Getting things sorted.

This is probably going to be the shortest of all posts on here I promise you. The room is in a right state of shambles, things are missing and I need to tidy up. So let’s start off with last weekend. By rights I should have been at Bristol Expo. Instead I saved the cash, or at least attempted to for another con, more on that later. I’ve been going to Bristol for past three years and only this time round with a heavy heart I decided not to go, I know a lot of friends whom I’ve made at various other cons went there, and it would have been great to meet up with them.

The convention had a few cancellations including the guest of honour, Batman writer Denny O’Neil had to pull out because of health issues and top artists like Mike Collins and Dave Taylor couldn’t attend for various reasons. Bristol’s a nice place to go to and when I went there for the first time back in 2009, I couldn’t believe how busy the place was, it had a great atmosphere. So what did I do in place of sketch hunting and buying comics? I hear you ask? Well I was work doing a nightshift.

I’ve seen a great film called Chronicle which I’m going to post my review of the film shortly but I’m getting ready for Kapow. I can’t believe it’s been a year since the last convention, I know not many fans I spoke to have fond words for Mark Millar’s comic/media fest, tales of over stretched queues, Ive heard them all.

The organisers decided to put the convention a week after Bristol Expo. Which I think had an effect on Bristol and I’ve read differing reports on how the con went down. Prior to getting my tickets for Kapow. I tried interviewing Lucy and Sarah Unwin, who are the brains behind Kapow but I got met with a blank wall. Hopefully they’ll have taken fans concerns on aboard and changed things around.
I’ll be doing a write up of the event next week when I get back and till then I’m going back to sorting my room out.

This is all i'm taking with me to London, two sketchbooks, a few comics, two graphic novels, and two dustjackets from books. The mouse isn't included. I'm travelling light.

Posted: 17/5/2012
Categories: Just / Being Random

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