the third page. Pop Pop Pop.”

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