Archive for November, 2009

back in the LFF (F?)

Friday, November 6th, 2009

bundling the subscriber copies and science-ing my little heart out, but lo what’s that? Geof is returning to London’s premier fetish fair? Oh yes, i have missed the place. So if you’re in London this Sunday and wish to see the eagerly anticipated fetishman issue 1o “the perfect fetish”, then get thee to the Barbican, or more specifically the Parker-MacMillan nightclub where rude and rubbery retail rub social shoulders.

www.londonfetishfair.co.uk

www.fetishman.co.uk/fm/events/

laters!

x

mo better fetish

Friday, November 13th, 2009

Done the comic, no need to catch up with some science and do the distribution thing. But that’s not really the point is it? That’s just stuff that needs to happen, the point is bringing the fetishman-ish joy to all the good/bad boys and girls and so i’m making plans!

Short notice i know but tonight I’m off to club lash with my pens (pens!) and other scribing devices where Ms Lugosi is hosting a mini-fayre for manchester’s fetish pleasure! Also i have finally made good on a promise and on the 12th of december i and the stall will be attending London’s mighty Festival of Sins!

http://www.fetishman.co.uk/fm/events/

http://www.clublash.com

http://www.festivalofsins.co.uk

laters!

shpank!

Friday, November 20th, 2009

24 hours to thought bubble (you know, the Leeds comics event they have opposite the armouries) and my plans might just work out.

http://www.fetishman.co.uk/fm/events/

Fortunately for me i now don’t have house guests this friday and can casually prep everything in peace (well, except for the Kendo): Mal and Jo of Fallen Angel Media (plans are afoot to make more awesomeness, February i says) are hotel-ing for the joy of it and Mr Sheret and his We Are Words And Pictures associates (currently selling Fetishman and many other strange and wonderful comics) have made alternative plans also.

http://www.thefallenangel.co.uk/

http://wearewordsandpictures.com/

Talking of which we get to the title of this post – a friend of Mister Sheret is plotting some most ingenious furniture-ination:

http://bookkake.com/2009/11/05/bookkake-furniture/

it’s a wonderful wonderful life

see thee saturday

x

gf

thought bubble 2009

Friday, November 27th, 2009

ah sweet Thought Bubble … okay okay so partly I love it cos it’s in my city, Leeds (and a damn good city it is too! but i’m sure i’ve already ranted about it’s goodness), but it is just simply a damn good con. The organisers are lovely, the space is mighty, the mix of vendors is broad and awesome, and the same may be said of the public who attend, like the charming bearded man from Brighton!

Armed with a fully operational Mavis and both barrels of Clare we were off to a good start.  It was a good crowd and i think we all spent a good amount of time just chatting with people, which at the end of the day is the finest manifestation of the Fetishman Empire’s zen-like not-selling-is-selling sales patter. Ingeniously our stall was wedged between Wayne Reynolds and Mal and Jo from Fallen Angel Media so it was a fun day, and i’d brought crockery and a teapot so it was always going to be a hoot.

Matt Sheret and We Are Words And Pictures were just across the aisle and it was delightful to finally meet and natter, and whilst i didn’t see much of them during the day i know that Chamonkee and Naniiebim were about, along with Ztoical and the Irish contingent who we all collided with later in the day. There were a bundle more people it was damned good to see again and a bundle more i missed – the only drawback of running a stall is not getting to bimble about so much.

One stranger-than-usual thing is we all got interviewed by a fellow for some research he’s doing – we all ramble on quite a bit but if you’re interested the rambling is embedded below:

As a fair addenda i present to you the things i vaguely mentioned:

http://topatoco.com – buy Jamie Smart’s stuff here! because i ask so nicely

http://www.thefallenangel.co.uk/

http://scottmccloud.com – read “understanding comics”, you don’t have to agree but it’s a good start

http://www.garynorthfield.co.uk – i think this is the genius responsible for “Bernard Cribbins’ Rousing Tales of High Adventure”

http://www.warrenellis.com – not mentioned i grant thee, but the absolute key to making comics is not just talking about what they can be but just actually making them … and dare i say it but Ellis would have to be the angry poster-child for making people make stuff happen.

laters comrads

x

gf