Jack and Lucy

Again, my apologies that I won't be able to attend Oldham Comic Con (Saturday 12th May) but for those of you who will be there, stop by Rachael Smith's table to pick up a free new comic entitled Jack and Lucy that sensitively deals with the subject of mental health in the young.

Written by Rachael Smith and drawn by Jacob Phillips, the comic is designed by James Devlin and edited by Tim Pilcher. The project was coordinated by Sara Kenny and funded by the Welcome Trust and Carnegie UK Trust for Oldham Libraries. 

An important topic, tackled in the comics medium, and superbly produced. Congratulations to all involved.

No Oldham con for me, sadly

You know how people catch "convention flu" because there's always someone there with a bug? I'm afraid I'd be the one spreading germs this weekend if I went out. I regret to say I won't be able to attend Oldham Comic Con this Saturday. This flu bug has the better of me and between falling asleep with exhaustion and feeling yuk I've dropped behind schedule with work. I'm really sorry to let down the organisers and to miss meeting up with old (and new) friends. Sounds like it's going to be a brilliant event, so I hope you all have a great day there! See you soon.

Guest list announced for Oldham Comic Con

Stoke-Con-Trent was good fun yesterday, and you can read a brief report about it on my other blog here:
http://lewstringercomics.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/thank-you-stoke-con-trent.html

The next convention I'll be attending will be Oldham Comic Con on 12th May. They've just published the final guest list and it's very impressive! Check this out...

Marc Ducrow 
Lew Stringer
Jessica Lucas
David Roach
The Etheringhton brothers
Steve Austin
Yasmin Sheikh
John Wagner
Carlos Ezquerra
Alan Cowsill
Jay Martin
Chris Sides
Jon Laight
Grant Richards
Lyndsey Green
Jon Scrivens
Dan Whitehead
Tad Kimpton
Joe Glass
Matt Warner
Pete Mckeirmon
Patrick Goddard
Neil Edwards
Dave Taylor
Tim Perkins
Neil 'Bhuna' Roche
Nigel Parkinson
Nika Nartova
Chris Imber
Sarah Millman
Dan Cornwell 
Peter Doherty
John Royle
Ian Richardson
Aly Fell
Neal McClemets
Mindstrain comics
Joe Mathews
Dan Charnley
Katie Whittle
Jenika Loffreda
Sonia Leong
David Leach
Chris J Thompson
Marc Jackson
Staz Johnson 
Tazio Bettin
Dave Windettt
Antony Johnston
Rachael Smith
Mayamada

Find out more at their Facebook page here:
https://www.facebook.com/oldhamcomiccon/

See you there!