See you at COMICS SALOPIA this weekend!

What does "Salopia" mean? Well, it's an old French word, Salop, for Shropshire, so a comics convention set in Shrewsbury has adopted the name for its premiere event this weekend, 1st and 2nd June, as Comics Salopia takes place in various venues over town.

With guests from the UK and overseas, Comics Salopia sounds like it'll be an exciting show as readers meet comics creators such as Charlie Adlard, Sean Phillips, Aneke Murillenem, Chip Kidd, Yanick Paquette and many more! 

As I said, we're in various locations across town, and you'll find me in the grounds of Shrewsbury Castle alongside fellow Beano artists Nigel Parkinson, Laura Howell, Hunt Emerson, and Beano editor John Anderson! 

Then, between 12 and 1p.m. on Saturday we'll be trekking over the river to the Guild Hall (room 021) for a Beano panel to talk to the audience and answer questions about Britain's longest running comic. 

https://comicssalopia.com/event/an_audience-with-the-beano/

After that we'll be back at our stalls in the Castle grounds. 

This is the first event of its kind in Shrewsbury, and the weather forecast is good, so I hope you'll join us! More info here:

https://comicssalopia.com

New Daftness this Thursday!

Here's an extreme close up of part of a panel from my next Daft Dimension strip! You can read the full version in Doctor Who Magazine No.539, out on Thursday and available from newsagents, supermarkets, and comic shops across the UK. 

The annuals are coming!

Yep, it's only May, but D.C. Thomson have revealed the covers for the annuals we usually associate with Christmas (even though they're published around August time). You can see them on my Blimey! blog here:
https://lewstringer.blogspot.com/2019/05/cover-reveal-dandy-and-beano-annuals.html

I thought I'd take this opportunity to give you a sneak peek at one of the Keyhole Kate strips I've drawn for The Dandy Annual 2020, so there's a panel from one of the pages above. See what happens next by buying the book!

Comic Scene No.4 out now!

The new issue of Comic Scene is out now, in which I've written a four page article about Roy Wilson, the great humour comics artist of the 1930s (whose style is still influential to this day). 

If you can't find issue 4 in the shops you can order it directly from the publisher:
https://getmycomics.com/ComicScene

Something new

Here's a tiny glimpse at a section of a panel for something new I did recently. The full page strip will appear in a British independent comic soon! I can't reveal any more yet but as soon as the publisher announces it I'll post more info!

In the meantime, please keep following this blog, buying my comics, and spreading the word to others who enjoy humour comics! Everyone likes a laff! 

COMICS SALOPIA is coming!

The next comics show I'll be at will be Comics Salopia, a two day event on 1st and 2nd June in Shrewsbury town. This is a brand new show dedicated to comics and features an impressive guest list from the UK and overseas. On the bill is Charlie Adlard, Bryan Talbot, Al Ewing, Aneke Murillenem, Yanick Paquette and many more!

I'll be there with fellow Beano artists Nigel Parkinson, Laura Howell, and Hunt Emerson, plus Beano editor John Anderson making a rare convention appearance! See here for info on that event:
https://comicssalopia.com/event/an_audience-with-the-beano/

For full details and ticket prices, visit the Comics Salopia website here:
https://comicssalopia.com

Hope to see you there!

The penultimate DEREK THE TROLL!

The latest issue of online comic Goof! went live while I was away at the weekend but thanks to the wonders of cyber-comics there's no fear of it being out of stock! Yes, Goof! No.10 is still available, along with all the previous issues and you can subscribe to all 12 issues for just £12! 

Yep, only £12... and that gives you access to every issue! This month's Derek the Troll episode sees the return of the villain of the series, Wizardo the Wizard! Can Derek stop him from claiming possession of the Magic Whatsit? Find out (and read lots of other fun strips) by buying Goof! 
https://www.goofcomic.co.uk

...and if you missed Derek the Troll's original run from the 1980s you can buy the collected print edition directly from me here:
http://www.lewstringer.com/page7.htm