Monday 19 March 2007

Uk Web & Mini Comix Thing 2007 Pixel Diary: SUSHI!

I decided to do some pixel gifs about the UK Thing.... A Pixel Diary of sorts...



It all starts with sushi....

Every time I go the airport in Madrid I have sushi for some reason...

I had it when I met Danielle, I had when I was there for BICS and I had it this time too!!

The sushi isn't top quality, but it's the only time I can have sushi....

And yes, I gave them tiiiiiny faces....

Sunday 18 March 2007

Jinkies! I'm back from the UK Web & Mini Comix Thing 2007! YAY!

My ears are still feeling funny from the flight..... :P

I didn't manage to do a single thing the day before. Even though the plane landed at 14:00 and I didn't get lost, by the time I arrived at the hotel everything was closed... So... I ate sammiches.... For every meal!

I'm living the good life! XP

Even the walk to the con was AWESOME! I wasn't sure which way to go, but I saw a group with a bag full or comics... They were from Lulu UK and there were very nice people! We talked about indie comics, and they were very surprised that I recognized almost every webcomic on their free sampler!

I was first visited Ali of Afterstrife, he remembered my Meg gif! YAY! Notice the AWESOME Joe and Monkey Shirt! :)



Then I met James Turner of Beaver and Steve! He drew a little dancing Beaver, cause he remembered the dancing Beaver I did! YAY!



DO NOT PUNCH THE PANDA! XD



OMG! IT'S RAINA TELGEMEIER AND DAVE ROMAN! SQUEEE!!

They were the cutest couple at the con!



There ARE SOOOOO COOL! We talked quite a while and they even knew my name and all! XD
I could either rant for hours... or maybe just several minutes about how awesome and talented they are, but I'll just tell you to go to their sites and buy their comics.... NOW! Oh...They had a Ron Weasly Doujinshi, which was hilarious!


They were next to... John Allison! COR!



I got kinda nervous, specially because of the line that was behind me... He is one of the most famous artists in the UK after all....
He had a special ScaryGoRound mini comic and some limited prints, yet I bought the other ones.... Dave Roman took the photo!

Next I met Jenika, I met her at BICS and was happy to see her here too! She actually remembered me from the other con! :)



You should really check out her site! You won't regret it! :)
She also had a tombstone and gave me CANDY!!!!! XD



YAY! It's Liz Greenfield from Stuff Sucks! NOO! The photo is blurry!



Liz took a photo of me with Imogen! YAY!



I took a photo of Ali, Liz and Imogen! The look on their face is that of "Let's hope he doesn't screw up the photo this time" Or maybe "DAMMIT! We weren't ready!"? :P



Another photo of Imogen, because SHE DESERVES IT!



I bought a water of Imogen and the sketchbook and more SHIIINY buttons, which she got from the awesome POUSER INK! (Wink, wink, plug, plug). She also singed my Side A, which oddly enough, I got before her! :P

This is Chris Hasting of Dr. McNinja!




But wait... Where is CARLY? She didn't make it?

KHAAAAAAAAANNNN! Oh, well.... I got a Yoshi sketch from him!

This is Lem from Bunny!



He had tiny clay-like bunnies! I got a blue one! :)


This is Tom Siddell of Gunnerkirgg Court!



This was his first convention I think, but he did very well! :)

It's the Weebl's gang!



They had a SECRET deal! Buy a bunch of SHIIIINY things and get a sketch for 4 pounds! HOT PISS! XD

It's Studio Blink Twice! AWESOME!




I met them at BICS and fell in love with Malcolm Magic! They didn't have any new Malcolm Magic, but they had other comics! YAY! Possibly the best comic in print in the UK! XD

I met a lot more people, most of them friends of the Webcomic Crossover and Cameo Archive. It was a bit of a blur after that...

After three hours, my backpack was full and my stomach was empty... I had to leave.... *sniff*

I said my goodbyes to Raina, Roman, Liz and left... I could have practically eaten for free there... Almost everybody offered candy and cookies, but I did buy from almost all of them... I think... Like I said, my mind was blur.... :P





CANDY!!!! YAY!

So... I went to Forbidden Planet, once again, it took way too much time to get there! It was almost closing time when I got there and I didn't dilly dally with lunch!

I got Owly books, Scooter Girl, Lenore, some Sonic comics and... A SONIC HAT! SEEEEEGAAAA!

Everything closes so early in the UK, so I got up early so I could shop for souvenirs at the airport.... The trip to the airport was as long as the plane ride.... Seriously, how bloody big is the UK? :P

When I got to the airport, I found out that you only have one suitcase on the plane and one carryon luggage.... Thank God... I didn't get too carried away.... Well...



Oooh...Kay... Maybe I got a little carried away! But I couldn't help it! They gave me candy! AND THEY HAD SHINY THINGS!


SHINY THINHGS I SAY!




I also got sketchies galore!




Where was I? Oh yeah... Shopping... Well, I bought chocolates and tea... and... the NEW PHEONIX WRIGHT FOR ME!! HOLD IT! OBJECTION!

And yet, I read comics all the flight... Mostly everthing I bought from Raina and Dave... THEY GAVE ME A SAMMICH ON THE PLANE!

The best part? I DIDN'T GET THE PLAGUE! YAY!

Wednesday 14 March 2007

TEA TIME!




Since I can't think of anymore artists I'll meet at the UK Web & Mini Comix things... I thought of.. TEA!

The lil' sugar cube is bathing in it! XD


I'm pretty sure I don't have that much time for sightseeing in London, so I'll just shop a little in the Canary Wharf and go to Forbidden Planet... I dunno....

Which reminds me, I really hope Side A arrives tomorrow... Because on Friday I'll already be at London... :(

Tuesday 13 March 2007

Gift Gif 34: Katerina of Gunnerkrigg Court



This is Kat of Gunnerkrigg Court.

I also did Antimony a while ago...



Hmm, this is one of my first Gift Gifs... Have I improved?


So far, I think that covers all the webcomic whose artists I should meet at the UK con, but I might do some print comic artists? I dunno... :P

Monday 12 March 2007

Gift Gif 33: SOUND OF DOOM!



This is the Sound of Doom guy from Stuff Sucks

I have no idea if he looks O.K. or not... maybe I'm better at girl gift gifs?

Sunday 11 March 2007

Gift Gifs Sale! Two for the price of one! Smiles are free! :D

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Smile is an autobiographical webcomic about Raina Telegemeier's youth.

I hope I didn't overdo the smile...

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This is Esther, the young goth from Scary Go Round.

I have no idea if she turned out right or not...

Saturday 10 March 2007

Gift gifs galore! Trio of.. Death?

I've clearly lost it this time... I'm going to try to do gift gifts of all the artists I hope to meet at the UK Web & Mini Comix Thing!

And because since I'll be in the UK next week and I won't have my PC (GASP!), I have to overcompensate! :P



This is Dan McNinja, Dr. McNinja's Dad!

With his face covered by the ninja mask, I had to choose the father just because the stache makes his face less bare.



This is Megan of AfterStrife

Which takes places after the end of HOUSD

I was lucky enough to get a preview comic of AfterStrife at BICS...

Is it me, or did this turn out pretty good?


This is Beaver, from Beaver & Steve!

Shake that tail! XD