Free Comic Book Day 2009

It's Free Comic Book day again! Yay!! That time of year we go to the local comic shop and check out what the comic companies are giving away this year, and if it's worth the trip. :0)

Still, remember, that your local comic shop owner is paying for those books, so while you're at the shop, please take some time to look around, and maybe actually buy something while there. Believe me, it's good for the community to support local shops, especially shops that are not giant chain stores.

Huh? You wanna know what HappyGlyphs Comics is offering this year?

Well, right now, nuttin. I'm moving my studio, and everything else right now, so things are on hold. However, HappyGlyphs placed it's offering early this year. In the spirit of Free Comic Book Day, you can download Part 1 of The Ghost Pirate Skeletons of Three Craters Lake for FREE at the following link: http://www.lulu.com/content/5081890. That is, if you haven't downloaded it already. :0)

The Ghost Pirates will return shortly, as well as some awesome new projects in the works.

And HappyGlyphs Comics is now offering Mini Comics! Just a buck for a nice quality little book with a beautiful color cover. That's The Wolfman of Beckenham, Kent, of course, with more coming soon. Check out all our comics at this link here: http://www.happyglyphs.com/shop.html



See? We may not be proficient, but we are persistent!

Cheers, JOHN :0)

Free Comic 2008!!

Traditionaly, once upon a time, to a small group of us, May 5 meant National Cartoonist's Day... a day on which folk heaped praise upon their favorite Cartoonists. and thanked them for the joy that they bring others.

For some reason, though, a day of praise for Cartoonist's just couldn't compete with another country's holiday that Americans celebrated with much drinking of beer, and the eating of many Mexican foodstuffs, including heaping plates of Nachos.

How to compete? Somebody, somewhere, had an idea. A great idea. Let's take National Cartoonist's Day away from May 5, and place it on the weekend closest.... and give away FREE COMIC BOOKS!!

Yes, a new Holiday was born, and you, the reader, get free stuff.


Not to be left behind, we here at HappyGlyphs Comics have once again decided to offer you FREE stuff: Our first true comic book story!


HappyGlyphs Comics is proud to announce the completion, and immediate availablility, of The WOlfman of Beckenham, Kent! Yes, it's been over a year in the making! Okay, it's been over a year of procrastination, but we've been busy. But here it is, in full black and white 7 page glory, the first in a collection of stories collectively known as "John's Shorts", The Wolfman of Beckenham, Kent takes you to a small town in the south of England where things are not quite what they seem. There's a mystery here, and it's up to you to gather the clues, and solve it. You'll have fun in the process, we'll promise you that.

So, here it is:

The Wolfman of Beckenham, Kent .



While you're there, you may want to check out our other fine offerings, including the very beautiful cover to our new story, which is available as a fine poster print. Here's a small preview of that cover.



For more of the back story, please check out our other blog, The Travelling 'Toonist.

Cheers, JOHN :0)