Mike McMahon
Glenn Fabry
Dave Taylor
Rufus Dayglo
Will Simpson
PJ Holden (who he?)
Gary Erskine
D'Israeli
Gary 'the guvnor' Leech
Mike Collins
Rob Granito
WHATS NOT TO LOVE??
Oh yeah.. and that Wayne Simmons bloke will be there. And hopefully them dastards from Sunnyside Comics.
Things to remember - 2d is NOT like any other comic festival...
1) the panels are in the evening, upstairs, in a bar, drunk.
2) the artists RARELY charge for a sketch (and when they do its buttons)
3) there is NEVER a queue to chat - you get AGES to speak to the guests. Its amazing.
4) its a community art thing - there are tons of wee kids, parents, fun. Its un-nerdy (aside from the 2000ad fans... admit it guys we stink the place out).
5) Derry is a BEAUTIFUL ancient city, Dog cheap to get to / stay in. You'd be mad not to make a weekend out of it.
6) I'll do lifts from Belfast Airports (international (aka Aldergrove) or City) to Derry for anyone from here for petrol money only.
Ill be there too(hopefully) table booked, and Tales from The Emerald Isle convention special in the works( contributors mush!) looks great and looking forward to meeting all fellow squaxx!
David
i have a terrible feeling I'll be buying that. And Doomlord / 13th floor if you're bringing them.
Seriously. Easily the best kept secret in comics. All that Ka-Pow stuff about long queues... pffft.. people had 30 minutes each with Pat Mills, Colin McNeil (shame he's not back) Leigh Gallagher (swoon) etc last time. Glenn Fabry was sitting by himself for an hour... GLENN FABRY! Madness.
and 100% Mark Millar free.
If anyone does have the chance to go, then go! A grand time will be had! Especially when you end up at the pub secondary convention site for the panels. ;)
...and, uh - when IS it?
Quote from: CrazyFoxMachine on 12 April, 2011, 08:15:30 AM
...and, uh - when IS it?
The 2nd to the 4th of June,
Thursday 2nd / Friday 3rd Daytime - Workshops
Friday 3rd / Saturday 4th Evenings - Panel Discussions
Saturday 4th - Comics Open Day
Definitely trying to make it to this this year, as it looks like the only con I'll be able to go to too. But, as I am working that weekend it depends if I can get the time off. Fantastic line up and sounds like a great day too.
http://2dfestival.com/ (http://2dfestival.com/)
Going to be aiming to get to this myself, if only for the Saturday. I'm currently working on a little project with a few forumites which (if the stars align correctly and everything works out okay) I might just have ready to flog by then! (Although the schedule is a bit tight so that may be wishful thinking at this point!)
should be doing this one, always fun, messy last year :D
I'd love to attend the 2D festival, but it always conflicts with something else!
It does seem like a heck of a lot of fun, though! (Apart from the "drunkest" part - not really my sort of thing!)
-- Mike
relaxedest?
We MIGHT be there.
I'm crossing my various bits that I can make this...there's something else I'm trying to get out of, so I live in hope. I've never been to a comic con, so I'm very keen!
M.
negotiations took place today and the preliminary results are positive, its our wedding anniversary on the saturday of 2d, and it looks like Ive got the green light, Mary to accompany, to see what the shops of Derry can offer in the line of clothes, footware, and other expencive stuff!!We might even stay the night if various grandparents can be persuaded to mind the sprogs.
David
I'll definitely be going. Haven't been home since Christmas.
The Jazz festival's on at the end of the month, that's always good steam
http://www.cityofderryjazzfestival.com/thurs.htm (http://www.cityofderryjazzfestival.com/thurs.htm)
I can deffo confirm that I will be there Friday night and saturday (day & night).
Saturday I'll be sketching for free (as will most of the other artists there) Friday night and Saturday night I'll probably be on a panel (or two) or heckling from within the pub.
There's rumours of a Sunnyside Comics panel, which, likely, will be as chaotically unorganised as the podccast.
Anyway, if you're not convinced to come for McMahon, Fabry and those other people, then knowing I'll definately be there should convince you. (if not then you're DEAD TO ME!)
-pj
ps It's a cracking festival, unlike any other convention you're ever likely to attend - and it'd be considered rude not to go if you're in Ireland anyway...
Quoteand it'd be considered rude not to go if you're in Ireland anyway...
Im really looking forward to this, at this stage it looks like a one day for me, saturday, I dont care so long as I make it. I just got the cover and two complete stories for the Tales from the Emerald Isle special and their are class(no 2000ad involvment this time)
Be nice to meet up PJ, and any of the rest of the boarders that can make it too.
David
This will hopefully be available At 2d, thanks to Uncle Fester for the cover and Chaingunchimp for the logo.
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hcBqxz-R2gY/TccdKmeHeOI/AAAAAAAAACY/xwzfCYQPXb8/s1600/CaptGallagherA5edit3a_copy%255B2%255D.jpg)
Arsom!!! Nice cover, that!
That looks fantastic.
More 2D details - showing it another 2000AD packed year
Friday
WORKSHOP - 3 – 4.45pm CREATING COMICS with David Hine, D'Israeli,
Rufus Dayglo, Phil Barrett and more
(with Tools of the Trade intro by Garry Leach) Age 12+
PUB-PANEL - 8.30 – 9.30pm SUNNYSIDE COMICS PRESENTS 'PIECES OF CAPE'
Discussion on Piracy/Creator-owned work/Copyright feat PJ Holden.
Saturday
TALK - 1.30– 2.30pm WRITING FOR COMICS with top writer David Hine
+ showing of 'Shakey Kane - unraveled' short film Age 12+
TALK - 2.30 – 3.30pm VISIONARIES - In conversation with comic legends
Mick McMahon & Glenn Fabry (hosted by Rufus Dayglo)
TALK - 3.30 – 4.15pm CREATING STRIKING IMAGES Garry Leach's
guide to creating quality images for comics
PUB-PANEL - 8.30 – 9.30pm OLD SCHOOL – 2000AD MASTERS with Mick
McMahon, Glenn Fabry, Garry Leach, Will Simpson
The other big attraction must be 2-days of access (including 2 scheduled portfolio previews) with DC Comics VP Mark Chiarello. Good luck to all you sketching types who attend.
http://2dfestival.com/docs/2d_2011_programme_web.pdf (http://2dfestival.com/docs/2d_2011_programme_web.pdf)
Looking forward to this now. McMahon and Fabry, bloody legends. Can't wait to meet D'israeli and P.J too.
Really looking forward to going, Ive roped my nephew into coming to give a hand. We are hoping to leave around 6ish Saturday Morning, getting thers after nine, in time for a bi of grub!
Your right Pops, there is a serious list of creators going to be there.
I picked up the Emerald Isle off the printers, so if you you know me from the board, pop by and say hello.
Anyway who is definatly going?
David
yep im heading down on the saturday.
should be good :)
Looks like I'm getting in on Friday and skipping town after about 11is that night. Sorry!
On the plus side, the panel I'm on (Internet/piracy/digital comics) promises to be very VERY argumentative...
-pj
I won't be there, but Bou will.
Are those last two comments in any way related? :)
I am not there and, as a consequence, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGKCLH05WAo
NB This has nothing to do with Bou.
Just back.... Only a fleeting visit.
170 mile round trip to get this...
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/ximoc/43a470df.jpg)
Hope that link works...!
Finally got to meet the mighty Mick McMahon and what a lovely person he his.
Got this Dredd and a sonic sketch for my son.
I can now die a happy man.
And here he is mid sketch.
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/ximoc/ee552043.jpg)
Quote from: Buddy on 04 June, 2011, 03:27:28 PM
Just back.... Only a fleeting visit.
170 mile round trip to get this...
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/ximoc/43a470df.jpg)
Hope that link works...!
Finally got to meet the mighty Mick McMahon and what a lovely person he his.
Got this Dredd and a sonic sketch for my son.
I can now die a happy man.
Superb!
Do you have a picture of the Sonic Sketch? I've just bought a page of his from 'Sonic the Comic' it's very cool!
Steven
I was stood beside you while you got that done, there was a chatty lad talking about talent there! McMahon is a gent.
Heres a few pics.
A few of the local Derry folk!
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bzrH2SVUKUQ/TeqvCRDMOZI/AAAAAAAAACc/A6XS8RWjhQU/s1600/DSC00057.jpg)
Mike Collins Axel
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QxRFgU7ttC8/TeqxEeD4a1I/AAAAAAAAACs/nucy5716LOc/s1600/DSC00059.jpg)
Mike McMahon Slaine(sorry for the poor quality)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0O-K-QczZvA/TeqxI5SBLsI/AAAAAAAAACw/N4i3zfd6xrI/s1600/DSC00060.jpg)
Jim Medway (the DFC) Cat pic of my Kids
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-js0Uo24yNug/TeqxOufI96I/AAAAAAAAAC0/FlSB8lwoI9g/s1600/DSC00061.jpg)
I met loads there, Hoo Haa, Chaingunchimp, Bou, PJ briefly, and one of the guys from Sunnyside.
I had a long chat with Mike McMahon, absolute gent. I finally found out about the illustration that was on the subs page of Epic Illustrated, He and Archie Goodwin had planned a series that didnt come off, so he asked Mike for a couple of illos to go in Epic. Tank Girl is finished and should be 6 issues later this year, and he working on a WWW 2 fantasy series. Really nice guy.
Mike Collin I chatted to for a while, did a lovely Axel, Id love to see Axel back and he agreed. Some very interesting comicy anecdotes, thourough gent, as was Phil Winslade who was beside him.
Chatted to D'israeli for a bit, he was doing watercolours, he talked of technique, and Timulo, I had hoped he would have the collection with him, but unfortunatly he hadent. He did say that its available off Lulu and along with the 50 odd pages that were in Deadline, the the collected book runs to 120 pages with Prologue and unpublished pages.
Id love to have got a a sketch off D'izzy but I was a bit late, I was lucky with both Mikes, all the artist were all busy.
I chatted to the folks from RiRa, Longstone, Paddy Brown, Zenpop, and a few more whos name escapes me, but I have comics in the box!
I was beside Gary Northfield and Jim Medway of the Beano and DFC who sketched all day long, realy good guys and great artists struggled a bit with the Irish names though!
I have never been to a con like this, a few marts in Dublin but this is a different beast. Its a credit to the organisers, the quality off the talent and the amount of Kids there, it can only help to prolong the life of this little industry that we all use, a hell of a lot more than DC relaunching their comic to and ever decreasing circle of readers.
There were very few quibbles, we were on the mezannine floor down from the main floor, and it was a bit tight for people to pass, and for the amount of kids there its a pity there wasent more Beano/Dandy reps, otherwise great day.
David
Quote from: Buddy on 04 June, 2011, 03:27:28 PM
170 mile round trip to get this...
And he didn't think it too many.
That's a great sketch, MMcM is THE dude as far as I'm concerned.
David... That chatty lad was my son... Think his autism kicked in a bit there as he went on about how rubbish he was at drawing (he's not, he's quite good but if it's not perfect it's rubbish as far as he's concerned)
Would have loved to stay longer but needed to get back across the country by 3pm so had to hot foot it outta there as soon as I got the sketch.
The WWII story Mick is working on is called Kestral and is about a man who yous back in time to his childhood during the war.
It's also an independent comic and as yet has no publisher.
I'll certainly be looking out for it, will need to keep an eye out.
Pity you couldnt have stayed longer, but well worth the trip for that Dredd sketch.
David
:'(
I couldn't go...someday, I will make it to a comic con. Someday.
But nice work there Buddy and David - a piece of class that Mcmahon fella alright.
M.
I was also unable to go, work is extremely busy at the moment and I am unfortunately working this bank holiday weekend, so there wasn't any chance of getting time off. Sounds like a great time was had and great sketches too.
Does anyone know if the 2000AD Masters panel was recorded?
Steven