Stockwell's Manor

[Stocky Boy]

It's Sunday evening in the UK right now. I should get to bed soon, but I don't want to.

I wonder. Will this feeling of, "I want more weekend", just before retiring to get some sleep for Monday, ever stop until I die? :confused:

If I didn't have to work anymore, and was financially stable, I'm not sure it would stop. The rest of society would still function on the working calendar and recognise Sunday evening as the end of one week and Monday the dreaded beginning of a new struggle until Friday evening. My week may never have a start and finish, but everyone else's would and I wouldn't be able to escape their reality, since it would affect mine.

I feel like I must be talking like JCVD right now. "Ils ne sont pas, aware". :p

[MGM]

I think you'll have this feeling until you die.

[wolf_2099]

Sign. It doesn't.
I have reading week this week, and even now I feel like it's the end of the weekend.

[MGM]

You've been what this week?

[ChimeraCreative]

I have no clear job or direction and life and if it wasn't for Garbage Day being Sunday night, I'd probably never know what day it is. I can't really complain about being an irresponsible bum day in and day out, but there is no real sense of personal satisfaction or achievement when you technically don't have to wear pants or underwear for a month. We all know for Stocky the Achievements Never Cease, so clearly he needs the boundaries of Monday and Friday to maintain his lifestyle. ^_^

[The French Biscuit]

You've been what this week?

It is the Canadian equivalent of Spring Break. We call it Reading Week (I assume) because we have a week to catch up on our reading/homework.

At least, that's the plan

[wolf_2099]

We have an extra week in the spring semester than the winter semester, so when we have a 4 day week (MOnday is a national holiday) they give us a week off.

[Stocky Boy]

When I finish work, I often start humming the Flintstone theme. ;)

[Mr Wallstreet]

I usually walk out of the office singing "When the working day is done, girls just wanna have fun". Thank you Homer Simpson! ;D

[wolf_2099]

When I finish work... oh wait.

Ahahahahaha.

[Fasheem]

It's Sunday evening in the UK right now. I should get to bed soon, but I don't want to.

I wonder. Will this feeling of, "I want more weekend", just before retiring to get some sleep for Monday, ever stop until I die? :confused:

If I didn't have to work anymore, and was financially stable, I'm not sure it would stop. The rest of society would still function on the working calendar and recognise Sunday evening as the end of one week and Monday the dreaded beginning of a new struggle until Friday evening. My week may never have a start and finish, but everyone else's would and I wouldn't be able to escape their reality, since it would affect mine.


This is bullshit, not working is in fact freedom from that depressing feeling of not having enough time for yourself. I'm hoping that only working a little bit will save me from it with my next job.

I still wonder what financial security feels like though hehe. Currently not paying any rent or bills (I want to! I ask about it regularly!) so I have the sweet illusion of financial security. Even that feels pretty good.

[wolf_2099]

Where are you currently Fash?

[Mr Wallstreet]

[QUOTE=Fasheem;1173]

I still wonder what financial security feels like though hehe. /QUOTE]

It's like being wrapped in a blanket with this thing:



http://www.totallyfreecrap.com/Images/May08/snuggle.jpg

[wolf_2099]

Peter Milligan joins Standard Attrition.
http://jasonaaron.org/viewtopic.php?t=1057

He's looking for you Stocky.
He wants to be your big spoon.

[Tragic Angelus]

It's this kind of talk that makes me never want to grow up...

[Stocky Boy]

He hasn't even posted there yet.

Why do I get the nasty feeling that if I post there he'll be hot on my heels. :(:D

[wolf_2099]

Fuck, he's probably found this place and is just trying to figure out what to say.

[Fasheem]

Where are you currently Fash?

Have I not yet posted about how I am living with a friend while I look for/wait to start a new job? Silly me.

[MGM]

No, you haven't.

[Mr Wallstreet]

He hasn't even posted there yet.

Why do I get the nasty feeling that if I post there he'll be hot on my heels. :(:D

Stocky, Milligan could be our "in" with the comic creators; even moreso than XIII's stalking of Jason Aaron. I think you need to stop being selfish and look at the bigger picture.

You need to take one for the team :D

[wolf_2099]

No, you really haven't Fash. Details!

That's cold, wanting Stocky to take one for the team like that.

Thats like asking him to play russian roulette with a beretta.

[wolf_2099]

He has arrived.
http://jasonaaron.org/viewtopic.php?t=1068&start=0

[Stocky Boy]

Hmmmm. I thought I replied to this.

Maybe I replied to a similar comment elsewhere, but basically, notice how he hasn't actually joined yet? My fear about joining up to Standard Attrition would be to join up and suddenly like grease lighting he's joined up, too. :(

[wolf_2099]

He has signed up and posted once already.

[Mr Wallstreet]

Milligan is a patient man. He's just sitting there at his desk, his face bathed in the glow from his monitor, refreshing the board every 2 minutes, waiting quietly for Stocky post a message...

[CountD]

I need a room and a smoking jacket.

hup hup

[Junkogen]

*bursts into The Manor*

"I want the finest wines available to humanity! I want them here and I want them NOW!"

:D

[CountD]

I'm already all up in his liquor cabinet.

/g's to gents'd

[XIII]

He posted and purposefully ignored my stolen comics comment. English gentleman, my ass.

Stocky, really if you weren't working, I'm sure you wouldn't be bothered by Sunday evening sickness anymore.
I know that when I'm on holiday, I don't have that feeling on Sunday evenings.

[XIII]

Also : do you have any details about the B'ham Con? That could be a funny weekend thing to do...
And seeing B'ham again...

[Stocky Boy]

"Finest wines available to humanity!" Possibly one of the best quotes ever!

I'll check out B'ham stuff on the weekend good sir!

[wolf_2099]

Also : do you have any details about the B'ham Con? That could be a funny weekend thing to do...
And seeing B'ham again...

Any cool guests?

Do you mean Bringingham?

[XIII]

It's Birmingham.

[CBKA]

I thought the UK con was held in bristol?

[Stocky Boy]

Apparantly there's actually a number of them when I did a quick search last week.

[wolf_2099]

That calgary expo I was talking about guests list is here.

http://www.calgaryexpo.com/guests.php

Anyone cool?

I know Allred did that X-Force comic signed by milligan. Cooke is obvious.
Wagner is obvious too.
Steve fucking Niles finally.

Anyone else you guys know at all?

[CountD]

C,

Jo Chen is unbelievably hot. Go to her.

Get her to do a buffy sketch for you. She did great covers for Season 8.

D

[CountD]

lol...thread hijacked.

[CBKA]

Apparantly there's actually a number of them when I did a quick search last week.

Oh!

My understanding has always been that the bristol one is the main one but i may be wrong. I bought tickets in advance to it about 4-5 years aago but ended up going to Ibiza with my mates instead.

[XIII]

Frank Cho and Joe Chen.
You should get an autograph of that "Ando" guy from Lost for Meek?. He loves him.

[Mr Wallstreet]

Ando is from HEROES you :artist: bitch

:D

[Stocky Boy]

DDK is the Lost guy.

Do you reckon 'DDK' will catch on?

[Mr Wallstreet]

If that Gods awful "HRG" acronym caught on, I don't see why this won't.

[MGM]

DDK? Who's that?

[Mr Wallstreet]

Daniel Dae Kim

[MGM]

Why don't you just say 'Jin'? :D

[Mr Wallstreet]

Why do things the easy way? :)

[Stocky Boy]

Did you know DDK was walking around NYCC09 with a bloody V For Vendetta mask on?

We probably walked past him a number of times without knowing.

[MGM]

I heard about that, it's pretty funny.

[XIII]

Ando is from HEROES you :artist: bitch

:D

Oops I knew that. I just wasn't thinking when I was posting. I rarely do. :D

If that Gods awful "HRG" acronym caught on, I don't see why this won't.

HRG? Who's that?

Did you know DDK was walking around NYCC09 with a bloody V For Vendetta mask on?

We probably walked past him a number of times without knowing.

Simon Pegg apparently pulled the same trick during SDCC last year. Can't remember what mask he had though.

[Stocky Boy]

Next year we have to pull people's masks off!

[XIII]

Except if they are overweight.

[MGM]

HRG? Who's that?

Horn Rimmed Glasses. Claire's dad.

[XIII]

I would never have guessed.

[wolf_2099]

If that Gods awful "HRG" acronym caught on, I don't see why this won't.

Too much like DK which equals Dark Knight.

[wolf_2099]

Let me know if you got my PM, I can't get confirmation it sent.

[MGM]

I didn't get it. :(

[wolf_2099]

I didn't get it. :(

Sorry, we were discussing how much better he and I are than the rest of you.

[Stocky Boy]

Cool. I got it dude. Reasurring to know stuff - yes, we are better than most, if not all. :D

[wolf_2099]

Most defiantly all.

[XIII]

You are a bunch a secretive sissies is what you are! Since when do you two need to get a private room? I feel left out. :(

[wolf_2099]

You are a bunch a secretive sissies is what you are! Since when do you two need to get a private room? I feel left out. :(

Ask Stocky! He started it!

[CountD]

and get ready for Great Britain to lose to USA in mma!

Will you be watching?

[Stocky Boy]

Hahaha! You mean The Ultimate Fighter?

I wouldn't be surprised. You ge the rare good prospects, but British MMA is still a bit lower down the laddar to Brazilian, Japanese, Canadian and American MMA.

You can join our private room Arn. But we'll make you do things to join. :D

[wolf_2099]

You can join our private room Arn. But we'll make you do things to join. :D

Sexual things.

Deviant things.

Dirty, low down disgusting things.

Tuesday night things, to you, you dirty Frenchman.

[XIII]

So? I'm JDC Alpha Victim. I can take it. :D

Mr. Stocky, it's the weekend. Get me info about British conventions so we can a BX Europe meet-up.

[Stocky Boy]

Dude sorry!

Went drinking with colleagues on Friday to watch one of them play a gig. Spent most of Saturday just chilling and today I just felt like playing Street Fighter 4, which I bought yesterday.

Sorry! I'll check stuff out in my lunch hour tomorrow. Actually, fuck that, I'll do it while working. I'm Stocky Boy, I'm fucking bullet proof at work! :D

[XIII]

I wish I could change your tagline to "Under-achiever". :D

[Stocky Boy]

Just don't ask me if I checked today. :D

[CountD]

why is Arn the resident comicbook database?

Does he have like everything in storage? if so, I want piece of the action.

*dons blue suede jacket and velvet hat*

[CountD]

Hahaha! You mean The Ultimate Fighter?

I wouldn't be surprised. You ge the rare good prospects, but British MMA is still a bit lower down the laddar to Brazilian, Japanese, Canadian and American MMA.

You can join our private room Arn. But we'll make you do things to join. :D


They should just do Brazil vs. The World :snoopy:

[Stocky Boy]

Incidentally D, I just found out that one of the guys who trains at my old gym got through to the final line up!

[XIII]

why is Arn the resident comicbook database?

Does he have like everything in storage? if so, I want piece of the action.

*dons blue suede jacket and velvet hat*

It's because those guys are just lazy bums when it comes to who did what, so I have to have the knowledge otherwise conventions wouldn't be so enjoyable.

[wolf_2099]

It's because those guys are just lazy bums when it comes to who did what, so I have to have the knowledge otherwise conventions wouldn't be so enjoyable.

Hey! We all have our gifts. I see no reason to overlap expertise.

I'm not THAT bad, though.

[XIII]

You're just not as good as I am. :D

[wolf_2099]

Better than Wally, though.

I found Perez and the Kuberts. And did not think Kubert was what, South American?

[CountD]

Incidentally D, I just found out that one of the guys who trains at my old gym got through to the final line up!


pm me his name, plz

[CountD]

It's because those guys are just lazy bums when it comes to who did what, so I have to have the knowledge otherwise conventions wouldn't be so enjoyable.


Ah, I see.

yes, I'm a lazy ass, too. I know what I know. I like what I like. Yet, I'm still snobby about my comics, go figure.

:soapbox:

[XIII]

Better than Wally, though.

I found Perez and the Kuberts. And did not think Kubert was what, South American?

European. Italian. See, you guys need me so much...

[Stocky Boy]

pm me his name, plz

Done! :cool:

[Mr Wallstreet]

Better than Wally, though.

I found Perez and the Kuberts. And did not think Kubert was what, South American?

In my defense, they all look alike to me :lipsrsealed2: :devilish:

[wolf_2099]

In my defense, they all look alike to me :lipsrsealed2: :devilish:

Racist. Us whities don't look all alike.

Those slant eyes, though...

[Stocky Boy]

I swear the only way I could tell Cam and Arn apart was through the height difference. :D

[Mr Wallstreet]

:smilielol5:

[wolf_2099]

I swear the only way I could tell Cam and Arn apart was through the height difference. :D

And the smell.

[CountD]

karma boost for Stocky for sharing the mauling of someone caught in full mount.

hahahaha

[Stocky Boy]

Hopefully there will be more of that to come D!

Apparantly there had to be a fight-off to make it into the house and my boy got through. More interesting tit-bits to get me exciting for TUF9.

Christ-eroo! More than a year to go until NYCC10!

[wolf_2099]

Stocky. Can I try ordering that Velour dressing gown to your place, then possibly having you mail it to me? I can pay you for the shipping of course.

[Stocky Boy]

No prob!

If you like, I could try getting one from the store, if it cuts down some of the delivery cost.

[wolf_2099]

It might! I'll check and see what the delivery cost is in the mornin'.

[CountD]

One thing you don't want to do is try to grapple with someone and bring them down in a bar or in a streetfight. My sensei was quite clear on this and I have to agree.

don't broadcast, hit them , get in and get out.

[wolf_2099]

One thing you don't want to do is try to grapple with someone and bring them down in a bar or in a streetfight. My sensei was quite clear on this and I have to agree.

don't broadcast, hit them , get in and get out.

That's pretty standard, and common sense.

Grappling does jack shit in a fight against multiple people, if you go down, it's over. You need to know how to strike, and strike hard.

[CountD]

I've seen it happen, though, on more than one occassion.

Then, you see the big guys with their haymakers. And big comparitivelyto us...so REALLY BIG GUYS. They just look to land that one blow.

I actually saw someone get ddt's once on a hard floor. Other guy did not get right back up.

As for myself, I usually wear boots to outings and I find they are very effective when used with the little bit I know.

And knowing is half the battle!

http://drmcninja.com/images/highfive.png

[Stocky Boy]

Everything is out the window as far as multiple people go. You're fucked. I agree with you both though. In that sort of desperate situation though, you need to be striking hard, fast and visciously until you can safely get out of the danger zone.

As amazing as anyone's grappling skills could be, you don't want to be on the ground, pinning yourself down as an easy target for back-up buddy head kicking.

[CountD]

In traditional karate, they tell you to grab one person and use them as a shield. It's hard, though.

[wolf_2099]

Everything is out the window as far as multiple people go. You're fucked. I agree with you both though. In that sort of desperate situation though, you need to be striking hard, fast and visciously until you can safely get out of the danger zone.



I get taught how to fuck up 3 peoples shit.
It is an exhausting exercise. Let alone trying to do it in sparring.

You. Never. Stop. Hitting. I mean, not even half a second break between blows.

[Stocky Boy]

So basically, it's all about who can offload multiple clips of ammo, aimed well before the others have a chance to even cock their guns? This would make sense as it maximises your chance of actually succeeding against the odds.

[wolf_2099]

did stocky get a little drunk?

[Stocky Boy]

You mean the phone calls? :D

Actually no my friend. I was at Debenhams yesterday and the dressing gowns were on sale for £42, a reduction from the £60 tag. I was wondering if you wanted me to bag one, but I refrained from texting you, since I thought by the time you would have read it, I'd be long gone from the store. I'll look next week if you want, but I can't gurantee the price.

[wolf_2099]

Sure. I was hung over as balls. Well, no, I was passed out.

It was 8 am here, and the previous evening was my brothers Birthday party.

Thank you for thinking of me.

[wolf_2099]

I am still going to take another poke about their website to order one as soon as I get some time.
Bloody final essays.

[XIII]

http://www.thecomicsshow.co.uk/

So far, only Howard Chaykin has been announced but should we try and organize us all Euros a trip there?

[wolf_2099]

HOWARD CHAYKIN! He did the Shadow years ago!
I <3 the Shadow!

[wolf_2099]

Andy, did you take any photos at NYCC?
Anyone remember if Meek did, either?

[XIII]

I don't think either of them had a camera. Only Wally and me.

[Stocky Boy]

If I did only on my mobile/cell phone and then only a couple of snaps of the JJC.

[CountD]

I meant to send ya a happy easter text. argh

[Stocky Boy]

No worries!

My boy from TUF9 was on Ultimate Talk an MMA news show on the broadcasting channel for UFC events in the UK. I feel vicariously impressive. :D

[wolf_2099]

Andy, I miss you.
Happy belated Easter.

(Was that weird enough?)

[CBKA]

No worries!

My boy from TUF9 was on Ultimate Talk an MMA news show on the broadcasting channel for UFC events in the UK. I feel vicariously impressive. :D

which one is "your boy"?

[XIII]

Andy, I miss you.
Happy belated Easter.

(Was that weird enough?)

In a very homo-erotic way, yes.

[wolf_2099]

In a very homo-erotic way, yes.

That's what I was going for.

[XIII]

Well done!

[CountD]

well, that last UFC bout was utterly boring.

[CountD]

check this out, though:

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc81/Dkernx4/elcea8.gif

[Mr Wallstreet]

Did that guy just take a fall?

[XIII]

Punched him in the throat, didn't he?

[CountD]

notice the torque

[CBKA]

hatton got ktfo. Stayed up until 5.30 in the morning to watch that lol

[CountD]

I think it was a punch to the jaw.

[wolf_2099]

Stockwell, post more.

What's new and exciting in London?

[Stocky Boy]

Yeah, I haven't been posting much at all, have I? When I get in from work or going out, I just don't feel motivated much to post. Prob

Been reading mortgage guides of late.
Need to phone up an adivsor and get an estimation as to how much money I will likely be able to burrow, so I can determine what prices houses/flats I should be looking at.

Got back into wrestling.
I've been to this club near where I work two weeks in a row now. I think I'll join up. I like the BJJ there. Class times are annoyingly late though. Just been doing the Monday no-gi classes. Will try a few gi classes soon and the Muay Thai classes, too.

London's been swelteringly hot!
I've been lunching outside with my lunch group and burning every day and then coming back from lunch feeling far too tired to do any work.

[XIII]

So when you don't pass out in the toilets, you sleep behind your desk. Talk about achievement...

Also, isn't there a whole part of your post missing? Right after "Prob"?

And if you buy something in London, make sure there is a spare bedroom for guests. :D

[Stocky Boy]

So when you don't pass out in the toilets, you sleep behind your desk. Talk about achievement...

Also, isn't there a whole part of your post missing? Right after "Prob"?


You see I'm just not used to posting much anymore, I've forgotten to end sentences. :D

Missed wrestling tonight, since I've got so much work to get on with. It's quite tragic then that I managed to barely do any work in this extra time!

[Fasheem]

My brokeass student is taking a month-long vacation in England. Can she and her friend crash with you? :D

Just kidding of course. But oh man, what is she thinking! They have about 575 pounds each. How fucked are they?

[MGM]

575 pounds for a month? Yeah, good luck with that.

[XIII]

Somebody's going to have to give blowjobs on Soho...

[MGM]

Stocky is a gentleman like that, indeed.

[Stocky Boy]

If they need a pimp, I could do with the money. :D

If she can get around comfortably with £575 in a month, in England she needs to lend me some money-saving advice.

[Fasheem]

If they need a pimp, I could do with the money. :D

If she can get around comfortably with £575 in a month, in England she needs to lend me some money-saving advice.

They're going to be sleeping on the streets. :monocle:

[CountD]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v55/xaraan/hackneysonsl4ll4.gif

[Mr Wallstreet]

:freak:

Now we know the secret to winning any competitive event is groin shots.

[The French Biscuit]

They're going to be sleeping on the streets. :monocle:

That's why you bring a friend. Body heat will get you through a night on the street.

[Stocky Boy]

Plus, if that fails you can always take their coat from them. :D

[wolf_2099]

Stocky, did you end up starting to wrestle or anything again?

[Stocky Boy]

Yeah, every monday. Two hour no gi BJJ.

I'll probably start doing a gi class as well. There's a Muay Thai class before the gi BJJ class on a Tuesday I've been thinking about.

[Stocky Boy]

Oh in other news, I have Iritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).

How unsurprising is that factoid?

Time to get more fiber in the diet, review in three months. Apparantly, IBS is quite common. One in five.

[XIII]

The secret behind the Stocky, at long last revealed! Can it be cured?

[Mr Wallstreet]

Apparantly, IBS is quite common. One in five.

Your physician lied to you to make you feel better. This ailment afflicts only you. Well you and your Iritable Bowel...:hehehm:

Can it be cured?

It sure can. All Stocky needs is for someone to stand outside his bathroom while he is taking a shit and shout words of encouragement. All the positive reinforcement will make taking a shit seem like no big deal.

I nominate XIII to be Stocky's Bowel coach.

[Mr Wallstreet]

I suspect this is how Stocky spends his time on the toilet

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mmBw3uzPnJI/Sm2qiOBvdwI/AAAAAAAArQI/illKq39KQHk/s400/toilet_humor_75.jpg

Don't ask me why I'm picturing Stocky on the shitter...

[wolf_2099]

Don't ask me why I'm picturing Stocky on the shitter...

Because odds are, when someone thinks of Stocky, chances are he is on the shitter.

[XIII]

Passing out from the pain!

[wolf_2099]

Stocky, I wanted to ask you.
How is that Jack Spade bag you bought holding up?

[XIII]

Oh, this reminds me that UniqLo opened a shop in Paris this Fall.

[wolf_2099]

Oh, this reminds me that UniqLo opened a shop in Paris this Fall.

Lucky french bastard.

[XIII]

I don't go to Paris that often you know. But I advised my sis to go check it.

[wolf_2099]

I don't go to Paris that often you know. But I advised my sis to go check it.

I bet you go more often than I go to New York.

[Stocky Boy]

Stocky, I wanted to ask you.
How is that Jack Spade bag you bought holding up?

Haven't used it much, I'm afraid.

Still looks awesome though.

The beanie/"touque" from Element is being put to good use though. Perfect head and ear coverage.

[Stocky Boy]

Question: Would it be wrong for there to be a Lantern ring with a swastika on it?

Powered by oppression - naturally. :D

[The French Biscuit]

Ha, brilliant! But it would never make it past the censors.

[Stocky Boy]

Oh and the 'iconic' creature thing that powers all the Swastika rings, would of course be the spirit of Adolf.

All Swaz Lanterns would have a Hitler tasche - natch.

[Stocky Boy]

So, for all those who got my cocky text message about soon getting Diggle and Jock's signiture, I assume you also got my following text which explained that I didn't. :hehehm:

Diggle didn't show up. Poo!

Jock recognised me though. Quite cool. I saw him ten minutes before he was set to do a game with other artists and writers on one of the stages. He was hanging out by Kieron Gillen and Jamie Mckelvie's table (nabbed their signitures earlier). When I went up to him and asked if he was doing any official signings he looked like he was thinking, "where do I remember seeing this person from?). I told him I was going to watch the artists vs. writers showdown, he said to stick around at the end and he would make sure Diggle signed the trade, but then of course Diggle no showed. I thanked Jock at the end anyway and then scampered to get Cornell's signiture at the Diamond booth.

Didn't realise Ellis was only going to be there for one afternoon, which was annoying, because I had heard the queues were tiny, which would have made for an easy signiture grab. London Expo isn't quite NYCC.

Cornell didn't look like he stayed for that long, because after I got his signiture, I then walked around one last time, went back to the Diamond booth to consider buying Freakangels and Cornell wasn't there anymore.

Anyway, in total I got photos and the following signed:

Gary Erskine - Dan Dare #1
Ben Templesmith - Fell tpb vol 1
Kieron Gillen and Jamie Mckelvie - Phonogram the Singles Club #1-7
Jock - The Losers: Ante up tpb vol 1

[MGM]

Nice!

[Mr Wallstreet]

How many days & how big was the London Expo?

[Stocky Boy]

A little package arrived for me today.


Thanks Cameron! Much appreciated.
Hopefully Mr. Ellis will get a kick out of it, just like I did.
Hopefully I'll be able to locate the ellusive one at another event as well!

What did Stuart Immonem think of your request?


I'll be sure to keep you abreast of any rare Brit creator who's set to appear at any future event.

[wolf_2099]

He thought it was pretty funny.
Nice guy.

I wasn't sure if you had ever read Nextwave, though.

[jedispyder]

LMAO, that's hilarious!

[Mr Wallstreet]

Your swag, I like it

[Stocky Boy]

I can't actually remember everything I got signed by Ellis - apart from Gravel #1. Gravel #1 sticks out in my mind, because it's one of my favourite Ellis books and I already had Mike Wolfer's signiture on it. I'm pretty sure I would have got volumes 1 and 3 of Freakangels signed, since they've both been signed by Paul Duffield. But, I think I may have also got the big collection of Nextwave signed as well. Nextwave was awesome! I think I may have bought this during one of the NYCCs, but got round to reading it just before seeing Ellis at London MCMExpo.

[wolf_2099]

Nextwave and Gravel are my favorites of Ellis, althought I find his new series to be not as good as the mini's, although that would probably be because he scripted the mini's, as opposed to just plotting.


Ellis is doing a tad too much plotting and not full out scripting these days for my taste, it looses a lot of quality.

[wolf_2099]

Got a CD of pictures for you!

Just need an address and I'll try and get them out by the weekend.

[Mr Wallstreet]

Is our Stocky attending the MCM Expo in London?

[MGM]

When will that be?

[XIII]

It was this weekend.

[Stocky Boy]

I did go as a matter of fact.

Got Gail Simone's (big girl) signiture on Tranquility vol 1.

Also got Paul Cornell's signiture on Demon Knight #1 and Kieron Gillen's and Jamie McKelvie's. Those guys are always a pleasure. Jamie was joking that Aaron's Wolverine and the X.Men came out the week before Kieron's Uncanny, because, "they [Marvel] wanted to get the better one out first". :D

I only went on the Saturday, because there's just not that much to do really. A couple of friends joined me at the convention in the afternoon, which was pleasant because in other times it's been just me surrounded by teen cosplayers.

[wolf_2099]

Nice! Happy you enjoyed it. Con's by yourself can be a tad rough.