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7th AUGUST
STUFF:
Not been a great year for comics n stuff as yet... BUT - work has started
on:
7th FEBRUARY
COMIC NEWS:
Well - I am kinda out of excuses now... I should have put a comic out
months ago.
There MUST BE 6+ Germs comics in 2003.
Brother Beanz is now showing me up. He has completed a FAWN LASTROME
strip, and now a BIX AND FLOODIE strip as well. If you are on my
mailing list, expect new comics soon
Dirty Tommy O has promised his new strip is almost complete.
STUFF:
I have had loads of cool small press comics of late. Not had chance
to read them as a certain big IT company and certain big bank have stolen
all my time. They look real good though. I will be rejigging my web shite
to include a review section soon.
I am also spending any free-time waiting for the next CHIPS events
as they rock.... Crack Village were cool
6th JANUARY
COMIC NEWS:
FAWN LASTROME should be ready real soon...
STUFF:
Some git broke into my car on New Years Eve and now I am sulking.
Got off lightly really, to a great start to the New Year...
24th DECEMBER
COMIC NEWS:
I have been too ill with 'man flu', again... Must get a new comic out
soon.
WORK:
Some of BENS REMEDIAL ARMY (BRA) thought it would be cool to
fight at the works Christmas party... Nice. This gets ME in shit as well.
STUFF:
Saw PINK GREASE at CHIPS the other week, and they were real
good.... But not as good as at the CHIPS Christmas party - STAZI
and FAT TRUCKERS! There was the usual gimp, sleaze amd extra
added pie throwing. I got one in my face. It was cool.
Also went to a LITTLE ARTIST exhibition in Manchester, which was
kinda cool. Well done Mr. Cake!
And GTA Vice City takes too much time...
18th NOVEMBER
Oops, no updates for quite a while. I had man flu for a while. And work
has been real gay.
COMIC NEWS:
Big book of misery doing well. If anyone has Pete Ashtons address, please
send it me. He wont for some reason. The dude has started to even look
like Bix, so I am sure he will get the 2nd Hand Misery stuff. He knows
the misery...
WORK:
Some of my team have adopted the name BENS REMEDIAL ARMY. Nice.
STUFF:
Saw KINGS HAVE LONG ARMS again. They are the best! Also went to
see ROGER who were quite good.
And TIMESPLITTERS 2 takes too much time...
20th OCTOBER
Have been looking through BORDERLINE, the comics magazine/PDF
t'ing. GERMS have managed to get some real nice reviews in there.
Thanks guys.
BIG BOOK OF MISERY is looking good for a December release. Work
keeps getting in the way of it. Bloody work!
Just read Murder Mysteries, the Gaiman thing. Very odd. Needed some gay
jokes (Kids in the Hall style).
Went to see LORD MONGO again the the other week - and they were
real good. Strange to see Spen in a suit.
That's about it...
7th OCTOBER
1st - Is anyone waiting for comics (aside from Colin and SMALLZONE)?
If I don't hear from people I guess they aren't interested.
2nd - BRAIN CANDY (Kids in the Hall movie) is real good. Go see
- go see...
3rd - Next MISERY strip is taking ages. May be December before
it's out... God, I am slow.
4th - Sorry Phil/Beanz, but I am going to jinx you (cos I am in a giddy
mood)... GERMS will be proud to present a new FAWN LASTROME
comic strip. Its on its way to the drawing board, so don't hold your breath.
But I can tell - it's gonna be real good. For those of you 'not in the
know' this is red-hot nun with gun action. Will upload some pics of FAWN.
She's a babe (in a Danzig sort of way).
5th - Went to another CHIPS event. ATOMISER make me mince
like an elephant on speed. And I like it!! Sheep on Drugs can sling their
hook...
6th - New one page MISERY gags to be added shortly.
Getting strange feedback on DEMETER AND SHARKY. People seem to
like the design/art. No real complaints about the bad spelling - as such.
Story seems a bit hardcore for those that dare to tell me what they think.
My next story will be 100 times more odd (just for you Howodd). Guess
I am about to loose my three readers. Hee hee hee...
17th SEPTEMBER
Comic stuff. GERMS managed to get two (Bruising Pit and Jonny
Crucifix) nice plugs in Comics International.
The was a bit of a problem with the Jonny Crucifix review as it made
out I 'write and draw this piece of irreverent fun'. OH NO - I have stolen
BEANZ credit. This was the work of BEANZ - not me...
I have started to mail out my latest creation, DEMETER AND SHARKY.
Too many spelling mistakes - and the cover didn't print very well.
Soz.
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Anyway - went to see LORD MONGO who are real good. Even though
their singer was a giant cardboard demon. Then at the weekend I saw BANE
OVERLORD who were kinda like Black Flag meets Revolting Cocks (which
can only be a good thing). STAZI, the sleazy German rent boy duo,
and I got some (huh huh). Every band should have a gimp. And as if thats
not enough, finally managed to see KINGS HAVE LONG ARMS. I still
haven't figured them out - they are very complex - in a good way...
8th SEPTEMBER
Last night (CHIPS)
I saw some real strange bands:
Someone/thing to do with SONIC MOOK this was Carbonize for the
21st centry. There was: projected Public Enemy videos, chucking paint,
burning stuff and a whole load of shouting.
Then JOAN OF ASS. The only way to discribe them is: "new UK trio,
Joan of Ass, the filthiest pop group in the world?...In the way
they behave, write, and perform, Joan of Ass come on like the cranked-up
bastard child of Soft Cell and 2 Live Crew. They're cheeky, visceral,
profane and could be just whats needed in a world that persists in stripping
the fun and filth from sex and pop music" - sleazenation, may 2002.
Plus JOAN OF ASS toyed with fruit, had roller blades, chucked
stuff at the audience and spat milk Everything was done in a real 'uncool'
way - but was real 'cool' at the same time.
Their make-up looked like Divine David. Nice.
Didn't get to see KINGS HAVE LONG ARMS. I felt too violated -
but in a good way...
7th SEPTEMBER
Have had some fun this week. Went to a mad electro night. Was real good:
Roger were best,
in a New Order sort of way. Get in touch with them and buy their records/CDs.
Bynatone promised to tear the fuckin place down - and they did,
in a 2 Unlimited kinda way.
Then last night went the pub after work. Had too much fun. And spent
too long talking about work. Work sucks. Might have to become a male model
Zoolander style. That would be better than computers...
ANYWAY here is a new short story for you read. Feel free submit
stories and I will upload the suckers, if they are any good. Sister
Jessica by Phil Handford (the guy who wrote Fawn Lastrome) and a rather
nice image by Beanz. Nuns in comics/fiction (and filth). Love all that...
2nd SEPTEMBER
Oh so many updates this month!
Anyway, this is the cover for my new 'picture story' (it's not really
a comic). Should be ready to mail out early next week.
1st SEPTEMBER
Ok - another regular update...
If I still owe you any comics - PLEASE GET IN TOUCH. I must have forgotten
you. Soz.
Jonny Crucifix 'Second Coming' got a nice plug on the good old:
TRS2.
Demeter and Sharky, my latest work, will be going to press at
some point this week (as PDFs don't seem to be working). It has taken
all my free time up this month. Will add the cover by way of tease tomorrow...
Also, I will be uploading Sister Jessica soon. This is a short
story by Phil Handford (who wrote Fawn Lastrome in 15 Nuns). Fingers crossed,
there will be some art to accompany it by Brother Beanz.
If anyone needs any help printing their comics - send me a sample and
I will see if I can help.
AND - I have got enough dollars to buy a real domain name - so I must
sort my act out...
4th AUGUST
Went to AQUA last weekend. There were loads of cool people there. Gave
out copies of the two new comics. If you haven't got yours yet, don't
worry they'll be on the way. Best send me an e-mail though just to make
sure...
JONNY CRUCIFIX - Second Coming by Beanz. And - BRUISING PIT - Elephant
Cemetery by John Cake.
These are both available as PDFs, but are much nicer in print.
For those that don't know, The Lupus is on hold. Will be putting out
comics dedicated to one story at a time.
I have spent too much time playing Canons Spike and listening to Skinny
Puppy to complete any new strips. I have been trying to play Metal Gear
Solid 2, but it's bollocks. May take it back and swap...
Work has also been gay, as usual, and stolen far too much of my time.
Thieving swines...
BUT - there will be a new Misery 'book' available by the end of the month.
It's very text based and is a cross over with '2nd hand misery'.
It's kinda sick, but it makes me laugh.... It is about Demeter and Sharky
(a new character).
14th JULY
Life is good here in the Nunnery... St Chris Askham (one of our fave
small press comics dudes) wrote me a real nice review - thus securing
him a place in heaven...
...a bunch of slackers stumble from one adventure
to another often with bizarre, totally surreal consequences. With seemingly
no real direction, The Lupus is highly enjoyable, and created with a nice
sense of design and highly stylised artwork. Has to be read to be believed.
GERMS should, God willing, have two (yes 2) new comics ready for the
AQUA thing at the end of the month. Assuming I can get out of my pit and
crack the whip to keep the worker Nuns in order...
Once they are boxed off - there will be more SECONDHAND MISERY.
Also - it is written thou shall check out this Noodoll
wedsite. Oh - and this record lable is like well sleezy
13th JULY
Re my webshite: The bloody PDFs don't always work... Not good.
Also - just can't get out of my pit. Spending too much time on my GBA.
Battle of the Planets comic rocks...
Noodoll site may mean a re-think for my webshite...
AND - spending too much time surfing for Yuki Terai stuff. Will never
get anything done...
25th JUNE
Website still under construction...
Have made a few changes to the screen where you download comics. If anyone
ever tries it - please let me know if you encounter problems. God willing,
it should be ok.
Also, some 'classic' JONNY CRUCIFIX has been added from the archives...
And in other news, members of the congregation should be aware work has
started on some real sick Flash animation. If all goes to plan - I may
even go to prison for them... Will be a week or two before they are uploaded.
Will start to upload some SECONDHAND MISERY stuff soon. I am looking
for somebody to illustrate a short tale of MISERY featuring Bix and Floodie.
It's only about four pages so if you are interested please send me a mail.
18th JUNE
Website still under construction...
Not sure how well the site works, so I need people to report errors.
When I get paid next I will try and sort out a real URL. Still to be
added to the site:
- History of GERMS Publishing (15 Nuns/LUPUS)
- Additional 'classic' Jonny Crucifix comic strips
- Submission guidelines for Jonny Crucifix
- Secondhand Misery comic strips etc...
- New work from the House of Tommodomotron*
* He is gay and slow though, may take a while yet...
When I have added all the above I will start looking into printing out
some collected comic books - if I have enough readers.
I did manage to get a nice review on TRS2.
9th JUNE
The idea behind this web site is to:
- Waste web space (thanks Brother Glover)
- So I can show my small press comic strips
- So other people can contribute comic strips
Check out the comics link for submission guidelines. Also divine comics
you can download.
8th JUNE
For is it not written; 'A great crowd, pure and dressed in white, took
the branches of palm trees and went out to meet him. And they began to
shout: 'We pray for you!' Blessed is he that comes in the name of 15 Nuns
and all that Germs does stand for...' Once upon a time 15 Nuns was a small
press comic. I am no going to re-do all my old jokes...
The site is still under construction, so please let me know if you find
anything that doesn't work.
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