The 4th comic convention on my circuit in Telford, West Midlands has come to an end. I enjoyed it- met some great people and received some awesome comments about my work. Means a lot. Dealing with insomnia during a busy weekend event doesn't help matters, but I'm glad everything went smoothly.

Right now I'm in the middle of checking and amending proofs for my latest book, 'The Artist's Guide to Drawing Manga'.  It's looking nice, and hopefully will be available for sale in the coming month or two once it goes to print.

Back from attending the London Anime and Gaming Con. Managed to finally get my Deathnote fan art inked, coloured and printed for the event which got a lot of interest. I'll add it to my portfolio gallery in due course and make prints available for sale through my store soon.

I'm booked up for several UK comic conventions this year. I'll be selling my artwork prints and books.  Feel free to stop by at my table and say hi if attending any of these:

• London anime and gaming Con : 6th / 7th February
• MCM Midlands Comic Con : 13th February
• London Super Comic Con : 20th / 21st February
• London Film and Comic Con : 27th / 28th February
• MCM Liverpool Comic Con : 12th / 13th March
• Medway Comic and Screen Fest : 19th March
• MCM London Comic Con : 27th / 28th / 29th May
• London Film and Comic Con : 29th /30th / 31st July

I'll be updating this list later in the year as and when I'm able to make bookings for other events, so watch this space.

It was my first time attending a convention-like event at the National Space Centre as an artist. I probably wouldn’t have considered it had I not been invited but ‘twas a cool experience and was really nice to meet fellow manga inspired artists and fans alike.

I spent most of my time in the Artists Alley along with talented artists: Chie Kutsuwada, Laura Watton-Davies, Jodie Azhar, Emma Vieceli and Dock, selling postcard prints of some of the character pin-ups I’d worked on and chatting to fans about what I do and art-related things.

I’ll probably attend a few more similar events in the future to get a greater feel for the whole con-going experience and see how they compare :)