[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":11},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-penultimate-dfc":3},{"_type":4,"body":5,"bodyHtml":6,"excerpt":5,"featuredImage":5,"publishedAt":7,"slug":8,"tags":9,"title":10},"blogPost",null,"Hey, I'm getting some little badges made for \u003Ca href=\"http://www.ukwebcomixthing.co.uk/\">the Thing\u003C/a> next weekend!\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/vernletbadges-eab60356e7.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nDFC Issue 42 arrived today with its striking \u003Ci>Donny Digits\u003C/i> cover by \u003Cb>Woodrow Phoenix, obviously\u003C/b>. I don't want to dash through this one, I am going to savour it tomorrow, since there are only two more DFCs left to read, [sob]. But man, don't it look good! I think the DFC's grown up a whole lot since the first issue. Even the fan art is amazing this week: \u003Ci>Moosa Weekly\u003C/i> by \u003Cb>Cai Dickinson\u003C/b>. In fact, Woodrow and I make photocopies of several pages of \u003Ci>Moosa Weekly\u003C/i> when we were up at DFC Headquarters because we were so impressed with it. Cai sent in pages and pages of comics with amazing layouts and sophisticated colouring, I could learn a few things from it. Right now Cai sells it at school for 40p on Fridays. But keep an eye out for that name! \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/dfc42-caacc13ea9.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cb>SCBWI Illustrator Series\u003C/b> still has a few places left! I sadly can't go to the masterclass with one of my favourite illustrators and lino cut experts, \u003Cb>Chris Wormell\u003C/b> because it's on 25 April, the same day as the \u003Ca href=\"http://palacefestival.wordpress.com\">Crystal Palace Children's Book Festival\u003C/a>. But both events will be amazing. Also there's a \u003Cb>Portfolio Review\u003C/b> masterclass on 20 June and ... this is exciting, \u003Cb>Making the Graphic Novel: A masterclass on the practices and principles essential to graphic novels\u003C/b> with \u003Ca href=\"http://www.kevhopgood.demon.co.uk/\">Kev Hopgood\u003C/a>. If there's anyone who knows to to turn making comics into a legitimate, family-supporting business, it's that guy. It's not til 10 October, but best to book it fairly soon so you don't miss out!\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cb>Don't forget to check the Family section in the Saturday Guardian for \u003Ci>Super Animal Adventure Squad\u003C/i> and \u003Ci>Vern and Lettuce\u003C/i>!\u003C/b> Hey, the weather hamster is predicting sun tomorrow! Maybe I can take my super-valuable DFC to Greenwich Park for a read.","2009-03-20T18:20:00.000Z","penultimate-dfc",[],"penultimate DFC",1776628731017]