Comica Comiket 2016

Thank you to everyone at Comica Comiket yesterday! I had a really lovely time sharing a table with Kripa Joshi, the creator of Miss Moti and watching the drawing parade.

The next event will be London MCM Comic Con. You'll be able to find table CL7 in the Comic Village section of the event. There will be Comic Village ceiling banners and a map in the show guide. I will have a full table this time so I have space for a folder of original drawings. I have around 400 hand folded free mini comics to hand out, so please come say hi!

Annie and the Tectonic Plates

I designed a new fictional gig poster to take to Manchester MCM Comic Con at the end of July. My table will be somewhere in the Comic Village :)

They should be available to order though Etsy in a couple of weeks time.
www.etsy.com/shop/sammyborras

I have a couple ideas for some new mini comics and zines to take to the show, so keep an eye out for news about that. Chapter 4 will probably start going online in the autumn - thanks for you patience!
Sammy

Plectrums and Cover Art

 

 

 

I designed some new plectrums recently. They are available to order through my Etsy shop. All Etsy orders come with a free mini comic featuring characters from Giant Rhinos In Space.
Don’t forget you can catch up with the first 2 chapters of Giant Rhinos In Space online here. I’m hoping to launch chapter 3 early in the new year!
About the plectrums …

• Giant Rhinos are the band featured on the cover of GRIS#1 - this plectrum is 0.71 GLOW IN THE DARK
• Annie and the Tectonic Plates are the band featured on the cover of GRIS#2 
• Black Like My Heart are the band featured on the cover of GRIS#3 - this plectrum has silver ink

Christmas 2013

Happy Christmas from Pip and Annie!

Bellowhead - Christmas Bells

New Merchandise!

I printed some new merchandise for the events I attended in the autumn.  The Zine! vinyl stickers are 80mm and pin badges are 38mm. The Giant Rhinos plectrums are glow in the dark! They are all available to order online through my Etsy shop.

T-Shirt Designs

It's fun designing clothes for Annie and Pip to wear, but at the start of this comic Pip is wearing a shoulder bag and necklaces so you can't see her t-shirt in most panels. Annie's t-shirt is a reference to on of my favourite teen movies, Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

The Waves by Villagers 

Rhythm Composer by Villagers 

I have 2 songs by Villagers on the playlist I made for making this comic. It was too difficult to choose just one to share. Both songs are from their 2013 album {Awayland}. I think the record includes a lot more drum machines and electronics as the base for song writing than in previous albums. It's great music anyway!

Stella Arena 2011/2013

This is the first page from a short story comic that I am working on over the summer. It's been a lot of fun trying to improve some of the older designs I created in 2011. I decided to make this smaller project partly because I really liked the story idea and partly so I could practice drawing the aliens and their environment before starting again on the longer story.

 

 

At the end of my university course in 2011, I printed a dummy book of the first Giant Rhinos In Space chapter. This photo is a nice comparison of the changes I made recently. I think in the dummy comic their world is explained verbally in dialogue and I'm hoping the new design is a stronger visual description.

 Immunity by Jon Hopkins

I made a playlist for when I am drawing this new comic. It's over 2 hours long so I will just post some of the songs that really fit the theme of the comic the most. This song by Jon Hopkins was one of my main inspirations for writing this short story. I don't think it really is a recording of a photocopier as the beat but the song is just beautiful. When I first heard it on the radio I had to find it straight away. The vocals are provided by King Creosote and if you liked listening to the song I highly recommend their joint album Diamond Mine.

Zines In Space Cover

I'm drawing a short story comic this summer to help me with drawing the main alien characters and the world they live in. I'm hoping to print it some time in the autumn, hopefully before Inspired Comics attend London MCM Expo in October.

Annie and her best friend. :)

Daft Punk - One More Time

I had a great time at Bristol Expo selling comics with Inspired. We'll be doing the same at  London MCM Expo and Manchester MCM Expo!!

Feedback

Annie and her friends

Giant Rhinos Summer Blog

Hello! I've finished most of the anthology comics I was working on over the winter and spring so I'm hoping to work more on this project again over the summer. It was a lot of fun drawing aliens again!

I'm also going to be posting identical posts on tumblr so you can follow using the website you prefer.
www.giantrhinos.tumblr.com

Thanks
Sammy

ACEO

I've been working on some Artist Trading Cards to take to Thought Bubble next weekend. They are all original hand drawn cards and some of them are of the Giant Rhinos In Space characters. This is Terry, Annie and Lily

I'll be at Thought Bubble on saturday and sunday with Inspired Comics in New Dock Hall

Lot 105

Annie with her band. Jack on drums, Tracy on Keyboard and Louise on bass.

 

 U900 - Twist and Shout

I thought about posting a couple of different songs before remembering that this would be perfect. It's everyones favourite crocheted ukulele duo, U900!

Annie

 

Hello! I'm working on a new free mini comic to hand out at comic book events (and for you to read online of course!). The printed version will be in black and white like the old mini comics, but I was having so much fun with the cover and back page I decided to colour them.  

This is Annie, one of the main characters in the graphic novel.
 Fun Fact: I named her after a song!

Elastica - Annie