As ever i’m eating breakfast and trying to get ready for work and ideas are forming in my old brain sac.
This morning i tweeted about how i’ve handed out a stack of comics and mailed out stuff over the last ten years and received very little response. It was a moment of needy weakness. This will happen again i’m sure as i slowly withdraw from the convention jamboree.
But i’ve been thinking, why do i do it? Why do hand comics to publishers, hand them to cartoonists i really admire.
What am i expecting?
Well the publishers the answer is obvious. So are the conclusions reached after ten years. Publishers are busy and if in this era of the comic book no-one replies, then it’s safe to say your work is not considered a commercial option.
Fine, move along keep making keep publishing enjoy what develops.
Handing comics to cartoonist you admire. I do this so much. Why? What do i expect? In the early days i hoped that my genius shined so bright that i would be taken onboard for an apprenticeship and the future would be a an oasis of creativity discovery.
Or some such bollocks.
Then it was a way of saying ‘I do this too, i am one of you’.
I still do this but it’s more of a way of describing my work, as in this is the type of comic i make.
Afterwards i feel awful, and think, ‘Why did i do that again?’.
It is Angouleme in a few weeks and i will be there with my friends. We have a table again.
This year is going to be different for me, i’m not handing stuff out and will enjoy the festival instead.
Afterwards i wont be sitting at my computer waiting for the mail.
I like birthdays so today is a good day.
Just a quick post to say goodbye to 2011. It was a really amazing year for me in many ways, both personal and creatively.
I was going to post a round up but no-one has time to read all that, there is a new year on the horizon and new adventures for us all. I would like to say a big thank you to everyone who supported my work over the year its massively appreciated.
Anyway, lets party like it’s 2012 !
It’s been a few weeks since i posted here. This is a quick update as i have to rush off to the day job. On the Forbidden Planet blog i have TWO posts this week. There is my report from Malta and my Best Of… .
This weekend will see me hosting a table in my ‘hood at this.
Finally here is a picture.
The weekend at MCM took a lot out of me, then i had to get a last min competition entry together ( They are always last thing with me) so i am slightly behind on everything. there are events every weekend for the next month at least. I still have to finish my next mini and put together a sketchbook and other stuff. So if you see me and i look a bit spaced, this is part the reason.
Will post some photos and sketchbook stuff from MCM tonight.
Have a good day!
I really enjoy exhibitions of artwork. It’s a throwback response to years of attending and taking part in shows when i was a student. There is something exciting about being in a room of artwork and the experience of being inspired. recently there has ben a lot of events both fine art and comics that have been attended by my good self. So here we go photos ahoy!
laydeez do comics with Howard Hardiman.
Giants at the Saatchi gallery.
Posters for the Flashback Exhibition.
My good Friend Ashley completed his M.A.
Praxis the studio i’ve a space in hosts exhibitions. This is one from Valetin.
Knit The City launch at Gosh. Bloggage from Sarah Mcintyre
Orbital self portrait show. Again an excellent blog from Sarah
An exhibition i have organised in Crouch End’s Flashback Records.
Will blog more tonight, but here is the full info.
