Goof is its name and the 24 page summer special includes new strips by Rachael Smith, Tor Feeeman, David Leach, Charlie Adlard and many more!
I've contributed a page called The School of the Future and you can see part of it in the preview above.
Goof is conceived and edited by cartoonist Marc Jackson, who also runs the Macc Pow event, and the comic will be initially available at the show. For those who can't make it (what? You're not going to such a brilliant convention???) Goof is available to pre-order from Marc's webshop here:
All the best humour comics have been edited by people who are humourists themselves (Mad, Viz, and Oink! as three examples) and Goof has a great sense of the absurd running through it. A delight to be part of, and a delight to read.
Dont just take my word for it. Here's John Freeman's review, on his Down the Tubes blog...
https://downthetubes.net/sneak-peek-goof-summer-special-launches-at-macc-pow/
See you at Macc Pow at Macclesfield Town Hall on 22nd June where several of the Goof contrubutors will be in attendance.
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Incredibly excited to see Goof back.
ReplyDeleteBought my copy back in March, about a week before the pre-order went live.
Just ordered a copy.
ReplyDeleteBetween this, Monster Fun's revival and The77's Lolz comic I backed on Kickstarter, we could see original British humour comics making a comeback.
Hopefully although the new lolz comic doesn't look the strongest
DeleteThanks Kal. This is an all-new Goof, not related to the previous digital version, but mirthful Marc Jackson is still at the helm.
ReplyDeleteThe talent is certainly out there, TBoCC, as evidenced by the increasing popularity of children's comic books such as Bunny vs Monkey and Super Dweeb. Humour comics are often overlooked by fandom, or they think it's a simpler craft that anyone could do. Comedy is its own skill and a good editor would understand that.
Aye, I know the line up is different, but it's exciting to see the title back at all. In print just makes it better.
DeleteBesides, LoLz is gonna give me my Derek the Troll fix.
To your second paragraph, it's not just that fandom overlook humour comics, but TPTB and mainstays of the industry actively deride them.
Is it available in Ireland
ReplyDeleteHi Match_st1ck, There only appears to be postage options for the UK and USA but if you email them at the address on the Goof website hopefully they'll be able to give you a price for postage to Ireland.
ReplyDeleteThis is true, Kal, and I don't think some people in the industry even understand the techniques and rhythm of comedy writing, or how to make comics work for children.
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