Frankensteinia Night Report

Oh, how I miss my London friends! Heartfelt thanks to David Saunderson who brought a dozen of us together Tuesday last, February 12, at the Doric Arch Pub to celebrate Mary Shelley, Frankenstein, our love of monsters and newfound friendships. Posing here: My giant friend, musician Dave Swift; David Saunderson of Spooky Isles; that’s me in the middle, running ragged, 15 days into my European trip; Chris Priestley, author of Mister Creecher, and Stephen Jacobs, author of Boris Karloff: More Than a Monster.

My fondest wish is to return, to see you all again, and spend more time with you. We really must do this more often!

Now I’m back home and cranking up the blog. I did some research in Paris and London — notably a very enlightening visit to the archives at the National Portrait Gallery — and I’ll be sharing new information and photos here after I sort everything out.

Regular posting resumes tomorrow!

Frankensteinia Night in London!

Posting here has been rather sparse recently as I have been busy with professional pursuits, promoting my books as co-creator/writer of the Red Ketchup series of graphic novels. Now I’m putting the blog on a short hiatus as I’ll be traveling over the next three weeks, first to the Angoulème comics festival in France, and then on to Paris and London on a bit of an off-season vacation combined with some on-the-spot Frankenstein and Mary Shelley research. I think I’ll have some interesting new information to share with you when I get back.

If you are in Angoulème this week — January 31 to February 3 — pop over and say hello! I’ll be at the La Pastèque stand, #N11. And if you’re anywhere near London on February 12, come celebrate Frankensteinia Night!

My friend David Saunderson of the splendid Spooky Isles blog and Spooky London Pubs is honoring Frankensteinia and having me as a guest for a casual, friendly meetup at the Doric Arch Pub on Tuesday, February 12. Also present will be We Belong Dead editor Eric McNaughton; fellow Rondo Award winner Stephen Jacobs, author of Boris Karloff: More than a Monster; Howard Jackson of Red Rattle Books, publisher of Frankenstein Galvanised, and Chris Priestley, author of Mister Creecher and other suitably spooky books. Festivities begin at 7PM, and we’ll all make a short hop over to nearby Polygon Square where Mary Shelley was born.

All you have to do is show up. I’d love to meet you! If you want to let us know you’re coming, leave a note at the Spooky London Pubs site, or on the event's Facebook page.

Frankensteinia, the Frankenstein Blog, will be back online on Saint-Valentine’s Day. 
See you soon!