The first review.

I'd sent a copy of WESTERNoir Book 4 to Patrick Challis (him of the The Curiosity of a Social Misfit Blog).
He'd reviewed the three previous issues and so I thought I'd send him the latest Book, thinking it would be a while for his review.
Not so apparently he couldn't wait to read and you can see what he says here: -

http://curiosityofasocialmisfit.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/westernoir-book-4-review.html?

A trip down South.

On Sunday the 16th, Dave West and I traveled down to Maidstone in Kent to attend Demoncon 7.
I was a stand in for Colin who couldn't make it because of family business.
It's a fair old trip: -

three and a half hours one way. But we did it, with one stop so we could eat a spot of brekkie.
It's the first con of the year (I think) and Dave had promised Graham Beadle (organizer and owner of the Grinning Demon Comic store) that AccentUK would attend (weather permitting, there are floods everywhere don'tcha know).
Honestly I don't think Dave though we have many sales and by the first hour I would have to agree with him.
But after that sales picked up and no mistake.

I was taken with the diversity of people buying from the very young ( and really some of Accent's books are not really appropriate...But mention Werewolf gangster in the 1960's to a young lad and  it's an obvious sale) to the mature reader shall we say. Good old mixed bag of folk. 

Stuart Gould of UK Comics was there to drop of copies of WESTERNoir Book 4. 

The first time I'd seen it of course all printed purty like. Dave of course had seen the the print mock up so he'd had a taster of what it would look like.

It's cracking even if I do say so meself.

I didn't get to see many stalls and there was a fair old few I can tell ya, but opposite us sat Dan Boultwood

selling copies of his book "It Came" published by Titan Comics which is an absolute corker of a book.

I'd bought the comics but passed them on to a friend so he could study the wonderfulness of Dan's art and story. Dave and I raced across so we could buy a copy each, and we had to be quick, Dan didn't have many copies with him.

Also Adam Cheal turn up with a contributor's copy of British Showcase Anthology for me.

Published by Markosia and edited by Adam, all in full colour so that was a really terrific treat.

Graham mentioned an after-event knees up but Dave and I thought of the three and a half hour trip back and said our farewells.

All in all a cracking day.

There's another one later in the year but I think it clashes with another event that AccentUK have booked, but looks like Dave will definitely travelling to Maidstone next year.

'nuther Review fer BOOK 3

http://www.brokenfrontier.com/westernoir-book-three-weird-western-tales-from-accent-uk

"nuff said".

First three pages

WESTERNoir Book 4 is at the printers.
On schedule to be launched at the upcoming DemonCon event in Maidstone on Sunday 16th February.
It'll be Accent UK first time a visitin' and I aim ta join them.
So, as a treat ta whet ya appetites here's the cover with the logo (done by Andy Bloor with his usually design flair and brilliance)  an' the first three pages.
Enjoy

Cover all coloured up purty like

Well it's the first post of the year and it's a good un.
here's the Cover to Book 4 of WESTERNoir all coloured
by the talented artist Matthew John Soffe.

He has done an absolute corker of a job.
Well pleased with it.
If'n you want to see other examples of Matt's work then y'all go an'
visit him on his blog, I swear ta ya, yer won't be disappointed. The guy is amazing.
http://mygrimmbrother.blogspot.co.uk

Last Post

Well the year is nearly done and I've finally managed to finish the art for WESTERNoir book 4.
It were touch an' go there fer a moment I kin tell ya.
All I gotta do now is wait on Dave West to get the edits for the lettering all sorted (spelling, grammar and such)  and the cover to be coloured by Matt Soffe: -
And then it's off ta the printers.
It 's been a busy old year: - two books done and the scripts for the next five sorted...
Managed to get to a couple of conventions (but missed a couple I really wanted to attend.
Those I attended I had loads of fun so I can't complain too much.
There was loads of interest on Josiah's exploits and we had some really excellent reviews.
Dave and I are well pleased on the favourable reactions of fans and we plan more of the same next year.
Also we're planning a "Tales of WESTERNoir" book which will be....hmmm now that would be telling, more on that book later.
Thank you for reading these rambling posts of mine (you know who you are people) and I hope you continue to follow these irregular (far too irregular in some cases) muses of mine next year.
Hope ya'll had a corker of a Christmas and wishin' ya all a Happy New Year.

2013's Top Ten Comic Book Releases

We  made the top ten, which is awesome.
http://curiosityofasocialmisfit.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/coasms-year-end-awards-2013s-top-ten.html

Cheers
Patrick