[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":11},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-making-monsters":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/molly3-02d783f7cf.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nI was so chuffed when I got the picture from \u003Cb>Molly Bruton\u003C/b> of 'Maggie, the 2nd Mankiest Monster' that I had to go ahead and try to draw my own version! I started with the softer one below, but it wasn't quite right, and then I painted the top one, which I like very much! Maybe I'll name mine Molly for now, and she doesn't \u003Ci>look\u003C/i> as manky as Morris, but she has some of her own bizarre habits. Hmm, will have to think about this. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/molly1-f5402d7f0c.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nYou can see a review by Molly and her dad, Richard, on the FPI blog \u003Ca href=\"http://forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/2009/morris-the-mankiest-monster/\">here\u003C/a>, thanks, guys! I was also very chuffed to read reviewer \u003Cb>Matt Badham\u003C/b>'s comments about the Michiru Morikawa interview over at \u003Ca href=\"http://downthetubescomics.blogspot.com/2009/10/british-comics-creators-storm.html\">Down the Tubes\u003C/a> and the \u003Ca href=\"http://forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/2009/bics-2009-a-convention-worthy-of-its-british-international-comics-show-name-part-1-the-weekend/\">recap of BICS\u003C/a> on FPI. Michiru and I were both really nervous about that interview, she was worried about her English (which turned out to be almost flawless) and I was worried that I didn't know enough about manga to be able to ask good questions. I need to learn way more, but it was nice just to connect with her as another creator who gets a bit obsessive over drawing a good line.\\r\n\\r\nAnd talking of good lines, I just got this fab drawing from the King of Good Lines, \u003Ca href=\"http://warwickjohnsoncadwell.blogspot.com/\">Warwick Johnson Cadwell\u003C/a>. You might recognise his work from editorial illustrations in The Guardian, but he also makes comics and is one of the best people at drawing in Britain. Ha ha, I love the jar of Ginger Beard...\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/morris_wjc-dfe5663a5c.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nI was so glad to get the chance to see him at BICS, he's very elusive because he's usually working out somewhere on his boat. He's contributing to the \u003Ca href=\"http://community.livejournal.com/birdsong_comic/\">Birdsong anthology\u003C/a> that's hopefully coming out for \u003Ca href=\"http://www.thoughtbubblefestival.com\">Thought Bubble\u003C/a> in Leeds.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/bics031-43659ec6bf.jpg\">","2009-10-06T12:02:00.000Z","making-monsters",[],"making monsters",1776628733378]