Plans are proceeding apace for the UK Web and Mini-Comix Thing, to be held on Easter Saturday this year.
However, if you're a struggling creator that couldn't afford to rent a stall, Oli Smith has a message (offered here unexpurgated):
"For anybody who would like to sell comics and keep their money rather than give it all to a certain Postman Finlay; londonundergroundcomics.com is holding it's own Thing alternative at it's usual spot in Camden Lock Market.
On Saturday the 22nd of March Oli Smith, David Baillie, Andy Luke and a gang of fellow small prevolutionaries will be running three stalls around the market 10 til 6.
With everyone displaying their comics paying an equal share of the rent, we are looking at a cost of £5 per person on the day- the rest of the profits are yours.
London Underground Comics' track record so far stands at over a thousand comics sold over the last three months, ranging from A5 photocopies to 100 page graphic novels.
If you would rather sell your comics to an un-saturated, keen market at a well-publicised location. Camden Lock is the place to be- and with stall-holders discount on all food, it's also the cheapest. Anybody wishing to exhibit comics on the stall or coming and chill with what is fast becoming the new centre of small press comics shoudl get in touch with Oli Smith via facebook (on the camden comic stall facebook group) or directly via email (chocolatewednesdaycake@yahoo.com). We already have enough stock to fill at least two stalls but the more interest we get the more stall's we'll book.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Dangerous Ink
Twelve Hour Shift