Etherington book signing in Waterstone's Saturday 17th December...

If anyone's in town, come see us! More details on the blog!

Lorenzo!

Baggage Book Launches: Bristol and London

Hey folks! You're all invited to the Baggage book launches next month! Details on the flyers below, and get more info on our blog HERE!

 As part of the upcoming Bath Festival of Children's Literature (which we're appearing at on Sunday 2nd October with Baggage!) we were asked to write a chapter for a remarkable children's story that is being created live, day-to-day, by 20 fantastic authors. Each chapter will appear on a different blog, so you have to follow the links to read the entire magical story.

Seriously, the guys involved in this are huge, anyone heard of Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell?!!

GO HERE To read our chapter, then be sure to follow the links to the other chapters as they go live!

Lorenzo!

Fun Times in Devon!

I'm going to be doing some fun public talks and workshops in various libraries around Devon over the next couple of weeks, so please do come along if you're in the area / spread word to any Devonians of your acquaintance! Full details over on my blog.

Thanks!

Mo-Bots: LAUNCHED!

Last Friday we had the Mo-Bot High launch party at Blackwells in Oxford, and an inordinate amount of fun it was too. There was drawing, comics-making, and Collaborative Cardboard Robots! And, obviously, lots of nibbles and wine. I've written a bit about it over on my blog. Thanks so much to everyone who came and made it such a marvellous evening. I guess that means, officially, Mo-Bots are GO!

Win a Mo-Bot!

If you're coming along to the Giant Mo-Bot Party this Friday you could be in with a chance to win your very own custom, personalised mo-bot! Full details here, and all the info about the party and how to get tickets is on the Mo-Bot High website. Hopefully see lots of you guys there!

DFC gang in the Valley of the Ninjas

The DFC gang rocked MCM Expo and its 46,400 costumed guests this weekend. Bob Etherington had to hold Vern the Sheep and a bedecked Mo-Bot at arms' length so they didn't rip each other to shreds before the battle even started. The fight was short but intense, showering the crowd with tufts of wool and smoking titanium alloy.



Lorenzo and Bob Etherington (...Lorenzo, what did Bob just do there?)



Catch glimpse of Little Cutie's Gary Northfield peeking out from his table:



Word also came in of further sightings of John Aggs (John Blake, Robot Girl, The Boss) and Tony Lee (The Prince of Baghdad). Here's Expo organiser Emma Vieceli, creator of Violet at the Sweatdrop Studios table:



And Sarah McIntyre cosplaying as Neill Cameron...



...because who wouldn't want to be mistaken for the guy who created a book this incredible?! Whoo hoo!



Read Neill Cameron's write-up here!
And the Etherington Brother's report here!
Don't miss Sarah McIntyre's 3 posts full of wacky costume photos!

John Aggs & Sarah McIntyre at Game City!

Painting in public! For gamers!



More details here...

Vern and Lettuce launch party!!

Did you know... there are THREE parties in Vern and Lettuce? Or even FIVE, if you count the award ceremony and welcome home bash. Vern and Lettuce love their parties. So we threw them one!



And it involved lots of little sheep, and knitters. Vern approved.



Do you have your copy yet? Sarah drew lots of pictures on that handy-dandy blank white page at the front.



See more photos over on Sarah's blog here!

The Crystal Palace Children's Book Festival

The Crystal Palace Children's Book Festival is happening this Saturday 23 October 2010! The festival's creator and organiser, Alex Milway, says:

"The festival is a little different to the norm, as it takes place over one day, and is run more like a music festival. All events are free, and we actively encourage visitors to hang around and meet and listen to new authors in the line-up. You never know what you might see, or what might inspire the next JK Rowling!

We also like children to get involved in the creative side of books. Alongside workshops and events, the festival is also venturing out into schools and running workshops with hundreds of children. This year we’re creating a Monster Book, which will be available on the day of the festival.

This is the festival’s second year, and all of the excellent, talented writers and illustrators are giving their time for free. So make sure you come along and meet them all!"

A number of DFC contributors will be at the festival, including the Etherington brothers, Gary Northfield and Sarah McIntyre, and there is a great mix of fun workshops and book events - something for everyone! Hope to see you there.

Birmingham comic con this weekend!

Just a quick one to remind folks that it's the Birmingham comic con this weekend! Several DFC creators will be there, should be a good show! More details HERE!

sheep vs robot!

Last week at Kingswood Primary School, Vern and Lettuce's Sarah McIntyre and Mo-Bot High's Neill Cameron put their comic characters head to head in COMBAT! Find out more about the upcoming Mo-Bot High (launching 28 Oct!) and Neill himself over on his blog.

Come see us in October!

Hey folks, just a little one to remind you that Thursday 7th is the Monkey Nuts Book launch! Can't wait to see you all there! ALSO, if you want to come and meet us and get some swag signed, we'll be appearing at a few other cons and book festivals through October, check out the image and then GO HERE TO OUR CALENDER to see all the dates. Just click on the event you're interested in to learn more!

Lorenzo!

MeZolith goes Travelling...

Ben and myself are heading North tomorrow! We will be signing MeZ in Travelling Man in Leeds from Midday, and in their Manchester store from 3.30. Do come and say hello if you're local...

Off on tour in Liverpool!

Right, we're going to be kicking off our GO NUTS tour in Liverpool next week, doing workshops, signings, and appearances. Over the course of four days we're going to be seeing something like 1,200 children, and hopefully getting them excited about comic making, comic reading, and Monkey Nuts! We'll do our best to do a bit of blogging out on the road, if we can get to a computer!

Lorenzo!

P.S. Oh, and don't forget, if you're in or around Bath on Saturday 25th, Robin will be appearing on a panel at the Bath Festival of Children's Literature with Dave McKean and Garen Ewing. Details HERE!

Come and meet us out on the road!

Right, Folks! We're going to be doing a few appearances over the coming months, I wanted to let you know about some of 'em! Some are workshops, some are signings, and some are a bit of both! Just follow the links to learn more!

20th - 24th September: The Etherington Brothers Tour Liverpool! Look out for local listings of schools and library events in the city!

Saturday 25th September: Graphic Novels: The New Revolution Dave McKean, Garen Ewing and Robin Etherington talk at the Bath Childrens Literature Festival.

Thursday 7th october: Monkey Nuts and the Diamond Egg of Wonders Book Launch at The Kew Bookshop in London.

Saturday 16th October: Birmingham International Comic Show. NOTE: We will be appearing on the SATURDAY ONLY of this two day show!

Saturday 23rd October: Crystal Palace Children's Book Festival. Workshop and signing.

Saturday 30th October: MCM Expo London. TBC.

Sunday 31st October: Cartoon Museum DFC Workshops and signing day. London.

You are invited to the Monkey Nuts Launch Party!

Hey-hey, folks! Right, this is the big one, we proudly invite you to the social event of the decade - The Monkey Nuts Book Launch Party! Whoop!

This baby's going down in dear ole' LONDON on Thursday the 7th October, and you're all invited! Just go HERE for details!

Look forward to seeing you there!

Lorenzo!

Cartoon Museum & Comics Jams

Lots of comics and tips on comics jam workshops over on Sarah's blog post!

'Spider Book Launch Party!

(Click to embiggen!)

I think it went really well! Many thanks to everyone who helped out and many thanks to those who were able to come! :D Write-up here, and more photos here.

Yaaay :D

festival comics gossip

Neill Cameron and I (Sarah McIntyre) had a great time this weekend in Oxford at Caption comics festival, and we managed to snag a preview copy each of Mo-Bot High and Vern and Lettuce... score! And I finally found out what the inside of a Mo-Bot looks like. I swear, Neill is a total mad scientists when it comes to his robots, he's thought of EVERYTHING. I read his book on the train ride home and was in designer robot bliss.


Photo by Richard Buck
Read Sarah's Caption blog post here!