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Meet my brand new character, Detective Sergeant Snowman of Scotland Yard...or Snowman of the Yard to be succinct. You'll find him in the pages of the horror comic anthology This Comic Is Haunted No.5. The Kickstarter ends imminently so if you're quick you can still pledge!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1315926000/this-comic-is-haunted-issue-5
(IMPORTANT UPDATE: The Kickstarter has now ended but you can still pledge at the moment.)
I still have quite a few left so if you want to experience the crazy world of the Daft Knight and his adventures in Guffon City (yes, it's a Batman parody) order a copy today and I'll get it in the post...
https://ko-fi.com/lewstringer/shop
As it stands at the moment, the following comics of mine are all still available:
Brickman No.1
Combat Colin Nos.3, 4, and 5
Fanzine Funnies No.1
All printed on good quality paper with nice sharp reproduction.
Plus, if you like digital comics, the following comics are available to download as PDFs:
Barmy Comix No.1
Derek the Troll No.1
Tough Guy and Scruffy No.1
All of my comics are only available from me, not in shops, and this is the link where you'll find them:
Limited amount available and priced to reflect this. Available from my online shop at this link:
https://ko-fi.com/s/281dedd997
EDIT: NOW SOLD OUT! Thank you for your support.
The latest publication, Sonic The Comic Reillustrated No.5, came as a pleasant surprise as the issue is a tribute to my career! Almost 50 of those talented artists have re-illustrated a story I wrote in their own styles. It features the origin of Shortfuse the Cybernik, a character of mine that was a favourite with the readers, and now they've reimagined the saga for this edition.
Each panel of the ten page story is drawn by a different artist and they've all done a fantastic job!
The back of the issue includes a feature on various characters I created, plus fan art and a letters page with reader's memories of my STC strips.
I was totally stunned by this warm, heartfelt tribute and it really means a great deal to me that they've invested their time and talents. It's a very slick and professional production too! My thanks to the editors Angelbless and Kathy Murdoch and each and every contributor!
You can download a copy of Sonic The Comic Reillustated No.5 yourselves entirely free at this link:
https://stcr.nevira.net/stcr05.html
There's a Smasher strip from The Dandy Annual 2017 and a Postman Prat strip from The Dandy Annual 2023.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?item=203554298786&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562&_ssn=graphite47
I've also lowered the postage cost on these as I'll be sending them Tracked 24 instead of Special Delivery. Postage rates have risen to stupid prices this year and sadly I have to reflect that in my sales. When I sell more expensive pages I'll use Special Delivery again as cheaper rates don't cover losses over a certain amount. (Fortunately no pages have gone astray but it's good to be covered for any eventuality.)
Anyway, good luck with your bids!
An anthology masterminded by Paul Goodenough of Rewriting Earth (formerly Rewriting Extinction) to help raise awareness of our environment, the 344 page book gathered together new contributions from comics creators, musicians, writers, celebrities, and of course envirinmentalists, all contributing for free, to get the message across in an accessable and engaging way.
Only problem was, I'd killed off Pedantic Stan in his previous story, so for this new one-off, John wrote a script where Stan returned as a zombie! His thirst for comics luring him from the grave.
Our story The Return of Pedantic Stan the Comics Fan has become Die Rückkeur von Stan, Dem Pedantischen Comic-Fan! The character will probably be brand new for most German readers as Stan had only previously appeared in the UK fanzine Speakasy in the 1990s and my self-published Pedantic Stan collection a few years ago but I hope they enjoy his page.
The Most Important Comic Book on Earth contains a multitude of stories from a vast number of people and is still available, dead cheap at only £7.99, from Amazon. (But ask your local comic shop or bookshop if they have it in stock first. Support them before checking Amazon.)
The German edition, Der Wichtigste Comic Der Welt is avaialble at this link:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/wichtigste-Comic-Geschichten-Rettung-Planeten/dp/3741638250
More info at John Freeman's comic blog, Down The Tubes, which is always worth following for regularly updated comics news:
https://downthetubes.net/pedantic-stan-the-comics-fan-hops-over-the-english-channel-to-germany/
With thanks to Paul Goodenough for sending me a complimentary copy of the hefty German edition.
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Just a teaser for my next Daft Dimension strip that you'll find in the Christmas issue of Doctor Who Magazine in a few weeks! More info soon!
I know some of you don't have Google accounts and prefer to comment anonymously but unfortunately some people have been abusing that option again in order to troll and post "wind up" comments.
I've disabled the anonymous option in the past but reinstated it later. However, enough is enough. The option to post anonymously is now disabled permanently.
Genuine readers are always welcome of course, and much appreciated. Those who abused the system can sling their hook elsewhere.
I had big plans for retiring from mainstream comics. I was going to publish more of my own comics, getting back to the roots of what I first enjoyed. After a few setbacks due to health and finances, my latest plan was to get Brickman No.2 out this month, followed by Combat Colin No.6 (the final issue) early next year, and Brickman No.3 (his last issue) in mid-2026. Plus a special or two.
Well, I'm afraid things aren't running smoothly these days. I should know by now not to announce any plans until I've actually got the comics ready to sell. I get more fatigued now (due to CLL as mentioned several times before) and have fallen behind with everything.
I really can't say when my next comics will be published as I still haven't made a start on scanning the pages or drawing the covers yet. No one is more annoyed about this than me, I assure you.
So... all I can say is I'll announce them when they're ready, health and finances permitting. I'm sorry I can't be more specific or upbeat about it but life isn't very upbeat these days.
Meanwhile, I need to focus on my strips for Doctor Who Magazine and This Comic Is Haunted at the moment. I'll update when I have a definite schedule on my comics.
My art auctions will continue and you'll find the listings at this link:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?item=203554298786&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562&_ssn=graphite47
There's a mini strip of The Smasher from The Dandy Annual 2017, a Postman Prat strip from The Dandy Annual 2023, and a full page Keyhole Kate from The Dandy Annual 2019 plus a Daft Dimension comic strip I did for Doctor Who Magazine No.484 back in 2015.
All original hand drawn artwork, not prints or facsimiles. Good luck with your bids!
Only a short time to go before the end of my latest auction of my orginal comic art. Bidding ends on Sunday evening (9th Nov).
What's up for grabs...
A Keyhole Kate page (The Dandy Annual 2019).
A Tom Thug page (Buster 1994).
A Vampire Brats page (Buster, around 1990).
Muesli Man (superhero spoof from Oink! 1987).
The Daft Dimension (Doctor Who Magazine 2025).
Huge A2 size spread from Know How! magazine (2002).
An A4 size comic strip advert I did for Nostalgia and Comics (1985).
All original hand drawn art, not prints, not facsimiles.
Good luck with your bids! Here's the link..
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?item=203554298786&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562&_ssn=graphite47
See each link for more photos of each page including close ups of panels.
I haven't sold any of my Dandy artwork before but needs must so here we go! This is a complete Keyhole Kate page I did for The Dandy Annual 2019...
Next, an unusual one-off strip I did for Oink! No.19 back in 1987. Muesli Man, the health-nut superhero!
Far more recent is the current Daft Dimension comic strip from Doctor Who Magazine No.622 featuring Daleks!
Back in time 40 years for a real rarity; artwork for a full page advert I drew for Birmingham's Nostalgia and Comics shop, written by the shop's owner Phil Clarke! This was done for a convention programme...
Back to 1994 now for a Tom Thug on 'Oliday page I did for Buster comic...
...and from around 1990, a Vampire Brats page also from Buster comic...
Finally, a huge A2 sized spread I drew for the first issue of Know How! magazine back in 2002...
Here's the link to see all the artwork as a list...
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?item=203554298786&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562&_ssn=graphite47
Auctions end on Sunday 9th November. All bids very much apprecated! Best of luck!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1315926000/this-comic-is-haunted-issue-5
The reason I'm plugging it on my blog is that I'm doing a page for it. Another Short Sharp Shocks one page strip and this time it'll have a Christmas/winter theme to it. There's a quick pencil rough of one of the characters at the top of this post, although she might look a bit different in the actual strip as I'm still working on that.
Edited by Dave Heeley and published by The77 Publishing, This Comic Is Haunted will feature horror strips from various talents including Paul McCaffrey, John Short, Jo Heeley, Su Haddrell, Steven Austin and more!
Here's the standard cover by Simon Hall...
...and the variant cover by Andrew Richmond...
Give This Comic Is Haunted your support today for some brand new spookiness from today's horror comic creators!
