Post Bristol Comics Expo

 

 

 



Hello! Massive thank you to all those who visited the table for chatting and purchases over the weekend! We had a great time at Bristol Comics Expo!

Photo reading: Tuk Tuk by Will Kirkby - it's ace!

Treebeard has struggled getting work in Hollywood despite his role in LOTR. We got him a temp job being sandwich board guy. (really what happened is that I forgot to pack a extra stand, but did remember to bring a Treebeard action figure to hang out with)

We have 1 copy left of Alien Rendez-vous and Beyond Fantasy. They're both listed on my Etsy.

Thanks again! See you at London MCM Expo and Manchester MCM Expo!!
Sammy 
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Pre Bristol Comics Expo Post

 

 

Hello! This saturday and sunday (11th-12th) we will be at Bristol Comics Expo! We're launching our new anthology Mixtape. (See the last couple of blog  posts for previews) We still have copies of Eat Me!, last years food themed anthology. If you can't attend the event these books are listed on my Etsy shop.

 

We will have all the issues of What's The Time Mrs. Woolf? which are still in stock. They are magazines style zines so it's not important to start from the begining or read in order. The issues are also listed on Sarah's Etsy

Some of the solo comics Sarah and I will be bringing along. We'll be taking some mini comics, postcards, badges and things too.

 

Sale!! Sale!! Beyond Fantsy and Alien Rendez-vous are the last stock of some of our older comics and they will be just 50p!

 

 

FREE MINI COMICS! We'll have around 60 sets of free mini comics to give out at the event. If we forget to hand you one if you're browsing the secret code is 'Do you have a business card?' - and free things will be in placed your hands!

I think thats everything. We have a bigger table space so basically everything we have in stock will be there!

Thanks see you there!
Sammy 
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* sorry I forgot to list this. Sarah and I made a music zine last year. We've got some copies left. there wont be any reprints because we'd love to make another one.

Music Wars

Hello! This is our final preview page from the anthology written and illustrated by Sammy Borras. Music Wars is a new short story comic following Ted and Tim. Their latest challange is a local battle of the bands competition.

Don't forget we'll be at Bristol Comics Expo tomorrow! I've packed the comics ready to go! This afternoon I'll try and get a blog post listing what we'll be taking and information about free mini comics!

Thanks
Sammy 

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A Ghost Story

A Ghost Story is the 2nd comic in Mixtape created by Sarah Fogg. I really love the eiry mood of this comic created by the overall story telling choices and media experiments. Sarah has a great diverse set of skills.

We're excited because we're attending Bristol Comic Expo this weekend. If you can't visit then don't forget the anthology is now avaliable online through Etsy and we will be taking copies to London MCM Expo and Manchester MCM Expo 

Thanks
Sammy 

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Alex On Patrol

Jack Davies and Jacob Boniface have created a couple of short stories about Alex's adventures. Our Mixtape anthology features Alex On Patrol in greyscale but I know Jack has been colouring the pages for a full colour compilation. It's looking great! I will be back to blog the release when it's announced.

Thanks
Sammy 
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The Melody Of Life

The next comic preview is The Melody of Life written by Laura McNulty and illustrated by Sammy Borras. I don't normally have backgrounds or objects as the main priority of my comics. Laura always gives me a good challange when I get her anthology scripts.

Don't forget that the anthology is now avaliable online through Etsy and we will be attending Bristol Comic Expo, London MCM Expo and Manchester MCM Expo 

Thanks
Sammy 

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Etsy

Mixtape now available through Etsy

https://www.etsy.com/shop/sammyborras

$4.50 = £3 (approximately)
$2.25 = £1.50 (approximately)
International Shipping: $7

'A cute bubbly pop song or a soaring ballad, a mournful lament or a tune to make you smile. Inspired comics presents 6 short stories, mix-tape style.'

Mixtape
Short story comics anthology with no theme
Released: May 2013
Pages: 48 (Black & White)
Size: A5
Comics Creators: Sarah Fogg, Shazia Jubeen, Laura McNulty, Sammy Borras, Jack Davies and Jacob Boniface
Cover Art: Sarah Fogg

Thanks
Sammy 

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Tea

Shaz submitted a little comic about Tea for our Mixtape anthology. It's a comic showing a slightly darker slice of life moment. I don't want to give away too much! Shaz is currently working hard on her graphic design portfolio which you can find here.

I'm excited because the printed comics are due to arrive today. :D

Thanks
Sammy  

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Music Cupboard

Yep! The blog is back for 2 weeks of page previews from the new anthology, Mixtape. I like to upload these in order they appear in the book so this first page comes from Sarah Fogg's super cute Poppet comic. If you're interested in asking Poppet a question for her regular zine feature there is information on WTTMW?'s tumblr here.

Thanks
Sammy  

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Music Cupboard by Sarah Fogg - Design and Development

Poppet! Sarah has worked hard this year and created 2 comics for our anthology. Her second story is about Poppet and her fairy friends causing mischief! These are Sarah's character sheets for the comic. Poppet also runs her own regular 'ask poppet' question feature in What's The Time Mrs. Woolf? (quarterly zine created by Sarah and Lily)

This is the last of the design and development posts. We have sent our comic files to the printers so I have the 'playlist' order ready to give you 1 page sneak peaks of everyone's work.

The anthology should be ready in time to take to Bristol Expo and London MCM Expo in May followed by Manchester MCM Expo in July.

Thanks!!

Sammy  

 

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Post Comica Comiket 2013

 

   

 

 

Sarah and I had a great time at comica comiket yesterday. Thanks to everyone who said hello or bought something from the table. I think Furby was having fun like Snoopy trying to be The World Famous Grocery Clerk. It was lovely sharing the table with EdieOP and her cute but secretly scary comics.

Thank you for reading! Now back to making comics! :D

Sammy  

 

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Team Sammy and Sarah at Comiket

Sarah and I booked a last minute little table at Comica Comiket independent comics fair this Saturday. We'll be taking highlights of our most recent solo comics plus our collaborative music zine and Inspired's Eat Me! anthology!!

Thanks and see you there!

Sammy  

 

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Mixtape Cover by Sarah Fogg

We're now able to announce that the anthology we're working on is called Mixtape and the cover has been illustrated by Sarah Fogg. The comics don't have a theme this year so the variety reminds me of a playlist of songs from different genres.

There are more behind the scenes blogs to post this week. It's getting very exciting because we're near to our print deadline. 

Thanks!

Sammy 

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Music Wars by Sammy Borras - Design and Development

 

Music Wars is a new comic staring teenage twins Ted and Tim. In previous stories they have tried their best in food based competitions but this time they will have a go at entering a battle of the bands. Ted has been practising his stylophone solo and Tim is in charge of programming the drum machine. They're keeping their new robot creation a secret.

The characters first appeared in Smoothie Wars which is available to buy as a mini comic but originally ran as a webcomic for free. Food Wars featured in our Eat Me! food themed group anthology last year.

Thanks

Sammy 

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A Ghost Story by Sarah Fogg - Design and Development

Hello! Sarah Fogg sent me some media tests she did for her comic.It looks great and really fits well with the mood of the story. Instead of guessing I asked Sarah to talk through how she got this effect:

I didn't do much development work for this comic as the idea came together very quickly, but I did have to do some media tests. In university I did a longer comic by drawing in water-soluble ink and then spreading it around the page with a paint brush. I thought the floaty effect would be good for a ghost story (the original project was a ghost story too), but I'd long since lost the pen I used, so I did a few doodles of the characters using new pens, on a couple of different kinds of paper. Fortunately for me, but unfortunately for the blog, the first combination of a cheap cartridge pen on bristol board worked fine, so I only did these few little pictures before starting the comic itself.

 I do have at least 1 more design and development blog left for you so keep a eye out this weekend. Next week I'm hoping we can show you the cover submissions and let you know which has been picked by the group. 

Thanks

Sammy 

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