Glasgow's ACME event.

Was great fun.

It's a long drive up to Scotland from where I live but we made it a road trip as I picked up Steve Tanner on the way.

Arrived on Friday afternoon to set up early, parking and access to the SECC was as easy, and friendly, as always. We really enjoy the friendly nature of all the staff at this event.

Two days flew past as we met old friends, new friends, old customers, new customers and strange people wearing strange outfits.

Some of them even stopped by to look at what we were trying to sell...

But for me the chance to see full sized replicas of my two favourite Batmobiles was the icing on the cake.

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All in all a great show, look forward to next trip up the M6, maybe I'll take out my Batmobile.

Time Bomb Comics have 3 comics in September's Previews Catalogue

Looks like it's just like the situation with buses, no Time Bomb Comics in Diamond Distribution's PREVIEWS catalogue for ages and then 3 come along at once...

So, if you fancy reading any of these then pop into you friendly neighbourhood comic store and use the codes (SEP23018, SEP23019 or SEP23020).. it's as easy as that.

Next Convention will be the ACME Comic Con in Glasgow.

I've not been to Glasgow for a while and am really looking forward to this.
 

Quantum issue 3

 Popped into my local W H Smith store yesterday and was really happy to see this...

Quantum has its own label on the shelf 😊.

Also, of the 10 issues stocked there are now only 4 left. Very encouraging.

The Asylum event was great fun.

Time Bomb Comics had a great time at this year's Asylum steampunk event in Lincoln.

It was my first time in a few years due to Covid and then a health issue that I had all on my own, so this one was all the more special for me.

A great chance to catch up with old friends, and that's how we feel about the people at the Asylum events. Customers and fellow creators/stall holders, they all feel like friends.

This was the first time that I had the Kingdom figure on the table and he drew plenty of interest.

It made me laugh that Steve, having never painted a figure himself, just thought I'd used a silver paint spray can. Assuming that it had taken me mere minutes to 'paint'. I explained the true process and whilst I'm not convinced that he believed me he did take this photo of me with the collected Stephenson's Robot graphic novel and Kingdom.

It was really nice that people snapped up copies of the Graphic Novel, which they'd been following in comic format up to issue 5. The book collects the remastered issues, with additional pages, and has been completed with what would have been issues 6 and 7. A nice little package with the addition of the original short story from our ROBOTS anthology, coloured by myself, and some design sketches for the characters from El Indio! All wrapped up by a wonderful cover design from Andy Bloor.

Kingdom seemed to enjoy the day, especially when the belly dancers did their display.

We had a really enjoyable Bank Holiday weekend, I should be fully recovered by Saturday.

Looking forward to next year.

WesterNoir Volume 2 is in the September PREVIEWS

The good news is that as WesterNoir Volume 1 did quite well in the PREVIEWS catalogue Diamond have accepted Volume 2 as well.

If you'd like your local comic shop to order you a copy (saving you postage), so you can follow Josiah Black's tale further, then you just need to ask them to order is using the Diamond code SEP232020.

Quantum 3 is now available in the High Street.

Yep, Q3 has landed and it's a great moment for me as mine and Jemma's WesterNoir story is featured on the cover with great artwork by David Morris. 

Issue 3 will also be available in:-

Although some countries will need to wait a while.

Great to see Malta on this list from Issue 3 as we enjoy a great Comic Convention there in December every year.