It's the final episode of Rubbish Robots in The Beano today as Captain Kog readies his robot army to invade the Earth!
Also by me in this week's issue is the penultimate Celebs on a Sledge mini-strip and the second Doctor Flu episode. The Beano - in the shops now! All-new strips for only £2.
Today's issue of The Beano (the first for 2014) features three mini-strips that I scripted and drew for the long-running weekly.
There's the penultimate episode of Rubbish Robots (see pic above).
The fourth participant in Celebs on a Sledge...
...and the first (of six) episodes of Doctor Flu!
There's also a bunch of returning classic characters from other artists too - plus the regulars. Not a single reprint! This is a great week to pick up The Beano if you haven't seen it for a while. For more info see my other blog:
http://lewstringer.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/old-favourites-and-newcomer-in-first.html
I'm pleased to say there are three items by me in the issue of The Beano that's out today. Firstly, there's a full page You've Been Pranked feature featuring Dennis the Menace. I just did illustrations for this, with the details of the 'prank' supplied by the Beano office. These are always fun pages to draw as every prank is different of course.
This issue also sees my two new mini-strips continue. We reach the halfway point for the Rubbish Robots series, and it's the second Celebs on a Sledge strip. There'll be two new series by me in the New Year, and I'll give info about those soon.
There's also a lot more in The Beano of course, including all the regular favourites. Here's the cover to look out for (drawn by Nigel Parkinson). Out now, priced £2.
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| Cover by Nigel Parkinson |
This week's Beano features not one but two mini-strips that I created. Firstly it sees the debut of Celebs on a Sledge! It was a straightforward pitch that I gave to the editors: "Every week, a different celeb hurtles to their fate on a sledge." This week it's the turn of wildlife bloke off the telly, Steve Backshall.
There are six of these strips in the series. They've started with the second one but no matter. It's not as though there's any continuity of plot. It's an idea as simple as Monkey Tennis. It's just Celebs on a Sledge and that's all you need to know. Who's next? Wait and see!
After a few week's absence due to The Beano running some special issues there's also the reappearance of my other mini-strip, Rubbish Robots! There are also six in this series, so four more to come after this second instalment. Will the robots conquer the Earth? We've had worse leaders, so they'd get my vote.
This week's Beano is packed with strips, and all for only £2. Still the cheapest comic on the stands! Here's the cover to look out for, drawn by Nigel Parkinson. Out now from all good newsagents and supermarkets...
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| Cover by Nigel Parkinson |
It's a busy time at present, I'm pleased to say. I drew a new Pathetic Sharks page for Viz last week, which will appear in their Christmas issue which goes on sale on the 21st November. I won't reveal the plot but here's the title box, snow on the logo and all.
All the Rubbish Robots mini-strips for The Beano have been completed and the strip should return to its pages soon. (There's been a few special theme issues recently which elbowed out some of the regular contents.)
I'm just drawing the final mini-strip of another series for The Beano and that should start soon too. As it has a winter theme I'm guessing December or January might see it appear in the comic. I'll reveal more when I know for sure.
I'm about to work on a third mini-strip series for the comic too. All the scripts have been accepted and I'll be ploughing ahead on the six strips from tomorrow. As it's a brand new series I can't reveal the title yet.
I'm also currently writing a script for another comic/mag and I'll reveal more about that next month. There's also a drawing project lined up for a one-off job outside of comics but, again, I can't say anything about it yet.
Sorry for the secrecy! Some days being a cartoonist is just like being James Bond! (But without the exotic locales, fast cars, faster women, and sharks. Ok, I have the sharks. Pathetic ones at least.)
My new mini-strip, Rubbish Robots, starts in The Beano today for a six week run. I created the characters about a year ago, so I thought you might like to see my initial pencil sketches of the three robots. As you can see by comparing the roughs above with a finished panel (below), I tweaked the designs slightly for publication.
I hope you enjoy the strip. I'm really enjoying writing/drawing it. I have another new mini-strip starting in The Beano soon but I'll tell you about that another time.
Never Be Without A Beano! 36 full colour pages for £2, making it the cheapest comic in the shops!
My brand new mini-strip, Rubbish Robots, begins soon in The Beano! Possibly next week, for a six-week run. Can planet Earth withstand this threat from outer space? The clue is in the title. Their A.I. ain't that intelligent. More news on Captain Kog and his crew soon!
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