About us
Hi everyone! We’re Big Punch Studios (a.k.a. Ali, Nich, Jon and Lucy). We create and publish amazing comics and games - something we’ve been doing for nearly 15 years. It’s hard work but we love it, and we wouldn’t change it for the world.
We’re the team behind acclaimed creator-owned comics such as Afterlife Inc., 7STRING and Cat & Meringue; and games such as Sandwich Masters and the award-winning tabletop RPG Colostle. We’re also the creators of Tiny Hercules, a new series of graphic novels from Macmillan Children’s Books.
When not writing, drawing or touring, we enjoy as quiet a life as our imaginations will allow - and have even been known to sleep on occasion. Welcome to our worlds.
In 2022, Big Punch Studios was named as one of SoGlos’ 40 under 40 Gloucestershire businesses.
Our work and clients
Store closure
Hi folks!
After many years in action, we're sorry to announce that the Big Punch Studios store will close on 31 January 2026. Until then, please enjoy discounts on all our products!
Don't worry, this isn't forever - we have big plans for Sandwich Masters and more games in the future - but with the release of Tiny Hercules from our publishers at Macmillan Children's Books, we've decided to step back for a while and focus on making more amazing new comics.
We can't wait to return with something bigger, brighter and punch-ier than ever! In the meantime, you can continue to find Afterlife Inc. and Colostle on their respective stores. Thanks, folks. Keep watching this space for more from us soon!
Ali, Nich, Jon and Lucy
December 2025
Sandwich Masters | The core game
Battle for sandwich supremacy in this fast-paced card game for 2-4 players.
Features
180 cards (100 ingredients, 30 orders and 50 noshdosh)
Attack Pack expansion (10 cards)
Order Up! expansion (10 cards)
instruction book
a box that looks like a sandwich!
Our story
Big Punch Studios began life in the UK comics community, when Ali and Nich met Jon and Lucy at a comic convention. At the time, Nich and Jon were each working on their respective comics, 7STRING and Afterlife Inc., and as fans of each other's work it made sense to do a crossover (this being the style at the time). The resulting book, the Heavenly Chord, saw their worlds collide in more ways than one: creating a shared universe and, before long, a company.
As Big Punch Studios, Ali, Nich, Jon and Lucy soon began new shared projects, creating Extraversal, a quarterly comic magazine, and numerous podcasts. They also created their first card game, Sandwich Masters, which was selected as Kickstarter's Global Project of the Day in September 2015. In the following years, they continued to produce new comics and games, including Ace of None and the Bread Roles expansion for Sandwich Masters, handling everything from writing, illustration, videography and lettering, to printing and distribution.
In addition to their personal projects, the team has also produced work for numerous clients, such as Nickelodeon, Titan Magazines, Retroware and FreakZone Games. Jon's work has been featured in 2000 AD Magazine; and as the creator of the acclaimed tabletop RPG Colostle Nich has won numerous accolades, including Best Rules at the 2022 Ennies.
In 2023, following a chance encounter at comic con, Nich and Jon signed a four-book publishing deal with Macmillan Children's Books to produce a new series of graphic novels called Tiny Hercules. Life since then has been a whirlwind of excitement, even more so than before, and continues to keep them busy but happy.
Ali, Nich, Jon and Lucy divide their time between Cheltenham and Nich's studio in Gloucester, and are currently hard at work on Tiny Hercules and more projects than they care to mention.
Any questions? Please get in touch. We'd love to hear from you!