Current updates and shenanigans.

Hello chaps, there has certainly been a cluster of activity as of late. I've just been scanning the pages of Book 0 part 2 and have been lettering them as we speak. Some copies should be printed within the next 3 weeks, just in time for the Glasgow MCM, my next convention. There, I will be joined by Local legends, Curt Sibling, Chaos Alexander and Jim Stewart, and together we shall make this a pretty kickarse conention indeed.

In other news, I'm probably going to be taking down the Genma Visage Deviantart Group page, simply because I just get more revenue on this account instead. Updating two on the same media site has become a bit of a chore these days, so keeping it to one just keeps things simple.

Onto a down note, i regret to inform that recently a friend of mine passed away. I work in Retail in an Art store where i met Paul Amos, a UK rep from Pentel who handles the product orders specifically for that company. He was a delightful and enthusiastic chap to approach and talk to and certainly gave a good face to Pentel. As i normally use their products, In particular he introduced me personally to some good deals from them, including the the AIN leads for 0.5 mech pencils, the Waterbrush and the Pentel Pocket Brush pen, all of which have been invaluable to my artwork over the years. Paul has certainly been a big help.

When Paul last visited around June time, and he was on crutches. I found out that he had received chemotherapy relating to Cancer. You really wouldn't have noticed it beforehand as he was still coming to work fit as a fiddle. He was recovering quite well and more than willing to get back to business. Unfortunately, the vigor didn't last long. Not only did the cancer come back, it spread into his liver and he deteriorated quickly. Within a week he was on his deathbed and passed away on the 22nd of August. The last bit of comfort that he took with him to the end was knowing that his 2nd granddaughter had been born several days before his passing. 

So it's quite sad that, and I think I'll have a mention of his memory in the upcoming book. Rest in peace Paul. I'll make sure my Brush Pen will always find it mark.

And on another stroke of ill news. The online store UKonDisplay is now down until further notice (probably much further at this rate). Currently I'm between online retailers at the moment and may go back to using Lulu and amazon. In the meantime, however, I do still get my work printed by UKomix, and I'm willing to part with copies normally reserved for conventions. I mean why not?

So if you're interested in a copy its best to note me or email at tstuke@hotmail.com and I'll fill you in on paypal details. The price of the books are as follows

Genma Visage Book 1: £ 8.50
Genma Visage Book 2: £ 7.50
Genma Visage Book 3: £ 8.50
1 to 3: £ 22
Postage: between £1 to £4 depending on quantity and destination from the UK.

That's mainly it for now. In additional news, I will also be attending the London MCM this October. So far it has been a very good year for conventions and i wish to thank everyone again for making this true. I will keep up the work for future conventions to come.

Best wishes - TomT


Websites: 

Underground comic page Genma Visage: www.genmavisage.com/
Interested in copies of my comics?: Browse here www.genmavisage.com/store/ and email me here tstuke@hotmail.com for requests.
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My Youtube page: www.youtube.com

One of the other comics I did for several issues: www.murkydepths.com