Lew Stringer Comics: Wythenshawe Comic Convention

Showing posts with label Wythenshawe Comic Convention. Show all posts

Tuesday, 5 June 2018

A new comic con for the North

I'll be up Manchester way again on Saturday 9th June for Wythenshawe Comic Con, the first such event for the town, at the Forum Centre, Simonsway, Wythenshawe, Manchester M22 5RX.

Other guests will include the Beano's Nigel Parkinson, artist of Dennis and Gnasher, plus Doctor Who storyboard artist Mike Collins, Psycho Gran creator David Leach, and the guys from indie comics company Accent UK!

We'll have comics, and we'll be drawing sketches and chatting about our characters, so come along and join us!

Listen to the radio ad:
https://soundcloud.com/user-911266655/wythenshawe-comic-con-2018

Convention Facebook page:
https://en-gb.facebook.com/events/914677342036388/

Sunday, 22 April 2018

Wythenshawe Comic Con

I've been invited to quite a few conventions up North this year, including the first Wythenshawe Comic Con on 9th June. Looking forward to it! You can find out more info from the details on the poster above or visit their Facebook page here:
https://www.facebook.com/wythenshawecomiccon/

Friday, 9 March 2018

New event announced for 9th June

It's an honour to be announced as the first guest at a brand new event scheduled for the summer. Wythenshawe Comic Con in South Manchester will take place on Saturday 9th June 2018. More information will be revealed in the weeks to come. Keep an eye on the convention's Facebook page here:
https://www.facebook.com/wythenshawecomiccon/

A brief history:

I've worked as a freelance professional humour comics artist and writer for over 40 years. I sold my first cartoon in 1983 and since then have created many characters such as TOM THUG, PETE AND HIS PIMPLE, COMBAT COLIN, BRICKMAN, ROBO-CAPERS, DEREK THE TROLL, TOUGH GUY AND SCRUFFY, SUBURBAN SATANISTS, SGT.SHOUTY and others.

My clients include IPC, Marvel Comics, Egmont, Panini, D.C. Thomson, Rebellion and many others, covering the comics field from originated characters to licensed properties, pre-school to adult on comics such as BUSTER, OINK!, BEANO, DANDY, TRANSFORMERS, SONIC THE COMIC, TOXIC, VIZ, CiTV TELLYTOTS, LEGO ADVENTURES, HERMAN HEDNING, SWEET FA, ACTION FORCE, SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN, RAMPAGE, LUCKY BAG COMIC, SWIFTSURE, WARLOCK, WHITE DWARF, ACES WEEKLY, THE DAREDEVILS, THE MIGHTY WORLD OF MARVEL, and many more.

My recent comics work includes:

'The Daft Dimension' for DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE 'Keyhole Kate' and 'Postman Prat' for THE DANDY ANNUAL and THE DANDY SUMMER SPECIAL 'Sgt.Shouty' for The77.

'Bad Pets' for ANIMAL PLANET Magazine.

'Short Sharp Shocks' for THIS COMIC IS HAUNTED

Now semi-retired to focus on my own comics and creator-owned characters.

Info:

Images are Copyright © their respective copyright holders and used for reference only. Combat Colin, Brickman, Derek the Troll, Rock Solid, Suburban Satanists, Sgt.Shouty, Short Sharp Shocks, Tough Guy are ©Lew Stringer. All news items and written articles, except for company press releases, are ©Lew Stringer. Any opinions expressed in my posts are my own and not representative of any publisher. Opinions expressed by other people in the comments section are those of each particular writer, not necessarily reflective of my own personal opinions. Comments posted to this blog are moderated. Personal insults and character defamation will not be passed for publication.