RIP Orbital. I spent a happy ten odd years in London and that was somewhere I dropped in to every time I went central. Attended a couple of the life drawing sessions there (cramped, but worth it for the vibe). The gallery was my favourite bit – I saw some world class art (much of it I wish I'd bought as it was peanuts at the time) that would just be impossible to find on walls anywhere else, being mostly from artists studios and private collections. Of course it couldn't last, but at the time I thought it would be there forever. Now I think back, the fact that they could sustain a completely separate room and staff member for indie books kind of blows my mind. Sadly I don't think we'll see its like again (and at time of writing we just lost Mega City to FP. Thank goodness for Gosh, long may it thrive!)
Glad to hear you enjoyed spending time at Orbital as much as I did, Jim. The fact they won an Eisner Award speaks volumes to how Karl and his team ran the place. RIP Orbital, indeed.
I had the great pleasure of meeting Doug Sneyd and his wife at Comicon in San Diego in 2008. Aside from a terrific conversation he autographed a copy of his published sketches and included a super caricature of me, complete with Playboy bunny ears. Total gent. Loved seeing him again in today's post!
RIP Orbital. I spent a happy ten odd years in London and that was somewhere I dropped in to every time I went central. Attended a couple of the life drawing sessions there (cramped, but worth it for the vibe). The gallery was my favourite bit – I saw some world class art (much of it I wish I'd bought as it was peanuts at the time) that would just be impossible to find on walls anywhere else, being mostly from artists studios and private collections. Of course it couldn't last, but at the time I thought it would be there forever. Now I think back, the fact that they could sustain a completely separate room and staff member for indie books kind of blows my mind. Sadly I don't think we'll see its like again (and at time of writing we just lost Mega City to FP. Thank goodness for Gosh, long may it thrive!)
Glad to hear you enjoyed spending time at Orbital as much as I did, Jim. The fact they won an Eisner Award speaks volumes to how Karl and his team ran the place. RIP Orbital, indeed.
Interesting article Steve...
Thanks for sharing bud 👍
Thanks, Kevin!
I had the great pleasure of meeting Doug Sneyd and his wife at Comicon in San Diego in 2008. Aside from a terrific conversation he autographed a copy of his published sketches and included a super caricature of me, complete with Playboy bunny ears. Total gent. Loved seeing him again in today's post!
Thanks, Fraser - Glad to hear it!