Last Saturday was the THING in London a small press comics event. Sally and I represented IndieManga, and we shared a table with Caroline Parkinson.

Sadly due to a spot of bad luck we didn’t have any new titles but we did get a nice fresh run of Little Thoughts and Origins ( both now available again in the shop.). Our table was placed up on high by the stage, which meant we got a good view though we were a little out of the way. We were also right next to the panel area, but sadly we couldn’t really hear what was going on.

Sally brought some pretty things!

We ran into a number of familiar faces including Emma Viecelli, ITCH, and Denji . Denji had a new book out “ Far out Mantic”, which we all enjoyed very much. Sadly by the time I got there ITCH had run out of Leek and Sushi’s manga show. I had a good wonder and on Kate’s recommendation got some Scary go round which I am enjoying a lot, I also picked up a selection of Bahala Na!, Chloe Noonan Monster Hunter and a cute mini comic about a blue tack dog. I am also grateful to the folks at Turnus for informing me about the website for the new Red Dwarf. Sadly their new book didn’t make it in time for the Thing, so I couldn’t take a look. I also picked up the adorable Microwavable Fox by Tammy Taylor.

Lots of panels we only heard about 1/3 of everything from our table

The Thing was an interesting event, there was a steady flow of visitors around the event and as is normal there were high spots and low spots. We did manage to sell a few books and got to chat to some nice people. For maximum after vent coverage I went for an Indian meal, and Sally had the pub covered.

We could see all the con from where we were. But there was a pillar in the way.

Hi everyone it’s time for an update! Is it March already?! Time flies.

To remind you the shop is back open!  We’re a little low on stock but that will be fixed soon.

If you want to get a book or perhaps even some prints  then you might want to come see us at a con. We’re busy organising all sorts of things this year. We’ll try and add some more events,for now here’s what’s booked:

In London on the 28th of March we’ll be at the UK Web & Mini Comix thing, sharing with Caroline Parkinson over on table 81.  The Thing is an interesting mix of Small press comics and panels and pretty easy to get to as well.

On the 9th of May we’ll be in Bristol exhibiting at the Small Press Expo, which is running right near the Bristol International Comics Expo so you can visit both getting the super amazing chance to say hello to us and then pop on off to the Bristol Expo for your usual con fun.

In other news, Sally is also giving a paper on “Cosmopolitan Tension in Contemporary Comics” at the Academic Perspectives on Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels conference in Växjö, Sweden!  Everyone at IndieManga is wishing Sally luck, so we hope you will too.

More updates to follow!