Blocks at BICS

This weekend sees the British International Comics Show coming to Think Tank in Birmingham. As the name suggests, this is a major event in the comics calendar and last year was attended by such famous names as Batman, Dr. Who and Darth Vader. You may have noticed that two of those three names aren’t strictly comics characters, but maybe they are avid readers of the form. If they harbour the desire to create comics, maybe they’ll head over to our stand to roll some Writers’ Blocks and fire their imaginations.

You can find information about the event here: http://www.thecomicsshow.co.uk/ - it’s on Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th October.

Hope to see you all there and don’t be put off if you’re not a Time Lord/Dark Lord – come along, roll some Writers’ Blocks and show them how it’s done!

To get you started – the story in the picture above reads “On this autumn weekend, get in your car, drive to the city of Birmingham, visit the British International Comics Show, spend some money and have a great time”. Over to you…

The Big Roll-Out

Writers’ Blocks made their debut on Sunday at the Comiket event in Battersea Park, London. It was great to see so many people there and a big thank you to everyone who stopped by our stall to chat, maybe even roll some dice and make up a story! The feedback we received was universally positive regarding both the idea and execution. The heavy-weight plastic dice make a very satisfying click when being rolled and the bright images appealed to all age groups. Special thanks to those who purchased a set – we look forward to hearing how you are using them to promote creativity.

It would only be appropriate to acknowledge particularly the advice and input from Dan Berry that aided their creation, the good folks of We Are Words + Pictures for their support (always a pleasure to see them at such events!) and to Paul Gravett for organising the event and offering his encouragement.

Dan Berry may be found at: http://www.thingsbydan.co.uk/ and writes the excellent Oxford Clay at: http://oxfordclay.com/

We Are Words + Pictures reside at: http://wearewordsandpictures.com/

Paul Gravett writes about all things comics at: http://www.paulgravett.com/

See you all at the next event!

Welcome to the Blocks Blog

Hello! This is a brand new blog dedicated to Writers’ Blocks, the random idea generator dice. Over the coming weeks, their development will be charted here, along with suggestions for their use, hopefully promoting discussion and generating even more ideas!

Writers’ Blocks will make their first appearance at the Comica Comiket event at The Pump House in Battersea Park, London this Sunday, 22nd August 2010. Admission is free, so come and find out what they are all about!

For details of the Comiket event, visit the official site: http://www.comicafestival.com/index.php/events/detail/comica_comiket/

Hope to see as many of you there as possible and many more in the coming weeks and months…