Meanwhile 2018, Worthing: Small Press Panel (11th August 2018)

Meanwhile Comic Con is quickly becoming one of my favourite comic conventions to attend, purely because it's so well curated by organiser Simon Birks (Blue Fox Comics) - simply put, he pulls together really nice people with a wonderfully positive attitude, making for an event with the most delicious, laid back vibe! For this second Meanwhile event, held at the Worthing Assembly Hall on Saturday 11th August, we took on a range of topics, from TANK GIRL AT THIRTY to the practical hints and tips of running a successful Kickstarter campaign. However, the backbone of the Meanwhile events is the incredible strong Small Press & Indie community that exists in the UK, and especially in the South of England. Here, Leonard, Simon Birks and a few other special guests come together to hold what was, at first, a very loose conversation about fractures in the comics community and the ties that bind in the small press scene and subsequently wandered through a number of subjects including, getting comics into the hands of cinema and library attendees, about the democratisation of quality control in independent publishing, and even unionising small press distribution! We went all over t'shop!! Thanks to Simon Birks, Dave West (Accent UK) and Russell Mark Olson for taking their time out to participate in the panel and for putting on the Meanwhile event. Intro Music: 'Punky', bensound.com