BCZF 2016

Thanks to everyone at BCZF! It was really great to be back again this year, I love meeting so many fashionable Bristolians. Special thanks to the organizers for hosting such a lovely event! Next show will be London MCM Comic Con at the end of October. I'll be spread out over a full table in the Comic Village - which means I can bring a folder of ink drawings. Please come say hi and pick up 2016's free mini comic! For table number and map location keep an eye out for tweets nearer the day. See you there!

Scotland MCM Comic Con 2016

Thank you to everyone at Scotland MCM Comic Con over the weekend! It was really lovely to see people from last year and meet new people. I have a 1/2 table at the Bristol Comic & Zine Fair this Saturday. Best zine fair of the year - see you there?! I’ll be bringing FREE MINI COMICS as usual!

If you can't make it to Bristol, there's a list of autumn events in the blog sidebar and don't forget I have an online Etsy shop - ships worldwide.

Manchester MCM Comic Con 2016

Hey! I’d like to say thank you to everyone at Manchester MCM Comic Con last weekend! It’s one of my fave MCM’s of the year so it was lovely to be back. I had a laugh sat between Chibby Shibby and Sian Jefferson. 

Special thanks to my sister, Lisa for minding the table while I went to the loo and fetched water and stuff. <3 and thanks to Nikki Stu for the super adorable Oddish drawing and to MrDarkWho for the drawing of Jay from MiscFits!

I don’t have any events booked in August, but I can confirm most the autumn events now so here is the list ...

BIRMINGHAM | ICE International Comics Expo | 10th September 2016
GLASGOW | Scotland MCM Comic Con | 24th-25th September 2016
BRISTOL | Bristol Comic & Zine Fair | 1st October 2016
LONDON | London MCM Comic Con | 28th-30th October 2016
LEEDS | Thought Bubble (New Dock Hall) | 5th-6th November 2016
 
(TBC - Birmingham MCM Comic Con)

Thanks, see you there!

Bristol Comic and Zine Fair 2015

Thank you to everyone who came by at the Bristol Comic & Zine Fair yesterday. I had a lovely time sat next to Mair Thomas and Hamish Steele.

The next event will be London MCM Comic Con at the end of October. I was hoping to share the table with Sarah Fogg but unfortunately she needs to take a break from conventions this term. I’ve missed Sarah a lot when I’ve been at events on my own - so I’m hoping she’ll be back doing small press stuff again next year. You should definitely follow her beautiful diverse inktober pictures over on her tumblr. You’ll be able to find the table in the Comic Village (table numbers will be announced nearer the date and maps are usually in the convention guide which you can find at the show or online)

Updated autumn events:

• London MCM Comic Con (Comic Village) - 23rd-25th October 2015
• Thought Bubble (Royal Armouries Hall) - 14th-15th November 2015
• Birmingham MCM Comic Con (Comic Village) - 21st-22nd November 2015

Thank you to everyone at Laydeez Do Comics Birmingham on Thursday night. It’s always great to get a chance to chat to local comics creators. I did a presentation about the Misc Fits creation process. I'm going to post the slides online over the next couple of weeks. 

LDC Birmingham will be hosting presentations at Caption at Fargo Village in Coventry next weekend - 10am-6pm on Saturday 10th and 11am-4pm on Sunday 11th October 2015. You may have heard of Caption before, it’s an event which used to run in Oxford and I’m looking forward to see it come to my home town. More information on their website

Scotland MCM Comic Con and Laydeez Do Comics

 

 

 

Hi everyone! I had a absolutely amazing time at Scotland MCM Comic Con. I’d like to say a massive thank you to all the lovely people who came by my table over the weekend - I had such a great time and I’m happy that sales were good enough to travel to the event again next year.

I have 2 events this week to tell you about ...

I’m doing a presentation at Laydeez Do Comics Birmingham at 7.30-9.30 on Thursday 1st October at the Green Room Cafe (it’s opposite the Hippodrome, not far from New Street station). I’ll be mostly talking about the creation of Misc Fits and I’ll take along some of the original comic pages for you to look through. Jess Bradley, Joe Krawec and Dori Kirchmair will also be doing presentations - more information on the LDC website.

Then on Saturday 3rd October 2015 I’m heading down to the Bristol Comic and Zine Fair - The event is FREE ENTRY! I only have a half table at this show so I  will only be able to take comics and small merchandise such as plectrums and badges. If you were hoping to pick up a poster or a specific ink drawing (I have some listed on Etsy) give me a message and I’ll bring them along for you.

More autumn events are listed in the blog sidebar - and if you can’t make it to Bristol, London or Leeds, I have an Etsy shop were you can order online. I’m hoping I can confirm a table at Birmingham MCM Comic Con over the next couple of weeks.

Thanks again!

BCZF 2014 and Webcomic News

Thank you very much to everyone who came by our table at the Bristol Comic & Zine Fair. sarahfogg and I launched this year’s new Music Zine - which includes articles, illustrations and comics featuring Baby Metal, Damon Albarn, Gorillaz, Pixies, Bat For Lashes, Franz Ferdinand, Courtney Barnett, Honeyblood, Glass Animals, Dizraeli, Animal Collective, Roadidendren, Haim, We Are Scientists, Cecile Corbel, Adventure Time and Regular Show.

The next event on our comics tour will be The Lakes International Comic Arts Festival (LICAF). We have a half table in the Comics Clock Tower. Please come and say hi. We’ll be taking some Free Mini Comics to hand out - the secret password is ‘Do you have a business card?’. (full events list can be found on the blog sidebar)

If you’re interested if buying some some comics and can’t make it to any of the events they are available to order online through Sarah’s Etsy Shop or my Etsy Shop (which has finally been converted into GBP).

Webcomic News

I’m sorry about all the delays for Giant Rhinos In Space Chapter 3. I was planning to start uploading about this time of year but I ended up with a lot more commissions over the summer than I was expecting. So I’m still not going to set a return date until I’ve got a bit of a buffer sorted.

Thanks for your patience
Sammy

InZine Fest

Thank you to everyone at InZine Fest in Coventry yesterday! I had a really great time despite a recovering headcold. It was good to meet local zine and comics creators and some arty students who passed through.

The next event I'm attending with Sarah Fogg will be the Bristol Comic & Zine Fair next saturday! We're sharing a half table so stock will be slightly limited. We're on time so far to launch the next issue of our music zine This Is Not A Serious Music Publication and the autumn issue of What's The Time Mrs. Woolf?

Comica Comiket 2014

 

Thank you to everyone who came by our table at Comica Comiket! I just wish the library was open a bit longer - I was having too much fun

The next event will be the Bristol Comic & Zine Fair on Saturday 4th October 2014. I will be sharing half a table with Sarah Fogg again so we will be bringing slightly limited stock. But we really love making new things so there will probably be something brand new on the table.

We can also confirm that our table at Thought Bubble will be in New Dock Hall! for further information on events see the blog sidebar.

Hopefully Giant Rhinos In Space will be back online in the autumn. I'll tell you more about that some time in the week.

Giant Rhinos On Tour #6

http://giantrhinosontour.smackjeeves.com/comics/1988723/giant-rhinos-on-tour-6-cover/

Giant Rhinos On Tour #6 went online today. You can read the full comic by clicking the link above.
If you would like a print version of the comic you can order anything from my Etsy shop or visit Sammy and Sarah at an event and ask for a business card.

We can now confirm that we will have a half table at this year's Bristol Comic and Zine Fair - one of my favourite events! (full events list on the side bar)

BCExpo 2014

Thank you to everyone who stopped by our table at BCExpo! It was nice chatting to friends again this year.

On Sunday we made had a house of cards battle with our free mini comics - Sarah won! waa!

The next event we're attending is London MCM Expo! You'll be able to find us in the comics village. So we'll see you in a couple of weeks! We update the free mini comics every year so this will be the last event we use this set. 

Most items in the photo are available to order from my Etsy shop or Sarah's Etsy shop.

Webcomic Update Friday 9th May 2014

http://giantrhinos.smackjeeves.com/comics/1947485/chapter-2-page-36/

3 new pages have just gone online! Click the link to read from page 36. Thank you.

This weekend Sarah Fogg and I will be at Bristol Comic Expo! I will be taking print editions of chapter 1 and more. We have a load of FREE MINI COMICS to hand out. The secret password is 'Do you have a business card?'

More confirmed events with Sarah Fogg
BCExpo - 10th-11th May 2014
London MCM Comic Con - 23rd-25th May 2014
Manchester MCM Comic Con - 19th-20th July 2014
LICAF Comics Clock Tower - 17th-19th October 2014
Thought Bubble - 15th-16th November 2014
True Believers Comic Festival - 7th February 2015

Or order comics online though Etsy!

Giant Rhinos In Space #1 Printed

https://www.etsy.com/shop/sammyborras
$5.69 = £3.50 (approximately)
$2.44 = £1.50 (approximately)
International Shipping: $7

Released: March 2014
A5
32 Interior Pages
Black and White Interior
Full Colour Cover
Digital Printing: Inky Little Fingers

Giant Rhinos In Space is also available to read as a webcomic http://giantrhinos.smackjeeves.com/ 

I will be sharing a table with Sarah Fogg at the following events

• Birmingham MCM Comic Con - 22nd-23rd March 2014
• BCExpo - 10th-11th May 2014
• London MCM Comic Con - 23rd - 25th May 2014
• True Believers Comic Festival - 7th February 2015

More Events TBC

My comics were featured on the Gosh! Comics blog this week as part of a British Comics Month. I'm still really surprised about it, you should have a look at the excellent comics featured on the other days. (and of course visit their super awesome comic shop when you are in London) Thank you very much Gosh! Comics

Hourly Comic Day & London MCM Comic Con 2014

 

Hello! It's been a busy weekend, the Giant Rhinos In Space webcomic went online on Friday afternoon and then Saturday was Hourly Comic Day! I wasn't well enough to go out yesterday, but I had a lot of fun drawing silly comics about my day. You can read them all online here complete with links to songs or anything else interesting.

We also got a new table confirmed yesterday. We will be at London MCM Comic Con in May. I'll be sharing a table with Sarah Fogg and you will be able to find us in the Comic Village. I'm very excited for all the events we will be attending in spring. Confirmed events so far are ...

• Midlands MCM Comic Con - 15th February
• Birmingham MCM Comic Con - 22nd-23rd March
• BCExpo - 10th-11th May
• London MCM Comic Con - 23rd - 25th May

Confirmed Comics Events 2014

I will be sharing a table with Sarah Fogg at some comics events this spring.

• Midlands MCM Comic Con (Comics Village) - 15th February
• Birmingham MCM Comic Con (Comics Village) - 22nd-23rd March 
• BCExpo - 10th-11th May

We will also be taking issues of What's The Time Mrs. Woolf? and This Is Not A Serious Music Publication

I'm hoping we can confirm more events at a later date.

Don't forget that the Giant Rhinos In Space webcomic is launching at 12noon on Friday 31st January !!