London MCM Comic Con May 2017

Thank you to everyone at London MCM Comic Con - I had a surprisingly busy show compared to recent conventions. Special thanks to Sarah Fogg for helping SO MUCH and remaining upbeat despite a horrible head cold! It was a lot of fun doing convention ink drawings throughout the weekend. I'll probably start offering them at future shows :)

My next convention will be Glasgow Comic Con on the 1st July! I have a list of events in the blog sidebar, but if you can't make it please don't forget I have an Etsy shop.

Giant Rhinos In Space #5 and Afroflux Comic Con

Giant Rhinos In Space #5 arrived from the printers today! The comic includes chapter 5 plus a gallery of illustrations in the back. I've made up bundles and everything is ready to launch at London MCM Comic Con this weekend! My table will be on row G of the Comic Village (there isn't a map just yet, but check my Twitter for directions nearer the day)

I keep an up to date list of events on the blog sidebar - but listings are already on my Etsy shop if you can't make it to those particular cities. (International shipping available)

Thank you to everyone at Afroflux Comic Con at Birmingham Hippodrome on Sunday. It was great to catch up with friends and meet some really lovely people!

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!

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!

London MCM Comic Con May 2016

Thank you to everyone at London MCM Comic Con May 2016!! I’m really sorry I was pretty sick for most the weekend and missed a lot of people! James​ did a great job manning the table for me and looked after me in the evenings. Thank you so much! I really appreciate the help! Considering how ill I was, I actually manged to have a fun weekend.

The next comics events will be in July. I’ll be at Orbital Comics (London) on Saturday 9th for Small Press Day (event times and info coming soon) and then Manchester MCM Comic Con 30th-31st (in the Comic Village). See you there!

Don’t forget that you can order comics, zines and merchandise online though my Etsy shop! Thanks!

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!

Birmingham Comics Festival 2016

Thank you to everyone who came by our table at the Birmingham Comics Festival!! - I had so much fun sharing with Charlotte from Laydeez Do Comics Birmingham and Joe Krawec & Angus Medford! The West Midlands comics scene is full of lovely people!

The Laydeez Do Comics Hometown anthology is now available to order online through this Big Cartel shop! and join us on Facebook for regular updates about LDC Birmingham events!

The next event will be Comica Comiket at The House of Illustration on the 14th May. Make sure you try to see the Comix Creatrix and Shojo manga exhibitions before they end - LDC Birmingham did a field trip a couple of weeks ago and it was excellent!!

See the sidebar for a up to date list of events - and don’t forget my comics and zines can be ordered online through my Etsy shop (the Grimes Fanzine is now back in stock!) 

London MCM Comic Con October 2015

Thank you so much to everyone who bought comics or merch from my table at London MCM Comic Con! I had a really great weekend chatting to people who stopped by. Someone finally explained why Rick and Morty fans shout ‘SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT!‘ when I tell them about Giant Rhinos In Space.

I took some cosplay photos and posted them on my personal tumblr blog.

I have 2 conventions left this season - I’ll be on a half table in the Royal Amouries Hall at Thought Bubble (sorry I wont be able to display the folder of original illustrations and comics pages, but message me if you’d really love to buy one and I’ll bring it along - individually priced £10-£30). The week after I will have a full table in the Comic Village at Birmingham MCM Comic Con. I will have some copies of Radio On Broadcast #2 and hopefully some new Misc Fits pin badge sets and a choice of Giant Rhinos In Space drumstick designs. There will also be FREE MINI COMICS to hand out.

Don’t forget I have an online Etsy shop if you can’t get to Leeds or Birmingham.
Thanks again!

Leamington Comic Con 2015

 

 

Thank you to everyone at Leamington Comic Con yesterday! The show was busier than I was expecting and I had a great time chatting about Barreleye fish and music zines.

Sorry about being away from the table towards the end of the day - I was filling in for Matthew Craig on a small press panel with Rees Finlay, Stu Perrins and Neil Sambrook with questions from Olly MacNamee.

My next event will be London MCM Comic Con. You’ll be able to find table CG11 in the Comic Village. Maps will be available in the show guide at the event or online. (I’ll tweet some directions on Friday morning @ sammyborras  ) I will be taking all the stock in the photos, plus a folder of original ink drawings and hopefully some brand new group anthologies and badges if they arrive in time. There will be plenty of FREE MINI COMICS to hand out - the secret password is ‘do you have a business card?’ and I will hand you a little comic instead!

My table neighbours at MCM will be Ryuuza/Giuseppa Barresi, creator of the Farsight & Soulsnatchers comics - she does great portrait commissions at conventions! I will also be next to Tomb Bomb comics who are currently running a Kickstarter campaign for the Horror Anthology, Bomb Scares, which ends in the next couple of days.

If you can’t get to London I have a list of events in the sidebar and a Etsy shop for online orders.
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

London MCM Comic Con May 2015

 

A big thank you to everyone who bought stuff at London MCM Comic Con! Sarah and I had fun behind the table chatting to people who came by and inventing our own gang name and secret hand shake. 

My next event will be Manchester MCM Comic Con, you’ll be able to find me in the Comic Village - for a detailed and up to date list of events see the side bar of this blog.

If you can’t make it to any of the events I have an online Etsy shop.

Thanks again!

Sammy

Giant Rhinos In Space #3 in print!

https://www.etsy.com/shop/sammyborras

Giant Rhinos In Space #3
Released: May 2015
A5
36 Interior Pages
Black and White Interior
Full Colour Cover
Digital Printing: Inky Little Fingers

Giant Rhinos In Space #3 is now in print! I will be taking copies to London MCM Comic Con - Friday 22nd-Sunday 24th May. I’ll be sharing the table with Sarah Fogg and you’ll be able to find us at CG6 in the Comic Village (maps and ceiling banners are usually available at the show). I will also have FREE MINI COMICS to hand out - the secret password is ‘Do you have a business card?’

I have some bundle offers available online and at events:
£3.50 each
Any 2 for £6 (save £1!)
All 3 for £7.50 (save £1.50)

Thank you, and maybe I’ll see you next weekend!

Webcomic Update Friday 8th May 2015

http://giantrhinos.smackjeeves.com/comics/2127522/chapter-3-page-86/
http://tapastic.com/episode/130446

Click a link above to read the last 3 pages of Giant Rhinos In Space Chapter 3 (via Smack Jeeves or Tapastic)

Thank you very much for reading chapter 3!
The webcomic will be on hiatus until I have a big enough buffer for chapter 4.

Further information and reminders though the following social media sites ....
Giant Rhinos In Space on Blogger
Giant Rhinos In Space on Tumblr
Giant Rhinos In Space on Facebook
@SammyBorras on Twitter

Print copies of chapter 3 should be ready to take to London MCM Comic Con - I'll be there in the Comic Village with Sarah Fogg for all 3 full days - Friday 22nd - Sunday 24th May 2015

Over the next couple of weeks all 3 issues will be available to order through Etsy (including special offer bundles)

I can also confirm tables at the following events ...
London MCM Comic Con - 22nd-24th May 2015
Manchester MCM Comic Con - 25th-26th July 2015
ICE Birmingham - 5th September 2015
Thought Bubble (hall info TBA) - 14th-15th November 2015
True Believers Comic Festival - 6th February 2016
More events TBC

Thanks again!
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 10th April 2015

http://giantrhinos.smackjeeves.com/comics/2116696/chapter-3-page-78/

http://tapastic.com/episode/119797

Click a link to read 2 new pages of Giant Rhinos In Space via Smack Jeeves or Tapastic
Hopefully 3 new pages will be online at 12noon on Friday 17th April 2015
Then on Saturday 18th April I'll be helping out with One Beat Zines at Gosh! Comics Record Store Day Event. More info on the One Beat Zines blog.

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)