Pros and Cons 2012 (and all the arty farty stuff in-between)

Hi, been a while.

2012 is turning out to be a veeeeeeeeeeeeery busy year for me so far and I am conscious that I haven't updated this for a long time.

With the Cardiff International Comic & Animation Expo just around the corner (next weekend in fact) I shall be manning the Markosia tables with my earstwhile Orang Utan cohort Peter Rogers (The Interactives), the inimitable man-monkey himself, Chris Lynch (The Dark) and Rich Macauliffe and Mark Chilly who'll have their superbly sick and scary 'Damaged Goods' on display.

Harry Markos and a veritable battalion of Markosia creators will be descending on the London Super Comic Show the very same weekend, so Markosia's Welsh contingent will be selling our wares, meeting fans and saying hello to any prospective writers and artists no doubt.

We'll all be attending various panels during the weekend, opening at 11am I'll be in the company of Rich Mcauliffe & Mark Chilly and Bearded Skull Comics' Jamie Lambert and Dave Clifford (Dexters Half Dozen) baring our bottomless black Welsh hearts and monstrous minds exploring the darker side of comics. This is being hosted by SidekickCast' s Gavin And Dan and should be a lot of fun.

At 3pm on Sunday, I'll be joining Peter and Chris for 'Unbelievably Dark and Interactive' - discussing each of our books and the latest offerings from Markoia. Once again, this is hosted by Gavin and Dan of The SidekickCast.

Throughout I'll be sketching, both at the Markosia table and for Stacy Whittle's fairy tale anthology launch of Into The Woods for which I provided artwork for Lee Robson's tale, The Lang Pack back at the end of last year. I'll also have the original art to this and some pages from Unbelievable with me over the weekend.

Also, and more importantly (especially as it's going be an 'official' Cardiff convention launch of `Unbelievable: The Man Who Ate Daffodils') I'll be selling signed copies (with sketches) and as I'm feeling 'unbelievably' generous (see what I did there) - for the first 20 copies purchased, I'm throwing in an exclusive limited edition signed and numbered A5 print of the image below. (An image so exclusive it needs a spoiler warning!)




Till next time, when I'll report back from the con and update you with some more exclusive art from a new project.

Cheers,

Si

Box of delights - Unbelievable!

Now this is what I call a pleasant surprise!

Unbelievable:The Man Who Ate Daffodils, Unbelievably Original Artwork Competition!

To mark the imminent launch of my very first graphic novel from Markosia, Unbelievable: The Man Who Ate Daffodils (see below for ordering details) I've been feeling extremely generous and decided to run an unbelievably original competetition.

Winners will be picked at random from entries recieved by the deadline of midnight October 31st.

The 1st prize winner, will win for themselves a signed original, unlettered page of finished A3 comic art from the novel*, featuring two of the main characters, Ben and Rax.
*(Due to size and postage, the 1st prize will be sent unframed).


The 2nd prize winner will receive an original framed and signed concept art character sketch (from a choice of two images - see above sketches).

Finally the third prize winner will receive a signed copy of the book (I may even throw in a sketch with the signature).

As an added bonus, the 1st prize winner will be also be offered a small cameo in the sequel. (Please bare in mind you may not survive this experience.... on the page that is).

So, `how do I enter this fantastic competition?' I hear you ask....

Simple - answer the three questions below correctly and email your answers by Midnight on October 31st 2011 to swyattart@googlemail.com.

The Rules:

• One entry per person, please mark your entry 'Unbelievable Art Competition'.
• Winners will be picked from all correct entries recieved by the deadline, at random and notified by email.
• I'll also publish the results here and on the official Unbelievable: The Man Who Ate Daffodils Fan Page on Facebook
  

The Unbelievable Art Competition Questions:

• Q1: How does Ben Ellis first encounter the Beast of Bryn Boncath?

• Q2: What inscription is written in the book that William gives to Ben?

• Q3: Which subterranean creatures chase after Ben in the tunnels beneath Bryn Boncath Hill? (True name, not nickname)

Best of luck!
(Please note that my decision is final and I won't be bribed, harrassed or prodded with a sharp stick and I can easliy arrange for a visit from a very large black beast with red glowing eyes).



Unbelievable: The Man Who Ate Daffodils is available for pre-order for release on October 1st from Markosia, Amazon, WHSmith, Blackwells, Waterstones, etc and from most good comic stores: Diamond order code: AUG110740

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Markosia Enterprises Ltd (1 Oct 2011)
• ISBN-10: 1905692609
• ISBN-13: 978-1905692606