TRICON 2013 Promo Short, page 3

       
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The third and final page to the Tri-State Comic Con 2013, held on April 6th, at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena in Huntington, West Virginia.
A little information regarding the event for this year, it falls around spring break, and Marshall University students and other folks may be attending to the show, so this year is obviously going to be bigger than last year's TRICON. And hopefully I will be as thrilled to see how many attendees will be seeing me and all the other comics creators showing their stuff and talking to fans. Should there be an auction, I will throw in the original pages plus and original piece I have done from last year to give out.
I thought I'd make this 3-page promotional comic because I thought it would help further my presence in the comics world, even though I tend to be less so, but I still enjoy what I love to do and not have anyone tell me otherwise, because I made a comic that tells a story, and it's not all perfect or "pro quality", I just like comics and I like making them, and tell stories and joke around with them. That's all good for me.

Again, I will be at TRICON 2013 in Huntington on April 6, and if you are in the area or are going to attend from afar, come see me and my friends Evan and Nathan of Support Group, I will be glad to see you as well.
Idiotic Invasion part 2 comes out April 8, so until then, have a good one!

TRICON 2013 Promo Short, page 2

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The second of three pages to my promotional comics short for the 2013 Tri-State Comic Con show in Huntington, WV. The third and final page will be uploaded on Friday.

TRICON 2013 Promo Short, page 1

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The first of three pages to my promotional comics short for the 2013 Tri-State Comic Con show in Huntington, WV. Page 2 will be uploaded on Wednesday.

Laughing Stroke Idiotic Invasion #1 (of 4)

The stupidity continues in Part 2, page 21, released on April 8th. Thanks for reading, everybody!

Idiotic Invasion page 20 - "They have come..."

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This concludes part 1 of the 4-part story arc, Idiotic Invasion. However I will be on break to prepare for Tri-State Comic Con on April 6th in Huntington, WV. I have just finished a promotional short for it but I will have to put that up 2 weeks beforehand.
Also, I will be collecting all pages of the Idiotic Invasion, as a digital trade, once all 4 parts are posted by page, I will be putting them all together like the earlier storylines, and yes you'll either have to scroll or click on smaller, hard-to-read pages. But then again, you have preferences, so I give both out for convenience. I'll give you guys just Part 1in this form as a sampler. You're welcome.
As far as Part 2 goes, I have done the roughs for it, and will be working on the manuscript pages as early as next week. I still have other things to get through while I'm doing this. I will be posting Part 2 on April 8, 2 days after I return from TRICON, maybe I can complete the first 4 pages and show them off at the show as a sneak peek. There is so much stuff going on in these next 2 months, comics and the next local wrestling show, March and April are gonna be real busy but fun at the same time.
One last thing, even though the story is not completed, I still want to thank you all who saw my work, as well the feedback on both Facebook and Twitter, it's all appreciated, you are all wonderful people, and you have given me the motivation and praise to make me enjoy this more and more. There will be more Laughing Stroke on the way, so stick around. Prepare for part 2 in April! Laters!!

Idiotic Invasion page 19 - "Oh My God...What is That?!"

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Not very long until part 1 of the 4-part Idiotic Invasion story is capped. After Friday's page, I will be taking a breather and show off some other stuff and compiling the first part in a future post, among other things. I'll give more details on Friday.

Idiotic Invasion page 18 - "Newsflash!"

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A little behind-the-scenes bit for you on this page, I have been frusrated to see all the current trends of the internet with the memes and photoshop spoofs, not to mention those who live by these things, so basically this was part of the inspiration for this page, and perhaps the entire storyline. I fiddled with the idea of what would happen if we found out that extraterestrials were responsible for all this mindlessness. But that is just me, though.

I am still taking care of other stuff for future areas of getting physically noticed (cons), and I may have to put the regular story on hold for promotional stuff here and still working on future story ideas to throw out. I may also make other tabs for the digital "trades" I have previously mentioned, but it's still up there. 

Idiotic Invasion page 17 - "What's the skinny?"

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Idiotic Invasion page 16 - "Sho-I-chi"

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Sorry for keeping you waiting, but I am back with a new page for Wednesday.
First, he's Shochi, then Ochiru Joshoyama, now it's Shoichi, but the only thing that matters to this Jackie Chan-inspired dumbass is that he "rises to the occasion and fights to stay up there, only to slip and fall into defeat". A bit negative way of putting it, but that is the theme of Shoichi's character after all.
And since tomorrow is Valentines Day, Friday's post will have 2 items to laugh to: Friday's page and a not-so-lovely V-day after tribute PSA-style drawing. (No, it's not dirty, if it was, my main cast would be in a mud bath with some pigs!) But if you will be out on Thursday, be safe and be grateful for those you admire.

Idiotic Invasion page 15 - "Gamer's Rage"

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Again, there will be no update on Monday, Feb. 11, but I will be back on Wednesday putting out more pages, and perhaps something else to throw out.

I know that feeling when you can't beat the game sometimes, to the point where you just rather destroy it. haha...

Idiotic Invasion page 14 - "WHOA!!"

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Relieved at the fact that I have nearly completed the first 20 pages of this story, I have a sense of accomplishment for a brief moment, though. Until I make more pages and continue the narrative that I am still improvising as of this blog entry. I'm actually doing thumbnails for the the next 10 pages. I have been experimenting in how I am doing my sketches, on 8 1/2 x 11" copy paper for A4-size roughs, though I do feel it is a waste of paper this way, but if I want to keep doing things with real, existent art supplies, and I want to be sort of professional about it, I may feel the need to do some detailing on my sketches. But again, I might go back into my habits, I don't know.
Back to the site and the comic, I'm still working on the archive tab and putting more links up to the pages of the Idiotic Invasion storyline. I decided to simply give each page a number and title, like how most long-form webcomics do it. You just have to find the things that works and incorprate them into you own work method and see how it'll work out for you. It's good to expiriment.
Reminder to all who actually read this after getting done with the page up there: no update will be made for this coming Monday. But don't fret, because I will be back in on Wednesday to continue this thing. This first part should be completed by the end of Febuary. Perhaps a surprise or two might be thrown in, but come back and see.

Idiotic Invasion page 13 - "You Just Had to Say It...!!"

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Not much to say other than to remind readers that this site will be continuing changes and updates with the navigation and some designing. So if you see constant changes, this paragraph will let you know. Enjoy the Post-Super-Bowl page for today!

Idiotic Invasion page 12 - "Hello, there..."

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Not much to do but rest for the weekend. Got some ideas out for convention displays and still seeing of making stuff for fans, that's still up in the air. I already have an idea for ONE of my fans out there, but I do want to encourage you all to come see me on April 6, in Huntington, West Virginia for the second anual Tri-state Comic Con (TRICON), where I'll be with my friends of the webcomic Support Group. I will get more information out of that show as time and announcements come in, so stick around here and the Facebook fan page for it.

Speaking of which, if you visit the fan page, I have posts where I asked which favorite character I should make for you, and just go to https://www.facebook.com/pages/Laughing-Stroke/ and give me feedback and I will ablidge when the time comes. 

With that being said, I wish you all a good weekend and stay safe out in the snow.

Idioic Invasion page 11 - "An unlikly meet-up"

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We continue our stupid story by re-introducing the two previous villains from the series: Lord Viktis and Francis Duflare. How will these two communicate? Will they plan for world domination? Will they operate in secret criminal plannings to do evil? Will they mindlessly argue over which home version of Mortal Kombat is better than the other? Who knows and who cares! I entrust you all to check on in later on for more of this. 

Idiotic Invasion Page 10 - "...but not THAT, though!"

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Monday's page is up for viewing.

Also, to anyone who has watched television growing up in the 1970s-1997, I have provided my take on the EBS (Emerency Broadcast System), the predecessor to the current EAS (Emergency Alert System) that haunted kids during their Saturday Morning Cartoons, among other TV-viewing times. I too was a sufferer, and thus thought I'd share my experiences through a funny fighter manga.

More information can be found on this Wikipedia link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_broadcast_system

Disclaimer: I, the author, am not defying the FCC in any way. This is strictly a parody used for commentary and comedic purposes. I still respect our media agencies, and by no means would I ever cause legal harm. Please lighten up.

Idiotic Invasion page 9 - "I can handle it..."

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Friday's page is up.

Although it has been an uneasy past couple of days for me, dealing with some stuff that has gotten me down, I am back up and posting again! I might as well post anyway, since I need to be time-consistent and not miss an update unless I really need to. Have a laugh, don't take things too seriously, and most importantly, respect one another for them and in the end, we can all be friends.

Or you can run into a street sign in your underwear in the middle of a snowstorm in front of a bunch of truck drivers at 3 in the morning...

I'm not condoning it, but it would be funny, though, wouldn't it?

Anyway, be safe out there and have a good weekend!

Idiotic Invasion page 8 - "Kelvin's Story"

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Wednesday's installment is up. Have a nice hump day, everyone.

Idiotic Invasion page 7 - "Enter Kelvin"

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Happy Martin Luthor King Day!

This page introduces a new character, Kelvin. Long story short, he's the Sub-Zero to Vinnie Garoon's Scorpion (they are, after all, spoofs on those characters). Also, he is named after the unit of temperature. I'd advise you look it up since I have no time to explain in detail. We'll get to know more about him later on but for right now, enjoy Monday's page.

Idiotic Invasion page 6 - "It's MY house...!"

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Friday's page is here.

Also, a brief announcement on my appearances for the month of April, including TRICON 2013 in Huntington WV, and Remix Pro Wrestling's Throwdown for the Pound 7 (don't ask why Chance Prothet is here, he just sneaked in here and I just noticed.) where I'll be putting up art and comics for sale. More up-to-the-minute details in a later update and on the Facebook page-

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Laughing-Stroke/ 

Idiotic Invasion page 5 - "Visitors"

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A little rushed for time, but oh well. 

This joke carries off from Monday's page. If you don't get it, read page 4 first.

Thanks and enjoy it!