Thought Bubble: Reflection

This weekend I was lucky enough to go to Thought Bubble, the Leeds based Comic Convention. It was interesting to see how much appreciation the 'Big Two' comic companies get so I made a point of trying to stay clear from them for the first day.

I spoke to Phillipa Rice who was kind enough to sign and Illustrate a copy of her mini book 'Soppy'. I also asked her about her process in which she said once she has an initial idea/ sketch made she can draw her final copies relatively quickly.

I later visited the talk with Jeff Brown (Vader and Son) called 'Make It Then Tell Everybody'. I went in expecting it to be a talk about promoting your work and maybe hearing about the hardships of getting your work out there at first. Instead I sat and listened to him talk about his family, their influence on his work and how he manages his professional day. Although this wasn't what I expected I still found what he said to be interesting and informative. His working day is built around his child with most of his time being spent in coffee shops, not at home which is interesting.

The next day I gave in to my mainstream urges by getting several graphic novels signed, buying first print copies of comics and looking for classic DC comics.