2D was really great ! This thing is becoming huger with each year. I actually went to the panel at Sandino's last year and it was already pretty full. This year, the three stories of the Verbal Arts Centre were packed with kids queuing to get sketches from their favourite artists and shop for comics. Among said artists were people like Glenn Fabry (Preacher), David Lloyd (V for Vendetta), Rufus Dayglo (Tank Girl), Bryan Talbot, Mike Collins, Liam Sharp... Actually, I knew some of these people only for one story ot character or just by name but here, given the massive turn-up, they seemed to be great names. I got 5 sketches - one from Mike Collins, one from Rufus Dayglo and a very quick one from Glenn Fabry who was in a rush. I also had David Lloyd signed my copy of V for Vendetta, and Bryan Talbot and D'Israeli made a wee sketch of Dream/Morpheus on two of my Sandman books (one for each).

( Sketches here for the curious )

I also bought a lot of comics - 4 issues of Hellblazer, 1 of Sin City and volume 2 of the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and am looking forward to Grandville, the new Bryan Talbot steampunk comic. He described it as "Sherlock Holmes filmed by Quentin Tarantino... with animals". Or imagine Miyazaki's Sherlock Holmes trasmported into a turn-of-the-century Sin City. Anyway, it looks really good. You can check the homepage here : http://www.bryan-talbot.com/grandville/index.html


The only low point was not to see my illustrations in the 2D anthology about fear. DC was aware of this and apologized - he said the issues were printed in a rush and it was impossible to fit everything. However, the books need to be reprinted as they were quickly sold out and he promised that my drawings will be printed. In the meantime, I'll post them on DeviantArt for you to see.

I enjoyed the panels too and the heated discussions about today's comic industry, the necessity of sound effects and the best and worst Hollywood movie adaptations of comics. I didn't stay for the party though as I wanted to have an early night.

Another low point was I made myself a beautiful portfolio and didn't get an opportunity to show it. Well, anyway I didn't expect any employment opportunity but it'd have been nice to have a pro's opinion on my work.

At last! The comic art classes have resumed and... I've got the results for my first comic pages!
And I got a Distinction! - the best mark :O I was amazed, but at the same time, I didn't feel like I deserved it. There were other guys in this group who were way better than me. That mark's still encouraging though - and also, it feel really great to see your comic pages printed on high-quality A3 sheets :D

Since they have been officially assessed and marked, I could publish these two babies on DeviantArt for you to see and read: