I’ve just added a finished page from Blood Blokes #2 to BloodBlokes.com to keep you warm/excited/mildly interested over the winter months while I work on the rest of the issue. Don’t forget you can buy Blood Blokes #1 from my new online shop or pick it up from me at Thought Bubble in Leeds on the 19th and 20th November. Copies should hit selected stores soon after that.
It’s time once again for the MCM Expo.
I shall be there this weekend in the Comic Village next to Marc Ellerby as always (and forever). Blood Blokes #1 is back in print and will available to buy from me there as well as The Everyday Collections and the newest Paper Science, issue 6!
There’s more preview photos of PS6 and a few glimpses of the third part of my serialised children’s story The King of Things over on the We Are Words + Pictures blog.
Meanwhile, work on Blood Blokes #2 is well underway. Page 7 sits on my drawing board as I type this. Proof:
I’m really enjoying bringing the vampire characters to life on the page. It’s typical that I’m getting into the swing of working on this just as there’s two huge comic shows coming up. Pfft tut etc.
Speaking of Thought Bubble (this November), I will be there of course, and keep an eye on this blog for news about my involvement with Nelson from Blank Slate Books and EVEN MORE exciting news!!!
That’s all for now, if you’re at the MCM Expo this weekend, please come by and say hello. Halloween candies appreciated.
This weekend I will once again be attending the MCM EXPO at the ExCel Centre in London’s Docklands. It will be my fourth time there and possibly my last for a while.
It will also be the UK DEBUT OF BLOOD BLOKES #1!!! So if you’ve been eager to get your hands on a copy this is your first chance to get one. I will have Blood Blokes badges too and original art for viewing only. I’ll also have copies of Paper Science 4 for sale, the Stiffs/The Pride preview comic, The Everyday Collections 3 and 4, Everyday badges and all the remaining original art for The Everyday for sale. So pretty much what I had at TCAF.
It’s been advertised that I will be sharing my table with Kayla but unfortunately she has had to pull out for various reasons so I’ll have a big ol’ table to myself, right next to Mister Marc Ellerby (who will have some GORGEOUS prints and T-shirts for sale!) for another installment of The Cadwellerby Show. We will be at tables F6 and F7, and you can download a table plan from the top of this page ‘ere.
I won’t be doing Little Portraits for £5 this time and not sure whether I’ll be doing sketches yet, I’ll have to see what the crowds are like; if it’s busy then no, if it’s dead then sure, why not
EDIT: I forgot to mention that I’ll also be on the Writers Vs. Artists Quiz at 3pm on the Comics Stage on Sunday. The idea is we play one round of Pictionary and one round of Taboo (a word game) to see which creative side of comics is superior. The Writers have an unbeaten record of 3 wins to nothing, so I hope to change that with my inclusion in the Artists team this time. It should be fun.
So come on by and be among the first in the country to read Blood Blokes! See you there!
(The above image is a quick warm up sketch I did of Arianna from Blood Blokes. Readers won’t meet her properly ’til issue 2 however.)
I thought it was about time I made some kind of announcement here about appearing at this weekend’s Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2011. After having a brilliant, invigorating time at the show last year I have been invited back to exhibit again and I can’t wait. Featured guests at the show this year include Adrian Tomine, Chris Ware, Darwyn Cooke and Jillian Tamaki! Plus every other decent cartoonist you’ve ever heard of.
The big news for me this time is of course Blood Blokes #1 will be available to buy for the first time. While I’m waiting for replies from publishers I’ve had printed a limited run of 100 copies of issue 1 to sell at shows and hopefully generate a bit of buzz. Of course, I will have badges too. A 7 page preview of the slacker vampire story can be found at BloodBlokes.com. Those with long memories may remember I had a print copy of this 7 page preview “debuting” at TCAF last year, and it mystifies me the most why the full issue has taken a whole year to be released. But that’s how life goes sometimes and I really hope you’ll find the final comic was well worth the wait.
I am also very excited to introduce my children’s comic The King of Things & The Shrunken Giant Penny to Canadian readers through the delight that is Paper Science 4. I will have plenty of copies of the lush newsprint anthology for sale for just $3 CAN. Here’s a photo of the first page of the comic (click for a larger, readable version):
I will also have a few copies of the Welsh zombie comic Stiffs, which I coloured and lettered. Grab a copy of that while you can.
And as usual I will be bringing a bunch of The Everyday Collections too. Just Collections 3 and 4 are available at the moment, so apologies to any completists who may want all 4. Plus I’ll have ALL of the remaining original art for The Everyday too in neat and tidy little A5 folders that took me a whole Sunday to organise and like a nerd I loved every second.
Right, that’s a full itinerary of what will be replacing clothes in my suitcase, I do hope I didn’t bore you. Now, what will I be up to during TCAF! Well…
“Her Majesty’s Comics
Panelists: Adam Cadwell, Joe Decie, Kayla Hiller, Tom Humberstone, Phillipa Rice, and Sam Arthur
Moderated by Box Brown
Location: Learning Center 1
Time: Sunday 11:15 – 12:00There’s an explosion of comics talent that’s been coming out of the UK lately; new artists, new formats, and new publishers. We’ll get you up to speed with the landscape of the changing UK comics scene.”
That about wraps it all up for TCAF news. Just looking at the books being released for the show, all the events and the long list of amazing artists attending I cannot wait to get there. And I really can’t wait to see what people think of Blood Blokes! It’s going to be a heck of a show. I hope to see you there.
Blood Blokes #1 is at the printers right now and I’ve just received the flawless proof copy!!! To celebrate, here are some portraits of the 3 secondary characters.
Jane
Tamara
Mortuary Jim
Now that issue 1 of Blood Blokes is finished and (almost) ready for the printers, I thought I’d reveal the cover while I’m putting together a pitch package for it. Here it is.
My aim is to have issue one on general sale, in one form or another, by May 2011 in time for the Toronto Comics Art Festival.
This weekend is the highlight of the UK comics calendar, the Thought Bubble Festival in Leeds. I will be there on a table, on a panel, holding a workshop and organising an event. And, of course, at the after party. Here’s some more info about the many places I’ll be this weekend.
The Thought Bubble Comic Convention
Saturday 20th Nov, 10:00 – 17:00
Savilles Hall, Royal Armouries, Leeds, LS10 1LT
I will be sharing a big double table with both the lovely, sexy Marc Ellerby and the lovely, sexy Kayla Hillier. Marc will have the new ‘Chloe Noonan #3′ featuring thumps and grumps, Kayla will have the new ‘Galavant: January’ a whopping 52 page collection of her travel diary webcomic and I will have the very recently released ‘The Everyday Collection Four’. We all hope you can stop by our table, buy our new work and tell us how pretty we are looking today.
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Self-Publishing
Saturday 20th Nov, 12:35 – 13:25
Cinema Room, Alea Casino (just ’round the corner from the Royal Armouries)
After years of pestering and sulks I have finally been asked to appear on a panel at Thought Bubble.
“A masterclass on self-publishing comics. Including a discussion on do’s and don’ts, common pitfalls, the money side of things & the UK small press community & why it’s so important. Host: Matt Sheret. Speakers: Tom Humberstone, Adam Cadwell, Lizz Lunney, Phillipa Rice & Kristyna Baczynski.”
That’s right, a masterclass!
Comic Book Bizarre Fair Drop In & Draw
Sunday 21st Nov, 13:00 – 16:30
Leeds Art Gallery, The Headrow, Leeds, LS1 3AA
The festival is really spreading itself properly over the weekend this year holding lots of events on the Sunday instead of scheduling clashing events on the day of the convention. The biggest Sunday event is the Comic Book Bizarre Fair, a more informal small press fair held at the Art Gallery. As part of this I, on behalf of the Manchester Comix Collective, will be co-organising the large scale Drop In & Draw alongside Matt Sheret of We Are Words + Pictures. More info over on the MCC.
Diarise Your Thoughts Workshop
Sunday 21st Nov, 14:50 – 15:50
Leeds Central Library, Calverley Street, Leeds, LS1 3AB
I’m really looking forward to this one! This has been listed in the official brochure as for 14-19 year olds, but I intend it to be useful for anyone older too who’s interested in starting out in autobiographical comics. I’ll be talking through my process of making comic strips based on real life, explaining what I think makes autobio work and planning out comics of various lengths based on participants ideas as well as answering as many questions as I possibly can in an hour.
This is a FREE event but places are limited to so please book your place by emailing thoughtbubbleinfo@googlemail.com.
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To end on a bit of bad news, I have previously mentioned that my next comic Blood Blokes will debut at Thought Bubble this year. No one is more disappointed than me to have to tell you that I’m not going to have it ready in time. I’ve had to do Jury Duty for the last 2 weeks which set me back a lot more than I thought it would. That plus I’ve had trouble finding an affordable printers for a short run. All in all I had the choice of either not sleeping and not taking on any freelance work for a week and putting out a rushed comic in time, or sadly delaying it and making sure when it does come out (and by the gods it shall) that it’ll blow you away. I’m wary of giving an estimate of when it might come out, so I won’t, but I hope when you do see it you’ll agree it was worth the wait.
And because I’m a clearly a giant tease, here’s a previously unseen panel from issue 1:
Anyway, see you at Thought Bubble, it’s going to be an uplifting weekend of comics, comics people and comics people drunkenly dancing!
2 of 4 character portraits from my upcoming comic ‘Blood Blokes’.
Number 3 next Monday!
Adam Cadwell is a Cartoonist, Illustrator and Storyboard Artist based in Manchester, UK. It's rainy there but don't worry, he has an umbrella. He loves Vimto and Lego. More Adam facts, rates and contact details can be found on the Info page.
