For those of you yet to pick up a copy of Hugo Tate, the museum will be carrying stock on the night.

17 May 6.30 – 7.30 pm
Adults:£5
Concessions: £4
Friends: £3

Book tickets on 020 7580 8155 or online through the shop at www.cartoonmuseum.org

Blank Slate will be at TCAF 2012. Come say hello to the fabulous Mr Joe Decie and Darryl Cunningham and buy some comics from us on the first floor of the Toronto Public Library this weekend. If you buy enough, we might even be able to afford to fly back home to the UK!

The gruesome twosome dynamic duo will be signing copies of their very own The Accidental Salad and Psychiatric Tales. If you ask them nicely enough, they’ll probably sign all our books by other creators too.

See you there?

Dying to know the inspirations behind Nelson? Or how Rob feels about the book’s Eisner nomination? Think you can get Rob to break diplomacy by asking him which his favourite  contributions were? Let us know and we’ll grill him for you.

To ask Rob a question, please send your questions to mail@blankslatebooks.co.uk by April 27th. Or alternatively, leave a comment below!

We’re honoured to hear that the Eisner Awards committee has selected NELSON as a nominee in this year’s Best Anthology category. Anyone who has followed the book from inception to release and beyond knows just how proud we are of the book: featuring 54 of the UK’s best and brightest comics creators from all areas of the industry, it’s genuinely great to see the book receive recognition in this way.

Check out Kenny’s impassioned rallying call for the book here: http://forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/2012/nelson-and-the-eisners-hurrying-hurrying/ .

The first in a new feature in which we invite Blank Slate creators to pave the way for the weekend by sharing a Spotify playlist with blog readers. Today, Box Brown, the man behind Chalk Marks title The Survivalist, Retrofit and winner of not one, but two Ignatz awards stops by to unleash his very own ten-song playlist.

Listen here: Box Brown: the Playlist

1. They Might Be Giants – Can’t Keep Johnny Down

This is just a song I’ve been listening to in the last few days. I love TMBG and love the message here.

2. James Kochalka Superstar – Keg Party: 

I discovered James’ music when I was about 24. At the time I had a beach house with my friends at the Jersey Shore (yup, that one).  We were doing a lot of drinking back then and my friends, who normally would’ve shied away from my weird interests, really dug the whole James Kochalka Superstar catalog.  My friend Ben counted the “chugs” in that one part. I think he counted 87.

3. They Might Be Giants – Science is Real:

This song is made for kids but for me it’s like a hymn.  A true spiritual experience! I love that they include “angels” in their list of fictional characters.

4. Aretha Franklin – The Weight:

My dad sang this song with the band at my wedding and I love this version of the song. Fun fact: that’s Greg Allman on the guitar from when he was a studio musician.

5. Johnny Cash – 25 Minutes to Go:

A lesser known, but more fun, Shell Silverstein written Johnny Cash song.

6. Lloyd Price – Stagger Lee:

Me and my wife love this song but it’s remarkably weird!  The song doesn’t match the lyrics at all, the rhymes are kind of sloppy and it’s really violent!

7. The Misfits – Where Eagles Dare:

When I was in highschool I went to a party and a friend played this song about 50 times.  I still like it though.  It has a good “fuck you” quality to it.

8. The Clash – Rudie Can’t Fail

This song is about how being a “rudie” or rude boy (punker-type) is a good lifestyle cause it’s really hard to fail at.  As if to say: I’ve failed at everything else in my life. I can’t fail at this.  But, there is an underlying feeling that I relate to.  It’s like when you’re working an office job and realize that you don’t fit in and it’s eating at your soul so you just go for what you love and you can’t possibly fail if you do that.  I don’t know something like that.

9. The Flaming Lips – Patrick and Spongebob Confront the Psychic Wall of Energy

It’s another song for kids, but I don’t care!  It’s so fun and sweet.  Remember Plankton: “to be thought of as a king, you don’t need a crown”

10. The Kinks – All of My Friends Were There

This song might as well be about accepting an Ignatz award.

Thanks to Box for this bit of Friday fun. Enjoyed the playlist? Like the idea of a story of a Survival nut-turned-last man alive? Head on over to the Blank Slate store to pick up The Survivalist today!

This will come as no surprise to those of you that keep up to date with Will Morris via his blog. The first half of the book appeared in a handsome cloth-spined hardcover for his MA show at Camberwell.

Head on over to the book’s official page here on the Blank Slate site for an all-new expanded preview of images from the book.

If you’ve already pre-ordered, never fear! You’ll automatically be getting one of these bad-boys upon release.

For more Blank Slate news, follow us on Twitter and/or Facebook.

In honour of International Women’s Day, we’re offering 30% off on all orders of our favourite books featuring inspirational female characters at their heart.

For one day only, readers can get their hand on 54-creator graphic novel Nelson for £13.30; Peggy Adam’s harrowing tale of life in Cuidad Juarez, Luchadoras, for £9.00; and Madéleine Flores’s all-ages story celebrating creativity and literature, The Girl and the Gorilla for £5.60.

Head over to the Blank Slate webstore today to pick up a real bargain.

In 2012 and beyond, we’ll be releasing more titles by female creators than ever before, with titles from Donya Todd, Isabel Kreitz and Line Hoven on the way very soon. Stay tuned to our Facebook and Twitter accounts for more news about upcoming releases!

Bob’s Big Whack 

Lycanthrope

Aubrey

Night Offices

Hotel Charlie

It’s coming… Laurie J. Proud’s collection of strange yearnings, somnambulant madness and psycho-sexual desire will be released next month. To tide you over until then, here’s a little teaser Laurie made for our Youtube and Vimeo channels. Why not share this unnerving little clip with your friends on Facebook or Twitter today? Here’s a handy little code for you to copy and paste if you so desire: http://bit.ly/peepholes.

Psst, the book is currently available to pre-order here: Pre-order Peepholes via Blank Slate webstore.