Bristol 2010

Sadly, I won't be attending Bristol International Comics & Small Press Expo 2010 because I'll still be out in Greece all through May.

Good luck with the Bristol show and I hope everyone has a great time.

Birmingham 2008: Hall of Fame

It was a terrific weekend at Birmingham - thanks to everyone who came to see us. I got lots of interesting stuff to draw, and better still, everyone was really helpful about supplying picture reference when I wasn't drawing my own characters! Hope you all enjoyed yourselves as much as I did!




Nearly everyone who got a sketch from me at Birmingham... click on the pictures to go the full-sized versions on Flickr.

I asked permission to Blog these, but if you'd rather your picture was taken down, just let me know and I'll remove it.

I've titled the photos based on names (if I know them or can read them from the dedications) or, failing that, the subject of the sketch. If you spot an error, leave a comment of the photo page on Flickr and I'll sort it out.

Birmingham 2007; "The Usual Suspects"

Above: Dan, Adam & Geoff

Above: Alan, Nathan & Duncan
Nathan ferried us to the show and looked after us on the Satrurday.

Above: Duncan again, Jon & David

Above: Jemma, Karl & Jonathan

Above: Anthony, Lou, and a gentleman whose name I fear I didn't catch.

Click any image to see the original on Flickr.
Note: I asked permission to post these photos, but people didn't always get a chance to see them first. If you're unhappy with your photo and would like it removed, leave a comment and I'll sort it out.

First of all, thanks to everyone for one of the best comics weekends I've had in a long time; there was something about the atmosphere in Birmingham that really reminded me of the old conventions from the 80's and early 90's. It was good to see so many of you again, hope you liked the sketches, and apologies to those of you on Sunday afternoon who got slightly ropey ones when I was getting tired.
It was a good weekend for business; we sold almost all the books we'd brought with us, and since Ian lives in Birmingham, we didn't have to pay for a hotel, which meant we made a clear profit for the first time.

I also had a Big Fanboy Moment, as our table was next to Mike Mignola's, and I actually got to talk to him briefly - he's a really nice chap, very approachable, no "side" to him, as me gran would have said. My only regret was, I never got to see Mick McMahon.

I'll end by giving particular thanks to the mighty Nathan, who ferried me, Ian and our boxes of books into the show on Saturday, and who did supply runs for us while we were at the table. And all he got was a wobbly drawing of a rocket.