Comica Comiket this weekend

Fri, Nov 6, 2009

Comics and cartoons, Conventions and events

Its Comiket time this weekend! Back and now relocated to the ICA’s ground floor theatre which allows for even more space for exhibitors, some fab talent from the British small press comics scene will be there, check out some of the folks on the list: Aben Maler & Steffen P. Maarup, Alternative Press, Jimi Gherkin, Banal Pig Press, Atlantic Press & Steve Braund, Sean Azzopardi, David Baillie, Daniel Merlin Goodbrey & Douglas Noble, The Bedsit Journal & Richard Cowdry, Capes & Drapes & Van Nim, C2D4 & Martin Buxton, Cobalt Cafe & Zarina Liew, Cute But Sad Comics & Howard Hardiman, Decadence & David Lander, Donkeys Tails & Christopher Bateson, Marc Ellerby, James McElvie & Kieron Gillen, Fabtoons & Francesca Cassavetti, Famicon - Leon Sadler, Stefan Sadler & Kitty Clark, Glyndwr University Graphic Novels Course (Dan Berry), David Greene, Ink Soup & Graphic Short Stories @ BIAD (Chiu), Aidan Koch, Last Hours & Excessive Force, Ellen Lindner & Jeremy Dennis, Philip Marsden, Kat McMorrine, Mild Tarantula – Josceline Fenton, Modern Monstrosity - Oliver Lambden & Laurence Powell, Murky Depths & Terry Martin, My Eye is on Fire & Chiu, Ninja Bunny – Philip Spence, Nobrow, Luke Paton, Pittville Press – Kieren Phelps, Popcorn Peacock – Timothy Gavin, Paul Rainey & Martin Eden, Karen Rubins, Gwen Kortsen & Paul Fryer, Savage Messiah & Laura Oldfield Ford, Semiotic Cohesion & Terome McNally, Skinny Bill Comics & Hannah Glickstein, Solipsistic Pop & Tom Humberstone, Space Babe 113 & John Maybury, Tempo Lush & Richy K. Chandler, Tozo – David OConnell, TP Cat Melody Lee & Terome McNally, Ushio & Chris Bottoms, We Are Words + Pictures & Matthew Sheret, Ali Winstanley & Edwin Rostron.

Phew! How can you resist a line-up like that? There’s a goodly number of the blog crew’s faves on there, so if you’re in town please do go along and enjoy yourself and give some deserved support to the vibrant UK small press scene at the same time. Comiket is on Sunday 8th November from 1 to 6pm (entry is free) and there will be live drawing and DJing (we all know you can’t keep those Modern Monstrosity blokes away from the decks) afterwards; check the site for full details and links .

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Lucifal Says:
November 13th, 2009 at 8:51 am

All hail the small press!
Unfortunately Comiket (the small-press showcase on Sunday) was neither as well organised nor as well promoted as last year’s event and the hall was like an underground cavern – only at the end when it was time to pack up did the full lighting come on! But then, if they had been on all day we’d probably have roasted.
In some respects it was a godsend that the pre-event advertising was minimal – relying, as usual, on the dealers blogging about it or advertising it on their websites (or, as in the case of Murky Depths, both). The stuffy theatre where the dealers were crammed in always looked crowded – mainly from people visiting the ICA and wondering what was going on rather than anyone who had made a special effort to turn up . . . though the author Richard Calder did make a special trip up from the outskirts to do any signings of Dead Girls if asked. “Dead what?” So, if the organisers, and they have a responsibility (regardless of this being a small-press affair), had attracted more comic fans, the hall could have been a dangerous place to be. In my opinion the previous year’s rooms were far better – despite the “hype” (what there was).
Having been diverted off the A1 on the way down and then being stuck in Remembrance Day traffic my two and a half hour journey became four and I arrived half an hour after the event had begun, only to be told by Paul Gravett that they’d given my table to someone else because they’d overbooked. Now, if you know me, you know I don’t loose it very often, and I didn’t on this occasion but if it wasn’t for Mr Calder’s visit I would have cut my losses and immediately turned round and gone home – my car park was ticking, and this is London. Fair dues to Paul though. He did quickly organise a small table for me just off the fire escape route, and just outside the main lighting zone – no place for banners here or anywhere else in the theatre for that matter.
Some may wonder why a magazine like Murky Depths with its high production values and specific emphasis on science fiction and horror would bother with the likes of Comiket or the other small-press events it has supported by its presence over the last few years. Well, we have gained a few artists in this way, and we can offer them a bigger (and international) audience for their work. However, it might be time to consider the financial commitment for us to these types of events. So, Comiket may have been the last.

Lucifal Says:
November 13th, 2009 at 8:51 am
All hail the small press!
Unfortunately Comiket (the small-press showcase on Sunday) was neither as well organised nor as well promoted as last year’s event and the hall was like an underground cavern – only at the end when it was time to pack up did the full lighting come on! But then, if they had been on all day we’d probably have roasted.
In some respects it was a godsend that the pre-event advertising was minimal – relying, as usual, on the dealers blogging about it or advertising it on their websites (or, as in the case of Murky Depths, both). The stuffy theatre where the dealers were crammed in always looked crowded – mainly from people visiting the ICA and wondering what was going on rather than anyone who had made a special effort to turn up . . . though the author Richard Calder did make a special trip up from the outskirts to do any signings of Dead Girls if asked. “Dead what?” So, if the organisers, and they have a responsibility (regardless of this being a small-press affair), had attracted more comic fans, the hall could have been a dangerous place to be. In my opinion the previous year’s rooms were far better – despite the “hype” (what there was).
Having been diverted off the A1 on the way down and then being stuck in Remembrance Day traffic my two and a half hour journey became four and I arrived half an hour after the event had begun, only to be told by Paul Gravett that they’d given my table to someone else because they’d overbooked. Now, if you know me, you know I don’t loose it very often, and I didn’t on this occasion but if it wasn’t for Mr Calder’s visit I would have cut my losses and immediately turned round and gone home – my car park was ticking, and this is London. Fair dues to Paul though. He did quickly organise a small table for me just off the fire escape route, and just outside the main lighting zone – no place for banners here or anywhere else in the theatre for that matter.
Some may wonder why a magazine like Murky Depths with its high production values and specific emphasis on science fiction and horror would bother with the likes of Comiket or the other small-press events it has supported by its presence over the last few years. Well, we have gained a few artists in this way, and we can offer them a bigger (and international) audience for their work. However, it might be time to consider the financial commitment for us to these types of events. So, Comiket may have been the last.

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