Issue 25 of Strip For Me contains the story A Man of Certain Talents, and it’s now available to buy.

A man must complete a number of mysterious actions on behalf of an equally mysterious employer. It’s a puzzle about identity, set in a world without names. Where no answers are supplied and the questions are left unsaid.

A good turn. A locked door. A solitary child.

A man of certain talents.

“For anyone serious about the dramatic powers of the form this is a book to look in on.” Andrew Luke, TRS.

“Hats off to you Mr. Noble; when people accusingly challenge me that all comics are for intellectual retards and bed wetters, all failed relationships and whimsy, I can add this to my arsenal of come backs; ‘yeah but have you seen this?’” – Oliver East, Trains Are Mint.

“It’s a fascinating story, hugely enjoyable, although you may not actually ever realise why you’re enjoying it so much.” – Richard Bruton, Forbidden Planet International.

SOLD OUT!

Another lovely review of the newest Strip For Me, A Man of Certain Talents, can be found at The Daily Crosshatch, courtesy of Trains Are… Mint‘s Oliver East.  I’d have to say that it’s probably my favorite review ever, if only for the inclusion of the following:

…when people accusingly challenge me that all comics are for intellectual retards and bed wetters, all failed relationships and whimsy, I can add this to my arsenal of comebacks

He gets it.

The comic is still available to buy, by the way.  I’m not the only person who thinks that you should.

As I mentioned last week, Comiket is being held this Saturday the twenty-second of November at the ICA as part of the Comica festivities. I’ll be there, attempting to sell you copies of the latest few issues of Strip for Me, including Cocksmen of the Western World, A Man of Certain Talents and other modern classics for your reading delectation and delight. There’ll be issues of The Rule of Death too, with the writer on hand to take the blame for it, I shouldn’t wonder.

Apart from him, there looks to be a grand selection of the great and the good of the UK comics scene in attendance – including Marvel royalty in the forms of Gillen and McKelvie, stellar small-pressers like Paul Rainey and Steve Tillotson, and everything in between. The full list can be found at Paul Gravett’s site. Check them all out, make a list, and come shopping on Saturday. See you there.

Of course, you’ll still be able to see this there too.