Hi All,

Join me on Saturday, 28 April 2012, 12:00 until 17:00 @ Nation of Shopkeepers Leeds where I will be selling my Hexjibb-wares at Leeds Alternative Comics Fair Number 4! You will be able to purchase Hexjibber Hobbies Vol.1, badges, and all new greetings cards and postcards! As well as, of course The Hexjibber Colouring and Activity Book.

I hope to see you there!

A.

Here is the animated ident I was commissioned to create for Bradford International Film Festival 2012, using illustrations by Mutant Hands. The festival runs 19-29th April at the National Media Museum in Bradford.

Storyboards by Tom Woolley.

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Hi All,
I’ll be at the National Media Museum in Bradford, with FriiSpray for the opening of the Life Online Gallery on 29th March from 8pm until 10:30pm.

The FriiSpraying will continue on Sat 31st March, Sunday 1st April and Monday 2nd April from 10am-4pm. The public will have the chance to contribute to a Motion Comic, using the ‘Comic Boom’ software.

The event is free, but places for FriiSpray are currently being ticketed for the 31st March, 1st & 2nd April sessions, so contact the Media Museum to book a slot. Contact info here: Tel: 0844 856 3797
Email: talk@nationalmediamuseum.org.uk
Opening hours: Daily 08.30 – 20.30

See you there!

A.

New Hexjibber Hobbies over at the Hobbies Blog.

Hi,
After a busy few months, including working on my new book, moving, teaching and lots of other projects, I have started catching up on Hexjibber’s Hobbies. There are 10 new ones today, spanning September until November. I’ll be filling in the rest soon. Check them out at the blog here!

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For all of you who have been following my illustrated blog Hexjibber Hobbies, you can now buy the first year’s worth of entries in book form! “Hexjibber’s Hobbies Vol. 1″ is 124 pages, printed on 130gsm paper, with a gloss cover and I am selling it for a mere £7 (in person) and £7.99 (in Travelling Man)!

The book will be available at my stall, at this weekend’s Thought Bubble 2011 Comic Convention at Royal Armories Hall in Leeds. Get tickets here. If the books prove popular, then I will get a larger run done. If you want a copy, but can’t make it to the Convention you can tweet me @Hexjibber, or head over to the contact section.

There will also be giant colouring-in at my stall, and this year I am testing out some of the pages from my new, soon to be finished, book “The Hexjibber Anti-Revision Book”.

Don’t forget that I will be taking part in a panel discussion “Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Self-Publishing”, along with my fellow self-publishing chums Dr Geof Banyard and Hugh ‘Shug’ Raine on the Saturday of the convention. I am looking forward to hearing what they have to say! Details below:

Saturday 19th November – Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Self-Publishing
11:00 – 11:50, Alea Cinema Room, 18+

Part of the WAW+P Independent Publishing Forum hosted by the Thought Bubble Writer in Residence Matt Sheret.

A panel talk and Q&A with the shining stars of the UK indie comics scene. Come along and get the low-down on publishing your own comics from those who know best – some of the UK’s finest indie comic creators with guests Steve Tanner, Katie Green, Dr Geoff Banyard, Hugh ‘Shug’ Raine, and Hexjibber.

See you there!

Here are the results of the Thought Bubble Motion Comic Workshop today at Bradford Central Library. We had 30 children participating and I think they did a great job! Doctor Simpo worked with them to create their character, which they then drew, using FriiSpray into Comic Boom. The end results can be seen below:

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It’s nearly November and therefore nearly time for Thought Bubble, Leeds’ vast Comic Book Festival 14-20th November. Hexjibber will be doing giant colouring in at his stall at the Comic Con in Royal Armouries Hall 19-20th, as well as taking part in the panel below:

Saturday 19th November – Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Self-Publishing
11:00 – 11:50, Alea Cinema Room, 18+

Part of the WAW+P Independent Publishing Forum hosted by the Thought Bubble Writer in Residence Matt Sheret.

A panel talk and Q&A with the shining stars of the UK indie comics scene. Come along and get the low-down on publishing your own comics from those who know best – some of the UK’s finest indie comic creators with guests Steve Tanner, Katie Green, Dr Geoff Banyard, Hugh ‘Shug’ Raine, and Hexjibber.

There is also a Hexjibber Motion Comic workshop again this year, but this is fully pre-booked with school groups.

Hope to see you all at the Con!
A.

Thanks to everyone who contributed a postcard to the Civic Hall for my Light Night event. Click here to see a selection.

Hexjibber Hobbies are back. Check them out here.