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Inktober is a challenge to practice ink drawings throughout October. I was too busy with printing new comics and going to events to take part during October but I think the practice is valuable so I decided to Inktober in November instead. I coloured some of my favourite illustrations.

 

 1/11/13 Grimes (Musician)

2/11/13 Dipper and Mabel from Gravity Falls
3/11/13 Sarah and Ludo from Labyrinth 

 4/11/13 Original Characters Pip and Steve from Giant Rhinos In Space

5/11/13 Noodle from Gorillaz

6/11/13 Characters from Paranorman

7/11/13 Duckie from Pretty In Pink

8/11/13 Dr. Newton Geiszler and Dr. Hermann Gottlieb from Pacific Rim

9/11/13 Evangelion Unit 01 from Neon Genesis Evangelion

 
10/11/13 Win Butler and Régine Chassagne from Arcade Fire 

Badges, Vinyl Stickers and Glow In The Dark Plectrums

 

I printed new vinyl stickers and pin badges ready to take to Thought Bubble at the end of November. Inspired Comics Collective will be in the Allied London Hall. The aliens are from Giant Rhinos In Space. I have a graphic novel project blog over at www.giantrhinos.co.uk

 

I also printed new glow in the dark plectrums. Giant Rhinos are a fictional band I created which have appeared in a couple of my comics.

I have listed all the new merchandise on my Etsy shop.

London MCM Expo October 2013

Sarah Fogg and I had a really great time at London MCM Expo last weekend. We drew Halloween themed portraits on all our event photos in October. Thank you to everyone who stopped by our table or bought comics.

I'm excited about going to Thought Bubble already. The convention is happening on the 23rd-24th November in Leeds. Inspired Comics Collective will have a table in the Allied London Hall. There will be 3 halls for the first time this year.

This Is Not A Serious Music Publication Halloween Playlist

 

In october I made a new mini (A6) music zine with Sarah Fogg. We picked out 12 Halloween songs and then illustrated 6 each. (Everything Everything and Tom Lehrer preview illustrations are by Sarah) The zine is available to order online through my Etsy Shop.

Children Of The Night

 

 

Children Of The Night is a new Goth themed anthology I created with Sarah Fogg. We both contributed 3 short story comics each and the cover was illustrated by Sarah.

I have listed the anthology on my online Etsy Shop and we will be launching them at London MCM Expo this weekend. You can find the Inspired Comics table in the Comics Village section of the event.

UoG Small Press Fair and What's The Time Mrs. Woolf? Autumn 2013

Sarah Fogg and I had a good time at the University of Gloucestershire's Small Press Fair at the Cheltenham Literature festival. Thank you to everyone who stopped by our table over the weekend.

What's The Time Mrs. Woolf? Autumn 2013 was released at the weekend. I submitted a 3 page Stale Symphony comic called It's A Curse.

Sarah and I will be at London MCM Expo from Friday 25th until Sunday 27th October. You'll be able to find the Inspired Comics Collective table in the Comics Village area of the event.

Bristol Comic and Zine Fair 2013

I had a fantastic time at the Bristol Comic and Zine Fair with on saturday. I shared the table with Inspired Comics Collective, quarterly zine What's The Time Mrs. Woolf? and Sarah Fogg. Thank you very much to everyone who came by our table for a chat and comics. We'll be at 3 events over october so we thought we'd add some spooky elements to our photos this year. The photoshoping this time is by Sarah Fogg.

This weekend the University of Gloucestershire is holding a small press fair. It will be in a marquee in Imperial Square, Cheltenham. The literature festival is also on all this week so there should be more to see than just the art fair.

We are also handing out free mini comics at every event. The secret password is 'Do you have a business card?' but hopefully we will have passed you some before you need to use that.

Final Fantasy Wedding Invitations

My friend Laura is getting married this year. Laura is a writer and we have worked together on several short story comics. Laura and Tom chose the Final Fantasy theme and layout for these invitations.

Zines In Space

I have finished a project I was working on over the summer. The comic is about aliens finding a vintage photocopier. The comics have been printed and are now available to buy online through Etsy.

Inspired Comics Collective have a table at the following events

• Bristol Comic & Zine Fair - 5th October 2013
• London MCM Expo - 25th - 27th October 2013
• Thought Bubble (Allied London hall)- 23rd - 24th November 2013

Giant Rhinos Blog

This summer I have been working on a short story about some of the Giant Rhinos In Space characters. I've been updating the blog weekly with design work along with some of the playlist songs that I have been enjoying.

Blogger -giantrhinos.blogger.com
Tumblr - giantrhinos.tumblr.com

Portrait 2013

I had to get new glasses this week, so I drew a new self portrait for online avatars. They're more complicated to colour than my old frames.

I can also announce that Inspired Comics will have a table at the Bristol Comic and Zine Fair in October!

What's The Time Mrs. Woolf? Summer 2013

 

I drew a recipe comic for the latest issue of What's The Time Mrs. Woolf? Sarah Fogg has listed the issues on her Etsy shop.

I also drew a tiny A7 mini comic for the What's The Time Mrs. Woolf? free mini zine

Manchester MCM Expo 2013 Photos

I had a great time on the Inspired Comics table with Sarah Fogg and Jack Davies at Manchester MCM Expo last weekend. We had a couple of new comics on the table which was exciting, including my new short story comic 2002 and the music zine Sarah and I finished this month.

If you missed out on attending the event - we have most the items on sale online through Etsy

• www.etsy.com/shop/sammyborras
• www.etsy.com/shop/sarahfogg
• www.etsy.com/uk/shop/JackDaviesarts

The next event Inspired Comics  have confirmed a table at is London MCM Expo in October. It's a big event, but you'll be able to find us in the Comics Village by looking up at the posters in the halls. Hopefully we can confirm some other events in the autumn over the summer.

This Is Not A Serious Music Publication Summer 2013

 

Sarah Fogg and I made a new music zine and took it to Manchester MCM Expo at the weekend. It's also available to buy online through my Etsy Shop.

Articles, illustrations and comics featuring Haim, Blur, Villagers, Savages, Janelle Monáe, The Kinks, Gaptooth, Sex Bob-Omb VS. Gorillaz, Maxïmo Park, Flight of The Conchords, Fatoumata Diawara and Oasis.