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The 1st CARDIFF FILM & COMIC CON

9/3/2013

Not long back from the 1st Cardiff Film and Comic Con and now in recovery mode. This wasn't the 1st show I have attended in Cardiff but it certainly was the biggest. I heard estimates of attendance of 20,000 which honestly wouldn't surprise me. Many people I spoke told told me queues snaked all around the Motorpoint arena.

I had a great time at the show and met many great people. Lot's of 1st timers plus many people I had met before at one event or another. I also had the chance to catch up with a few of my Artist and industry buddies which is always a pleasure.

Speaking of other Artists I had the chance to meet up with longtime Pal and sometime collaborator Simon Soul-man Williams and his new mate the Hoff. Yep that's right David HasselHoff.

Simon is working on a new book with the the Hoff, for more info check out here:
http://www.retrocomicsgroup.co.uk/

Over the weekend I had many requests and top of the list were sketch covers. Which is Something I enjoy doing as you never know what requests people may come up with. Below are a few samplings. Overall I really enjoyed this show and hope to be back for the next. Thanks to All for making it a Great one!

For more sneak peeks at my Art come & join me on Facebook. ;)

London Film & ComicCon AFTERMATH

7/11/2013

Finally I am getting chance to do a Quick post about last weekends Film & Comic Con, otherwise known as The London Film & Comic Con! See what I did there? I gave the location and made it sound all spiffy in one go!

Ain't I Amazing.

There was a Special Preview Opening on the Friday Evening this time, 9-6 which I am glad I went to. Not only did it enable me to be prepared & ready for the weekend, but it meant I got the chance to start sketching early.

Boy did I need it! I ended up sketching all Friday evening, then had to carry on with the orders until 2.00am in the early morning! 4 hours later I was back up & getting ready for the Saturday morning start.

I hoped to pick up a morning breakfast in the Green Room, unfortunately there was no food at that time, so I just had an early morning Hot Chocolate alongside David Prowse. That's (Darth Vader) for the uninitiated.

Danny Glover, Jason Momoa, David Hasselhoff, the Green Room was full of famous faces, the only thing I had time to do though was fill my face full of chicken & get straight back to my table. No rest, chatting, or chilling out for us Artist types you know!

Not only did I reach burnout by the end of the Saturday, but I also ended up sketching until 2.00am again. Hey I'm a Professional, that's what we do!

All in All it was a fabulous show. Exhausting but Fab & I got everyone's sketches finished too!

Until Next Time!

BATMAN VS The PUNISHER Battle Sketch. I think BATMAN Knows who will Win.

ULTRA MAGNUS - HOT ROD - BUMBLEBEE Triple Transformer Request

JULY CONVENTION TRILOGY!

6/25/2013

That's right folks, with JULY almost upon us, you will find me at a trilogy of shows over consecutive weekends!

First Up is the Big One, The London Film & Comic Con from Friday the 5th July to the 7th.
Last Year I only intended to be there on the Saturday, but it was so good I travelled all the way back to London to be there on the Sunday too!
This time You will find me there all weekend, so drop by & make sure you say Hi!

The Next weekend I will be in Exeter on Sunday 12th July for UNITY which is a family centric fun day for adults and children alike. This includes the involvement of the Southern troopers, a Star Wars sci-fi costuming group, an array of Star Wars costumers who help raise money for charity, Exewing Fund raisers and their UNIT boot camp, a bouncy castle, face painting for the kids, & adults alike if you want! Plus Much more!

This is to support the Exeter Leukaemia Fund (ELF), for more information, to donate or to support the charity yourself check here:
www.elfcharity.org.uk/

The Weekend after I will be in Manchester for The MCM Manchester Comic Con! Taking place on Saturday the 20th July, this one day show was the busiest 1 Day Event I went to Last Year. From the scale of the way the attendance figures of these shows have been shooting up, I expect this to Eclipse last years show and then some!

Hope to See you there!

Unfortunately due to the volume of work I currently have on, I currently will not be taking Pre-Orders for these shows, So You will have to come and find me!
Remember 1st come 1st serve!

LONDON FILM & COMIC CON PRE-ORDERS NOW OPEN!

6/3/2013

With the Next Show on it's
way. I am now taking
Pre-Orders for sketches the
LONDON Film & ComicCon.

Why Pre-Order?

Well, I can only produce so many Sketches at a show & it will be 1st come - 1st serve. Once the list is full -
IT'S FULL.

However if you want to Guarantee a Piece of Artwork for collection at the show, with all my tools at my disposal, Order Now!

To place an order simply go to the commissions section of this website & click on the sketch of your choice & let me know when ordering which characters you want, then the order is complete!

There is also an option for a £20 Pre-Order sketch on the remaining Avengers & Iron Man Sketch Paper.
Simply check the Commissions section for details.

All orders come with a Free AVENGERS & IRON MAN Print!

For details on the show go here: www.londonfilmandcomiccon.com
where you will find me at the top of the Artists & Writers section.

MCM LONDON EXPO PRE-ORDERS!

5/14/2013

With the MCM London Comiccon
swiftly descending upon us, I am opening my Pre-Sketch list.

To place an order simply go to the commissions section of this website & click on the sketch of your choice.

When ordering just fill in the details of the characters you want, then the order is complete!

There is also an option for a £20 Pre-Order sketch on the remaining Avengers & Iron Man Sketch Paper.
Simply check the Commissions section for details.

All orders come with a Free AVENGERS & IRON MAN Print!

BRISTOL COMIC EXPO

5/13/2013

Okay so I was back from this years Bristol Comic Expo. The 1st show I ever went to as a fan and eventually as an industry insider.

So what do I think? I thought it was great. It was definatley busier than last time, and although I did not hang around for the Sunday last year. This year there were decent numbers on this day, which is a one of the difficult things for any 2 day show.

The Saturday started with being asked to draw a Slag. A Dinobot Slag that is, after all this was a comiccon! From there the requests came thick and fast & a nice mix they were too. Optimus Prime, Game of Thrones, Loki, Hellcat, Wolverine, Deadpool, Quentin Quire, a nice mix indeed.

There of course was a tricky one, there always is. Iron Man, Full Colour, but within his latest movie garb. Now Iron Man's not a problem but have you seen the level of tech on his new armour?

Yep Tricky.

It worked out just fine though.

Normally at a show I would be locked behind the table for the full weekend. This time however I was asked to join a panel on Nostalgia in Comics and quite interesting it was too. I was joined with my good pal's John-Paul Bove & Liam Shalloo for the talk. We had a few laughs and all found it far deeper than we expected. The last contributer made the greatest observation. Wether Nostalgia will actually disapear. As with this internet age, nothing truley disapears and everything is accessable. So we never really have time to miss or remaniss about anything anymore. As it is always there, readily available.

Overall this was a good show. Not as busy or as intense as the larger shows. But it did have a nice feel to it. People had time to chat, get sketches, and have a browse around, without being overwhelmed. I like the direction it is heading and personally think they did a great job.

Long live Bristol Expo!

Dave asked for a Slag, he look's happy enough.

COMIC LEGEND in GERMANY

5/8/2013

Last week I was invited over to Germany to promote the release of Iron Man 3. It was a special 2 Film Event starting with The Avengers leading into it's direct follow up featuring ol' Shell-Head himself. Although Originally I was supposed watch Both Films & sketch Before, After & during the Interval. As per usual it turned into a Sketchathon until the end of the event.

Quick lucky really as it turned out both films were playing in German with no subtitles. Would have been an interesting experience, but I may have dodged a Bullet there. :D
I can say upon viewing IRON MAN 3 in good old Blighty, it's a Blast!

I had a great experience at the show and everyone was extremely friendly, despite the language barrier. Big thanks to Stephan Prietzel for acting as my German agent on that one. It was quite interesting to see the difference in the sketch requests at an overseas event compared to a UK one. Gone was the usual IronMan, Batman, Hulk etc.. here the majority of people wanted themselves as superheroes. Which was quite fun to do.

I got the odd unusual request such as a full colour Wolverine chilling on a beach while the Silver Surfer rides waves.

Translation:
Comic Legend at the "SpreeCinema"

Hey I don't write this stuff so don't blame me.

One of the nice things about an Event like this is the Experience. Although I had a Hotel Room booked, turns out I didn't need it. After the Organizers took us out for a slap up meal. Rump Steak mmmm... & don't forget drinks. We headed back to the Cinema around one in the morning. Pitch Black Outside, up come the shutters & in we go. Cinema Lock-In! Out comes the Whiskey, helpings of pop-corn & whatever I want from behind the counter.

As well as looking around the Cinema of a night & having a nose around the projection rooms, we chatted & swapped stories over Whiskey & Ice Cream until six in the morning. Great memories and it makes me realize how lucky I am as I get the chance to do things that most people will never get to do.

Then it was time for my flight!

Spree Cinema, be seeing you soon!

YOUTUBE MCM BIRMINGHAM COMICON

5/6/2013

With a brief interlude between posts, here's a quick interview with me at the MCM Comiccon

BRISTOL EXPO PRE-ORDERS

5/3/2013

Battle Sketch Pre-Orders Will Also be Available!
Any 2 Characters Battling Across 2 of Avengers/IronMan stock.
This comes with a free A3 Size AVENGERS & IRON MAN PRINT!

Simply go to the Commissions Page to Place your Order!

I will be at Bristol Comic Expo next weekend 11th-12th May & will be taking on Pre-Orders for the show.

I have been given a hand full of the Avengers/IronMan Special Sketch Stock from the German Event. This is a high grade semi-gloss bristol board print.

I am taking Pre-Orders for Sketches at the show. Any Character of your choice for just £20 at the Bristol show, Also included with Every order will be a free £10 Avengers/Iron Man A4 Print!

IRON MAN 3 GERMANY!

4/25/2013

I will be in Germany on the 30th April to Promote the New IRON MAN 3 FILM!

This MARVEL SKETCH EVENT will be based around A Double Screening of The Film Juggernaut of 2012 & its companion Follow up Franchise.

Starting with The AVENGERS
Followed by the Sequel to Last Years Smash Hit, IRON MAN 3!

I will be Available to Sketch Your Favorite Character from the Marvel Universe. With Sketching Sessions before The Avengers Film, In the Interval between both Films & After the conclusion of Iron Man 3.

If your in the Area, or even if your not, make sure you come & Join Us at this Special Event.

There will also be an Exclusive A4 AVENGERS / IRON MAN Print Available on the day.

Limited to 100 Pieces!

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