'Striker' reprint volumes by Pete Nash

Over here Pete Nash is continuing to put together high quality collections of his newspaper comic strip, Striker. If you've not seen them before then you're in for a treat, these are full colour, A4, hardback volumes with hundreds of pages in each - all for less than £30 each

The volumes will eventually cover the whole of the strip, from 1985 to 2019, in 24 volumes.

Pete's just over halfway there now with the publication of volume 13 here. 

I'm a bit behind myself (I'm only up to volume 8) so here are the volumes I've yet to read...

 

Striker prints

I've looked at Pete Nash's Striker comic before (check here) but I've recently seen an ebay seller with all the Striker prints for sale - so I've swiped the images just as a record...if you're interested in Striker then search on Facebook for 'Strikerworld'

Striker - the final whistle now available

After the recent news that after, 34 years in print, its' own dedicated comic and 2 successful Kickstarter campaigns, the very last issue of Striker would be on sale soon, well o't available to buy now. 

They think it's all over! It is now! as Kenneth Wolstenholme once said but as Pete Nash explains.... 

The final episode of Striker is featured in a commemorative 52-page collectors' print edition of the comic. It has a perfect bound gloss cover and will be available around the middle of July.

We are hoping it will be stocked in newsagents but the quickest and easiest way to ensure you don't miss out is to order it from here and have it mailed to you direct from the printing house.   

At least 33 pages of The Final Whistle are all-new comic strips, picking up from where issue 24 left off and bringing Striker to a fitting finale after 34 memorable years in print.

There is also a frank and revealing interview with the original 'Mr Striker' Nick Jarvis, plus a special Nashy's News column from Striker creator Pete Nash. He explains that while Striker is coming to an end as a comic and newspaper strip, there will hopefully be a new future for Striker in a different format. Comics guru John Freeman from downthetubes.net writes about Striker and the state of the UK comic industry - and there is a special Fanzone section.

Priced at £4.95 the print version is available to buy here

Priced at £3.95 the digital version is available to buy here

Striker - new book, old comics & vintage merchandise up for sale

One-man comics industry Pete Nash has some Striker related goodies for sale on his website...

First up is volume 7 of his complete collection of the (newspaper) strip, we're up to 2003 now, it's here for £25 (unsigned or £30 signed). These are huge full colour A4 volumes - the last volume had nearly 300 pages of story in it so they represent great value 

If you missed the original Striker comic - not the recent Kickstarter funded version - then great news, Pete has found a few spare sets - they're available here

And if you're in need of some new T-shirts in your wardrobe then Pete can help you out there as well...here

Striker comic - cover gallery part 4

Pete Nash's Striker comic (volume 2); covers gallery part 4 - issues 19-24. Thanks for the comics Pete.

Issue 19

Issue 20

Issue 21

Issue 22

Issue 23

Issue 24

Striker comic - cover gallery part 3

Pete Nash's Striker comic (volume 2) - issues 13-18; cover gallery part 3

Striker comic - cover gallery part 2

Issue 7-12 of Striker (volume 2)

Striker comic - cover gallery part 1

Striker comic (volume 2) is just about to go on hiatus, despite 2 very successful crowdfunding campaigns, so I thought I'd just leave this here as a record of the first 24 issues. Well done Pete for getting Striker as far as you did.

Last 24 hours to save Striker

There's just 24 hours left on Pete Nash's ambitions kickstarter project for issues 13-24 of his Striker comic, don't forget to pledge...

Pete Nash has just launched (here) his ambitions campaign to fund the production of issues 13-24 of his new Striker comic. Pete's previously used Kickstarter to raise funds for issue 1-12 of the comic, that campaign was raising about a £1,000 a day until the last couple of days when a lot of pledges were made, pushing the total to over £40,000.

This time Pete has set himself an even more ambitious goal - £45,000 in 14 days. That's a big total in not much time. The good news? Day one on the Kickstarter has been amazing with, as I type this, over £14,000 already pledged.

Good luck with it Pete, I'll be backing this.

About

Striker first appeared in November, 1985, as a black-and white, three-panel comic strip in The Sun, Britain’s biggest-selling newspaper. In 1998 it became the first comic strip in the world to be created in 3D animation software. 

It now occupies a third of a page in the paper, seven days a week. The only character from the very first story who still features is the hero Nick Jarvis, who started as a young footballer and is now the CEO of British club Warbury Warriors. He’s married to the club’s beautiful billionaire owner, Li Ming. 

WEEKLY COMICS

We’re almost at the end of our first 12 weekly comics - and we’re back on Kickstarter to raise funds for issues 13 to 24! So far nearly 3,000 fans have enjoyed each digital or print issue of the football-themed comic, with its gripping mix of hard drama and wild comedy. 

The football action in Striker is shown free every week as animated highlights on Striker’s official website - planetstriker.com - and Striker’s Planet Striker channel on YouTube.  

After watching the games, fans can catch up with all the results, match reports, features, stats and league tables in the following week’s comic.

Every 32-page issue also features 13 pages of the main serialised comic strip plus three pages of a strip focusing on young academy players. Striker is available worldwide in a weekly digital format that can be downloaded or read online, or you can have printed copies delivered to your door every week.  

STRIKER WORLD LEAGUE  

Warbury fell out with the Football Association and FIFA last year and formed a breakaway world football league, made up of an initial 12 teams that has now grown to 16. But the football authorities declared that anyone and any club joining it will be banned from officially-sanctioned football for life.  

The other World League teams are: Shamrockers (Ireland), Brecknock Dragons (Wales), Highland Terriers (Scotland), Prague Pulsars (Czech Republic), Spartiates (Greece), Bucharest Vampires (Romania), Lagos Gold Stars (Nigeria) Kampala Kickers (Uganda), Mombasa Mambas (Kenya), Sun City Tigers (India), Hong Kong Heat, Darwin Crocceroos (Australia), Lima Incas (Peru), Acapulco Aztecs (Mexico) and St Louis United (United States).  

If the World League survives a current money-laundering scandal, it will expand to 20 teams next season and will ultimately have multiple divisions.  

THE FUTURE – MORE ANIMATION AND CLUB STRIKER SOCIAL GAME  

Our ambition is to develop the animation and create an online social game in which fans become members of a World League club - and have a say in the running of it. Members will be able to have online debates and then vote in decisive polls to influence activities like team selections and tactics, the hiring and firing of managers, and the buying and selling of players. Decisions they make will be reflected positively or negatively in their team’s odds for upcoming fixtures.

Risks and challenges

Having successfully completed and fulfilled the first 12 issues of the weekly Striker comic, backers should have confidence that we will be able to deliver on our promises.

The only risk that could prevent or delay fulfilment is in the event of something happening to a key member of our small team.

Pete Nash's Striker Kickstarter campaign kicks off

Pete Nash has just launched (here) his ambitions campaign to fund the production of issues 13-24 of his new Striker comic. Pete's previously used Kickstarter to raise funds for issue 1-12 of the comic, that campaign was raising about a £1,000 a day until the last couple of days when a lot of pledges were, pushing the total to over £40,000.

This time Pete has set himself an even more ambitious goal - £45,000 in 14 days. That's a big total in not much time. The good news? Day one on the Kickstarter has been amazing with, as I type this, over £14,000 already pledged.

Good luck with it Pete, I'll be backing this.

About

Striker first appeared in November, 1985, as a black-and white, three-panel comic strip in The Sun, Britain’s biggest-selling newspaper. In 1998 it became the first comic strip in the world to be created in 3D animation software. 

It now occupies a third of a page in the paper, seven days a week. The only character from the very first story who still features is the hero Nick Jarvis, who started as a young footballer and is now the CEO of British club Warbury Warriors. He’s married to the club’s beautiful billionaire owner, Li Ming. 

WEEKLY COMICS

We’re almost at the end of our first 12 weekly comics - and we’re back on Kickstarter to raise funds for issues 13 to 24! So far nearly 3,000 fans have enjoyed each digital or print issue of the football-themed comic, with its gripping mix of hard drama and wild comedy. 

The football action in Striker is shown free every week as animated highlights on Striker’s official website - planetstriker.com - and Striker’s Planet Striker channel on YouTube.  

After watching the games, fans can catch up with all the results, match reports, features, stats and league tables in the following week’s comic.

Every 32-page issue also features 13 pages of the main serialised comic strip plus three pages of a strip focusing on young academy players. Striker is available worldwide in a weekly digital format that can be downloaded or read online, or you can have printed copies delivered to your door every week.  

STRIKER WORLD LEAGUE  

Warbury fell out with the Football Association and FIFA last year and formed a breakaway world football league, made up of an initial 12 teams that has now grown to 16. But the football authorities declared that anyone and any club joining it will be banned from officially-sanctioned football for life.  

The other World League teams are: Shamrockers (Ireland), Brecknock Dragons (Wales), Highland Terriers (Scotland), Prague Pulsars (Czech Republic), Spartiates (Greece), Bucharest Vampires (Romania), Lagos Gold Stars (Nigeria) Kampala Kickers (Uganda), Mombasa Mambas (Kenya), Sun City Tigers (India), Hong Kong Heat, Darwin Crocceroos (Australia), Lima Incas (Peru), Acapulco Aztecs (Mexico) and St Louis United (United States).  

If the World League survives a current money-laundering scandal, it will expand to 20 teams next season and will ultimately have multiple divisions.  

THE FUTURE – MORE ANIMATION AND CLUB STRIKER SOCIAL GAME  

Our ambition is to develop the animation and create an online social game in which fans become members of a World League club - and have a say in the running of it. Members will be able to have online debates and then vote in decisive polls to influence activities like team selections and tactics, the hiring and firing of managers, and the buying and selling of players. Decisions they make will be reflected positively or negatively in their team’s odds for upcoming fixtures.

Risks and challenges

Having successfully completed and fulfilled the first 12 issues of the weekly Striker comic, backers should have confidence that we will be able to deliver on our promises.

The only risk that could prevent or delay fulfilment is in the event of something happening to a key member of our small team.