Here's A One-page Preview Of A Comic I Made This Year, 'The Music Cupboard', Featuring Poppet The House

Here's a one-page preview of a comic I made this year, 'The Music Cupboard', featuring Poppet the House Hob! 

As we approached the deadline for Mixtape Sammy and I were worried there wouldn't be enough submissions, so even though we'd already finished comics from the earlier deadline we both did a second one. As it happens right at the last minute we got a lot more submissions, so we needn't have worried, but I was already finished so hopefully we can use both!

I had a lot of trouble coming up with an idea for a second comic, so I asked Sammy for help. She said to try using characters I already had, and I'm glad she did because I ended up with a new Poppet comic! I hope that if I keep making these I can print them in some kind of compendium with Bad Fairy Bakery, or in a special Poppet issue of What's the Time Mrs Woolf?.

Sammy's posting previews of all the comics on the Inspired blog, if you want to see what the others are doing!

There's me behind the table! We had a great time at London and did much better in sales than we have at any other event so far!

It's a shame we didn't take a picture of the table before we sold out of some things, but Saturday was so busy that there just wasn't time!

Hello!! London MCM Expo was totally crazy this year! A MASSIVE THANK YOU to anyone who came by our table and said hello or bought things. And thank you to Sarah and Shaz for helping out behind the table.

Our new friends Intern (made by Phlipa Rice) and Noface (made by ponymonster) were helping us!

I completely miss judged how much we needed to take and I’m sorry that we sold out of some stock early on sunday.

We have all the books avaliable online so heres a list of where to find things

Sammy’s Etsy Shop www.etsy.com/shop/sammyborras

Mixtape

Lumpy Space Princess Perzine (also read for free on tumblr)

Best Day Ever

Jumping The Shark

Giant Rhinos On Tour

Smoothie Wars

Sarah’s Etsy Shop www.etsy.com/shop/sarahfogg

Avalible Issues of What’s The Time Mrs. Woolf?

Bad Fairy Bakery

Postcards and ACEO sets

Jack’s Etsy shop www.etsy.com/uk/shop/JackDaviesarts

Alex The Abominable

Thanks again! Hopefully we’ll see some of you again at Manchester MCM Expo!

Sammy

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I feel it is time to confess. The only time this happened to me, I called the teacher 'Dad'.

My teacher was a woman. I'm not sure who was more embarrassed.

November/December 2012

Better late than never, I hope! Sorry it’s taken so long for us to get this post up. The next issue is nearly here, we’re that late!

In any case, here is our spiffy issue 7, which had a vague theme of baking and/or winter festivities. Lilywoolf did the intro for the first time, as well as the cover, how exciting! We were graced with not one, but three adorable pictures from regular contributor Clem Tarrant. Deb Clerkin, who drew the internal cover on the previous issue, gave us three whole pages based on the ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’ song. Gem Sheldrake did us another lovely one-page illustration. Naturally there is another Sewing Sans Pattern, showing you how to fuse plastic and turn it into a bag. In the spirit of Christmas deliciousness, Rebecca Fogg wrote up some recipes for traditional German Christmas fare, including Gluhwein, Lebkuchen and Stollen. Lilywoolf added her own delightful treats in the form of a genuine Grandma’s Cookies recipe from her very own Grandma! Last but not least, comic maker extraordinaire Sammy Borras provided not only another Stale Symphony, but a recipe for gluten-free cakes, and Poppet answers a question on the historical origin of some popular Christmas decorations.

It was great to have so many returning contributors this time, and lots of recipes!

We’re still faffing around with our online shop, so until then please contact the Woolves at whatsthetimemrswoolf.gmail.com if you’d like to buy some lovely zines, and Sarahwoolf will get back to you.

Here's a little one-page preview of one of the comics I've done this year. Originally it was intended for a music-themed anthology, but we did the music zine instead, so now it will appear in Mixtape. (Which we'll have at Inspired events from May onwards.)

I've used this floaty ink effect for a ghost story before, so I'm pleased to look at this comic and think I've got better at it.

Sammy's been putting up one-page previews of the other comics on the Inspired tumblr. You should look if you like comics!

The next event we're going to is Bristol Expo this weekend, I hope some of you can make it down to say hello!

Yay! I've actually made 3 more of these now, so there's lots to choose from. There's only going to be 5 of each cover though.

I'll also have stickers made with the same designs, some A6 cloth-bound sketchbooks, Bad Fairy Bakery comics and What's the Time, Mrs Woolf? zines. I hope there's space on the table!

London MCM Expo part 2

How cute are these Zelda note book/sketch book covers?! Sarah Fogg will be taking limited print runs of these designs!