Computer Games and Podcasts

Hello Hello!

I've recently got into listening to podcasts whilst I do my drawing. Yes, I know I'm about ten years behind the curve but I was used to watching television. Leave me alone. I've mostly been listening to two podcasts in particular - Off the Wall Post and Is It The Future Yet?

I decided to do a drawing for Joey, Jem and Ben - the guys behind Is It The Future Yet? Their podcast is about computer games and technology and what's coming soon. It's perfect for me since I don't have much time to play computer games but I *love* reading about them. Listening about them is even better! Maybe one day I'll upgrade from my DS (hello Pokemon!) and get an X Box or something.

Anyways. Here is a drawing about Is It The Future Yet? You will probably need to listen to the podcast to get the joke - mainly Jem's dog obsession and Ben's catchphrase ("that's ONE, Jem"). You should go and listen to it! You should subscribe to it! I give it a thumbs up. Two thumbs up!

In other news - here are some of my favourite computer games-related songs:



I have never played NMH and I have no idea how I found this song but it's brilliant. Plus, you can substitute the words "reaper, reaper,"  for pretty much anybody's name!




Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time has one of the best soundtracks of anything ever. I think the way you earned each song and had to use them throughout the game meant that the player really took them to heart. Sometimes I find myself just humming the Song of Storms for no reason...




I know it's cheating to have TWO Zelda songs but...I mean...listen to it. How could this not be anyone's favourite song? And I know it's possibly controversial, but I prefer little Cel-Shaded Link to Serious-Face Link.




I'm not much of a Sonic fan (I quite like Tails and Amy though!) but for some reason, this song always makes me smile. I don't know what a Starlight Zone is but I want to go to there.




Rhythm Heaven was a game I had on the DS. It's a rhythm-based affair where you're taught how to play along with the different songs. I think Beyonce was in the advert? This is the song I remember most - possibly because it was science-themed. You know how much I love science.




Ready? FIGHT! Street Fighter 2 ignited my love of fighting games. I played it once at a friend's house and we had it on the Atari (??!) too. Chun Li was my favourite character because she was best. Spinning bird kick? Inspired! And anyone could do that move that involved tapping the kick button really fast.




Scott Pilgrim vs The World is a really hard computer game. I didn't get very far - but I did listen to a lot of the soundtrack which was made by Anamanaguchi. It's the sort of music I wish I could make. Maybe I should try again? Hmmm...




Mario Kart? Yes please! I think I've played all the versions of Mario Kart - they're always so much fun. EXCEPT FOR RAINBOW ROAD!!! I effing hate Rainbow Road - it's always stupidly hard. And getting a Star doesn't stop you from falling off the sides! Bleurgh. Still, lovely song.

I suspect I could go on for a while...but maybe you should tell me what your favourite computer game songs are?

A Survey

DO THIS SURVEY!

Some drawings I did!

Hello!

Here are some drawings I did. Well, two drawings! But I'm posting theme here so you can see them!

The Return of the Facebook Group

Long story but my old and dearly beloved Facebook group is no more...

But don't worry - here is a new one! Tell your friends! And your family! Don't forget the pets!

Manchester MCM Expo - Thoughts and Stuff

Hey There

Sorry I’ve been so lame with this blog. And I’m sorry that I started off my blog with an apology – that’s the worst. I’m finding everything a bit of a struggle lately, like I’m drowning in life. Which is a stupid thing to complain about… I guess I just need to sort myself out, find somewhere to live and stop taking my work home with me.

ANYWAYS. The real reason I’m updating the blog is because I went to Manchester MCM last last weekend. It was the first MCM held in Manchester, although you wouldn’t know it from how busy it was. But yes, start at the start, mustn’t get ahead of myself.

So…I took the day off work and took the train up to Manchester by myself…which probably doesn’t sound like a big deal but I normally go with a pal. I didn’t enjoy getting the train by myself and the carriage smelt. Maybe it was the smell of loneliness? Bleurgh.

So there was a train journey and BOOM! I was in Manchester – pretty much the second I’ve ever been for non-work purposes. Exciting! I trudged over to my hotel but I got a little lost which was upsetting. I’m normally quite good with a map so I assume my sense of direction was on holiday. But I found my hotel in the end and was dazzled by the fact that the shower had TWO (2) shower heads! What the cabbage!

The lovely Joe List then whisked me away on an exciting Manchester adventure – for which I am very grateful. The science museum was closing so we had a quick run around that…but the real highlight was a place called Home Sweet Home that served freshly baked cookies with a nice glass of milk! Hello my dream food, get in my mouth! Then I went back to the hotel, did some drawing and slept. Well done me.

Then it was Saturday! Time for MCM Expo. I’ve been to a load of Expos in London so this was the first MCM in Manchester. I wasn’t sure how busy it would be to be honest… But I made my way there with the normal comics and tote bags and things… and there was already a hefty queue! And so many cosplayers! We all know how much I love a good cosplayer so here are some of my favourite costumes:

This guy was Totoro! I asked him to come back (so I could ask him where I could get that costume…) but alas! He didn’t come back so I’ll never know! Still – excellent costume and I suggested he come to the next convention as Snorlax! Who doesn’t love Snorlax?

Now these three Pokemon trainers did a great job! Well, two of them. Poor middle dude! Unless he’s a Pokemon trainer I don’t recognise? It’s possible. Oh! And this Misty was the second Misty I was on that day, although this was the only lady Misty. I believe there’s a photo floating around of the two of them so feel free to email it to me.

Did you ever play Pikmin? I didn’t…but I recognise this costume and it’s a corker! We had an awkward moment where it turns out that talking through a helmet is pretty tricky. But still – ace costume! Well done!

This is a great costume that my pissy phone doesn’t do justice to. So, he’s a smartly dressed dude (who was very nice) but he had these amazing…goat legs! Furry goat legs! That were real and that he was walking around on! Ah! So cool! I want goat legs!

Right. So the event was super busy and I was really pleased for Gary who helped organise the Comic Village. He was really nice, checking up on stall holders throughout the day. On the downside, I’m normally well-prepared for events, bringing sandwiches and food along with me. But I didn’t bring anything this time since I didn’t have a fridge. So obviously, the place to buy food from was a bit lame and I spent the day feeling a bit out of sorts. I’ve learnt my lesson though – ALWAYS bring food and drink.

As always, it was nice to see comics pals – Joe, Lynn and Lizz were all exhibiting too. And afterwards I got to see Jonathan, Felt Mistress and John. YAY! Plus, I met so many new people – and some effing talented ones to boot. I hope that at least some of them enjoy reading the comic and I hope that even more of them want to be pals.

Also, if you’re a new reader and you found your way here through a flyer from MCM Expo Manchester then hello!

Right, bed time. And I need to find somewhere to live. And start eating properly. Maybe that’s why I’m feeling so bleurgh lately?

Oh – and if I haven’t already posted it, this was the soundtrack to that weekend for me:

Manchester MCM Expo

Hello Hello!

Firstly - thanks to everyone for the nice comments in the last post. I defo chose the right week to go down to three updates - I've been pretty busy! On the down side, I have found it pretty weird not uploading a different drawing every day. I miss having daily feedback. I just need to get all my new comics done quickly...

The other hot news is that I'm at Manchester MCM Expo on Saturday! If you're around that area then come along and visit me. I'll have tote bags and comics and badges... and this will possibly be the last lot of People I Know: Year One for sale since there's only a few comics left. I might reprint it. I might not! WHO KNOWS!?

Anyways. Yeah. Thanks for being nice!

ARE YOU WELL?

Stay out of trouble
TWx

An Update About Updating

Hello hello!

Sorry it’s been a so long since my last blog post – I’ve been super busy, as I’ll explain in a bit.

The important thing you missed was my trip to Birmingham for the delightful Birmingham Zine Festival. Organised by some genuine zine and comic enthusiasts, it had levelled-up since last year and was held in a fancy shop. Hello/Thanks to everyone that came to visit and double thanks to the lovely David O’Connell who put up with sharing a table with me.

But yeah… I’ve got bad news. Or good news if you hate my comics.

I know I’ve been talking about it for a while but as of next week I’ll only be updating my website three times a week – Monday, Wednesday and Friday. There’s a bunch of reasons for the change and here are some of them:

I need to move house this month (BOO!) so I’ve got to spend the next month trying to find somewhere that has nice people, is cheap (by London standards) and isn’t haunted.

I’ve sort of got a new role at work (HOORAY!) and I suspect I’m going to be a working across more projects than I used to. Although it means I get to meet new people too which is exciting.

People are actually asking me to do drawings for them for professional projects. Well, sort of. I’ll tell you about those when they start appearing. EXCITING!!

I want to make a new things that aren’t always webcomics – at the moment, I *really* want to make a podcast! And some music! And I totally need to make new merch for my next batch of shows – which will include People I Know #14 and another interactive comic and maybe a little comic about wizards. But I need to free up time from somewhere…

I think those are the key reasons. I hope that all makes sense and you don’t think less of me. I’m hoping to be back to five webcomics a week in a few months. Originally I thought about putting the website on hold completely and just taking a really intensive break…but I decided that was stupid. I hope you don’t think three updates a week is stupid. In fact, I hope you’ll tell your friends to come and visit and to like my comics.

OH! And Wizarding Wednesday will no longer be every Wednesday because then every third drawing I did would be of a wizard. It’ll probably be every other week instead…just keep your eyes peeled.

tl;dr – I’ll be updating my website on Monday, Wednesday and Friday for a few months while I work on new projects and get my life in order. I hope we can still be pals.

Catching Up

Soooooo.... I went home for Father's Day and Dad told me off for not updating my blog in over a week. I was shocked becuase:
a) I didn't know he read this (hello Dad!)
b) I didn't realise it had been so long!

Sorry! You've missed all sorts of things!

So, I still need to type up something about MCM Expo but the main thing is that it was very good fun. Thanks to everyone that came by! Some people even came to my table saying they read People I Know! What the what?! Amazing.

What else have you missed? Well, I've been catching up with Game of Thrones at a BFF's house who is lucky enough to have both a television and Sky Atlantic. It's really complicated but good fun. Oh - but it's a bit gross and saucy! Don't watch it if you don't like things like that.

I did a drawing for Picard Day!

The washing machine broke and I had to visit the laundrette...which was expensive and harrowing. But not as harrowing at my rendition of Paparazzi at work karaoke! We went bowling beforehand (I won the second game with a score of 146) and I actually had a really fun time. I should start doing more social things I guess... I also sand Don't Stop Believin' from Glee, Life by Des'ree and Lay All Your Love by ABBA. It was a bit awkward though since two of the people there could *really* sing - and they're the worst people to be with at karaoke. Bleurgh.

This week had a very bizarre moment when one of my drawings really blew up (for me at least) across Tumblr. My drawings normally get two or three notes/reblogs/likes but the one I uploaded on Tuesday currently has over 13,000! What. The. Eff?! I know that this is small fry for big Internet types, but it's HUGE for me! I'm kicking myself for not writing the website address in the corner of my drawing (that won't happen again) and I can't get my head around how popular it has been. So thanks to everyone that reblogged it and what not. I hope I can make another drawing soon that is equally as popular!

I also went on a fun trip to the Tate Modern with a new pal. It was really raining and my shoes broke but it was worth it just to see a lady do some dancing in the Turbine Hall, only to be chased away by a security guard. Until he appeared, we weren't sure if the dancing lady was an artist or not. Hooray for Modern Art!

FINAL RANDOM THING: I set up a SoundCloud for some of my old songs! YAY!

FINAL RANDOM PICTURES: 

My Birthday: Part 3

So, in today's drawing, the wizards give me a magical makeover as a birthday gift...

I had good fun coming up with all the things I think they'd give me so here's a rundown:

Wizard Week 2011: The Final Few

 Hello!

Remember a few weeks ago when it was Wizard Week 2011? I hope so since it was so much fun. I received a few wizards after I'd written up the final entry and although it's no longer Wizard Week, it would be a shame to waste them... So here they are!

This double wizard party was sent in by Matt - someone I met at MCM Expo some time. Matt really likes comics! And you know what, I think he must really like wizards too, except for the second wizards being dead. I think Matt gets bonus points for one of his wizards using his beard as a bird-holding device. What a good idea! Thanks Matt!

I spy with my little eye, something beginning with W... Yes! It's a Wizard! This one was sent in by Hurc who I know through Twitter. I love the book that this wizard is holding - it's totally the sort of book I would buy, especially because magic seems pretty confusing and must be tough. it's also refreshing to see a wizard with a gem on the end of his staff. Gems are important! Thanks for wizard Hurc!

So...this is possibly the final wizard for Wizard Week 2011 and lucky for you, this beardy beauty was sent in by Stuart. And look at his little pointy feet! In my mind, wizards always wear robes but Stuart's onto something - trousers and pointy shoes would make a lot more sense. I mean, you could move around and you look like you could be in a band! And what an amazing beard! Thanks Stuart!


So yeah - that's probably it. I hope I didn't forget anyone! Thanks again to everyone who sent in wizards - I really appreciate it. And I hope you enjoyed yourself!