Photos from Macc-Pow! 3

A good time was had by all at Macc-Pow! in Macclesfield yesterday. This was the third annual event organised by Marc Jackson and it was another pleasant day. Thanks to all who chose to abandon the glorious summer weather to come indoors at Macclesfield Town Hall to see us!

Special thanks to Marc Jackson for putting on the show and to Jessica Kemp for interviewing David Leach and myself on our careers in comics. (I think an audio of the interview will be available as a podcast at some point.) 

The event was also used to launch Goof! the all-new online humour anthology comic that features strips by Emmeline Pidgen, Joe Matthews, myself and many more. It's available for just £1 an issue and you can find out all about it here:
https://www.goofcomic.co.uk/about

Great to see friends old and new! Without further ado (because it's too nice a day to stay in) here are a few photos from yesterday...

Macc-Pow! organiser (and editor/publisher of Goof!) Marc Jackson...
http://marcmakescomics.co.uk

Creator of Kane, Jack Staff, Mud Man and more, Paul Grist...
https://twitter.com/mistergrist

Jessica Kemp, editor of Missed Deadline...
www.misseddeadline.co.uk

Laura Howell, artist of the Beano's Tricky Dicky...
http://www.laurahowell.co.uk

David Leach, creator of Psycho Gran...
https://twitter.com/davidleach2000

Joe Matthews, creator of Space Dog for Goof!
https://www.peopleperhour.com/freelancer/joe/matthews/cartoonist-illustrator-storyboard/729659

Emmeline Pidgen, creator of Nona the Ninth for Goof!
https://www.emmelineillustration.com

Dan Whitehead, writer/editor of Ella Upgraded, Frankestein Texas, Hex Loader, and more!
https://www.danwhitehead.net

Colin Mathieson  of Accent UK comics...
http://accentukcomics.blogspot.com

After attending four conventions in the North of England over the last few weeks I'm having a break for a while (including a break from blogging for a few days) but my next con appearance will be at the mammoth three-day event London Film and Comic Con on July 27th to 29th at Olympia! See you there!

https://www.londonfilmandcomiccon.com

It's MACC-POW! next week!

Art by Marc Jackson.

This blog's been quiet this week because I've been away for a few days (see here) but now I'm back at the drawing board (and computer screen) and will be busily working all weekend. 

Next Saturday, 23rd June, it's Macc-Pow! 3, so get along to Macclesfield to see us! A comics-dedicated event that's worth attending. I'll post more about it in the days to come but for now here's their Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/maccpow/ 

MACC-POW! No.3 announced

I'm pleased to say that I'll be one of the guests at Macc-Pow! again this summer in Macclesfield on Saturday 23rd June. I'll be bringing along my comics to sell, doing sketches on request, and I'm being interviewed along with fellow guest David Leach by Jessica Kemp. Come along and see us!

Here's the info by convention organiser and cartoonist Marc Jackson:

It’s time to announce this year’s MACC-POW! Macclesfield’s day of comic-art, is once again being held inside the fantastic Town Hall building. Join us as we take over the Assembly and board rooms! So many fantastic things are happening this year on the day and for the first time, on selected dates prior to the event as well. We’re back within the line-up for this year’s Barnaby Festival and it’s going to be a comics-packed day of coolness and fun for all-ages. It’s free entry for all on the day too!

You can find out our full line-up right here www.maccpow.co.uk but look forward to meeting Lew Stringer, Paul Grist, Missed Deadline, David Leach, Emmeline Pidgen, Nick Brokenshire, Laura Howell, Dick Vincent, Jessica Lucas and Tor Freeman to name just a few, along with our first ever guests joining us from Barcelona no less Lorenzo Montatore and Genie Espinosa with support from Lakes International Comic Art Festival 2018.

We’ll also have our cartoon-a-room showing specially selected cartoon, drawing activities for young and old (with drop-in guests throughout the day) and panel discussions about careers in comics, as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of comics events in the UK!

This year we have been supported with incredible generosity from local businesses whose help will go towards making this event even better!