Deadlines!

My apologies if you ordered comics from me recently and you're still waiting for them. It's a busy couple of weeks where deadlines have all come at once and I haven't had time to process the orders and go to the post office. Hope you understand. I'll post them over the next few days so thanks in advance for your patience.

First event on the "road trip" for 2018

My first convention for next year has been announced by the organisers. I'll be a guest at Bath Comic-Con on Saturday 17th March 2018. One of the things I enjoy about going to these events is that I get a chance to visit places I've never been to before, so I'm looking forward to it. Hope to see some of you there! 

Follow this link to book your tickets:
https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Bath/Bath-Pavilion/Bath-Comic-Con-presented-by-Creed-Conventions/13001515/

Preview: EPIC No.136

Those stinky, obnoxious kids of Hygiene High visit the library this week in Epic No.136. What chaos will they cause? Find out when the issue goes on sale on Wednesday 30th August! Script by Niall Murray, artwork by me.

BRICKMAN FOUND!

Remember the other week when I said my old book BRICKMAN BEGINS had sold out? Well, the book's publisher Richard Starkings found a few remaining copies and winged them over to me from the USA! 

They're complete and unread although the spines are a little bit scuffed in places so I've reduced the price a little to compensate. BUT for £9 (inc.p&p, UK only) you're getting 152 pages of some of my very earliest work collated into one book, including a load of all-new guest artist pages by Charlie Adlard, Dave Gibbons, Tim Sale, and other comics gods. 

These few dozen books really are the last unsold copies left on the planet, so if you're interested, you can buy one from me at my online shop. Mature readers only though, 'cos there's a few rude bits in it.
http://lewstringer.com/page7.htm

Stikkums Launch Trailer

A few years ago I was commissioned to provide all the artwork for the Stikkums app, which was a very enjoyable job to do and a nice change from drawing strips. That's the video trailer for the app above, and you can find out more about it by visiting this link:

http://www.stikkums.com



If you have young kids (or you just want to dabble with the app yourself) download it today!

Second print run for Combat Colin No.1

Combat Colin No.1 has sold well since its launch at Macc-Pow! on 1st July. Stocks were running low so I've had a second printing done. The boxes turned up yesterday, and Stuart Gould at http://www.ukcomicscreative.co.uk has done another excellent job printing them. 

If you haven't ordered a copy yet and you'd like to, you can buy issue 1 directly from me at my online shop:
http://lewstringer.com/page7.htm

UK orders only at present. I'll work out international rates soon.

To find out more about Combat Colin No.1, see here:
http://lewstringercomics.blogspot.co.uk/2017/07/combat-colin-ready-for-action.html

The 13th Doctor!

Here's an advance preview of part of my comic strip for the next Doctor Who Magazine. Yes, it's the 13th Doctor in The Daft Dimension! I think this will be the first time the new Doctor will appear in a strip, albeit a spoof. Don't miss your collector's item Doctor Who Magazine (No.116) when it goes on sale next Thursday, 24th August!

New convention date: PRESTON COMIC CON

I can now reveal another date for my convention calendar as Preston Comic Con have just announced me as a guest for their event. It takes place on Saturday 23rd September at the Guild Hall, Preston, and you can find out more info here:
http://www.prestoncomiccon.co.uk

I have to point out that I did not draw the Beano cover shown on the advert. (It's by Nigel Parkinson.) I can only guess they used a Beano cover to grab people's attention. 

Here's the updated list of the rest of my convention appearances for this year...




INTERNATIONAL COMIC EXPO (ICE) - BIRMINGHAM
9th September 2017
Holiday Inn,
Birmingham
https://internationlcomicexpo.wordpress.com




PRESTON COMIC CON
23rd September 2017
The Guild Hall,
Preston
http://www.prestoncomiccon.co.uk




COVENTRY COMIC CON
1st October 2017
Sports Connexion,
Leamington Road,
Ryton On Dunsmore,
Coventry
CV8 3FL.
http://www.coventrycomiccon.uk




LAKES INTERNATIONAL COMIC ART FESTIVAL
13th to 15th October 2017
Kendal,
Cumbria
https://www.comicartfestival.com




LOUGHBOROUGH COMIC-CON
22nd October 2017
Loughborough Leisure Centre,
Loughborough.
https://en-gb.facebook.com/loughboroughcomiccon2017/


To be announced. 
10th to 12th November 2017
More info soon.


READING COMIC CON
25th/26th November 2017
Rivermead Leisure Complex
https://www.facebook.com/readingcomiccon/


I've also been booked for two events for 2018 but I'll reveal those in due course.

New interview

There's a new interview online that I did a few weeks ago. It's now been uploaded and you can see it here:
http://downthetubes.net/?p=39731

It's in relation to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival, as I'll be a guest there this year when it takes place in October. Hope to see you there!

Hallie Tosis returns to cause TOXIC trauma

Evil scientist Hallie Tosis has been a blooming nuisance for Team Toxic for years, but this week she fits that description literally! Tending the flowers in the prison gardens, Hallie creates monster plants to smash her way to freedom. 

Can Team Toxic stop her? Find out in the new issue of Toxic (No.293) that goes on sale this Wednesday, 16th August! 

Combat Colin review on YouTube

Thanks to Rods Toy Box for reviewing Combat Colin No.1 on his YouTube channel! Be warned though; it does contain a massive spoiler for the end of the original series unfortunately, but thanks to Rod for his thorough review. 



If you want to buy a copy, they're available exclusively from me at my website (UK orders only at present):

http://lewstringer.com/page7.htm

Another great review!

Thanks to Stuart Webb for this thoughtfully composed review of Combat Colin No.1, over on his blog. Click this link to read it:
http://thesolarpool.weebly.com/addendum-17-combat-colin.html

If you've reviewed it, let me know! Hopefully some magazines might start noticing it soon too!

Combat Colin and my other comics are available exclusively from my online shop. (UK orders only at present.)
http://lewstringer.com/page7.htm

Coming up this week...

There's a new issue of Epic magazine out on Wednesday 9th August, and that means more fun with the class of Hygiene High and Eric Fail! 

This time, it's the school sports day for the stinky kids of Hygiene High. What could possibly go wrong? 

Meanwhile, elsewhere in the magazine, Eric Fail enters a talent contest as a juggler. Can anything go right? 

Scripts on both strips by Niall Murray, artwork by me. 

Epic No.135, out this week! £3.50. To find out where to buy a copy, use the handy store locator on the website:
https://www.dcthomson.co.uk/brands/epic-magazine/

Like most UK kids' mags now, Epic comes bagged with gifts. In this case, a water blaster, stickers, and sweets! Here's what to look for in the shops on Wednesday...

Updated convention listings

As some missed this the other day and have asked which events I'll be at coming up, here's a list of where you'll find me. Hope you can make it to some of these conventions!




INTERNATIONAL COMIC EXPO (ICE) - BIRMINGHAM
9th September 2017
Holiday Inn,
Birmingham
https://internationlcomicexpo.wordpress.com




To be announced (Up North).
23rd September 2017
More info soon.




COVENTRY COMIC CON
1st October 2017
Sports Connexion,
Leamington Road,
Ryton On Dunsmore,
Coventry
CV8 3FL.
http://www.coventrycomiccon.uk




LAKES INTERNATIONAL COMIC ART FESTIVAL
13th to 15th October 2017
Kendal,
Cumbria
https://www.comicartfestival.com




LOUGHBOROUGH COMIC-CON
22nd October 2017
Venue to be announced soon.
https://en-gb.facebook.com/loughboroughcomiccon2017/


To be announced. (Even further up North.)
10th to 12th November 2017
More info soon.


READING COMIC CON
25th/26th November 2017
Rivermead Leisure Complex

https://www.facebook.com/readingcomiccon/

Aylesbury appearance cancellation, sorry

I'm sorry to say that due to work commitments I'm going to have to pull out of the Aylesbury Comic Con this weekend. My apologies to those who were expecting to see me there. I really shouldn't have committed to doing two long events on consecutive weekends as it sets me behind with deadlines. (I should get more bloomin' organised really. Entirely my fault.) 

David Leach and Lee Townsend will still be amongst the guests though, along with others and a bunch of guests from TV, so if you're in the area, go along and support Aylesbury's first comics/media con.

https://www.facebook.com/aylesburycomiccon/

Next on the "road trip"...

Here's my "gig guide" for the conventions I have coming up. Hope to see you there...

AYLESBURY COMIC-CON
5th/6th August 2017
Aylesbury Waterside Theatre,
Exchange Street,
Aylesbury,
Bucks.
HP20 1SL
https://en-gb.facebook.com/aylesburycomiccon/




INTERNATIONAL COMIC EXPO (ICE) - BIRMINGHAM
9th September 2017
Holiday Inn,
Birmingham
https://internationlcomicexpo.wordpress.com




To be announced (Up North).
23rd September 2017
More info soon.




COVENTRY COMIC CON
1st October 2017
Sports Connexion,
Leamington Road,
Ryton On Dunsmore,
Coventry
CV8 3FL.
http://www.coventrycomiccon.uk




LAKES INTERNATIONAL COMIC ART FESTIVAL
13th to 15th October 2017
Kendal,
Cumbria
https://www.comicartfestival.com




LOUGHBOROUGH COMIC-CON
22nd October 2017
Venue to be announced soon.
https://en-gb.facebook.com/loughboroughcomiccon2017/


To be announced. (Even further up North.)
10th to 12th November 2017
More info soon.


READING COMIC CON
25th/26th November 2017
Rivermead Leisure Complex
https://www.facebook.com/readingcomiccon/

Before and after

A panel from my latest Team Toxic story in Toxic No.292 (out now) before and after I'd coloured it in Photoshop. 

PONG!

I've been so busy with work, posting orders, and attending conventions that I completely forgot there was a new issue of Toxic out last week. (It's published every three weeks and I lost track.) In Toxic No.292, Team Toxic venture into the jungle and encounter Pong, the giant gorilla! See what happens inside! (But leave a copy for me 'cos I haven't bought mine yet!) 

A great time at LFCC2017!

The London Film and Comic Con was a great success, and you can read all about it on my Blimey! blog here:
https://lewstringer.blogspot.co.uk/2017/07/london-film-and-comic-con-2017.html

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The next show I'm guesting at will be Aylesbury Comic Con this coming weekend, 5th/6th August. For more info, see their Facebook page:
https://en-gb.facebook.com/aylesburycomiccon/