Showing posts with label convention. Show all posts
Showing posts with label convention. Show all posts
Monday, 11 March 2013
LSCC - London Super Comic Con 2013 - Review
15:03:00
LSCC 2013 saw a marked improvement on last years event with a better layout of tables, more creators attending and more exhibitions and stands set up.
Many cosplayers turned up with some impressive costumes, many of which have found their way to YouTube. Personal favourites included the Tim Burton Batman costume.
Highlights of the event were some of the panels scheduled. David Finch, Neal Adams, Brian Bolland and Gary Franks sat on the panel for "Batman through the Ages" which started out with Neal Adams sharing his singing voice. Many great questions were asked including whether Robin's character added or detracted to the Caped Crusade, to which the general consensus was that Robin should have stayed in the circus.
I managed to get a quick portfolio review with Zenescope's Anthony Spay. I had a very limited portfolio to share but it was good to get some feedback from working professionals in the business. Portfolios should consist of a variety of sequential pages displaying different scenarios, characters etc. Anthony confirmed much of what I thought were my weaknesses (some anatomy issues, background, stiffness on final pages and a lack of content).
I managed to get some interviews with different creators including Grant Perkins who delivered a great sketch of Spiderman (to be posted on the blog soon) as well as David Finch who had queues of fans waiting to get books signed and con sketches completed.
Below is the interview of David Finch who was super nice despite having fans around him constantly and having a long list of sketches to complete in a short time. Check out the interview with David below (note the work that David will be doing with Comic Experience soon in the future).
Cons are a great source of inspiration especially when try to get your stories off the page and into production of some kind. Many teams/creators have achieved this and it's always good to discuss how different creators have overcome some of the obstacles of the creative process.
Onward with my creator owned story Clandestine!
Many cosplayers turned up with some impressive costumes, many of which have found their way to YouTube. Personal favourites included the Tim Burton Batman costume.
Highlights of the event were some of the panels scheduled. David Finch, Neal Adams, Brian Bolland and Gary Franks sat on the panel for "Batman through the Ages" which started out with Neal Adams sharing his singing voice. Many great questions were asked including whether Robin's character added or detracted to the Caped Crusade, to which the general consensus was that Robin should have stayed in the circus.
I managed to get a quick portfolio review with Zenescope's Anthony Spay. I had a very limited portfolio to share but it was good to get some feedback from working professionals in the business. Portfolios should consist of a variety of sequential pages displaying different scenarios, characters etc. Anthony confirmed much of what I thought were my weaknesses (some anatomy issues, background, stiffness on final pages and a lack of content).
I managed to get some interviews with different creators including Grant Perkins who delivered a great sketch of Spiderman (to be posted on the blog soon) as well as David Finch who had queues of fans waiting to get books signed and con sketches completed.
Below is the interview of David Finch who was super nice despite having fans around him constantly and having a long list of sketches to complete in a short time. Check out the interview with David below (note the work that David will be doing with Comic Experience soon in the future).
Cons are a great source of inspiration especially when try to get your stories off the page and into production of some kind. Many teams/creators have achieved this and it's always good to discuss how different creators have overcome some of the obstacles of the creative process.
Onward with my creator owned story Clandestine!
Here are some general photos of the event including some of the cosplayers. Enjoy!
Sunday, 17 February 2013
LSCC 2013
22:42:00
London Super Comic Convention commences next week on Saturday and Sunday 23rd and 24th February. Hopefully the event organisers have improved upon last years event. Complaints included long queues and waiting times to get into the hall as well as a limited amout of creators attending the event. This meant the hall was mostly vacant space with tables of artists/publishers around the edge.
LSCC 2012 was the first time this event was hosted, being the 2nd comic convention in London dedicated to comics from mainstream and independant publishers alike. Despite issues the event was enjoyable with some interesting panels including one with useful advice from Mouseguard creator, David Petersen.
The highlight though of last years event, was the appearance of Stan Lee. Stan walked around with fans and gave a most enjoyable panel event that was packed with people of all ages. It was great hearing his story on how his comic career started all those years ago and despite his age, Stan just keeps on going.
There is already an impressive list of artists and creators confirmed for attending the event this year. This hopefully means a packed hall full of creators with interesting panels planned.
Attendees include: Neal Adams, J Scott Campbell, Mike Choi, Mahmud Asrar, Simone Bianchi, Brian Bolland, Doug Braithwaite, Ian Churchill, Gabriele Del'Otto, David Finch, Bob Layton, George Perez, Esad Ribic, Bill Sienkiewicz, Adi Granov just to name a few!!
Hit up the image below to link through to the offical site. Tickets can still be bought through Event Brite.
Thursday, 25 October 2012
London Super Comic Con 2013
00:26:00
London Super Comic Con has been announced and it is due to take place on 23rd & 24th Feb 2013. There is a fantastic list of artists and writers including David Finch, Gabriele Dell’Otto, J Scott Campbell, Bill Sienkewicz, Simone Bianchi, George Pérez.
Last was the first LSCC and was made memorable by a visit from Stan Lee. Some complained at the lack of organisation and the problems with early queuing but hopefully 2013's event will improve upon some of the issues encountered.
http://www.londonsupercomicconvention.com/
Last was the first LSCC and was made memorable by a visit from Stan Lee. Some complained at the lack of organisation and the problems with early queuing but hopefully 2013's event will improve upon some of the issues encountered.
http://www.londonsupercomicconvention.com/
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