We love working with exciting new creative talents and Billy Partridge certainly fits the bill. With an exceptional skill for world-building and character creation, his ethereal artworks are delightfully dreamlike and full of imagination and heart.
With echoes of Studio Ghibli Billy's cutting-edge style is immediately visually arresting and would translate perfectly to branding, animation and publishing projects. Based in Scotland, Billy works digitally and finds inspiration in popular culture, animation, toys, video games, puzzles and the stunning highland landscapes which he can often be spotted exploring.
Billy’s first graphic novel Hupo and the Wonder Thief published in 2025 with Flying Eye Books, eagerly enjoyed by newly independent readers there was no doubt that this would be followed by a sequel. Hupo and the Doom Lagoon publishes this month and it delivers even more magical adventure.
Hupo is off on another adventure as he travels through the land of Yip in an airship, but this time he’s sharing the decks with Zimmy, a peculiar person who looks, sounds, and smells, just like Hupo! They make their way to the Doom Lagoons, a place where you can trap your worst fears below the waters so you never have to be scared again. But things don’t go to plan, and after hundreds of years of fear is released into Yip, it’s up to Hupo and the suspicious Zimmy to save everyone from the horrors of the Doom Lagoon! Hupo's courage will be put to the ultimate test as he battles his very own worst fears…
Here are two of our favourite spreads from the graphic novel. We think you’ll agree they are simply stunning.
Hupo and the Doom Lagoon publishes with Flying Eye Books and available to buy at all good bookshops. Take a look inside Hupo and the Doom Lagoon HERE.
You can find Billy and his wonderful beings over on Instagram, his portfolio is also available to view on our website.
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