MCM Success

2nd Years take MCM by storm!

It can only be consider a success with 22 students from the cartoon and comic arts course at Staffordshire university all descending on to the capital city to take part in the  London MCM Expo event at London Docklands, 

The cohort was split into 4 groups of between 5 & 6 students and they as a group had to become a publishing house and go about, coming up with a an ethos for the team, produce individual comics, go about advertising MCM and their work and then proceed to sell them.

Gareth and Adrian enjoying a drink with 3rd Year student Becci (Awkward Bex) and Liam 

 Gareth Catches up with students at Greenwich, discussing plans for tomorrows event 

 A couple of 1st years students tagged along with the intentions of enjoying the event and going in as Cosplay Characrers

HEX Comics

Picture above is with all the team from Left to right Christina, Zu, Simon, Brad and Ross

Hex on their way to London, looking quite happy

First incident at table Hex, Simon spills his drink on the table 

A well drilled emergency display kicks in as they clean up, with special help from ZU

Thats better Photoshoot with Zu & Simon

Simon and Brad

A new method of selling comics Christina and Ross.

Techne Comics

Nadia and Tara at the stall selling their comics

Nick and Kate set up position to do commissions  

Maisy shows a first year Phoenix how to sell work at MCM 

Natasha selling her comics

The Super Comic League

Jay and Megan take control behind their table

Chizi and Emily show their technique to draw people over to their stall

Jay and Megan try a different attack to draw people over to their table.

Melanchomics

Reuben and Sam adopt some strange methods  

Vicky and Sonny 

Rob and Izzy 

From Left to right, Chelsea and Rhonna don their Cosplay, Ross... is just Ross, The Arthur Daley of the Comic Village Zu  

Our very own Becci AwkwardBex at the convention 

Alumni 

Rob Cureton the master of Orful Comics. Ex Animation student at Staffs Uni

One of the first students to graduate from Cartoon & Comic Arts Esme Baran, still going strong and now selling Undine Figurines.

Hidden in all that is Millie (Snail lover) Harrop.

Claire Smith - also did a lecture to 2nd years students about the do's and don'ts of selling at conventions. We are hoping to get her back next year (Sept 2015) as well

 
Phillipa Rice Ex Animation student and brilliant comic book artist and illustrator. 

Lex Harford hiding behind her big box.

London MCM

New and Up and coming 

Comic Artist 

heading to London

Below are the logos for 4 publishing houses run by Cartoon & Comic Arts students on their 2nd year of the award at Staffordshire University. They consist of mainly 5 - 6 Students who will be selling their comics and accompanying artwork at the London MCM event Friday 22nd May - Sunday 24th May 

 The comics published at Hex have a common running theme of Magical powers and witchcraft. Writers and artists such as Simon Hughes, Brad Sharples, Christina Webb, Azzuro Zito and Ross Johnstone have all come together to produce a range of work which follows on from one another in an alternative history.

Imagine a world run by a giant corporation "Buygone." In this Post Apocalyptic world  new writers and artist Reuben Baron, Izzy Bosworth, Sam Smith, Sonny Hay, Vicky Hobson and Rob Bieganski tell stories has seen from different inhabitants of thie world. 

These comics look at Fantasy, which range from Changelings, elves and Angels. Jay Wrightman, Megan Lee, Holly McCormack, Chizi Woherem and Emily Moore tell their individually unique stories.

Mythology plays an important part with the writers for Techne Comics. Looking at legends and myths from around the world, including Japan, Norse and Greek. 

Masiy Buchanan-Black, Nadia Williams, Tara Washington,  Kate Sheerin, Nick Dempsey and Natasha Down all tell their individual take on these stories.