London Film and Comic Con July 2013

 

Snaking queues, stifling heat and an air of excitement. Oh yes, it can only be a summer comic convention. So, as usual, many thanks to all who forked out for prints, books and various sketches. A new print of the rustic wizard Radagast was available, and the keener among you would have seized the opportunity to get it signed by the man himself; Sylvester McCoy, to whom I later had the privilege to meet and present the original - whilst quietly gushing like a fanboy, naturally.

 

Still Grinning...

 

For those of you perhaps wondering just what that 'grey, smudgey spooky ghost comic' was - well, you're in luck. The good folks at Orbital Comics, have a fresh and shining new batch of The Grinning Man, hot off the presses for all your browsing needs. As well as Orbital, they are also available at my store, and will also be present at my table at the forthcoming LFCC very soon.

Meltdown UK

 

 

ESports, a term that may be unfamiliar to many - refers to wonderful world of competetive (video)gaming. Meltdown, in London's Caledonian Road is not only the first eSports bar in London but also in the UK, after two other successful eSports bars in Paris and Berlin respectively.

 

I had the privilege to be asked to paint a mural on the wall in London's Meltdown - and was briefed to make it fit in with their futuristic, post-apocalyptic flavour. Considering I had no more than 2 days to complete it before they opened on June 1st - I think it went rather well. More snaps below.



 

After the first day...

 

 

Half way through day two; at a different angle...

 

 

The final Mural.

 

So - if competetive gaming is for you - or perhaps if you merely enjoy a few beverages with your finest chums whilst watching other people play video games on a projected screen - then check out Meltdown at 342 Caledonian Road, London. Game on.

London MCM Comic-Con May 2013

 

Well, well, well....it's that time of year again already.

Yup, MCM Expo (or Comic-Con as it's now known) arrived with yet another May bank holiday weekend of unpredictable weather, raging seas of people and 'free hugs' signs.

 

However, for me there was one small difference - I was seeing all this from the other side.

 

No, no - I'm not saying I'm dead. But for once I was sat behind a table, among fellow budding artists, illustrators and comickers - enjoying my first London Expo as a member of the Comic Village.

 

As you may have seen in the aforementioned posts, my new products this time around were another pair of custom painted shoes; Dragonball Z themed, a new custom painted t-shirt; Totoro themed and some new art prints - two Star Wars portraits and a bizarre Regular Show illustration. The Universal Horror and the Fan books returned, as well as The Grinning Man (which I here tell that Orbital Comics have long since sold out of! Not to worry - more on the way - thank you to those who shelled out their hard-earned cash for them) so all in all - not a bad haul with which to face the teeming crowds.

 

 

 

Thank you to all who purchased prints, small drawings, shoes, t-shirts, books and the like. I hope to see you all at the next Comic-Con in October, and maybe - just maybe - you have decided to attend the London Film and Comic Con this July, in which case I may see you there.

"I am altering the deal...pray I don't alter it any further."

Yet another update with what to expect from my table at the London MCM Comic Con this weekend. Here are two new Empire-tastic Star Wars artworks that will be available as A4 prints.

 



Totoro Tee? Ta.

 Here's the second preview as to what will be new at my table at the forthcoming London MCM Comic Con in a few weeks time. This is an original Totoro painting done with fabric paint and applied to a long-sleeve t-shirt; medium size and 100% cotton.

 

 

So - if you like My Neighbour Totoro this much (let's be honest we all do...) then you, yes YOU - can embarrass friends, countrymen and art critics alike - by wearing said painting over your torso with pride.

Dragon Sole!!!

Here's the first preview of the shiny new things that will be appearing at my table at the forthcoming London MCM Comic Con at the end of this month - Dragonball Z custom-painted shoes! This particular pair (to all you DBZ enthusiasts) is "Saiyan Saga" themed and features Goku, Vegeta, Nappa and Piccolo. Here's how they turned out...

 

This particular pair is UK size 10. (sorry ladies...) More Expo updates soon.