Festival appearance cancellation

I'm very sorry to say that due to a persistent virus/flu I won't be able to attend the Birmingham Comics Festival tomorrow. I'm annoyed with myself for several reasons because of this, especially as I was one of the first guests invited by organiser Steve Tanner who is one of the good guys in the UK comics industry. (Steve's also the publisher of Time Bomb Comics. Check them out.)

I'm also sorry to not be able to meet up with friends and colleagues old and new, and that I'll miss the readers who are attending. I was really looking forward to going and I'm gutted not to be there. My sincere apologies to those of you who were bringing comics along to be signed and/or hoping to buy a sketch. I hate letting people down. 

By sheer bad luck this is the second event in six months I've had to cancel due to some virus or other. All the months in-between I've been as right as rain!

On a positive note the guest line-up is so amazing that I'm sure my non-appearance will have no impact on the enjoyment of those attending. It sounds like it's going to be a fantastic event and the weather forecast is excellent so I'm sure that everyone who attends will have a great time. 

http://www.thecomicfestival.com/home

Birmingham Comics Festival draws closer

Don't forget that comic shows return to Birmingham again on April 18th with the new Birmingham Comics Festival at the Edgbaston Stadium! I'll be there. Will you?

Check out the website for booking details:
http://www.thecomicfestival.com/

Here's the full list of guests so far. Click image to see it larger...

(Images from the Birmingham Comics Festival website.)

Festival promo

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I'm very flattered by the glowing praise in the PR for my upcoming appearance at the Birmingham Comic Festival (see http://www.firstcomicsnews.com/?p=127215). I hope to see plenty of you at the event on April 18th. If you haven't booked your ticket yet here's the site to visit:
http://www.thecomicfestival.com/ 

Other guests include Ian Edginton, Richard Elson, Al Davison, Laura Howell, Hunt Emerson, Mike Collins, Sonia Leong, Mark Buckingham and the legendary Ian Kennedy! How can you miss it?

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I'm pleased to announce that I've been invited as a guest to The Birmingham Comics Festival which takes place on Saturday April 18th 2015 at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground from 9am to 6pm. 

Birmingham has played host to comic conventions many times in the past (and it's where UK comic cons originated back in 1968) but I think this is the first to be held in this venue. Edgbaston Stadium has a capacity for 2,000 visitors, and 100 exhibitors are scheduled to attend, so I hope to see you there. All being well perhaps I'll even have time to publish my long-intended Derek the Troll collection by then!

For more details, visit the Festival website here:

http://www.thecomicfestival.com/

...and keep an eye on this page for more guests to be listed:

http://www.thecomicfestival.com/guests

One of the organisers is Steve Tanner, publisher of UK comics company Time Bomb Comics. Check out their website here:

http://www.timebombcomics.com/