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 :)

Webcomic Update Friday 13th February 2015

http://giantrhinos.smackjeeves.com/comics/2076382/chapter-3-page-63/
http://tapastic.com/episode/93089

Click a link to read 3 brand new pages via Smack Jeeves or Tapastic
The next 3 update will be at 12noon GMT on Friday 20th February 2015

Thank you to everyone who came by our table at True Believers Comic Festival last weekend! I will have my own table at Midlands MCM Comic Con in Telford this Saturday you should be able to find me somewhere in the comic village. I’m bringing along some of my original artwork including portraits of St. Vincent, Honeyblood, Courtney Barnett and The gossip.

I will also be handing out free mini comics at the event. The secret password is: ‘Do you have a business card?’)

Chapter 2 In Print

 

 

Chapter 2 of Giant Rhinos In Space arrived from the printers this week. I'm launching the comic at Manchester MCM Comic Con along with the open submissions Gorillaz Fanzine I organised recently. You'll be able to find our table in the Comic Village section of the event listed as Sammy Borras & Sarah Fogg.

We will also be launching the summer pirate themed issue of What's The Time Mrs. Woolf? as well as new free mini comics to hand out.

We have added a comics event over the summer - Comica Comiket at The British Library on Saturday 16th August 2014!

 Giant Rhinos #2 and the Gorillaz Fanzine are now available to order through my Etsy Shop.

(Sorry about the hazy photographs - It's very bright today and I tried my best with a phone camera and photoshop)

Webcomic Update Friday 4th July 2014

http://giantrhinos.smackjeeves.com/comics/1973482/chapter-2-page-54/

The last 3 pages of chapter 2 just went online. Click the link to read from page 54. Thank you!

 I'll be going on a break again - the breaks between chapters are so I can work on other shorter comics and build up a buffer.

The best place to hear about the return is 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.

Don't forget that chapter 1 is now in print form and it's available through my Etsy shop.

I have sent chapter 2 to the printers this week, so they should be available some time next week and ready to launch at Manchester MCM Comic Con. I will be sharing a table with Sarah Fogg at the following confirmed events ....

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

Today is deadline day for the Gorillaz Fanzine - more information here

Webcomic Update Friday 13th June 2014

http://giantrhinos.smackjeeves.com/comics/1965125/chapter-2-page-47/

2 new pages just went online! Click the link to start reading. The next update will be 12noon on Friday 20th June 2014. Thanks!!

Webcomic Update Friday 30th May 2014

http://giantrhinos.smackjeeves.com/comics/1958371/chapter-2-page-42/

3 new pages just went online! click to read from page 42!

Thanks again to everyone we saw at London MCM Comic Con. And don't forget I'm organising a Gorillaz Fanzine for Manchester MCM Comic Con. The deadline is Friday 4th July and submission information can be found here. (And a short FAQ here) Everyone is welcome to send stuff. Thanks!

Webcomic Update Friday 23rd May 2014

http://giantrhinos.smackjeeves.com/comics/1953657/chapter-2-page-39/

3 new pages of Giant Rhinos In Space just went online! Click the link to read from page 39.

I will be at London MCM Comic Con today though till Sunday! I'll be sharing a table with Sarah Fogg and you'll be able to find us in the Comic Village section of the event. We have hundreds of FREE MINI COMICS to hand out. If we miss you or you would like extra to pass onto a friend who might be interested the password is 'Do you have a business card?'

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.