TCJ Reviews The Strumpet 1!

 

These are heady times in Strumpet HQ.  Our Kickstarter for Issue 2 is live,  editrix Ellen Lindner is part of a panel on British comics (including the Comix Reader and Strumpet!) at SPX this weekend, and now - 

we've been reviewed in TCJ!

And what a nice review it is, with Mardou, Maartje Schalkx, Kripa Joshi and Patrice Aggs singled out for special praise.

Thanks to reviewer Rob Clough for such wonderful words of encouragement - our roster of artists work so hard to bring you interesting, inventive, innovative comics, it's great to see them recognized!

Read it all here - and see you at SPX this weekend! 

Kickstarter is GO!!!!!!

The Strumpet is now full of rich and good strips from a powerful team of supertalented female comiceers. We're really excited about the line-up (more coming about that soon) and the creative and powerful ways all the different contributors have responded to our theme, going places. Very shortly, The Strumpet will be going to the printers, but numbers will be strictly limited. To pre-order your comics and guarantee a copy please visit Ellen's Kickstarter and pick a price point (starts from $3 - The Strumpet is not afraid of being cheap!) If you want to support us further there are a variety of prize-type options, in the usual kickstarter style -- or you can simply show your appreciation in the traditional way*  

The Strumpet 2- A Second Transoceanic Blaze of Comics Glory! 

The second issue of The Strumpet, the only comic to unite comix-loving ladies from the US and UK comix scenes, is in the works - and we need your help to make it a reality!  Read more...
*Reblog, comment, shout, give us money, etc.

We're so happy to announce that a) we've updated our website but more importantly, b) LOOK AT THE AMAZING COVER TO OUR NEW ISSUE!

Our theme for this issue is Going Places...and co-editor Jeremy Day's been very busy capturing the thrill of travel in this brilliant illustration.  WOW! 

In other news, we have a great new contributor on board: Robin Ha.  Born in South Korea and raised in the United States, Robin calls South Brooklyn home.   There she lives a double life: she's an uber-talented cartoonist who also spends a lot of time creating amazing textile designs for clients like American Apparel.  We met Robin because she's a member of the Draw Bridge cartooning studio, based in Gowanus, Brooklyn, and we're pleased as punch to welcome her into the Strumpet family. 


Welcome, Robin!  

We're opening this new issues to pre-orders soon...get ready for The Strumpet, issue 2!

Character Studies, Ellen's Story

Character sketches from Ellen Lindner's story for ths upcoming Strumpet 2.

Get ready for number 2 by taking a peek at Issue 1!  It's on sale in our Etsy, and in the ink+PAPER shop. 

 

Greetings from Strumpet HQ...we got this postcard in the mail the other day and don't quite know what to make of it!  Hope those poor holidaymakers survived!

Well, we're glad that the Strumpet is getting a chance to relax because there's no time for a break here at HQ!   Right now, we're hard at work on our new issue...see you soon with some exciting excerpts! 

****LATE BREAKING NEWS!***

You can now buy The Strumpet at the excellent Bergen Street Comics.  Thanks to Bergen Street for taking this stroppy lady under their wing.  And, as always, we're on Etsy, with cheaper shipping to the US, and the ink+PAPER store, for lower rates to the UK.  

A fantastic image from Julia Homersham's contribution to the Strumpet 2, out this fall.

Sneak peek into Strumpet 2

The contributor list for Strumpet 2 is more or less sorted now, and the first pictures, ideas and scripts are starting to fall into my inbox (lucky me!). I just had to share these beautiful sketches by Kripa Joshi, creator of the inimitable and gorgeous Miss Moti.

Because Kripa's style is so elegant and finished, I was fascinated to see an early stage in the design process -- that and I just loved Miss Moti's space dog!
Look out for more from my editorial inbox soon - Jeremy