I've just been notified that I've been accepted into both the Nottingham Comic Con and Thought Bubble events that take place later this year. Check the side bar t the right for dates.
I love both of these events, and it's great that they are taking place again this year, real comic shows.
Very sad news last week that David McKee has sadly died.
I've been a fan of his since childhood. Mr Benn was my favourite show as a young boy growing up in London and the character, his ethics and stories seem to have followed me throughout my life.
David himself hashed more than an influence on my art style which is not really suited to comic books but seems to be hardwire into my brain now..
I was fortunate to meet David back in August in 2017. You can read my short report here.
It's a memory I'll keep for as long as I can. Sitting next to him and chatting whilst he doodled in my Mr Benn books (one of which he remarked upon as looking like it had been stolen from a library :o)
Kids today know him for Elma, older kids (like me) know him for Mr Benn and King Rollo, and maybe Melric the Magician if you were very well read.
David wasn't limited to this though and produced some truly inspired and thoughtful works. Six Men, for example, explains how wars may happen in a way that a 6 year old can understand.
It's been out of action for a while now but we've recently revamped our Website, AccentUKComics.com.
You can see what we've produced over the past 20 years, in the Archive, and buy things that are still in print. The numbers we have for some titles are getting low and we don't reprint these days, we tend to collect them into Trade Paperbacks.
Over the last couple of Covid years I've been remastering Stephenson's Robot.
Turning what would have been a collection of comics into a Graphic Novel. A story that hopefully flows through the chapters nicely, rather than have a break every 24 pages or so.
This has involved a little re-writing, some page re-ordering, some new pages and of course completing the last two issues that were never actually printed as individual comics.
The fun bit is starting now with Andy Bloor assisting with the design elements of the book.
First up is the cover image.
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| colours by Matt Soffe |
..returns and I've got a table in Comic City 4, which is where I think I was last time around.
It's a great event that grew a little each year and takes place on the 7th and 8th May.
