WesterNoir Volume 1 is being reprinted.

It'll be its first printing under Time Bomb but will also have my WESTWORDS imprint (logo designed by my go-to designer Andy Bloor).

I was going to call it WESTWORLDS but I doubt anybody would every be able to find it when Goggling as WESTWORLD is too established.

And to make the second printing a little different it'll have a new cover (the cover we used for the first issue when we did these as comics).

I've decided to take this opportunity to put it on Kickstarter, and provide people with an opportunity to buy a Josiah Black versus The Gator Boys (as we call them) poster.

The posters will be A3 in height but half as wide as A3 width. Art by Gary Crutchley and coloured by regular WesterNoir colourist Matt Soffe.

Portsmouth Comic Con

What a great event. 

It has always been one of my favourites, well run, well attended and a great diversity of comic and toy related stuff on offer.

I arrived pretty early Saturday morning, you can never predict how motorway driving is going to go so I set off pretty early. I know the area around the Guildhall now though and knew the car park near the event that is easy to get stock between the two.

I was so early I interrupted a fox going about his morning business...

He gave me that kind of 'This is my bin, find your own' look.

The venue is well signposted...

and once you've managed to get your pass (a very easy experience (maybe because I was so early) and you're treated by all ECTO 1 and the DeLorean Time Machine (much bigger than my Lego version)... oh.. and Slimer...

and you're in.

I experimented a bit this year, as I was on my own I didn't have to try to persuade anyone, and only took my WesterNoir related books and merchandise, and Quantum comics.

Happy with the simpler look, sometimes I think less is actually more.

The event was great. Had lots of people spot the figures and come across for a chat (and some purchases) and then the usual mix of new customers and customers returning from previous years to pick up the latest issue(s).

I met up with a lot of people and made some new friends.

Some interesting potential future developments, but I won't jinx anything here and now, let's see how things go.

So, full credit to Kurt and the organisers, another very successfully run and fun family event. 

And the queues outside we long and well managed too...

I'll be back next year...

If they'll have me.

Portsmouth Comic Con.

I'm off to the Portsmouth Comic Con this weekend.

All on my own. 

So do take pity on me and pop over and say 'Hi' .. and also .. apologies in advance if I keep talking at you and you struggle to get away.