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Crowdfunding Spotlight: LOLZ no. 2, from The77 Publishing

By John Freeman on November 13, 2024

There’s still time to support The77 Publishing‘s second issue of their humour comic, LOLZ, “for all readers aged 7 – 77” – but the clock is ticking!

LOLZ 2 Main Cover by Sonia Leong — *LOLZ No. 2 covers by Sonia Leong and SP-Zero*

LOLZ 2 Variant Cover by SP-Zero — *LOLZ No. 2 covers by Sonia Leong and SP-Zero*

The latest project from the UK’s award-winning independent comic company, LOLZ is an all-new 32-page comic aimed at younger readers and lovers of beautifully crafted comic strips, featuring strips by both veteran and fast-rising comic creators from across the UK. Contributors include Mike Collins, Sonia Leong, Nigel Parkinson, Michael Powell, and many more.

The campaign ends this Sunday, 17th November 2024, and you can back it here.

On offer are two covers, the main one by Sonia Leong, featuring her creator-owned character, Decravia and friends; the variant, by SP:Zero, features the LOLz gang – choose either or both to pledge for.

"Decravia's Diary" by Sonia Leong — *“Decravia’s Diary” by Sonia Leong*

LOLZ2 - "Matilda Atkins" by Michael Powell & Mike Collins — *“Matilda Atkins” by Michael Powell & Mike Collins*

LOLZ2 - Playing House by Anna Everts and Darren Stephens — *“Playing House” by Anna Everts and Darren Stephens*

LOLZ2 - "Captain Finn" by Sam Weller — *“Captain Finn” by Sam Weller*

LOLZ - "Trevor and Derrick" by Matylda McCormack-Sharp — LOLZ 2 also includes strips by, among others, Matylda McCormack-Sharp (“Trevor and Derrick”), Nigel Parkinson (“Goldilocks”), David Thomas and Andrew Richmond (“Lil Penny”) and SP-Zero (“Trash Pandas”)

LOLZ - "Goldilocks" by Nigel Parkinson — LOLZ 2 also includes strips by, among others, Matylda McCormack-Sharp (“Trevor and Derrick”), Nigel Parkinson (“Goldilocks”), David Thomas and Andrew Richmond (“Lil Penny”) and SP-Zero (“Trash Pandas”)

LOLZ No.1 launched this summer and proved a success, but crowdfunding on this second issue has proven a little harder to reach target, in comparison with The77’s other publications such as The77 itself, and This Comic is Haunted.

As ever, along with a great mix of strips, backers can also pledge for add-ons, such as signed pin-ups, a LOLZ t-shirt, and variant editions.

• Check out the LOLZ No. 2 Kickstarter here

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John Freeman

John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.

He’s the writer of comics such as Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs”, with Dave Hailwood.