[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":11},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-london-comic-and-small-press-expo":3},{"_type":4,"body":5,"bodyHtml":6,"excerpt":5,"featuredImage":5,"publishedAt":7,"slug":8,"tags":9,"title":10},"blogPost",null,"I've been intending for more than a week to blog these photos from the \u003Ca href=\"http://www.thefallenangel.co.uk/spexpo/london.htm\">London Comic & Small Press Expo\u003C/a>, which was fabulous! The exhibition hall at Goldsmith's University was gorgeous with its enormous domed ceiling and pipe organ, and it was super-handy being ten minutes' walk from my house and the studio. (I forgot something and had time to run home and get it!) Here's a photo of three of our four \u003Ca href=\"http://www.fleecestation.co.uk\">Fleece Station\u003C/a> officers at our table. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cfont size=\"3\">\u003Cb>Hey, news flash! \u003Ca href=\"http://www.littlewhitebird.com\">Ellen Lindner\u003C/a>, \u003Ca href=\"http://www.ztoical.com\">Cliodhna Lyons\u003C/a> and I will be sharing a table next month at comics festivals in the USA! If you're in the States, come buy stuff from us that you can usually only get in Britain at \u003Ca href=\"http://www.moccany.org/content/mocca-festival\">MoCCA\u003C/a> in New York City (9-10 April) and \u003Ca href=\"http://www.stumptowncomics.com\">Stumptown\u003C/a> in Portland, Oregon (16-17 April)!\u003C/b>\u003C/font> I'll definitely have copies of my book \u003Ca href=\"http://www.jabberworks.co.uk/vernlettuce-book.php\">\u003Ci>Vern and Lettuce\u003C/i>\u003C/a>, my mini comic \u003Ca href=\"http://www.jabberworks.co.uk/airship.php\">\u003Ci>Airship\u003C/i>\u003C/a> with \u003Ca href=\"http://www.scribblehound.com\">David O'Connell\u003C/a>, the \u003Ca href=\"http://www.etsy.com/listing/40284358/birdsong-songbird-track-one-winter-2009\">\u003Ci>Birdsong\u003C/i> anthology\u003C/a> and some prints. (Possibly more, if I can get my act together amidst all this picture book, comics and \u003Ca href=\"http://www.discover.org.uk/schoolsandgroups/event/exhibition_welcome_to_monsterville_-_story_telling_workshop/\">Monsterville\u003C/a> work.)\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/spexpo_24-f072e69bac.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Ci>Fleece Officers Sarah McIntyre, Gary Northfield, Ellen Lindner\u003C/i>\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/spexpo_27-530947f1af.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Ci>Illustrator \u003Ca href=\"http://www.ralphisnotasuperhero.co.uk\">El Ashfield\u003C/a> at our table\u003C/i>\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/spexpo_28-66c2bd0820.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Ci>My \u003Ca href=\"http://www.etsy.com/listing/40284358/birdsong-songbird-track-one-winter-2009\">Birdsong\u003C/a> editors \u003Ca href=\"http://chamonkee.livejournal.com/\">Will Kirkby\u003C/a> & \u003Ca href=\"http://naniiebim.livejournal.com\">Naniiebim\u003C/a>. We're currently working on Issue 2!\u003C/i>\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/spexpo_37-ea83ce8e3c.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Ci>Fabulous birthday cake Will & Lou made for Warwick. Edible ink! Cake was very tasty.\u003C/i>\\r\n\\r\n\u003C!--more Loads more photos under the cut!-->\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/spexpo_1-56311cdb25.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Ci>Gary & I making appreciative noises about \u003Ca href=\"http://warwickjohnsoncadwell.blogspot.com\">Warwick Johnson Cadwell\u003C/a>'s illustration for The Guardian that day.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/spexpo_9-bcf8f7c84a.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Ci>\u003Ca href=\"http://www.scribblehound.com\">David O'Connell\u003C/a>, who's currently writing a picture book with me for David Fickling! We worked on revised draft No. 13 this morning.\u003C/i>\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/spexpo_19-6fc5e047a4.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Ci>David O'Connell's top-notch comics wares\u003C/i>\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/spexpo_14-4bbc1149e3.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Ci>Comics boy band Perfect Bound, featuring \u003Ca href=\"http://www.ninja-bunny.com/\">Phil Spence\u003C/a>, \u003Ca href=\"http://www.reetcomic.co.uk\">Hugh 'Shug' Raine\u003C/a>, \u003Ca href=\"http://joedecie.com\">Joe Decie\u003C/a> & \u003Ca href=\"www.amdrawing.co.uk\">Al Maceachern\u003C/a>\u003C/i>\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/spexpo_22-d5e7a7a7c8.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Ci>\u003Ca href=\"http://www.bunny-comic.com\">Huw 'Lem' Davies\u003C/a> with his Watermelon of Chance\u003C/i>\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/spexpo_23-96578d1084.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/spexpo_8-4b218078f9.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Ci>\u003Ca href=\"http://mycardboardlife.com\">Philippa Rice\u003C/a> with My Cardboard Life\u003C/i>\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/spexpo_21-edcd6cbce9.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Ci>\u003Ca href=\"http://www.timothywinchester.com/\">Timothy Winchester\u003C/a>, being ever-anonymous behind his crocheted dolphin\u003C/i>\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/spexpo_29-64a382667d.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Ci>Scary Go Round's \u003Ca href=\"http://www.scarygoround.com\">John Allison\u003C/a>\u003C/i>\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/spexpo_31-5c8d624a67.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Ci>Original John Allison artwork! I was sorely tempted. Bought some of his coasters instead.\u003C/i>\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/spexpo_20-53386ea899.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Ci>Finally got to meet Welsh internet chum \u003Ca href=\"http://www.timharries.co.uk\">Tim Harries\u003C/a>\u003C/i>\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/spexpo_17-a49e85ffd1.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Ci>Bravo! First-ever comics table by \u003Ca href=\"http://www.introducingmissnash.blogspot.com\">April Nash\u003C/a>\u003C/i>\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/spexpo_26-783a50a621.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Ci>Loyal Vern and Lettuce DFC fan! Hurrah! And just a reminder, the DFC is coming back as \u003Ca href=\"http://www.thephoenixcomic.co.uk\">The Phoenix Comic\u003C/a>!\u003C/i>\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/spexpo_34-0c19e382b9.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Ci>\u003Ca href=\"http://robjacksoncomics.ieasysite.com\">Rob Jackson\u003C/a> & \u003Ca href=\"http://www.fabtoons.com\">Francesca Cassavetti\u003C/a>\u003C/i>\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/spexpo_33-7f45684b1f.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"http://www.freakleap.co.uk/comics\">\u003Ci>Joe List\u003C/i>\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/spexpo_12-4647be7b7b.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"http://www.thingsbydan.co.uk\">Dan Berry\u003C/a> & \u003Ca href=\"http://www.woodrowphoenix.co.uk\">Woodrow Phoenix\u003C/a> (whom I notice has put lots more images up on \u003Ca href=\"http://www.woodrowphoenix.co.uk\">his website\u003C/a>)\u003C/i>\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/spexpo_7-1d232d3dda.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Ci>\u003Ca href=\"http://www.koniption.blogspot.com/\">Bridgeen Gillespie\u003C/a> & me (you can see a picture of our slight height difference on \u003Ca href=\"http://jabberworks.livejournal.com/381833.html\">this earlier post\u003C/a>)\u003C/i>\\r\n\\r\nThanks so much to all the expo organisers! I really hope this happens again next year, and I LOVE the venue. I think the event could do with more signage and publicity at future expos, but even with less crowds than we got at the UK Web & Mini Comix Thing in years past, I still sold more stuff than I have at the last two or three conventions put together. And thanks to Ellen for her lovely illustrated and annotated \u003Ca href=\"http://thefleecestation.wordpress.com/2011/03/10/london-comic-and-small-press-expo-12th-march/\">Map of New Cross\u003C/a>!","2011-03-21T23:33:00.000Z","london-comic-and-small-press-expo",[],"london comic and small press expo",1776628719892]