Comments or Questions? Email me at phil@underthecrossbones.com or join us on Facebook or Twitter. Mike Hawthorne is a fantastic visual artist who came to writing later in life with his book The Hungry Horizon.  It's historical fiction about the pirate Bartholomew Sharpe who sailed with Henry Morgan before going his own way. Born in Manchester in 1954, well traveled and self taught, Mike Hawthorne has made his reputation in London since 1975 with exhibitions of rock, reggae, and jazz visuals, underground comix and work acquired by the Museum of London and Lembeth Archives.    The first nine years of his life were spent in Nigeria and Sierra Leone. His early influences were MAD magazines, illustrations of the American Civil War and television newsreels of Biafra and Vietnam. His paintings also draw on European medieval traditions of depicting heaven and hell. Since 1975 Hawthorne has worked in London, creating rock, reggae and jazz visuals and underground 'comix'. In this episode: Who was Bartholomew Sharpe? Growing up in Nigeria and Sierra Leone The status of book 2 and some insight into the publishing industry Mike's artistic influences and German Expressionism Pick up a copy of The Hungry Horizon on Amazon and help support the show! https://amzn.to/2JkMW6h  Under The Crossbones is a podcast all about pirate culture.  Your host Phil Johnson (comedian, musician, and pirate geek) interviews the most interesting people in the pirate subculture: Actors, Authors, Historians, Musicians, Artists, Festival Founders, Clothing and Prop Designers, Treasure Hunters, Archaeologists, and more.    Today's show is sponsored by: Scuba Wize Sunken Treasure Workshop - Go diving on a real sunken Spanish galleon with Carl "Fizz" Fismer, Bradley Williamson, and Marc Littleton in the Florida Keys!  http://www.underthecrossbones.com/scuba Pirate Radio of the Treasure Coast - The best in pirate talk and music! Get to listenin'!  http://www.PirateRadioOfTheTreasureCoast.com   For videos, pictures, album links and more, be sure to click through to the full show notes.  http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/198   Important Websites: Mike Hawthorne https://www.facebook.com/Mike-Hawthorne-1505421243100633/ http://www.mikehawthorne.net/   Want to see me film my 4th comedy special on August 16th?  Go to http://www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com/sandiego and use the code "PHIL50" for 50% off tickets.    Find out more about my comedy, music, and tour dates at http://www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com   Comments or Questions? Email me at phil@underthecrossbones.com   Additional Show Notes: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/198   Support the show!: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/support    Subscribe to Under The Crossbones on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/under-the-crossbones-the-pirate-podcast/id1039621331   Visit http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com for all the episodes.   Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/underthecrossbones Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/undercrossbones