Comiket Fun

LOTS of fun was to be had at this weekend's Comiket, and the crazy dinner afterwards! Every party should have a Lady Gaga-appreciating pianist on hand, to facilitate PIZZA DANCING!


Ahem. Anyhooo....


Here's some cool stuff that we got for the Whores of Mensa Library.


FIRST! Have you read Gill Hatcher's Team Girl Comics? Based in Scotland, these young cartoonists are all women, and they are all pretty rad. Check them out online at http://teamgirlcomic.tumblr.com/


Second, if you don't know about Blank Slate Books...well, catch up, will you? These UK publishers are getting people like Mawil, Darryl Cunningham and Oliver East the attention they deserve, and their new book, Sleepyheads, is by Flemish artist Randall C. Find out more on the Blank Slate website.


Third, you need more appalling nonsense in your life. Conveniently, Gareth Brookes' new mini, Sherlock Holmes vs. Skeletor, supplies all you could possibly want. These arch-enemies play pranks on each other that do credit to no one except, well, Gareth. And did we mention that the cover contains hand-applied stenciling, great typography, and a mushroom cloud?


Nextly, newly minted Londoner John Cei Douglas didn't have a table, but he handed us a lovely duotone print of a comic he recently completed for Leicestershire Mind, a great mental health charity. It's also included in the newest Solipsistic Pop, debuting at the Black Heart in Camden THIS FRIDAY 12th NOVEMBER (just, you know...fyi.)


We met Kripa Joshi when Ellen spoke at Laydeez Do Comics. This SVA MFA grad is just...well...we're in love with her full-colour, bubbly, fanciful comics. Pick up Miss Moti, Kripa's amazing ongoing series, from her Etsy.


And what a surprise! Jeremy had a new mini for the festival, collecting her weekly comics (which you really should be reading!) You can get copies of Please Send Help, or catch up on Jeremy's latest weekly offering, from her website.


Many thanks to Peter Stanbury for organizing a great day. So many comics to read!

Comica Comiket, this Sunday!

Need a copy of Whores of Mensa 5? A badge, t-shirt or print? Care to watch Whores of Mensa 5 co-editor Ellen Lindner draw in front of a crowd for 25 minutes? Or perhaps you are just hoping to find the best of British small press cartooning, in one centrally located London room?


Any which way you see it, this Sunday's Comica Comiket is the place to be, Whores Fans. Ellen and Jeremy will be selling, signing and drawing on their comics - a rare confluence of Whores. Also, the Comiket with be sharing a space with the redoubtable Comix Mart, so you can pick up some fun Marvel back issues while you're at it - perfect for Covered Blog inspiration.


Hope to see you there!

Whores of Mensa - THE T-SHIRT!!!!!

We have a special treat for you, our loyal readers - the very first EVER Whores of Mensa t-shirt!





Hand-printed in a very limited edition of 100 by Friend-of-WoM Andy Foot, and featuring a design by Cliodhna Lyons, Maartje Schalkx and Ellen Lindner, this 100% cotton shirt will make you hot and cool by turns!


Pick yours up from our Etsy shop today! (Edit: having trouble with Etsy? Please send me a mail at ellen at littlewhitebird dawt calm )


Or, buy one from us in person at BICS (this weekend!) or Leeds' very own Thought Bubble (20th November).


See you soon...

The Great Whores of Mensa Mailout of 2010

Here at Whores of Mensa HQ - South London division - the Great Mailout of 2010 continues!





Chaos reigns as we try to get packages out to our Kickstarter donors in a timely manner.


What is a timely manner, you ask? Anything quick enough so that our readers get some comics without undue delays, but not so quickly that we hold up the queue at the local post office for days on end. Tis a delicate balance, and we appreciate your patience. (We're not sending out any shop or review copies until we're done - I hope that demonstrates our seriousity!)





For those of you who went for our $25 donor bracket, you will be rewarded with the above loveliness.
A Gocco print, drawn by Sarah McIntyre, designed and printed by Ellen Lindner. Who could ask for anything more?


Missed out on the Kickstarter mayhem altogether? Please, let me remind you that our current issue is now on sale in our Etsy shoppe!





In other news this lovely bit of swag has arrive in the Whores of Mensa mailbox. It's Mardou's minicomics updating of her Anais Nin bio from Whores of Mensa 4, and it's a must-have. If you're in the UK, we'll be dropping it off at Gosh! this week. Send us a message if you're outside London (but inside the UK) and would like to arrange a delivery - it's £2 sterling. If you're in the US, you'll soon be able to order it here!


Thanks, as always, for reading!

Editrix Ellen Speaking Tomorrow Night (27th Sept.) at Laydeez do Comics

Tomorrow night, Monday 27th September, Whores of Mensa co-editrix Ellen will be making her London speaking debut at the monthly meeting of Laydeez do Comics!


Ellen will be discussing her own work, as well as the process of putting together a small press anthology like Whores of Mensa. Got an idea to do your own anthology, but a bit confused about where to get started? Come on down and pose your questions to Ellen. Here's some info on the location - Ellen will be on around 8PM.


In other nice news London comics journalist Mike Leader gave us a shout in the course of the last We Are Words and Pictures radio broadcast! Lovely Philippa Rice was Mike's principal guest, which makes us only recommend this show all the more highly. Philippa's brilliant strip My Cardboard Life lights up the London comic scene. So read all about it and find a link to the download here.


Thanks for reading! Hope to see you tomorrow night!

Whores of Mensa 5 Now on Etsy!

Itching to get your hands on a copy of Whores of Mensa 5? Quite a ways from our main stockist, Gosh! London?


Fear no more! We're currently selling the limited print run of Whores of Mensa 5 through ace DIY site Etsy!







Art by Emily Ryan Lerner and Maartje Schalkx



Art by Cliodhna Lyons



Art by Sarah McIntyre



Art by Ellen Lindner





Here's our page: http://www.etsy.com/listing/56811730/whores-of-mensa-5-amazing-comics-amazing


Any questions? Please let us know. And in the meantime, please take a tour of our new issue, with some rockin' sounds by the lovely Eugene Machine, our new favourite band.





Whores of Mensa 5 - On Sale Now! from Ellen Lindner on Vimeo.

Welcome to the House of Whores

Wow! What an amazing turnout for our Whores of Mensa 5 launch party!


Whores of Mensa contributor Sarah McIntyre and illustrator Noelle Davies-Brock, in an unguarded moment. Photos by Jeremy Dennis.


Thanks so much to everyone who stopped by and bought a copy, and extra-super-thanks to Maartje Schalkx for hosting us in her incredible Old Street loft!


Our first purchase, by Richard Hayes of the Comics Creators Guild...a moment of calm....




...and then, BAM! As so frequently happened, we turned around and the room was full of people. In this case, manic Whores 5 fans!




Kickstarter supporter Sean Purdy, champion blogger Anna Jay, comics writer Dylan Wyn Owen and illustrator Noelle Davies-Brock.


The soon to be devoured spread of cakes and other treats...

Photo by Andrew Youngson.




BBC journo George South and Beaver and Steve creator James Turner.




Whores 5 co-editrix in chief Ellen Lindner, illustrator John Cei Douglas, the mysterious Ed, and comics journalist Mike Leader.



Our raging DJ, Mr. Reginald Frothy (aka Beano star Gary Northfield)



This what we like to see! Paying customers. Why, what else did you think I meant?




What more to say? Well, you can now buy Whores of Mensa 5 at Gosh! London. We're getting copies out to Kickstarter contributors asap....and for the rest of you, we'll be posting information on how to order Whores of Mensa 5 - as well as our brand-new and very exciting t-shirts and badges! - very, very soon.