So, er, I used to write con reports whenever I went to events, and that was a good tradition, really, so although some time has passed (ahem) here’s a little summary of where ITCH has been recently:
Alternative Press Fair, London: This was a small event with and artsy/subversive/book geeky flavour. In was in a basement and it got pretty hot as the day went on, but it was an enjoyable diversion. It was a different kind of crowd, and there were lots of new faces behind the tables, too: people I hadn’t seen around before, so that was pretty cool. The grow-your-own comics scene is pretty small, which is great because you get to know people quickly, but meeting new people is also good.
Ayacon, Warwick: AKA The Big One. I’m really a noob when it comes to anime cons (this was my second) but I did enjoy the weekend a lot. The cosplay was out of control. The cheap manga was highly temptatious (despite my worries about having a too-heavy bag) and the crowd was cheerful if a bit bleary on Sunday. ^_^
Bleary is fine though, I was wasted on Sunday myself. I spent a lot of time drawing interesting things for people, including lots of portraits, a cow-person who was also a bee, the redhead from EVA in steampunk cosplay (!!!) an Octopus and, of course, Cloud.
Bracknell Library: This wasn’t really an event, more of a visit. Kate Brown ran a workshop and Red Garden Manga was on hand along with me and Karen Lusted. This wasn’t long after Ayacon so I slept through most of it. We got a mini Japanese class, of which I remember nothing except this —
“Genki des-ka?”
“Genki des!”
“How are you?”
“I’m fine!”
I’m not even sure I remember that right. XD I fail at Japanese.
Next up: Birmingham, also known as brum-con or BICS. I better go arrange some train tickets for that one. Maybe see you there!
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