Hello my friends!
Just to let you know I'll be at the Newcastle Comic and Zine Fair this Saturday, I'm really looking forward to it! I'll have two new comics with me, the long awaited Syrup 2, and the return of chip shop vigilantes Gravy and Chips!
Hope to see some of you there!
Ben
Well my friends, the Newcastle Comic and Zine Fair was a huge success! Thanks to Mama and Travelling Man for putting it on I had such an amazing time. It was great to meet so many lovely creative people and talk comics and zines all day, I've missed doing this stuff so much since my break from doing comics. It won't be long before I'm back at more events I'll keep you informed! A huge thank you to everyone who bought my comics yesterday, it really means a lot and I hope you enjoy them x
Also, inspired by my fantastic table neighbour Helen, I've finally taken the plunge and joined Instagram! My username is magicbeanscomics I don't really know what I'm doing yet but I'm working on it! I'll keep you up to date.
I'm pretty knackered after yesterday but full of inspiration so after a few more coffees its back to work :)
Keep watching the pies,
Ben x
Ben
I was at Coco Comic Con in Lancaster a few weeks ago and had an amazing time! So much talent in one room it was really inspiring, and expensive too I could hardly carry my bag home I bought so much stuff!
Thanks to the CoCo Comics boys and Matt Simmons for putting on such a great event, it was lovely to see them and also Zeke and her amazing zines, Adam Falp, Krystyna Baczynski. Anna Readman, Peter Morey, Hesitant Doodle, Nick Gonzo, John Freeman, Steve Gregson and everyone else I met. I'll be there for next years for sure, hope to see you there!
Ben
Hiya!
Hope you're all well my friends! Just wanted to give you a quick update of what I've been doing so far this year. So far I've had 4 new comics out!
Madeleine
I've got a story in Simon Russell's new zine Madeleine, it's a collection of the earliest memories of comic readers about their love of the medium, mine is about how I came to read 2000AD when I was a kid. It's a lovely project and all proceeds are going to support MIND.
The Sea... And That
I've got a strip in the latest anthology from my friends the Paper Jam Comics Collective, it's called Sea Bloke!
Syrup and Diss Track
My two newest mini comics are out now, you can find them in the online shop or I'll have them with me at upcoming events too! I was at a launch event for The Sea in Whitley Bay recently, CoCo Comic Con in Lancaster, and I'll be tabling at the Newcastle Comic and Zine Fair on the 5th of August, hope to see some of you there!
Keep watching the pies,
Ben
Hope you all have a fantastic festive period, here are a few Christmas morsels for you to read from the archives:
Mothman's plans for the holiday go awry in Merry Christmas Mr Mothman!
Mike Neville's Christmas adventure Santa Claus Knacks The Martians!
Hope you enjoy them!
I've got a new comic coming out in January called Syrup, it should be up in the shop in the new year, and lots of plans for 2023 so watch this space!
Until then, Merry Christmas and keep watching the pies,
Ben x
Hiya!
I was at Thought Bubble in Harrogate over the weekend, and I had two new comics out as modelled by Double Mutant Here! They're called The Dodgy Professor and It Came From The U-Bend, I'll be putting them up in the shop this week but if anyone wants a copy in the meantime just drop me an email!
