[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":11},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-night-out-with-comica-festival":3},{"_type":4,"body":5,"bodyHtml":6,"excerpt":5,"featuredImage":5,"publishedAt":7,"slug":8,"tags":9,"title":10},"blogPost",null,"Since I was going to hear comic artist Eddie Campbell talk about gothic subject matter last, I wore a token gothic hat. *new hat klaxon*\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/sarah_mcintyre__gothic_hat_zps1b777816-e41d117880.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nAnd I got to see the presentation of the 2013 Observer/Cape/Comica graphic short story prize. A big congratulations to this year's winner, \u003Ca href=\"http://emilyhaworthbooth.com/\">Emily Haworth-Booth\u003C/a>! Here she is, between \u003Ca href=\"http://karenrubins.com/\">Karen Rubins\u003C/a> and me:\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/karen_emily_sarah_comica_zpsdcf0aae2-68561b9e84.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003C!--more Click here for more under the cut!-->\\r\nYou can read Emily's winning comic strip on the \u003Ca href=\"http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/oct/26/emily-haworth-booth-observer-graphic-story-prize\">Guardian website here\u003C/a>:\\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/oct/26/emily-haworth-booth-observer-graphic-story-prize\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/emily_hb_observer_comic_zps8bf4397d-8a6123b557.jpg\">\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\nEmily told me that she's done some stand-up comedy before getting into comics, and it was so evident in the great way she read about getting colonic irrigation. We were all cracking up. She'll be great at doing events, I really hope she gets a book out and lots of people get to hear her talk about it at more festivals. I'd never heard of Emily before, and it's so exciting seeing super-talented new women popping up in comics! I've known Karen Rubins for longer, and I was glad to see she has a new comic in this week's \u003Ca href=\"http://www.thephoenixcomic.co.uk/\">Phoenix Comic\u003C/a>, the Hallowe'en issue:\\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"http://www.thephoenixcomic.co.uk/\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/phoenix_comic_daniel_karen_zpsa56f8490-91bd81dc07.jpg\">\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\nHere's Paul Gravett of Comica Festival and comics journalist Joe Sacco presenting the second prize to \u003Ca href=\"http://cargocollective.com/parkinparkin\">Michael Parkin\u003C/a>, and Joe with Emily: \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/cape_observer_awards_zpsdc3ada7c-b03d539755.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nYou can read Michael's strip \u003Ca href=\"http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/oct/26/emily-haworth-booth-observer-graphic-story-prize\">here\u003C/a>, lovely stuff. You can follow Emily on Twitter at \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/emilyhb\">@emilyhb\u003C/a> and Michael at \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/ParkinParkin\">@ParkinParkin\u003C/a>.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/oct/26/emily-haworth-booth-observer-graphic-story-prize\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/michael_parkin_observer_zps049f07c6-078d275039.jpg\">\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\nFor the festival event, I got to hear \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/MattJAGreen\">Matt Green\u003C/a> interview \u003Ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Campbell\">Eddie Campbell\u003C/a>. To be honest, I'm not a huge fan of his \u003Ci>From Hell\u003C/i> book with writer Alan Moore, about a Jack the Ripper theory. It's expertly drawn, with beautifully studied historical detail, but the story and images are just too gruesome for me. But it was fun hearing Eddie talk about some of the other projects he's done, including theatre sets, and about working as a comics artist. I bought a copy from \u003Ca href=\"http://www.knockabout.com/\">Knockabout\u003C/a> Comics of his bright yellow book with Darren White, \u003Ci>The Playwright\u003C/i> and started reading it on the tube ride home. Really interesting, well-studied, funny stuff so far about the fantasies of a lonely middle-aged writer (definitely a comic for grown-ups).\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/eddie_campbell_matt_green_comica_zpsbbdd8c10-a7bebe5080.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nYou can also download Eddie's work as an eBook from \u003Ca href=\"http://www.sequential.cc/ebook-publications.php\">Sequential\u003C/a>, and it was great to see Sequential's Russell Willis and Chloe Martin at the evening's event at Central Saint Martins' Platform Theatre. I sketched the speakers, but Eddie was super-hard to draw because he moves his face a lot. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/eddie_campbell_comica13_zps599d7c46-ab5f1c6f51.gif\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/matt_green_comica13_zps87dd6bb2-850c5d4cf8.gif\">\\r\n\\r\nAfter the talk, I got to see \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Simon_at_Boing\">Simon Russell\u003C/a> pull out of his backpack a collection of Eddie's very old mini comics, from way back in his early days of self-publishing. Here's one he did called \u003Ci>Fly Paper\u003C/i>, 'the longest comic in the world'. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/eddie_campbell_flypaper_zpsc7c7bd15-c1ea0d7e7a.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nI really, \u003Ci>really\u003C/i> need to read Eddie's book \u003Ci>Alec: How to be an Artist\u003C/i>, from 2001, which gives cameos to several comics people I know. (I really want to read the bit about Woodrow Phoenix and his glasses.) Here's another very old self-published comic of Eddie's:\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/eddie_campbell_early_minicomic_zpsd5e47a82-f020aaf338.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nIt was great to see so many fine comic folk gathered. Here's \u003Ca href=\"http://www.joedecie.com/\">Joe Decie\u003C/a>, up from Brighton, who wrote and drew \u003Ci>The Accidental Salad\u003C/i> and \u003Ci>The Listening Agent\u003C/i>, \u003Ca href=\"http://hannahberry.co.uk/\">Hannah Berry\u003C/a> of \u003Ci>Britain & Brülightly\u003C/i> and \u003Ci>Adamtine\u003C/i> and \u003Ca href=\"http://www.maartjeschalkx.com\">Martje Schalxx\u003C/a>, who does a lot of beautiful small-press work. And there's \u003Ca href=\"http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/oct/09/joe-sacco-the-great-war-interview-first-world-war\">Joe Sacco\u003C/a>, who has a new book out, \u003Ci>The Great War\u003C/i>, a depiction of the first few days of fighting at the Battle of the Somme, and \u003Ca href=\"http://audreyniffenegger.com/\">Audrey Niffenegger\u003C/a>, who recently had her \u003Ci>Raven Girl\u003C/i> illustrated book turned into a ballet at the Royal Opera House. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/joe_hannah_martje_joe_audrey_zps0ee6be4e-14d8ac1bf5.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nBig thanks to \u003Cb>Paul Gravett\u003C/b> (dubbed 'the man at the crossroads' by Eddie Campbell), \u003Cb>Megan Donnolley\u003C/b> and \u003Cb>Peter Stanbury\u003C/b> for their work in making Comica Festival such a great gathering of talent and fascinating discussion. Lots more events coming up, don't miss next Saturday's Comiket! I'm planning to do most of my Christmas shopping there. Be sure to bring small change, so you don't wipe out the creators' cash boxes with your £20 notes.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"http://www.comicafestival.com/index.php/comiket\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/comica_comiket_2013_zpsb6621f7d-cf88aa79e6.jpg\">\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\nVisit the \u003Ca href=\"http://www.comicafestival.com/index.php/comiket\">Comica website\u003C/a> to find out about the day's brilliant Drawing Parade line-up! And here to see some of my \u003Ca href=\"http://jabberworks.livejournal.com/tag/comica\">past blogs about Comica and Comiket\u003C/a>.","2013-10-27T12:20:00.000Z","night-out-with-comica-festival",[],"night out with comica festival",1776628725769]