Its all over and its been a great weekend i reckon. We all sold well- pictured is our display, Man Man and Bingo Bonanza on the left; Gareth had a new comic, Mediocralypse, which is more in the style of the "bastard teachers" strip in the BP Portrait Anthology, with more funny drawings and little stories about wanking with grandads and that.
My stuffs in the middle, including the new comic Ethel Sparrowhawk which sold well and has had a lot of good words said about it, and it seems the things we wanted to achieve with it have come across. I'm gonna put the first 6 pages on the myspace at some point today, so please check it out if you havent seen it.
On the right is Oliver East's Trains Are... Mint including an exclusive with the first few copies of Trains Are Mint number 3, which i read last night and is as brilliant as the other two in the trilogy, so check them out if you havent seen them already.
Also pictured are Oli East (beardy, red check shirt) and Gareth (Charles Hawtrey) who were sharing the spoils.
I think there are a few reasons why we did much better- we had much more choice of stock this year, 17 different titles to choose from, and from my own point of view it is nice to have something a bit less vulgar than the Banal Pigs (i.e. Ethel Sparrowhawk) which broadens the appeal a bit i think. Not that there's anything wrong with calling your dad a cunt, pissing on old mens heads, and anthropomorphic geese sucking men off for crack is there?
Secondly, we've got a bit more of a reputation now, we've been around for a couple of years, and also as Bristol's my home town i've actually got some mates here now.
I picked up some good stuff by the looks of it, which i may review or mention later, and we drank with the good old Monkeys Might Puke boys, and i would advise you to follow the link and watch the short films, especially "When a man loves a Chicken", which is genius.
See you later
8 comments:
i like the Hockney esque rendering of the display. i have definetly caught the expo bug now.
yes, i could have stood a bit further away and got it in one. they're ok arent they, expecially when you're raking in the moolah.. do you want me to send you a cheque for that £12?
aye, do you need me to email you my address?
no i got it pal
i forgot to ask, or maybe you told me and i forgot, but what are your plans now Ethel's out and a success? Another Ethel?
oh, and are you doing Caption this year?
Good to see you at the Expo, Steve. Good to hear you did well. I don't think I've caught up on the sleep I missed yet.
oli- another ethel is on the cards for next year, dont know about caption.
cheers mick good to see you again however briefly, go to bed its the weekend.
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