2014 Annoucement

Hello!

We are changing how things work at Inspired Comics Collective. We're not planning to make any new members only anthologies. This also means we are not going to have a collective table at events anymore. This is to do with boring administration reasons and we are all still good friends. We formed as a group way back in spring 2008 and it has been a lot of fun learning how to make comics together. Thank you to everyone who has been a member or helped us along the way.

I am going to keep this blog up to date with members news. There are some exciting personal projects you might have spotted which will be continuing this year.

I'm going to start with some news from Gem Sheldrake. The Wastelands has recently been added to the Comixology app for mobile devices. Click here for more information on downloading it.

Jack Davies has also made Alex The Abomination available for pdf download. Click here for more information on downloading it. You can also interact with Alex herself through Facebook and Twitter.

What's The Time Mrs. Woolf? is a quarterly zine created by Sarah Fogg and Lily-rose Beardshaw. The new Winter issue is available online through Sarah Fogg's Etsy Shop.

If you would like to buy a copy of our last anthology Mixtape. I have 5 copies left and they are available to order online through my Etsy Shop.

I'll be back here in a couple of weeks with some more news
Thank you very much to everyone who supported us as a group or bought our anthologies
Sammy Borras 
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Post Thought Bubble

Hello! Thank you very much to everyone who stopped by at Thought Bubble! It was a fun weekend being surrounded by amazing comics! I hope you liked our Christmas lights! All we were missing was a minor celebrity to come and turn them on for us.

Thank you to Dom McKenzie for the first photo in this set! (Sorry I think my phone camera struggled to focus with the lights and most of mine were a blurry mess :( )

If you are interested in ordering comics online you can find them at these online shops (roughly left to right in the photos)

Sarah's Etsy Shop www.etsy.com/shop/sarahfogg

• Handbound Notebooks
• Postcards
• ACEOs
• What's The Time Mrs. Woolf? Zines

Sammy's Etsy Shop www.etsy.com/shop/sammyborras

• Inspired's Mixtape Anthology
• Sammy & Sarah's Goth Anthology and Music Zines
• Zines In Space
• Badges, Vinyl Stickers and Plectrums
• 2002
• Lumpy Space Princess Perzine
• Mini Comics

Jack's Etsy Shop www.etsy.com/uk/shop/JackDaviesarts

• Alex The Abominable

Gem's Store Envy www.petitecreme.storenvy.com

• The Wastelands Rahu

Thank you to Sarah, Shaz(and Kate) and Jack for helping out behind the table over the weekend!

Thanks again for following the blog!

Sammy 
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Children Of The Night

Our new goth comics anthology arrived today! We'll be launching the book at London MCM Expo this weekend, but I've listed them on my Etsy shop encase you can't make it.

Children Of The Night

$6.30 = £4 (approximately)
$2.25 = £1.50 (approximately)
International Shipping: $7

Adventures in after-school ghost summoning
The friendly face of the zombie apocalypse
Insight into the perils of the gothic lifestyle
Busking from beyond the grave
When demon-hunting isn't as goth as it sounds
The unified theory of why goths always win

Sammy and Sarah present six comics chronicling the trials and tribulations of children of the night


Children Of The Night
Goth themed short story comics anthology
Released: October 2013
Pages: 56 (Black & White)
Size: A5
Comics Creators: Sarah Fogg and Sammy Borras
Cover Art: Sarah Fogg
Digital Printing: Inky Little Fingers

Thanks for reading the blog!
Sammy 
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Autumn blog posts

hello! I'm hoping to do a couple of blog posts over the next couple of weeks to let you know what new things we're making to take to the events we have planned. Some of it should be design and development work from the goup which is nice because it's like this site contains 'dvd extras'

I printed a comic over the summer called Zines In Space. The story is about aliens finding a vintage photocopier. They are now available to buy online through Etsy.

Thanks - see you soon!
Sammy 
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Post Manchester MCM Expo 2013

 

Super big thank you to everyone who came by our table at Manchester MCM Expo! Sarah, Jack and I had a great day! I hope you enjoyed the mini comics! Here is a tour of the table ...



 

 

Sarah brought some super cute Zelda mini notebooks and stickers! I think there is only one copy of Bad Fairy Bakery left now - you might be able to get a copy from Sarah's Etsy shop.

We had all avaliable issues of What's The Time Mrs. Woolf? on the table including the brand new summer issue!

 

This Is Not A Serious Music Publication Summer 2013 was printed just in time! (This Etsy!)

 

Mixtape is our latest Inspired group comics anthology!-Avaliable from my Etsy shop. 

 

Bear Pit is a zine created by a group in Bristol. Sarah has a comic in the latest issue! you can read more about their zines (and fairs) here

 

 

We also made a bunch of mini comics and zines recently! because they're so much fun to make!

 

 

 

Jack had copies of the thick full colour Alex comics! They are avaliable from Jack's Etsy shop!

I printed a new nostalgic slice of life story called 2002! There is also only one copy of Jumping The Shark left. I'm not planning to reprint them - it's listed on Etsy if you're interested.

Thanks again for a super time!
Sammy 
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Post London MCM Expo 2013

 

 

 

Hello!! London MCM Expo was totally crazy this year! A MASSIVE THANK YOU to anyone who came by our table and said hello or bought things. And thank you to Sarah and Shaz for helping out behind the table.

Our new friends Intern (made by Phlippa Rice) and Noface (made by ponymonster) were helping us!

I completely miss judged how much we needed to take and I'm sorry that we sold out of some stock early on sunday.

We have all the books avaliable online so heres a list of where to find things

Sammy's Etsy Shop www.etsy.com/shop/sammyborras
Mixtape
Lumpy Space Princess Perzine (also read for free on tumblr)
Best Day Ever
Jumping The Shark
Giant Rhinos On Tour
Smoothie Wars

Sarah's Etsy Shop www.etsy.com/shop/sarahfogg
Avalible Issues of What's The Time Mrs. Woolf?
Bad Fairy Bakery
Postcards and ACEO sets

Jack's Etsy shop www.etsy.com/uk/shop/JackDaviesarts
Alex The Abominable

Thanks again! Hopefully we'll see some of you again at Manchester MCM Expo!

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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Petitecreme Sale!

Gem Sheldrake is having a massive clear out sale on her Etsy site. There are comics, posters and charms all being sold between 50p-£2! Get them quick before they go!

Gem is also available for commission at the moment, her price guide and contact is all on this page of her website. 

Inspired are currently working out what we would like to do next as a group and arranging which events we'll be at. I'll be back occasionally to keep you up to date with projects we're working on outside of the collective.

Thanks!
Sammy