Marc Ellerby

I've returned, mother effs.

Wow, so having no internet fucking SUCKS.

So, moved in. It's nice, we're near the sea and there's no chavs for at least a 20 minute walk (which by Essex standards is pretty good). I haven't done much, really, apart from seeing Broken Social Scene (win!) and go to comic conventions, so I guess it's the later I'll be chatting about today...

Firstly, thank you to everyone who added me from discovering me at Bristol and Camden. I hope you enjoy my constant stream of absolute arse. Bristol was great, I like that show a lot. Camden was great too, a real surprise, but Oli put on a great show and I can't wait for the next one. Here's a video from Camden, I'm in a bunch of times, I'M EVEN SPAZZING DANCING...



What's emerged is how well me and McKelvie work together, though we're calling one another a prick every other minute, it's nice to finally get a chance to work conventions with him and we're kind of like minded? Plus he's SO GAY FOR ME.

Here are a few photos from Bristol, but check Flickr for loads more.










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Also worth checking out is John's flickr. It was great to finally meet John and I hope he comes out to cons more often (PLEASE JOHN!)

Page 45 have said very nice things about Ellerbisms Vol One. Which you can buy from me direct.

Ellerbisms vol one (£2-99, self-published) by Mar Ellerby. If you follow the link you'll find this on-line, but you want one for your coffee table as well, right? To amuse your friends while you fall drunkenly into your prized shrubbery. This is an equally confessional series of diary strips, only much funnier - even the excruciatingly painful trip to the Sexual Health Clinic (your eyes will water, boys). Lots of music and lusting and self-deprecation, Marc is effortlessly charming throughout. You really need to see his refreshingly clear and engaging cartooning as well, but if this helps send you back to that link, so be it.

"Oh man!
"What?"
"I've well done this Sudoku wrong! Now I've gotta tear it out so no one sees it and thinks I'm a giant prick."

"I just don't "get" Art, y'know."
"Oh, there's not much to "get" really. Just associate different things with certain aspects. Apart from this... This is shit."

I also got a nice mention and some artwork featured in the latest issue of Imagine FX a Sci-Fi & Fantasy arts magazine, which were covering comics for an issue (the pretty much should've renamed it "The Iron Man and Jamie McKelvie issue" but whatever) Here's some pichars from there (click to enlarge, innit) thanks to Kieron Gillen for setting that up.









Also, Phil Bond just favourited an Ellerbism on flickr (OMG!) Simon Bisley growled at Anna at Bristol (ew...) sigh, I love comics sometimes. Time for an egg sandwich. OM!

Hey,

I've been quiet, I know, but I just moved in with my girlfriend so it's been a bit hectic the last...well...month.

I'm making this a quick one as I'm on "borrowed" wireless, but I'll be at the Bristol Expo this weekend sharing a table with Jamie McKelvie, Kieron Gillen and John Cei Douglas. I'm bringing everything with me, including Love The Way You Love Vol 1 - the trade collection of the first three issues and a brand new postcard/bookmark thing. Exciting times!

Richard at the Forbidden Planet blog has reviewed all of my mini comics here, so take a look. There's a complaint about the shortness of Ellerbisms that I never thought much about until recently. Hmmm.

Also, IRON MAN WAS AMAZING.

I can't get used to using a Swedish keyboard. This is nuts!

Ellerbisms return! It'll be a bit sporadic as I'm moving but hopefully I can get this run complete and then work on more up to date ones for ellerbisms.com. Hey did you know that the Ellerbisms collection is now for sale for £3 and includes loads of strips not seen before? Well hot dang, go to the store already, FOOL!


Also I'm going to be exhibiting at the No Barcodes event at the London Underground Comics Stall at Camden Market on the 31st of May. I'm pretty excited about it, actually.

I'll be attending Thought Bubble in Leeds this weekend but more importantly the comic con on the Saturday at Leeds Town Hall. I'll be there sharing a table with Adam Cadwell and we should be next to Liz Greenfield who'll have copies of her journal comic mini so I can't wait to snag a copy of that. We'll be like a Journal Comic Army!

I'm also bringing my girlfriend who's terrified, I think, at the prospect of meeting a shit load of comic people (or...geeks) at once. She just about puts up with me, let alone a TOWN HALL of people.

Anyway, I went to my friend Tom's Halloween party on Saturday and it was okay, we all expected more people to come. I didn't dress up as I'm unsociable like that, however I did find some 3D glasses and attempted to pass that off as me being Dr Who but no one believed me and had a big ol' moan throughout the night about it. Anyway, here are some photos Matt took...



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Con report!

So Birmingham was a really successful show. To put it in context, I made more money than I did at San Diego. I also sold out of Love The Way You Love Volume 1, the Belle & Sebastian Graphic Novel and my own mini, Venal Muse. I actually sold more Polar Opposites and Venal Muse than I did of all LTWYL put together.

I also met a bunch of awesome small press types. Finally met Adam Cadwell and his pal Andrew Tunney who were both awesome to hang with and made my first British con experience sorta easier? I think everyone I met is now going to Leeds' Thought Bubble show so I need to get that sorted. Also finally got to hang with McKelvie and Gillen. Marvel should totally go for mine and Gillen's reboot of the Spiderman series where Uncle Ben has a heart attack when he catches Spiderman fucking Aunt May due to Mysterio making Spidey think that Aunt May is in fact his Dolphin lover...

In bad news, my hand fell apart on the Saturday. While drawing a splash page of LTWYL 6, I felt all my knuckles and joints pop and tighten and I tried to work through the pain but it kept happening. Then my wrist went and I was back in my bandage support, looking like a proper cunt. So I couldn't even draw. I'm not sure if it was just a lapse as it feels slightly better now, but either way I'll pop to the pharmacy for a stronger does of deep heat and a new support. If it doesn't hint at getting better by the end of the week, back to the docs with me.

In geeky news, I met Andi Watson and I was very shy and slightly in awe. He was very sweet and I hope I didn't come across as too much of a weirdo as it sort of took me 5 attempts to go up to him...*sigh*

Off to Birmingham in a few hours for the Comiccon. I'm sorta looking forward to it, sorta filling me with fear. I've had MAJOR problems with Fed Ex this week when the mother of all parcels that contained the infamous LTWYL 3 (the issue from DECEMBER that never arrived) has been darting back and forth, getting lost and not turning up when it should be. I doubt I'll have it time as I leave at 12 and it's 10.15 now...we'll see though. That issue is CURSED. I guess it's put me in a weird mood regarding the show.
Holy shit, it turned up! I'll be there with volumes 1-5 of LTWYL and the first look at the trade!

Anyway, how's the wrist? Getting there. Still can't really feel my little finger at times and deep heat's a bit manky but it's a hell of a lot better than what it was. I haven't drawn for a week or two and that's a bit shit, but I guess that's what I have to do.

Oh and In Rainbows? Yeah...that's kinda special isn't it?