Ooh, SKO gets a haircut. It was originally going to be a lot shorter, but dangit I just like girls with long hair…
Anyways, New Years’ Eve tonight! Wishing you guys all the best for the new year, and hoping you get to party with your friends and/or loved ones well into the morning! Just don’t get too drunk 😛 I doubt I will be, all I know is that I’ll be watching Jools Holland and sipping on champagne 😀
Ah, tradition. Cheers!
M.
It’s almost the New Year guys! What are you looking forward to most about it?
For me, it’s a number of things. I’ll get back to work on Lemon Candies, I’ll be working towards submitting my first comic scripts to publishers, I’ll be attending my first conventions as a vendor and not an attendee… And my resolution this year is to shake off the cloak of singlehood that’s been clinging on to me for oh, so many years!
What are you guys looking forward to or committing to?
Can you feeeeeel it? 😀 It’s almost Christmas day, and I’m as excited as I was when I was a little kid. Although now it’s all excitement about getting to see family that I haven’t seen in ages, getting back to friends and family. I really do enjoy Christmas 🙂
Hope you all have a great one! Don’t forget to check in tomorrow for a Christmas Special!
M.
Well, if certain sources are to be believed, the world ends tonight! So if that’s the case, it’s been absolutely BRILLIANT having you as readers and I hope I’ve brightened your lives before the impending apocalypse! And if we survive through all of this somehow, don’t worry; Elf Blood will continue through the hazards of the wastelands 😛
Remember; Tonight, party like it’s the end of the world. And tomorrow? Party because we’re alive 😀
M.
Hello everyone! Sorry this post is such a brief one, but I’m running around like a headless chicken trying to get everything ready for Christmas! Hope you’re all well!
Anyway, enjoy today’s comic! I HAVE SO MUCH TO DO AND SO MANY THINGS TO WORRY ABOUT, AAARGH!
M.
Good news, everyone!
Again, as I’m sure many of you know, I’ve been attending therapy sessions to improve my self-confidence and alleviate my anxiety. I’m pleased to say that the therapy has really helped me; I’ve never believed more in myself in my entire life. I’m able to recognise my own achievements, give value to them, to recognise the positive qualities I possess and to realise that yes, someone out there might in fact find those qualities and me attractive. I strongly urge anyone experiencing periods of low mood, anxiety and frustration to seek help from their GP as soon as possible; I certainly don’t miss those times where I’d sit here, all alone and depressed.
One of the things I’m frequently asked as a creator is ‘Where do you get your ideas from?’ Writer Peter David has a great stock response for this (paraphrased); “You put three bucks in an envelope, and you send it off to a guy in Schenectady. Wait a few days, and you get three ideas back!”
What I want to do with this post isn’t merely to propagate the hilarity of that gag. Neither am I going to reveal the ‘source’ of my inspiration. Nope, what I’m going to do is to try and facilitate the development of ideas and promote creativity, because people so often focus on the technical aspects of the creative arts at the expense of the actual creative thought process.
Today’s post is a short musing about British comedy character/comedian Angelos Epithemiou, so those of you from outside these shores may take an early lunch, though you will receive extra credit if you watch the Shooting Stars quizcom and observe Angelos Epithemiou in action.
When I first saw Angelos in action, I wasn’t quite sure what to make of him; I think, like many, I didn’t realise straight away that it was a character, and found him quite unsettling. However, as I grew to understand the character, I really began to appreciate the surreal comedy he offers.
It’s that time of year again! My tickets home are ordered, I’ve spotted the Coca Cola advert on TV, and I hear it’s snowing back up north (here in sunny Manch, the weather remains cold and grey as always).
It’s easy to get all hipster about Christmas and to focus exclusively on the negativity of the event. Commercialisation, consumption, corporations cynically using a religious festival for their own money-grubbing ends.
But y’know what? Screw it! I love Christmas, and I always have done! I’m not religious myself, but I love Christmas carols because that’s what we used to sing at the Academy, where everyone came together to sing the old classics for the Chrismas concert. I love the cold weather, the crunch of snow underfoot (or, if not that, the crisp snap of frozen grass beneath my feet on a chilly winter morning). I love getting together with my family, and catching up with them; these days much more important for me as I live a few hours’ train journey away. Working for a German company, I’ve grown to love the German Christmas Markets; I was fortunate enough to go to a genuine Weinachtenmarkt in Nurenburg once and, though again it was somewhat commercialised, it helped recapture some of the magic of Christmas I remembered from my childhood. Even the Christmas Markets here in Manchester are lovely and packed with continental food, produce and booze. It’s a warm, festive feeling, and it is quite awesome.
I HAD prepared a gripe about people and their inability to write appropriate and meaningful briefs for graphic design, but then I noticed; This is the 300th page of Elf Blood! How awesome is that?
Again, thanks for reading the comic. It’s great to see people reading, commenting and engaging with the story, as truly the best reward for me is knowing that I’m entertaining you guys!
So, what’ve I got planned for the comic? Well, here’s a bit of a list of some big things, and some smaller but still interesting things!
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