| Comix Reader 3 - London's Comics Newspaper Returns! |
[May. 18th, 2012|07:00 pm] |
I'm so excited to announce that London's comics newspaper, the Comix Reader, is BACK with an amazing third issue!
This stunning collection of one-page comics (with one two-page collaboration!) by many of London's most interesting cartoonists is as always edited by the astounding Richard Cowdry. I've got a page in here...Here's a sneak peek at mine ( under the cut! )
I'm also the only North American stockist - I have dwindling supplies of issue one and two, but have just been re-stocked with issue 3.
Check out my Etsy shop for the full listing. |
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| Copyright Protection |
[May. 10th, 2012|10:17 am] |
More recent work for British crafts website Crafty Crafty, this time for an article about copyright protection for crafters.
In other news the CAE t-shirt contest is still open! Thanks to everyone who's voted so far - I'm lagging behind, but I'm proud of my design and glad to be involved with a great organization. CAE do so much to promote self-defense in NYC - to learn more, visit their website.
Plus, never say die! I'm not giving up - and you have until Monday to vote. Whores of Mensa, Strumpets, Team Comics - if you have a moment, please vote! |
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| MoCCA This Weekend!!!! |
[Apr. 27th, 2012|11:19 am] |
Above: my illustration-in-progress of Gretchen Hirsch, aka Gertie from Gertie's New Blog for Better Sewing. Client: Crafty Crafty. Copyright Ellen Lindner.
This weekend is the MoCCA festival, and I can't wait!!!!
Why not? Well, it's my first MoCCA as a newly re-minted New Yorker!
I'll be sharing with some great people: Karen Sneider, Jon Lewis, Robyn Chapman, Domitille Collardey and Dennis Pacheco!
Plus: this will be the USA debut of the Strumpet, the transatlantic journal of ladies' cartoon art!
Double plus: I'll have copies of the new, British hardcover edition of Undertow!
Triple plus: I'll be selling copies of the brand-new Comix Reader 3!!!!!! Only available from moi, folks.
Quadruple plus: I'll be selling ink+PAPER, the UK's brand-new mag full of art and interviews - plus full-color COMICS!!!!
In other news, we're looking for apartments and I would love any work that involves writing or drawing...if you hear anything like that in the NYC area, please let me know!
In the meantime I'm doing craft reporting for excellent UK online magazine Crafty Crafty - upcoming I've got interviews with Kat Roberts and Gretchen Hirsch.
Please 'like' us on Facebook, or leave a comment on the website if you like what we do! Or follow us on Twitter - we're @craftycrafty
See you in the city.... |
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| An Appreciation: Nicola Streeten, Cartoonist, Memoirist and Community Organiser |
[Apr. 7th, 2012|01:24 pm] |
Nicola Streeten by Ellen Lindner
Tonight I'll be speaking as part of Laydeez do Comics NYC, a popup incarnation of the well-loved London comics discussion group.
In honor of the occasion, I thought I'd quickly introduce you to Nicola Streeten, the MC for the evening and one of the co-founders (with Sarah Lightman) of Laydeez.
Nicola has a new book out, which I'm sure she'll be speaking about tonight: Billy, Me & You from British imprint Myriad Editions.
It turns out that, long before I knew her, Nicola's young son died very suddenly. Billy, Me & You, which first appeared in the zine Nicola publishes with her daughter and her husband, is about her and her family's struggle to struggle onwards despite their loss. It's a gripping, affecting, and necessary look at grief, and how it affects our lives.
This video from Channel 4 News gives you a real sense of Nicola as a person.
In the years since this tragic loss, Nicola has done so much for the London comics scene, it's hard to describe. Laydeez has become a real touchstone, a monthly club where comics enthusiasts can get to know one another.
How? Quite simply, in what always begins each meeting: a short session in which we all introduce ourselves. It's impossible to remain nameless at Laydeez, quite an achievement in what can often be a very cold city.
You can read what the Guardian has to say about Nicola and her book - or you can come tonight, and hear her speak about it in person. I recommend the latter course!
Laydeez do Comics NYC is tonight, 7PM, at Studio G, South Oxford Space, 138 S. Oxford Street, Brooklyn NY, between Atlantic Avenue and Fulton Street. The nearest subway is Lafayette Ave (Studio G is straight opposite the main entrance).
See you there! |
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| Stan Lee/Grange Hill Mashup! With art by moi! |
[Apr. 2nd, 2012|11:20 pm] |
Above: the full page, with less Grange Hill-esque whizzing around!
Recently a good pal of mine, Geek Night In head-geek Richard Preston, asked me to do some art for a secret project of his - a geeky, Grange Hill-inspired mini biopic of Marvel mighty man Stan Lee!
It's live now on YouTube - check it out!
If you like British comedy and geek culture in general Geek Night In is a must-listen! Check it out on the Geek Night In webpage, or listen on iTunes.
World of Geek promises to be just as good, just with different goals. Gone will be the gentle quizzes and tormenting of half-geek Fergus - World of Geek(I hear) aims for nothing less than Loki-esque universal domination.
Rich is working on a full-length interview of Stan, for which this is the intro...so stay tuned! |
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| Cakehole Postcard and a Passel of Personal Appearances |
[Mar. 22nd, 2012|03:21 pm] |
Happy Spring, folks!
To celebrate, here's a postcard I've done for London boutique bakery Cakehole. This image is part of a suite of illustrations I've done for their direct marketing, market stall, and even their van! I hope to share more as the Spring goes on - if you're ever at the Oval Farmer's Market, or any of their other London markets, please stop by and say hello!
In other news, I've come out of my shell a bit (it's hard moving! :) ) and I'm stepping out on the NYC scene a bit.
The wonderful Nicola Streeten is taking her Laydeez do Comics group international, and has asked me to speak at the first ever New York City popup on April 7th! (For a glimpse of my long-time love affair with Laydeez, check out my celebration of Posy Simmonds' appearance on their blog).
Here's where to go: Studio G, South Oxford Space, 138 S. Oxford Street, Brooklyn NY 11217
Afterparty at Pacific Standard! Contact Nicola at "Nicola at laydeez do comics dawt calm" to reserve your place - seating is limited! A $1.50 donation goes towards paying for the space, as it does at London meetings.
My fellow speakers include writer and curator Michael Kaminer, illustrator Bonnie L. Millard, Nicola herself (she's the very highly acclaimed author of Billy, Me and You), and Laydeez co-founder Sarah Lightman (who will be appearing via a video-link!) I'm so excited to share the stage with these folks and talk about Undertow and The Strumpet. Fun starts at 7 PM - be there!
In a second New York appearance, I'll be performing with some of my favorite cartoonists as part of the annual KGB Easter Comix/Graphic Novelist night. This event will be a little different in that I'll actually be reading my comics aloud in front of a crowd - a first for me! Wish me luck, and if you're in town, come along! Also on the bill are the amazing Leela Corman, the swamp-tastic Jon Lewis and Secret Acres soon-to-be-megastar Sean Ford.
KGB is located at 85 E. 4th, and we'll go on at 7PM - I'm excited to be a part of their long-running tradition of fantastic arts events, and very grateful to Robyn Chapman for the invitation to participate.
A lot more news on the way...I've been silent for too long! Hope you're all well, and thanks as ever for reading. |
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| The Strumpet at Comics Gosh!p |
[Mar. 12th, 2012|11:01 pm] |
Above: the new location of Gosh! Comics, our venue for the Comics Gosh!p meeting on March 14th (Photo by gruntzooki on Flickr, aka Cory Doctorow)
So much is going on here - but for the moment I'd like to turn your attention eastward, to old Londontown, where the Strumpet (also known at the comic I edit with the wonderful ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif?v=91.7) cleanskies, aka Jeremy Day) is the topic of this Wednesday's Comics Gosh!p at Gosh! Comics.
That's right, London's premier comics reading group has chosen little old us to discuss!
The festivities start a 7PM, and I'll be appearing via Skype, with various Strumpet and Strumpet sympathizers will be appearing in the flesh.
Need a copy? If you're in the UK I recommend the online shop run by our pals at ink + PAPER - if you're in the US than you can hit up my Etsy. Copious numbers of copies will also be available at Gosh! on the night.
Our transatlantic move has finally slipped away into memory, and I'm now very busy again doing what I love best - drawing! I hope to have some stuff to show you soon...but in the meantime, see you at Gosh! Comics this Wednesday! |
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| Undertow Launch with Soaring Penguin Press!!! |
[Feb. 6th, 2012|11:06 am] |
Thanks so much to everyone who came along for my launch last Thursday! It was an incredible night. Thanks especially to my new publisher, John Anderson of Soaring Penguin Press.
What a fun night! I signed all the way through - I had a lot of fun making slightly over-elaborate sketches for friends and fans who came along.
Want your own copy? Soaring Penguin Press has copies that I've signed - you can also go to Amazon, but my favourite UK retailers Page 45, Gosh! and Orbital, all have copies.
It's a beautiful hardback book, very reasonably priced at £14.99 - if you'd like a special signed copy (ie, a large sketch rather than a signature), please email me at ellen art littlewhitebird dawt calm, and we can make arrangements. |
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