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Busy this Saturday 20th August? No? Then get yourself down to Cardiff's Comic Guru from 2pm for another exclusive creator signing. The writers of Stiffs and The Pride, Drew Davies, PJ Montgomery and Joe Glass will be signing copies of their preview flip book, that's two comics for the price of one! If the names sound familiar it's because all three also contribute to this very blog and PJ has reliably informed me that they only have 30 issues of the book left so to avoid disappointment I'd get down there early. No doubt I'll also be there, making a nuisance of myself and making people hold up #TeamBatman signs.

You may've noticed our last episode of Sidekickcast Presents... was ably hosted by a young Welshman by the name of Joe Glass, he kindly went to MCM Expo for us and reported back on all the fun with some great interviews. What you may not have known is that Joe is also a comic book writer in his own right, his book, The Pride was on the flip side of Stiffs which we reviewed just after Cardiff Comic Expo (incidentally, Joe also writes for Stiffs). We thought we'd take the opportunity to grab a 6 page preview of The Pride (scattered in order through the post) and run a few questions by Joe, especially regarding the more unique elements of the project.

Sidekickcast: Let's start at the beginning, what exactly is The Pride about?

Joe Glass: The Pride is a six issue comic miniseries. It’s a superhero story about the formation of a team, who then get drawn into a global threat, and they may be the only heroes capable of saving the day. Oh, and they’re all LGBTQ heroes…lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, trans, post-gay, queer, but all heroes.

The main thrust of the story, besides the obvious action, explosions and kicks in the face, is about representation. They’re not getting the best representation as heroes in their world, so they seek to change that by showing how great they are.

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Whilst at Cardiff International Comic Expo (CICE) last month, in the few minutes where I wasn't running around like a headless chicken I was able to pick up the flipbook double feature preview of Stiffs and The Pride. Both books have some of the same creative team but are very different in tone and subject so we'll tackle each one as their own entity, look for The Pride review coming soon.

Regular listeners to the Sidekickcast may remember the interview we did with two of Stiffs' writers, PJ Montgomery and Joe Glass at last year's Thought Bubble Festival in Leeds, Drew Davies the other writer on the book, who also came up with the original concept for Stiffs unfortunately couldn't make it. If you did miss the podcast, I suggest you go have a listen but if you can't do that I can catch you up or you could check out this blog interview from one of our Sidekicks, Nick Roberts. The book is about a bunch of everyday 'working stiffs' that lead normal mundane lives by day but hunt zombies (and other supernaturals) by night, all whilst never missing a chance to grab a few beers down the pub.

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