COSMIC KICKS AND ALIEN TRICKS FROM ALEKSEI

Aleksei Bitskoff blasts onto bookshelves with an uproarious cover for The Galaxy World Cup, a galactic football adventure where underdogs meet aliens and chaos reigns.

Get your boots on and prepare for take-off! Alan Joyce’s The Galaxy World Cup lands courtesy of Chicken House Books with a brilliantly bonkers cover illustration by Aleksei Bitskoff that perfectly captures the madness, humour and interstellar action inside. When a rag-tag team of schoolboys get mistaken for Earth’s greatest players and zapped into the universe’s biggest tournament, Aleksei’s character-rich visuals bring every extraterrestrial oddball and unlikely goal scorer to life - on and off the pitch.

Known for his finely observed line work, imaginative worlds and instinctive sense of comedy, Aleksei’s cover doesn’t just sell the story - it sells the fun. From weird alien spectators to snap-shot moments that feel like they’ve been plucked straight from the game, his art effortlessly invites readers aged 7–11 (and anyone who knows the agony and ecstasy of a last-minute goal) to dive in.

Aleksei Bitskoff is represented by Arena Illustration.

THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF BILLY PARTRIDGE

Award-winning creator Billy Partridge welcomes you to Kookaway Island and the potion-making prodigy… Eggboy! Set in a surreal world brimming with humour, magic and friendship.

This month we spotlight Billy’s gloriously offbeat animated series idea Eggboy, a delightfully bonkers world full of eccentric personalities and cinematic storytelling ready to leap onto a screen. His knack for character-led visual invention runs like a thread through everything he does, from immersive publishing projects to animation development.

An award-winning graduate of Leeds Arts University and winner of the prestigious Society of Artists’ Agents Award for New Talent at the World Illustration Awards, Billy first turned heads with his debut graphic novel Hupo and the Wonder Thief, published by Flying Eye Books. Inspired by nature, folklore and the playfulness of cartoons and Studio Ghibli, his work blends humour, magic and heart in ways that keep audiences coming back for more.

Billy Partridge is represented by Arena Illustration.

DC Helping to Fuel Team GB

Darling Clementine worked on a range of special promo packs for Quaker Oats, helping to fuel Team GB for this year’s Winter Olympics!

There were a multitude of different pack fronts, showcasing the different sports competing at the games. The packs were part of a promotional give away with the chance to win prizes including tickets to see the athletes in action in Milano Cortina!

Going for Gold!

James Weston Lewis produced 5 different and dynamic covers for the Radio Times Winter Olympics Guides. We love seeing how James brought these daring and fast paced sports to life through his illustration style. He perfectly captured the beautiful scenery, the athletes and the essence of each sport in the 5 individual covers.

James Weston Lewis is represented by The Artworks