Glasgow MCM Comic Con

 

 

Thank you so much to everyone at Glasgow Comic Con this year! The crowd at Scottish shows are always so friendly and enthusiastic about comics it's great. I took some example portraits of my friend Sarah Fogg - thank you to everyone who ordered a commission! I was stuck on the coach most of yesterday and couldn't draw because of motion sickness, I was able to post most of them out today but I've got a couple to finish tonight which will dispatch tomorrow at the latest.

I'm going to be at Nostalgia & Comics (Birmingham) for Small Press Day this Saturday. There will be a change over of different creators throughout the day - I'll be around in the morning slot between 10.30am-12.15pm so I can go draw bands at Godiva Festival in the afternoon.

London MCM Comic Con May 2017

Thank you to everyone at London MCM Comic Con - I had a surprisingly busy show compared to recent conventions. Special thanks to Sarah Fogg for helping SO MUCH and remaining upbeat despite a horrible head cold! It was a lot of fun doing convention ink drawings throughout the weekend. I'll probably start offering them at future shows :)

My next convention will be Glasgow Comic Con on the 1st July! I have a list of events in the blog sidebar, but if you can't make it please don't forget I have an Etsy shop.

This Is Not A Serious Music Publication featured in Kerrang Magazine

I created a music zine with Sarah Fogg called This Is Not A Serious Music Publication. We discovered it was featured in Kerrang Magazine this week. The zine can be ordered through Etsy www.etsy.com/shop/sammyborras

ICE Comic Con 2016

Thank you to everyone who found us at ICE Comic Con on Saturday. Special thanks to Sarah Fogg for bringing her Pokemonathon and keeping me company. The Pokemon paintings are available to order from Sarah's Etsy shop.

The next con I'm attending will be Scotland MCM Comic Con! I don't have the table number confirmed yet (look out for it nearer the day on my Twitter account) but I will be in the Comic Village section of the event. I have the usual free mini comics to hand out so please come say hi! (full list of autumn events in the blog sidebar)

Drink, Draw & Catch Em All

 

I invited some friends over to Fargo Village to draw and play Pokemon Go together. It was a lot of fun. Here are the prompts for anyone who would like to try them ...

Pokemon Drawing Prompts

• Pokemon from memory (pull a name at random)
• Draw yourself as a gym leader
• Draw yourself as a Pokemon trainer
• Fan-design your fave Pokemon in new Alola Forms
• Fan-design your fave Pokemon as a Mega Evolution
• Design a Pokemon Gijinka character (humanoid interpretation)
• Fan-design a more majestic Dragon/Grass duel type Pokemon than long neck Exeggutor
• Design your own ‘Pokemon Fusion’ (usually the face of one Pokemon, on the body of another)

 Drawing examples by Zee & GeenieJay


It's nearly convention season again! I convinced Sarah Fogg to team up with me again and bring some things from her Etsy Shop to ICE International Comic Expo next Saturday! I can also confirm a table at Birmingham MCM Comic Con in November.

BIRMINGHAM | ICE International Comics Expo | 10th September 2016
GLASGOW | Scotland MCM Comic Con | 24th-25th September 2016
BRISTOL | Bristol Comic & Zine Fair | 1st October 2016
LONDON | London MCM Comic Con | 28th-30th October 2016
LEEDS | Thought Bubble (New Dock Hall) | 5th-6th November 2016
BIRMINGHAM | - Birmingham MCM Comic Con | 19th-20th November 2016

Please don't forget it's Laydeez Do Comics Birmingham on Monday 5th September - the event has moved back to the Green Room for better wheel chair access.

See you there?!

London MCM Comic Con May 2015

A big thank you to everyone who bought stuff at London MCM Comic Con! Sarah Fogg and I had fun behind the table chatting to people who came by and inventing our own gang name and secret hand shake.

My next event will be Manchester MCM Comic Con, you’ll be able to find me in the Comic Village - for a detailed and up to date list of events see the side bar of this blog. If you can’t make it to any of the events I have an online Etsy shop.

True Believers Comic Festival 2015

Thank you to everyone who came by our table at True Believers Comic Festival last Saturday! It was really great chatting to friends throughout the day. Our table was under the shadow of the balcony and it made us feel a bit sleepy - hahaa!

The soot sprites were given to us by our table neighbor Collette J Ellis - Thank you! they are super cute!

My next event will be Midlands MCM Comic Con in Telford this Saturday 14th February. I can also confirm tables at both Birmingham MCM, and London MCM this spring.

(Comic created with Sarah Fogg)

Thought Bubble 2014

Thank you very much to everyone we saw at Thought Bubble over the weekend! I had a really good time and I’m excited about making new comics.

Sarah Fogg and I made a comic on the way home about something funny which actually happened on Sunday. :’)

I have a table this weekend at Birmingham MCM Comic Con. Sarah wont be there this time - but I will have some copies of the latest issue of What’s The Time Mrs. Woolf? You’ll be able to find table A8 in the Comic Village - there should be a map in the show guide. I will have free mini comics to hand out - the secret password is ‘Do you have a business card?’

If you can’t get to events you can order most of the items on the table from on Sarah’s Etsy Shop or my Etsy Shop.

LICAF 2014

 

Thank you very much to everyone who came by our table in the Clock Tower at LICAF. Sarah and I had a really fantastic weekend there. Sarah was working on her Inktober drawing behind the table. You should have a look at the 24hr comic challenge blog if you haven't seen it yet. 

We'll be sharing a full table at London MCM Comic Con this weekend. We'll be there Friday-Sunday and you'll be able to find our table in the Comics Village section of the event. (There should be a map in the show guide and ceiling banners to help out). Sarah will be taking along the extra anime stickers and hand sewn mini note books. We'll have FREE MINI COMICS to hand out - if we miss handing one to you the secret password is 'Do you have a business card?'

If you're interested in buying our comics online you can find What's The Time Mrs. Woolf? and Sarah's comics on Sarah's Etsy Shop and the joint Goth Anthology, Music Zine and my comics over on my Etsy Shop. 

Bristol Comic and Zine Fair 2014

 

  

Thank you very much to everyone at the Bristol Comic and Zine Fair yesterday! I had fun with Sarah Fogg behind the table drawing glittery make up on some of my Free Mini Comics.

The next event on our comics tour will be The Lakes International Comic Arts Festival (LICAF). We have a half table in the Comics Clock Tower. Please come and say hi. We’ll be taking some Free Mini Comics to hand out - the secret password is ‘Do you have a business card?’. (full events list can be found on the blog sidebar)

If you’re interested if buying some some comics and can’t make it to any of the events they are available to order online through Sarah’s Etsy Shop or my Etsy Shop (which has finally been converted into GBP).

This Is Not A Serious Music Publication Autumn 2014

This Is Not A Serious Music Publication Autumn 2014 is now printed and ready to launch along with the latest issue of What's The Time Mrs Woolf? at Bristol Comic & Zine Fair this Saturday! I’ll be sharing a half table with Sarah Fogg and we will be bringing FREE MINI COMICS & ZINES to hand out to anyone interested. :) See you there!

https://www.etsy.com/shop/sammyborras
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Articles, illustrations and comics featuring Baby Metal, Damon Albarn, Gorillaz, Pixies, Bat For Lashes, Franz Ferdinand, Courtney Barnett, Honeyblood, Glass Animals, Dizraeli, Animal Collective, Roadidendren, Haim, We Are Scientists, Cecile Corbel, Adventure Time and Regular Show.

"It probably seems silly to be printing a music zine at a time when music blogs are becoming a popular alternative. You can listen to the music at the same time as reading the articles and news updates are instant. We realised we don’t have the time to keep up with it all, so last year, instead of trying, we decided to create a music zine together, where we could write about the music that makes us happy! We had so much fun making the first one that we decided to make more whenever we have enough material to fill a new issue. We’ve filled this issue with music themed comics, gig sketches, articles and illustrations. We hope you enjoyed reading it as much as we enjoyed writing it!"

A5
36 Interior Pages
Black and White Interior
Hand Coloured Gold Tooth (Paint Marker)
Dove Grey Card Cover

Comica Comiket

 

Thank you to everyone who came by our table at Comica Comiket! I just wish the library was open a bit longer - I was having too much fun

The next event will be the Bristol Comic & Zine Fair on Saturday 4th October 2014. I will be sharing half a table with Sarah Fogg again so we will be bringing slightly limited stock. But we really love making new things so there will probably be something brand new on the table.

We can also confirm that our table at Thought Bubble will be in New Dock Hall! for further information on events see the blog sidebar.