[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":11},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-launching-a-new-comic":3},{"_type":4,"body":5,"bodyHtml":6,"excerpt":5,"featuredImage":5,"publishedAt":7,"slug":8,"tags":9,"title":10},"blogPost",null,"\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/ellencupcakequeen-7ae4b65a22.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nHats off to my studio mate \u003Ca href=\"http://www.littlewhitebird.com\">Ellen Lindner\u003C/a>, \u003Ca href=\"http://maartjeschalkx.blogspot.com\">Maartje Schalkx\u003C/a> and lots of other very helpful people for putting on a terrific launch party in Hoxton last night for \u003Ca href=\"http://www.whoresofmensa.com/\">Issue No.5 of \u003Ci>Whores of Mensa\u003C/i>\u003C/a>. Despite its name (which makes it somewhat difficult to rave about on a children's book illustrator's blog), it's full of great comics by \u003Cb>Ellen, me, Patrice Aggs, Maartje Schalkx, Tanya Meditsky, Cliodhna Lyons, Francesca Cassavetti, Jeremy Day, Emily Ryan Lerner, Peter Lally, RIchard Cowdry and Howard John Arey\u003C/b>. \u003Ca href=\"http://www.whoresofmensa.com/\">Click over to its website for artists' links.)\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\nThere was a lot of running around and last minute cupcake icing before people arrived (that's Jeremy Day in the background setting up the comics table). But I couldn't help grinning like a maniac everytime I'd overhear Peter Lally carrying on a very wandering philosophical phone conversation while ironing artwork onto the WoM t-shirts. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/wom_party1-1ba39d26e6.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nAnd we had an excellent DJ, one Reginald Frothy. (Thank you, Reginald!) I didn't manage to take many photos, please leave a comment with links if you took any pics, I'd love to link them in!) And if you haven't seen it already, be sure to watch Tony Miles' and Ellen Lindner's excellent \u003Ca href=\"http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2019502594/whores-of-mensa-5-best-ever-issue\">promo video\u003C/a> over on the Kickstarter page. Thanks so much, Maartje, for hosting!\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/wom_party2-2b42a69de5.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Ci>DJ Reginald Frothy, at your service\u003C/i>\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"http://whoresofmensa.livejournal.com/14569.html\">More photos over here!\u003C/a>","2010-09-10T12:09:00.000Z","launching-a-new-comic",[],"launching a new comic",1776628718708]