UK residence? Or on similar time zones?

[getsuart]

@TetheredComic Annecy and Angoulême are two big festivals for professionals, yup ! But Annecy costs a lot apparently, if you want to be there also as a profesional and have some meeting with them. A friend of mine goes there this year, I'll ask him how it was
In term on convention for both professional and amateur, we got Japan Expo. In november, there is Paris Comic Con, but it's all new, so I can't tell much about it.
Oh yeah, I remember Thought Bubble! MCM London must be harder to reach :o

@elixiadragmire I understand this sooo much. Hope you can still try it one day, because big conventions always have something great inside

[yvettegustafsson]

I'm from Sweden too, like @AnnaLandin There are a handful of Swedish comics creators here that I know of. The most difficult time I have with the time difference is when I should post my comics. I don't want to post them when everyone in the US is asleep, but I also want to be awake myself and when I've tried to optimize it it has gone really bad, the time stamp on the comic has been in the middle of the night anyway

I'd love it if Tapastic made Tapastic creator T-shirts or something, to wear at cons, to find others from here. would that be something, @STAFF ?

I've also missed out on many live streams, but the good thing is, when I've been notified about a live stream from Tapastic Staff, and I put the event in my calendar it automatically puts it where it happens in my end of the world If there could be a calendar for all the live streams going on on Tapastic, I'd feel like I was at a con several times a week and I would love it

[AnnaLandin]

Yeah, like @yvettegustafsson, I've had a hard time deciding when to post my comics - and finally decided to schedule updates for 19.00 Swedish time, which ends up being 10 AM PST. It seems to coincide with a lot of people being fairly active online, but it also not so late that I have to stay up past bedtime to announce updates on Twitter and stuff.

Re: cons - I've been to a few, but only Swedish ones. Most of them have been Stockholm's International Comics Festival - aka SIS - which is a fairly small affair as cons go. I've also been to a more anime/manga-focused con in Uppsala. I didn't sell quite as well there as I did at SIS, but still managed to cover my costs. This fall, I'll be at Comic Con Stockholm, which is HUGE by Swedish con-standards. Crossing my fingers and hoping it goes well!

[purrlpankras]

They're really expensive for tickets... ;_ ; aaaand also I don't like people.
but now I am willing to go to one.

[igneriss]

Oh wow, 10-12 difference is A LOT! o Ao well, this can on lead to wall-of-text messages, haha CX
I know that there actually is a community for artists in my country, but it is said to have not-so-friendly atmosphere- just people mistaking constructive critism with offending someone. So no thank you ; v;

[TetheredComic]

@igneriss Yea I can't stand that, people ask for help and yet they don't like it if you say stuff that would benefit them D:

Though saying that, I do remember finding it difficult when I first started out, I wasn't use to constructive criticism because it felt like I was doing something wrong : P

@purrlpankras7 oh sweet! I am sure someone might start a thread in regards to a comic con XD or at least I will, if anyone can make it I shall put the details there : P

[TetheredComic]

I would really recommend Annecy if you can get there, I really want to go back one day. It can be expensive, but to save money I went as a student and also stayed at a camp site XD which is fine if you don't mind all the drunk students at 1am in the morning >_o;;

I am surprised France doesn't have more established comic cons, they have some AMAZING comic artists over there!

[punkarsenic]

eyo londoner here. im trying to cut down on how many cons i go to tho (i used to go to both mcm's) bc theyre loud and expensive

[TetheredComic]

How much is it approximately? >.> I'm guessing you didn't have to pay for accommodation? : P

[punkarsenic]

it can be smth like 20 quid for one day w/out the longass queueing. which aint rly worth it for me bc it tends to be a day of Pain (im autistic so the loud noise and new people everywhere - and all the huggers - is awful!)

shame tho, bc its the best way to find cheap comics

[TetheredComic]

Ah yea dude, my sister is Aspergers and has huge issues with crowds too >_o also not fun when people don't see her coz she's in a wheelchair at hip height! XD The way we handle it is by sort of surrounding her (there is me, my mum, 2 sisters and 2 friends) who make a bit of a human wall to stop her from being bumped into : P and when she gets too stressed from all the people we all take a break in the corner or something! She has also reverted to barking at people in the way, and hissing at anyone who wants to hug her >.>

Kudos to you for going to the cons though, I know it can be super stressful in crowds at the best of times D:

Have you tried maybe some of the smaller cons in smaller towns/cities?

[punkarsenic]

idk many other cons, only the ones hosted at the excel. i might look into smaller cons though, thats a good idea. do you know any?

[TetheredComic]

There are a couple down South around Bournemouth, film and comic festivals and cons. Though I don't know about how busy they are as I've not been to one yet. I think my friend mentioned about one place where you could get a bunch of comics for super cheap just for one day, but from the sounds of it, that was SUPER busy! I will keep an eye out, or if I do make it to one of those, shall probably post about it to see if anyone local is going to go there : )

[punkarsenic]

sik ill be looking out for any posts abt that then, and ill look into them cons

[igneriss]

Actually, that's the other way round there- people being really rude when commenting on someone's artwork. No constructive criticism, just basically telling you that you should stop drawing because your art hurt their eyes. At least that's what I've heard about that place XD

[Jrej]

Looks like there actually is a lot of people from this time zone.
I am in Canada at the moment but will be going back to France for good in just a few weeks.
That would be just an hour difference!

I've been to London MCM comic con once, didn't make it inside. Sooo much people!!!
I got cool photos with cosplayers outside though!

I might go back sometime...

[TetheredComic]

@igneriss Oh jeez! Yea stay away from places like that :S sounds like people being mean for the sake of being mean!!

@Jrej Ooooo!!! Bring me back some maple syrup! XD A French speaking friend of mine said that Canadian French was really different from French speakers in France <.< Like, a lot of slang and pronounced things differently....is this true? CAN'T TELL THE DIFFERENCE DX

[Jrej]

The syrup is already in my bag!!!
The quebec french IS very different. I could understand but there are other words they use and the accent sounds funny to me! I was in Vancouver so didn't get to chance to meet too many!

[juniorguilherme340]

well i do live in uk, pretty close to london in fact, i dont mind chat about comics, i myself am a creator

[zod]

Live in the heart of London, contract designer but also get time to pop into a coffee shop and work on paintings and ofcourse the comic when I get a chance, if it's an explicit/nude scene I tend to do it at home. But find it a nice feeling to just pop out, find a nice coffee shop and draw on the laptop

Though I tend to visit furry conventions given the nature of the comic, I dont know MCM would be right to try and advertise it there