I had thought we were going to launch Morris the Mankiest Monster in London, but plans have changed... I had a very nice invitation from BICS coordinator Shane Chebsey and now the Morris launch will take off at the British International Comics Show ! While I'm there, I'm going to interview one of Japan's upcoming and very talented comic artists, Michiru Morikawa . I still need to find out more about her work, but from what I've seen, it looks amazing. She'll be launching her new book, Buskers . ( Edit: Ooh, some more of her pictures here , thanks to Rob Davis . And more here! ...Rob, you rock! ) I'm a bit nervous, I've never even been to BICS, much less had a table, but I'm thinking of lots of fun stuff that I could do with it. I woke up in the middle of the night still having lots of ideas about it and couldn't get back to sleep, so I made a pair of Morris horns: In the cold light of morning, they look like a real DIY jobbie, but I might wear them anyway. I should've learned to crochet, they'd look cool crocheted. Ooh, a woolen Morris hat with horns... dangit, this is when I need to know how to knit! Or felt! ...Ah well, knitting and felting for another time. And I've ordered some badges with these designs: Are any of you going to BICS? Do you have any tips for me? Hope to see you there!