The Leeds Alternative Comics Blog

Forbidden Planet International report!

leedsaltcomics — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 18:44:12 +0000

That crazy Richard Bruton asked me to write up a report of the third fair for one of my favourite blogs, the Forbidden Planet International blog! Click this to read it:

Some pics from the 3rd fair!

leedsaltcomics — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 11:40:45 +0000

Click on this one to see the rest!

Even More Things New To The Fair!

leedsaltcomics — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:40:31 +0000

Gary Bainbridge sez: I’ll be bringing Sugar Glider 2. Forbidden Planet said “fresh and exciting”.

Jim Medway sez: “gunna have a poster, but it’s not ready yet”.

PLUS LOTS MORE……….!

More Things New to the Fair!

leedsaltcomics — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 18:25:16 +0000

The above infographic says it all, really looking forward to this. Also new, Gareth Brookes’ The Black Project, the twisted tale of a young boy whose passion for handicrafts and his burgeoning sexual desires combine with horrendous and entertaining results.

Also, I (Steve “Banal Pig” Tillotson) will be selling a few poster prints, mostably this brand new image, hand coloured digitally using traditional Photoshop methods:

New to the fair – By ‘Eck!

leedsaltcomics — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 15:17:18 +0000

Here’s a sneak peek at my latest comic. 50 pages, full colour, Hallowe’eny! Just a fiver and showcasing at the fair on Saturday!

- Hugh

Reet Sweet fair!

leedsaltcomics — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 13:32:17 +0000

While we were postering for our 3rd fair, we came across an event that we thought would interest our visitors. And since they share the name “reet” with our own Shug and his REET! Comics, we decided to make friends (instead of contacting our lawyers). Here are details of the fair taking place on Saturday 1st October. So make a day of it and visit both our fair and theirs!

Everyone at Reetsweet Craft Events would like to invite you to their ongoing art, design and neo-craft fairs in Leeds. We are a distinctly modern, 100% handmade fair, featuring homewares, jewellery and accessories as well as cupcakes from the delightful Marvellous Tea Dance Co. Reetsweet Events have put the haute couture into what we formally knew as craft – you won’t find dodgy tea cosies, poorly made jewellery or bad hippy beads… we bring you the very best of affordable, fashionable handmade!

Reetsweet was born last year on this premise; the aim to bring quality hand made products to the high street in a welcoming, customer driven environment.

We have booked the very best up and coming Crafters, alongside we will be serving cakes from The Marvellous Tea Dance Company, plus surprises in store at every event from prize draws to tarot reading!

You won’t find any other shopping experience in Leeds city centre like it! Reetsweet handpicks only the best quirky, fun and one off pieces for you to buy and all our events are free of charge to visit!

Our next scheduled event is the whole weekend of October 1^st and 2^nd at the Leeds Corn Exchange, and then in November we are hosting a special craft party at the Leeds University’s Riley Smith Hall on the 8^th! Pop down!

Exhibitor profile 16 – Kelly Walton

leedsaltcomics — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 11:16:40 +0000

Who? Kelly Walton.
What? Drawing, painting, knitting, needle felting.
Where? In plymouth.
When? Sometimes.
Why? ‘Cause i want to!
How? Pencils, brushes, ink, paint and wool.

I’ll be bringing lots of hand painted badges, stickerpacks, some zines and little needle felted turnip babies too.

Exhibitor profile 15 – Isaac Lenkiewicz

leedsaltcomics — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 11:11:28 +0000

Who? Definately Isaac Lenkiewicz, son of famous ice barrel jumper ‘Bertie Lenkiewicz’.
What? Mainly drawings of moon men, giants and turnips. Piles of hidden sketchbooks.
Where? In Plymouth.
When? Every damn day.
Why? “Because I gotta!” Nah, because I wanna. I really like doing it.
How? Looking at loads of things. Oh and a pencil, a brush, some paper and a mouse.

I’ll be bringing some copies of my ‘Jonah’ comic and also a new comic called ‘Giant Fighters’. I’m also going to do my best to bring my A GAME.

Exhibitor Profile 14 – Milk, Two Sugars

leedsaltcomics — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 18:45:41 +0000

Who? Milk, Two Sugars….two people who aren’t funny or clever.

What? We used to do a zine, now we’re rehashing old stuff to appear still in existence.

Where? We’re from Yorkshire. We live in Yorkshire. We rarely leave Yorkshire.

When? Anytime, anyplace, anywhere.

Why? Because we’re worth it.

How? We get by with a little help from our friend: beer.

Exhibitor Profile 13 – Jim Medway!

leedsaltcomics — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 08:11:44 +0000

Who? Jim Medway
What? Comical Animal, Paw Quality Comics, Crab Lane Crew from The DFC and Create Comics workshops.
Where? The loft at home, Furness Vale, High Peak. On a windy day you can smell Swizzells Matlow in nearby New Mills.
When? Inbetween teaching and bringing up offspring. I’m not that productive to be honest.
Why? I don’t like offices or staffrooms.
How? Copying down what I either see or make up.