We have a whole bunch of news on the Down Below Kickstarter. Things are still full-steam ahead on the campaign. The social media marketing is almost entirely focused on the creators, with bios for teams posted one a day. We’re excited with how well the campaign is going. We have the final cover design to…
At the moment, there’s not a huge amount to say from the Limit Break Comics’ front that wasn’t already mentioned in the awards section. The pitches for Down Below are still being sorted through. We received more than five times as many pitches for the book as we did for Turning Roads, so it’s taking slightly longer to narrow down…
The 2021 ICN Awards results were announced yesterday! I’m delighted to say that Turning Roads (you know, that little thing) won Best Irish Anthology. The book means a lot to me, as the first project of its kind that I’ve tackled, and as a book in its own right. I was fortunate to get to work with 35…
The ICN Awards nominations were recently announced. In a first for me, I’ve got nominations across the board, and I’d really appreciate public votes to help a little bit! https://irishcomicnews.dreamhosters.com/2022/01/17/icn-awards-2021/ (ICN has since shut down, so I have removed this link.) The ICN Awards are a staple of the Irish comic community which we all…
In the first weekend of December, I went to Lisbon for Smofcon. The convention usually takes place in the States, so when the team from Dublin2019 offered stipends for Irish fans to attend, I jumped at the opportunity. For those who don’t know – which I imagine is most, if not all of my subscriber…
This past weekend, myself and Gareth Luby met in Harrogate to represent Limit Break Comics at Thought Bubble. There, we were able to launch Turning Roads, bring our books to a UK show for the first time, and meet some fellow creators. It was a fun, but exhausting weekend, and though it was clear the pandemic…
In July 2019, I launched my first ever Kickstarter to fund the printing of Plexus #1. That book contains stories illustrated by Rebecca Reynolds, Colm Griffin and Steve Mardo, telling science fiction stories with a focus on the human element. Issue two is now live on Kickstarter, for which I’m joined by Donna A Black, Barry…
One of the biggest pieces of news I have this week is about Thought Bubble, the largest comic festival in the UK. I first ventured into the convention’s halls in 2018 with Gary and Gareth from Limit Break Comics, when the event took place across multiple marquees and buildings in Leeds. We returned in 2019…
This weekend is Octocon, starting on Friday October 1st at 7.45pm with the Opening Ceremony. I have a busy weekend ahead of me after that, moderating three panels, appearing on a game show, launching a book and running a workshop! I’ve planned out my whole weekend to fill with other programme items, too, so it’s…
Launching at Octocon, and due for release on Amazon next week, is Cupán Fae’s sixth anthology of short stories. Fierce: A Hopepunk Anthology collects work from five authors centred around Hopepunk and the battle for life in the face of adversity. The stories lean towards science fiction as a toolbox for hope, with tales of alien invasion,…