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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Volume at the Library of Birmingham 2013

 

Hello! I would like to start this time with a big thank you to Shaz, Sarah, Jack, Mum and Dad for their help at the weekend! I really needed the help due to a bike accident at the begining of this week so it was much appreciated, you are all super awesome!

 

Thank you to everyone who came by our table at Volume for a chat. I hope everyone enjoyed reading their comics and zines! 

 

 

 



We had to travel light this weekend so the table looks a bit less packed. If you are interested in ordering online you can browse through the following online shops

• Sarah's Etsy Shop www.etsy.com/shop/sarahfogg
• Sammy's Etsy Shop www.etsy.com/shop/sammyborras
• Jack's Etsy Shop www.etsy.com/uk/shop/JackDaviesarts
• Gem's Store Envy www.petitecreme.storenvy.com



 

 

In the morning on saturday we were given the chance to draw or write something to go in a 3 colour risograph zine which was printed before the end of the event!

 

My alien drawing is on the inside back opposite a lovely illustration by Kristyna Baczynski

Jack's illustration ended up oposite Dan Berry's illustration

and Shaz drew super cute pink portraits of some of the Inspired gang!

 

Thanks again for a great time

Sammy 
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Last Minute Annoucement

I'm happy to announce that we have a last minute table at Volume Print Fair at the new Library of Birmingham on Friday 6th and Saturday 7th December. That's this weekend! Click here for more information about the full event. I'm super excited because the new library is awesome and it's great to do local events!

If our last minute plans work out Shaz Jubeen, Jack Davies, Sarah Fogg will be around at the event with their work as well as extra stock by Gem Sheldrake and Sammy Borras. And of course we will have our group anthologies and hopefully some free mini comics and/or bookmarks.

Thank you very much to all Inspired Members for their last minute help and support this week!

Thank you!
Sammy 
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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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The Wastelands Rahu at Thought Bubble

Inspired have a table at Thought Bubble next weekend. You can find us in the Allied London Hall on table 93. We are taking some of Gemma Sheldrake's new big beautiful full colour Rahu books. Don't worry if you can't get to Leeds! You can read the webcomic or buy online through the Manga Magazine website.

We will also have anthologies, comics and zines by the group. This includes Free Mini Comics to hand out. You can also try out the following secret pasword: 'Do you have a business card?' (While stocks last. Sorry we were low on stock at london MCM Expo, I'm hoping we will have more this time.)

Jack Davies will be around saturday only (but we will keep his comics for sunday) and Sarah Fogg, Shaz Jubeen and myself will be there for the full weekend. I'll let you know if we're bringing anything else new to the event. See you there!

Thanks again!!
Sammy 
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Post London MCM Expo October 2013

 

 

 

Thank you very much to everyone who visited our table at London MCM Expo last weekend! Sarah and I had a great time chatting and eating cake! I hope everyone enjoyed their comics! This is the last spooky photo for October. I hope you are having an awesome halloween!

 

We took these photos on Sunday morning, so there is a couple of comics missing from the photos. We had a lovely time catching up with Gemma Sheldrake and now we have some stock for our table at Thought Bubble! We should also have more copies of Jack's Alex The Abominable comics!

 

I'm excited to go to Thought Bubble already! You'll be able to find our table in the all new Allied London  Hall. It looks much bigger than I expected! So many comics to see!

 

Thanks agian!

Sammy 

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Pre MCM Expo Post

Just to remind you that we're launching 2 brand new comics this weekend at London MCM Expo!

It's a massive event - but you'll be able to find us in the Comics Village in row B (There should be a map in the event program and helpful signs hovering above marking out the areas of the hall)

Children Of The Night is a collection of 6 goth themed comics I created with Sarah Fogg. We also had fun putting together a halloween playlist and then illustrating 6 songs each. Both books are now listed on my Etsy.

This week I had some copies of Alex the Abominable posted from Jack Davies ready to take to London.

We will also have the regular free mini comics to hand out! If we are busy when you come by and you don't get handed one there is a secret password you can use!! 'Do you have a business card?' and free stuff will be placed into your hands! (while stocks last)

Thanks!! See you there!!
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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London MCM Expo - NEW STUFF!!

 

 

 

 

We have some new stuff to take to London MCM Expo! Jack Davies and Jacob Boniface have printed a full colour perfect bound Alex book! The book contains 3 adventure stories. It's 70 pages!

 

 

 

 

How cute are these Zelda note book/sketch book covers?! Sarah Fogg will be taking limited print runs of these designs!

 

I've created a tiny lumpy space princess fanzine. I'll be selling them for 50p at the weekend. You can read the whole thing for free here or order online from Etsy.

 

 

And of course we will have plenty of copies of the anthology we launched this month!

 

If you would like a set of free mini comics the pass word is 'Do you have a business card?'

 

Thanks! Hope to see you there!

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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Alex Short Story 2 by Jack Davies - Design and Development

These photos were sent to me from Jack Davies. He is working on a new short story about Alex - who also appeared in our anthology last year! It's always interesting to see the original pencil and ink work for comic pages. Jack's using a light blue pencil which can be erased digitally.

Jack is also planning to release a compilation of full colour stories about Alex - so keep an eye out on his blog. (we'll make sure to let you know here too) 

Thanks!
Sammy