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.

Birmingham MCM Comic Con & Giant Rhinos In Space #4

 

 

 

Thank you very much to everyone who came by my table at Birmingham MCM Comic Con, it was great to see familiar faces and meet new people - I had a lovely time with my table neighbours Ryuuza, Fat Fairy, Neil Slorance and An Android Awakes. Thanks to my sister Lisa for sitting behind the table for a bit.

MCM was the last convention of the year and I’m looking forward to focusing on finishing comic pages over the winter months. Most events I’m planning to attend in the spring are unconfirmed, but the first show of the year will be True Believers Comic Festival on Saturday 6th February 2016b at Cheltenham Racecourse. Don’t forget I’ll be launching the Grimes Art Angels Fanzine at that event - submission information here! 

I make sure to keep a up to date list of confirmed events in the blog sidebar. I also have an Etsy shop (includes international shipping).

If you are based in the West Midlands there are some events coming up that you should make a note of ....

• Thursday 26th November - Comic Book Film Night - American Splendor - Urban Coffee, Fargo Village, Coventry, at 7pm
• Saturday 28th November - Back To the Future themed Drink and Draw - Drapers’, Coventry at 7pm
• Thursday 3rd December - Laydeez Do Comics Birmingham - The Green Room Cafe at 7.30pm

Giant Rhinos In Space #4 will be launching online this Friday! updates will be at 12noon GMT on Tuesday/Fridays! bookmark a webcomic host site:

• giantrhinos.tumblr.com
• tapastic.com/series/giantrhinos
• giantrhinos.smackjeeves.com

You can also get updates through my Twitter account @ sammyborras and the Giant Rhinos In Space Facebook page

Thanks again for a wonderful con season!
Sammy

Webcomic Update Friday 17th April 2015

http://giantrhinos.smackjeeves.com/comics/2119999/chapter-3-page-80/
http://tapastic.com/episode/122830

Click a link to read 2 brand new pages of Giant Rhinos In Space Chapter 3 via Smack Jeeves or Tapastic (webcomic host sites) Thanks again for reading!

The next update will be at 12noon GMT on Friday 25th April 2015

A handful of Giant Rhinos In Space #1 and #2 should be at Birmingham Comic Festival on the Laydeez Do Comics table. (The next LDC meeting is on Monday 1st June with talks by-Sarah Graley, Giuseppa Barresi and Kelly Angel - more information on the Facebook page)

I will be at Gosh! Comics in London for Record Store Day - drawing on the windows with One Beat Zines / Julia Scheele, Laura Callaghan, Eleni Kalorkoti and Lizz Lunney. I also have a illustration in Not A New Wave, a Sleater-Kinney fanzine.

Thanks! See some of you at the weekend :)

True Believers Comic Festival 2015

Thank you to everyone who came by our table at True Believers Comic Festival last Saturday! It was really great chatting to friends throughout the day. Our table was under the shadow of the balcony and it made us feel a bit sleepy - hahaa!

The soot sprites were given to us by our table neighbor Collette J Ellis - Thank you! they are super cute!

My next event will be Midlands MCM Comic Con in Telford this Saturday 14th February. I can also confirm tables at both Birmingham MCM, and London MCM this spring.

(Comic created with Sarah Fogg)

Thought Bubble 2014

Thank you very much to everyone we saw at Thought Bubble over the weekend! I had a really good time and I’m excited about making new comics.

Sarah Fogg and I made a comic on the way home about something funny which actually happened on Sunday. :’)

I have a table this weekend at Birmingham MCM Comic Con. Sarah wont be there this time - but I will have some copies of the latest issue of What’s The Time Mrs. Woolf? You’ll be able to find table A8 in the Comic Village - there should be a map in the show guide. I will have free mini comics to hand out - the secret password is ‘Do you have a business card?’

If you can’t get to events you can order most of the items on the table from on Sarah’s Etsy Shop or my Etsy Shop.

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)

Leamington Zine & Record Store Day!

I contributed a comic to the latest issue of Leamington Zine - the theme was music to coincide with Record Store Day. I also drew an illustration of local band The Rosenberg Appeal.You can find a list of their stockists on their Facebook page and read past issues online here. A limited amount of physical copies are available from Head and Seismic Records in Leamington.

Don't forget that Giant Rhinos In Space webcomic will be returning shortly ...

Chapter 2 will return on Friday 2nd May 2014 with the first 5 pages

The webcomic will then update with 3 new pages at 12noon* every Friday!

Music Zine #3 and Ink Blazers

The webcomic is on hiatus while I work on smaller comics for zines and anthologies. I make a music zine with my friend Sarah Fogg and we release it whenever we have enough work to compile a new issue. So far I've finished a couple of music comics, incuding a 3 page comic about a Franz Ferdinand gig I went to in March. Old issues of the music zine are still available from Etsy.

Giant Rhinos In Space is also now being uploaded weekly to Ink Blazers (formerly Manga Magazine). Eventually Ink Blazers will catch up with Smack Jeeves so you'll be able to read chapter 2 on the host site you prefer.

Giant Rhinos In Space #2 Cover Design

Giant Rhinos In Space is a long format comic I have been working on this year. I have been uploading 3 pages per week and now the first chapter is all available to read online and in print. I'm taking a hiatus from uploading so I can work on some smaller comics for zines and anthologies. This is the illustration for chapter 2.

Webcomics update 28th March 2014

http://giantrhinos.smackjeeves.com/comics/1904811/chapter-1-page-29/

The last 2 pages of chapter 1 just went online. Click the link to read from page 29. Thank you very much for following the webcomic. There will be a hitus o I can work on some smaller zines and build up a buffer for chapter 2.

I set up a anthology style webcomic site for the Giant Rhinos On Tour free mini comics I have created over the past couple of years. Start reading here

I don't have a set date for when uploading will start back so the best thing to do is to follow Giant Rhinos In Space on your favourite social media website .....

Giant Rhinos In Space on Blogger
Giant Rhinos In Space on Tumblr
Giant Rhinos In Space on Facebook
@SammyBorras on Twitter

or sign up for a email reminder here.

I was also considering uploading the webcomic to Ink Blazers (formally Manga Magazine). If you prefer this hosting website please let me know and I will look into it.

Don't forget that chapter 1 is now in print form and it's available through my Etsy shop. I will also be sharing a table with Sarah Fogg at the following confirmed events ....

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
True Believers Comic Festival - 7th February 2015
More events TBC

Thank you very much!!
Sammy Borras

Birmingham MCM Comic Con 2014

Thank you very much to everyone who came by our table at Birmingham MCM Comic Con! It was a busy show and Sarah Fogg and I had a really great time. 

The next event we will be attending is BCExpo in May.

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

Midlands MCM Comic Con 2014

Sarah Fogg and I had a good day at Midlands MCM Expo yesterday. It was great to see so many friends and meet new people. Thank you to everyone who came by the table for a chat and/or purchased comics and zines.

We have 3 tables confirmed this spring. You will be able to find us at the following events.

• Birmingham MCM Comic Con (Comics Village) - 22nd-23rd March
• BCExpo - 10th-11th May
• London MCM Comic Con (Comics Village) - 23rd - 25th May

All our comics and zines are available to order through my Etsy shop or Sarah Fogg's Etsy shop.

Webcomic Update 7th February 2014

http://giantrhinos.smackjeeves.com/comics/1882156/chapter-1-page-08/
The 2nd webcomic update is now online! Click the link to read the next 3 pages!!

Thank you,
Sammy

Zines In Space - Online Shop

 

Yesterday I took my final comic pages to the photocopier and then folded a big pile of paper. They are now available to order from my Esty shop. I have a variety of comics available including some mini comics for just 50p ! Some of the older comics will be out of print soon because I'm discontinuing them (Mix Tape, Best Day Ever, Smoothie Wars, The Crossroads and Jumping the Shark Mini Comic)

I'll will have these comics with me on the Inspired Comics table at these events ...

• Bristol Comic & Zine Fair - 5th October 2013
• London MCM Expo - 25th - 27th October 2013
• Thought Bubble (Allied London hall)- 23rd - 24th November 2013

Thanks for reading this blog over the summer! It was a really fun project to work on. There will be a bit of a gap between this and further comics from Giant Rhinos and friends while I work on some autumn comics with Sarah Fogg. The best place to follow my other projects will be on my portfolio blog or my tumblr. You can also find me on twitter.

Here is one last playlist song ...

Radiohead - Weird Fishes/Arpeggi

I don't really have a good reason to put this on the playlist. It's just the best radiohead song with a very impressive animated music video. Lianne La Havas covered it when we saw her live and it sounded beautiful.

Free Mini Comic: Party Poopers

New free mini comic to hand out at events! This year Inspired Comics Collective have confirmed tables at Manchester MCM Expo in July and London MCM Expo in October. The secret password to guarantee you get your copy is 'Do you have a business card?'

I'm still deciding whether to post the poster drawing online or keep it secret for those who get hold of the print version.

Prefer Tumblr? www.giantrhinos.tumblr.com
Prefer Blogger? www.giantrhinos.blogspot.co.uk