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When the early summer Comic Con rush subsides I love to escape for a few days (weeks, if I can get away with it!) to Edinburgh for the Fringe.

Comics are great, but the vagaries of the business can drive you absolutely mad if you’re not careful, and I love being able to spend a bit of time thinking about something as equally creative and financially maddening – the comedy industry!

(I once had a 4-issue miniseries approved by Massive Hollywood IP Holders, only for it to be downgraded to a backup strip. Instead of 48 pages, I had to tell the same, already-approved story… in 8 pages! Luckily it was just before the Fringe, so I turned in the job, travelled north and pretended that comics didn’t exist for a week!)

Every August Edinburgh becomes temporary home to an international band of buskers, comedians, troubadours and bards, attracting millions of people to the city and enraging a million local residents who just want to be able to walk down some streets without being flyered.

This year I saw a ton of absolutely mind-blowingly incredible shows, and even wrote some reviews for new comedy website https://thepunchline.uk

I haven’t had a blog for years. If you were around in the early 2000s, you’ll know that blogs used to be cool.

There’s been a bit of a return to blogging in the last couple of years, and I’ve secretly fancied having a low-obligation space to post stuff. Somewhere without an algorithm that penalises me for taking a day (week/month/year) off.

Anyway, unless I change my mind this will be that place – an online storage location for notes, photos, promotional scraps and maybe even a thought. Probably not two.