Strumpet Fix: The Inflatable Woman by Rachael Ball

Need a Strumpet fix before issue 3? Check out Issue 2 contributor Rachael Ball's ongoing web strip, The Inflatable Woman. Rachael's stunning pencil artwork made a big impression on us - and it's the medium she's chosen for telling the story of her treatment for breast cancer. Amazing stuff - enjoy!

Strumpet Fan Art: Becky Hawkins

Woo hoo, some Strumpet fan art to share with you all! I was so excited to get this rad postcard from Strumpet Kickstarter contributor Becky Hawkins - check out her work at French Toast Comix!
Fancy getting your own copy of our new issue? Visit our Etsy while stock still remains! We're in the planning stages of issue 3, so now is the time to nab issue 2!

Newsflash! Miss Moti, by Strumpet Kripa Joshi, in the Guardian and on BBC 4!!!

Such exciting news!  One of our very own - two-time Strumpet Kripa Joshi - has been experiencing a bit of a media moment.

Miss Moti resplendent!

Kripa is the SVA-trained, Surrey-residing creator of Miss Moti, a delectably plump lady who has a penchant for some truly surreal and wonderful adventures.  In Nepali, her name means both 'plump' and 'pearl', depending on how you accent the 't'.

You may remember her very fashionable (and romantic!) night out in Strumpet 1, and she appeared again on the back cover of our second issue in slightly less formal attire (Miss Moti is not afraid of a little nudity now and then).

The Guardian has published one of her lovely stories online (namely Miss Moti and The Cotton Candy)...plus a rather worshipful article all about Kripa and her buxom creation.  (The Strumpet even gets a namecheck - we're blushing!)

...and now she's on blinkin' Woman's Hour!  With Posy Simmonds, no less!

Here's the link to her appearance...enjoy!

Congratulations, Kripa!  We Strumpets salute you!

Kripa herself at our Issue 1 launch. 

Kickstarter Sneak Peek Part 1: Jeremy's Portraits!

 

Ah, Kickstarter.  You have been so good to us, hooking us up with comics fans all over the world.

And in return, we have used you as a conduit to reward certain special folks - those who've been especially generous - with the sorts of things we'd like to receive in the post now and again.

Strumpet Jeremy's amazing seaside portrait series is just one example.

Looks like a drawing, right?  And it is - but what is that drawing made from?

 

To create these individual portraits, Jeremy drew all these little bits - some of which, like the reeds at the top left, are actually dimensional.  Some lucky folks got a kiss-me-quick penguin in their drawing - some, a sightseeing centaurette. 

Ah, Jeremy.  She's a mad genius - but she's our mad genius!

Speaking of mad geniuses - are you reading Strumpet 2 contributor Rachael Ball's Inflatable Woman?

We really think you should!

Next in our Kickstarter reward look back: the Strumpet begins to accessorize. 

 

Thanks for Partying with the Strumpets, New York!

Thanks to everyone who came out on a very dark and stormy night to party with the Strumpets at 

Bergen Street Comics this Friday!

We owe a lot to the amazing staff at Bergen Street, who were so welcoming!  This is Casey, a writer and zinester who works in the shop - Tucker, Tom and Amy, thanks to you guys too!

A look at the fine folks who made our event fizz...

Editrix Ellen Lindner signing for a fan...

                         

Thanks so much to Bergen Street for letting us do an art show!  Here, Army of God illustrator Tim Hamilton, Jean Lee-Hamilton, and Strumpets Robin Ha and Kat Roberts hang out in front of some of Robin and Kat's original work from Strumpet 2.  

The Voyeurs author and amazing all-around cartoonist Gabrielle Bell, with up-and-comer Dre Grigoropol.

Eisner Award-winner Nick Abadzis.

Hypothetical Islander James Smith gets cuddly with Zegas' Michel Fiffe.

Woo hoo!  Thanks again to all the Kickstarters....and if you'd like to buy the Strumpet, check out our Etsy or visit Bergen Street Comics, 470 Bergen Street, Brooklyn, NY.

NYC Launch December 7th at Bergen Street Comics!

So excited to be formally announcing our NYC launch for Strumpet 2, Friday Dec. 7th at Brooklyn's truly quite fabulous Bergen Street Comics. 

Three Strumpets, Ellen Lindner, Robin Ha and Kat Roberts will be present - come along and get your copy of the brand-new Strumpet!

Bergen Street Comics is located right by one of Brooklyn's biggest train stations, Atlantic Avenue/Barclays Center, so you can take an express Q, N, 2, 3, 4, 5 or a slow-as-molasses-but-quite-lovely R train to your destination.  It's walkable to some of Brooklyn's best restaurants and bars - we're partial to Bark, right next door, as well as cute luncheonette Bonnie's.

This is Editrix Ellen's birthday party, too!  There will be a raging afterparty in honor of our leader's special day.

See you on December 7th!

Strumpet 2: Our London Launch at Orbital Comics

Wow! What a bash! Our London launch at Orbital Comics was a great success, bringing together The Strumpet, the artists who make it possible, and those who love them - plus some awe-inducing celebrity guests! Sharing with our friends at ink+PAPER made the night even better - not to mention that it was a great privilege!

Our NYC launch will take place at Bergen Street Comics on 7th December, after which The Strumpet - and ink+PAPER 3! - will be available in our Etsy shop.

This weekend (17-18th November) you can catch up with a limited supply of Strumpets at Thought Bubble, located in Leeds and ranking very high up the list of must-visit UK comix festivals.


Comix stars Gary Northfield (Derek The Sheep), Darryl Cunningham (Psychiatric Tales, Activate!) and newly minted Strumpet Myfanwy Nixon talk ink+PAPER.

Many, many thanks to Orbital Comics, located in London's high-drama West End, for their hospitality and generosity with the booze. Karl, Camila, Chris, James, Liz, and all the other staff were phenomenal (and it's Camila's lovely photos we have to remember the night by - check out her Flickr set here.

Thanks again to all of our Kickstarter pre-order folks - some of whom we were lucky enough to meet at the launch - we couldn't have done it without you!

Some fun photos...courtesy of Camila Barboza! Look for her by her full name on Flickr...


A Strumpet and her pals: Issue 2 contributor Karrie Fransman (The House That Groaned, Guardian, Times of London) and two fine gents - Andy Poyiadgi (Teapot Therapy), and Gareth Brookes (The Black Project).


Issues 1+2 Strumpet Maartje Schalkx joins forces with the prodigiously talented Tobias Tak and Comics Gosh!p (London's premier comics reading group) leader Mike Medaglia.


A Strumpet in Motion: Issues 1+2 contributor Tanya Meditzky (The Man Who Clapped, Two Sentences).

Head Strumpet Ellen Lindner prepares for the first purchase of the evening.

Head Strumpet Jeremy Day, two-time Strumpet Patrice Aggs (The Boss, Count Karlstein), and Myriad Editions boss Corinne Pearlman share a laugh at our launch.


The ever-helpful - and ever-cheerful! - Stephen Betts, head of Comix Influx.



Honorary Strumpets Dr. Mary Talbot (Dotter of Her Father's Eyes), Sarah McIntyre (Vern and Lettuce, You Can't Eat a Princess) and Comica organiser Megan Donnolley, assembled into a lovely pyramid of Lady Comix Power.


A happy customer...


Internationally renowned critic, curator, festival organizer and Comica godfather Paul Gravett (1001 Comics, Great British Comics).


The very fetching David O'Connell (Tozo, Monster and Chips), editor of ink+PAPER. Flanking him are John Aggs (The Boss, John Blake, Robot Girl) and comics professor-in-training John Miers.

Thanks so much for coming, London! See you in New York!