Title: Birmingham International Comics Show 2006
Post by: Al_Ewing on 15 October, 2006, 12:34:43 PM
Post by: Al_Ewing on 15 October, 2006, 12:34:43 PM
Anybody going? And if so, is there a floor I can sleep on anywhere?
Link: Brighton's replacement?
Title: Re: Birmingham International Comic...
Post by: Bolt-01 on 16 October, 2006, 11:09:56 AM
Post by: Bolt-01 on 16 October, 2006, 11:09:56 AM
Hi Al, We'll be there, but Mrs Bolt says no way!
Bolt-01
Bolt-01
Title: Re: Birmingham International Comic...
Post by: Mutate on 20 October, 2006, 10:30:14 AM
Post by: Mutate on 20 October, 2006, 10:30:14 AM
I'd love to go, but I don't really have any comic reading friends intrested enough to go with. I'd like to go to a Dreddcon as well.
Title: Re: Birmingham International Comic...
Post by: Mutate on 20 October, 2006, 10:31:21 AM
Post by: Mutate on 20 October, 2006, 10:31:21 AM
I'd love to go, but I don't really have any comic reading friends intrested enough to go with. I'd like to go to a Dreddcon as well.
Title: Re: Birmingham International Comic...
Post by: pauljholden on 20 October, 2006, 11:30:12 AM
Post by: pauljholden on 20 October, 2006, 11:30:12 AM
I've booked me flight and me tickets - just need to find some place to sleep ... paging logan...
-pj
-pj
Title: Re: Birmingham International Comic...
Post by: DavidXBrunt on 20 October, 2006, 11:41:32 AM
Post by: DavidXBrunt on 20 October, 2006, 11:41:32 AM
Don;t know about any other cons but you're more likely to have fun if you go to Dreddcon on your own rather than cart an uninterested second person along with you.
Title: Re: Birmingham International Comic...
Post by: Wake on 20 October, 2006, 02:49:03 PM
Post by: Wake on 20 October, 2006, 02:49:03 PM
I've just written a cheque for a dealer table.
Hopefully, I'll have Dredd badges and prints to sell, plus a Westinghouse, Lawgiver and Dredd helmet to show and order.
Cheers,
Wake
Hopefully, I'll have Dredd badges and prints to sell, plus a Westinghouse, Lawgiver and Dredd helmet to show and order.
Cheers,
Wake
Title: Re: Birmingham International Comic...
Post by: Banners on 20 October, 2006, 02:57:57 PM
Post by: Banners on 20 October, 2006, 02:57:57 PM
What happened about Brumshed?
M@
M@
Title: Re: Birmingham International Comic...
Post by: W. R. Logan on 20 October, 2006, 03:56:49 PM
Post by: W. R. Logan on 20 October, 2006, 03:56:49 PM
>I've booked me flight and me tickets - just need to find some place to sleep ... paging logan...
hello, e-mail me.
hello, e-mail me.
Title: Re: Birmingham International Comic...
Post by: Bolt-01 on 07 December, 2006, 05:47:41 PM
Post by: Bolt-01 on 07 December, 2006, 05:47:41 PM
Are any of the folk from here that are going to the Brum show meeting up still?
Bolt-01
Bolt-01
Title: Re: Birmingham International Comic...
Post by: pauljholden on 08 December, 2006, 10:01:59 AM
Post by: pauljholden on 08 December, 2006, 10:01:59 AM
Right, switching computer off now, doing some last minute packing and then I'll be in brum from 2:30 or thereabouts...
See ya!
-pj
See ya!
-pj
Title: Re: Birmingham International Comic...
Post by: Richmond Clements on 08 December, 2006, 10:53:48 AM
Post by: Richmond Clements on 08 December, 2006, 10:53:48 AM
I'll be there an hour or so after you...
Title: Re: Birmingham International Comic...
Post by: Bolt-01 on 08 December, 2006, 11:12:56 AM
Post by: Bolt-01 on 08 December, 2006, 11:12:56 AM
...and I'll not be able to meet anyone till tomorrow despite it being 15 minutes from my house!
Curses to the school for having the christmas fair tonight! (I've got to go as I'm on the PTA)
Bolt-01
Curses to the school for having the christmas fair tonight! (I've got to go as I'm on the PTA)
Bolt-01
Title: Re: Birmingham International Comic...
Post by: Large48 on 10 December, 2006, 10:27:00 AM
Post by: Large48 on 10 December, 2006, 10:27:00 AM
Well I enjoyed Saturday there anyway and even managed to pick up some very very nice artwork as well as one of Wake's nice Dredd badges.
If you are thinking of going today do!
As long as the band aren't playing!!!!!!!
I must be getting old!!!!! hahahaha ;-)
If you are thinking of going today do!
As long as the band aren't playing!!!!!!!
I must be getting old!!!!! hahahaha ;-)
Title: Re: Birmingham International Comic...
Post by: paulvonscott on 10 December, 2006, 10:28:04 AM
Post by: paulvonscott on 10 December, 2006, 10:28:04 AM
Would have liked to have gone to it, but good to hear it was a geat show.
Title: Re: Birmingham International Comic...
Post by: Wake on 10 December, 2006, 08:06:24 PM
Post by: Wake on 10 December, 2006, 08:06:24 PM
It was pretty quiet today and sales were down across the board as far as I could tell. I barely sold any badges despite getting good feedback from everyone who saw them. I did at least manage to make back the price of my table and petrol, which is more that could be said for my small press neighbours.
Cheers,
Wake
Cheers,
Wake
Title: Re: Birmingham International Comic...
Post by: paulvonscott on 10 December, 2006, 08:12:27 PM
Post by: paulvonscott on 10 December, 2006, 08:12:27 PM
Sunday's are usually fairly cruel at these events. Were you there for the Saturday as well Wake?
Title: Re: Birmingham International Comic...
Post by: Wake on 10 December, 2006, 08:33:59 PM
Post by: Wake on 10 December, 2006, 08:33:59 PM
Opening time to closing time on both days. I think I sold about 10 Dredd and 3 SD badges yesterday and 2 of each today plus a handful of Titan graphic novels which I didn't take yesterday.
Cheers,
Wake
Cheers,
Wake
Title: Re: Birmingham International Comic...
Post by: Queen Firey-Bou on 10 December, 2006, 08:34:45 PM
Post by: Queen Firey-Bou on 10 December, 2006, 08:34:45 PM
Yo indeed it was a great show,
sadly i didnt get time to have a proper natter to everyone, English public transport being the creaking mouldy corpse that it is, & Brum being trapped in the armpit of thon corpse, me n mini-bou had to miss the sunday to get home this side of Christmas.
Mini-bou is still reeling with happiness at her present from a very lovely Mr Dayglo.
pics:
RAC & BOLT1 at the futurequake table
and a page of sketches done for the kids i work with " for gods sake think of the children ! "
Thanks to all the artists, i'm framing it up tonight to take in tomorrow , they'll love it !
sadly i didnt get time to have a proper natter to everyone, English public transport being the creaking mouldy corpse that it is, & Brum being trapped in the armpit of thon corpse, me n mini-bou had to miss the sunday to get home this side of Christmas.
Mini-bou is still reeling with happiness at her present from a very lovely Mr Dayglo.
pics:
RAC & BOLT1 at the futurequake table
and a page of sketches done for the kids i work with " for gods sake think of the children ! "
Thanks to all the artists, i'm framing it up tonight to take in tomorrow , they'll love it !
Title: Re: Birmingham International Comic...
Post by: Richmond Clements on 10 December, 2006, 09:10:14 PM
Post by: Richmond Clements on 10 December, 2006, 09:10:14 PM
Just home!
It was good fun, if a lot quieter today than yesterday.
Apart from being harassed by Mandalorian bounty hunters and Imperial Stormtroopers, the highlight of today surely had to be that Prince among men, Mr Rufus Dayglo, trying to start a fight between me and Dave Gibbons.
It was good fun, if a lot quieter today than yesterday.
Apart from being harassed by Mandalorian bounty hunters and Imperial Stormtroopers, the highlight of today surely had to be that Prince among men, Mr Rufus Dayglo, trying to start a fight between me and Dave Gibbons.
Title: Re: Birmingham International Comic...
Post by: Wake on 11 December, 2006, 10:31:39 AM
Post by: Wake on 11 December, 2006, 10:31:39 AM
Title: Re: Birmingham International Comic...
Post by: TordelBack on 11 December, 2006, 11:28:00 AM
Post by: TordelBack on 11 December, 2006, 11:28:00 AM
I dunno Wake, maybe you'd've sold more if you hadn't set up stall beside a guy selling the exact same things? At least you got the eagle on th right shoulder! ;>
That Westinghouse would look so good in my hands... if only I hadn't reproduced. Wait! Maybe if I had a time bomb to project the sprog 5 years into the future, i could still 'waste' money on cool stuff... not one of those where 'the planet has yet to reach that point in its orbit, and there is only the vacuum of space!' ones, obviously... one of the more refined ones.
That Westinghouse would look so good in my hands... if only I hadn't reproduced. Wait! Maybe if I had a time bomb to project the sprog 5 years into the future, i could still 'waste' money on cool stuff... not one of those where 'the planet has yet to reach that point in its orbit, and there is only the vacuum of space!' ones, obviously... one of the more refined ones.
Title: Re: Birmingham International Comic...
Post by: Leigh S on 11 December, 2006, 11:55:48 AM
Post by: Leigh S on 11 December, 2006, 11:55:48 AM
Good to meet everyone again, even in my diseased and zombified state - Not a bad show, and the Urban Village shop had a handful of Mistys, and more importantly, most of the rest of the comics Clare used to read as a kid - the hilarious Dreamer - at reasonable prices, so well done! Apologies if I appeared to be on another planet, or indeed if you develop the lurgy..
Title: Re: Birmingham International Comic...
Post by: Emperor on 11 December, 2006, 04:10:40 PM
Post by: Emperor on 11 December, 2006, 04:10:40 PM
More reports!! Anything new interesting, excting? How were FQ sales? Reaction to the newest Dogbreath? Did everyone think it was worthwhile and worth going to the next one? That kind of thing.
I was hoping to make a flying visit (as it is closer to me than Bristol) but various things intervened. Perhaps next year.
Apart from being harassed by Mandalorian bounty hunters and Imperial Stormtroopers,
To be fair doesn't this happen to you wherever you go?
the highlight of today surely had to be that Prince among men, Mr Rufus Dayglo, trying to start a fight between me and Dave Gibbons.
Like you ladies need an excuse ;) At Brighton we have a "free for all first to 3 pinfalls wins" match organised. My money is on Diamond Dave although I hear there is good money going on Raccoon Rich (who was that masked man?) for a resounding victory. Only time will tell.
I was hoping to make a flying visit (as it is closer to me than Bristol) but various things intervened. Perhaps next year.
Apart from being harassed by Mandalorian bounty hunters and Imperial Stormtroopers,
To be fair doesn't this happen to you wherever you go?
the highlight of today surely had to be that Prince among men, Mr Rufus Dayglo, trying to start a fight between me and Dave Gibbons.
Like you ladies need an excuse ;) At Brighton we have a "free for all first to 3 pinfalls wins" match organised. My money is on Diamond Dave although I hear there is good money going on Raccoon Rich (who was that masked man?) for a resounding victory. Only time will tell.