The House of Hatch: STARE-OUT

THE WORLD STARE-OUT CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL (1996)

Original self published multi-pack.

Very few copies left, all signed. Buy here

It all started here! The original World Stare-Out Championship Final pack is a multimedia extravaganza, with the caveat that everything in it is printed.

READ! The orignal comic that spawned the nation's most beloved animated series! PORE! Over exclusive card potraits of the great Stare Masters! STARE! Through your very own Spassky and Kampagnola face masks! PUT! The posters on your wall!

Whether treating a loved one to an iconic artefact of Great British comedy or simply buying a copy for your own selfish pleasure, this lovingly crafted tribute to all the men and women who stare for our sport will grace any coffee table or box of things that don't really fit on shelves. Limited supply! Signed by the author and the artist, though technically it's just a single signature. Act now or weep later!

But wait there's more! These now rare final copies all come with a...

SIGNED SIGMUND SPASSKY 6"X4" PHOTO.

No obsessive collection of Stare-Out paraphernalia can hope to be complete without a signed photo of the great starer himself, Sigmund Spassky. Trademark tented fingers bear witness to the power of the human will as those indomtable eyes dare you to meet their unfaltering gaze. Test your nerve against the master! And also it's signed. Suprisingly legible considering he was presumably staring straight ahead while signing, this exclusive keepsake is a guaranteed conversation starter^*.

^{* Quality and tone of conversations may vary.}

£19.95 incl postage Buy here

The Return of SPASSKY! (2010) 44 A5 pages. SOLD OUT

Yes he's back! World Stare-out Champion Sigmund "The Eye" Spassky reappears at last in The Return of SPASSKY! and this time practically every cartoon panel is different! The long awaited follow up to The World Stare-out Championship Final sees creator PAUL HATCHER getting out his pens and pencils for the first time in over 10 years, but can he come up with the goods and match the success of the original Stare-out?

He's behind you!!!

As if that's not enough, we here at The House Of Hatch are also trading in hard-to-resist upmarket deluxe hardback books.

THE WORLD STARE-OUT CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL Signed and personalised copy

£12 Buy here

This is where the stare-out franchise got professional after a much talked about merger between publishing houses Bloomsbury Plc and The House of Hatch, masterminded by media fixer Kasper de Graaf* way back in 1999.

This 64 page deluxe hardback includes all the pre-match hype leading up to the highly anticipated final between challenger Alessandro Kampagnola and reigning World Stare-out Champion Sigmund Spassky. Witness all the tension-filled moments in this classic encounter (like that page where absolutely nothing happens) as the two stare-masters battle it out for stare-out’s ultimate title.

These last remaining copies of the sporting world’s ultimate showdown come signed and personalised by the author making them a unique heirloom for your family to cherish and treasure for future generations to come.

(* See The Return of SPASSKY)

CHANG JIN-MING'S GUIDE TO REFERRING STARE-OUT

£12 Buy here

Following on from the runaway success of The World Stare-out Championship Final, comes this 64 page hardback in the form of an essential guide for every referee, or fan, of professional stare-out.

Chang Jin Ming courageously acknowledges in this frank and revealing book that he took to referring stare-out after realizing a the age of 32 that he would never cut the mustard as a professional stare-master on the world stage. Chang’s incredible ability as a referee saw him quickly climb to the top of his profession, securing the admiration of colleagues and professionals alike.

This book includes advice to budding referees, as well as Chang’s experiences at all levels of the game, from junior to professional. Chang covers many controversial topics from dealing with unruly players, the use of drugs in stare-out, cheating and foul play, and being caught in the Bremmen Heights stadium riot. Not only will you get a glimpse behind the scenes of world championship stare-out, you’ll also learn what sort of qualities are required to become the top official in world stare-out.

As with out previous offering, these books come signed and personalised by the author.

Das große Anstarr-Meisterschafts-Finale

Staring is a universal language; since the dawn of time, when different creeds or cultures meet, their first instinct has been to stare at one another. But for better or worse, the World Stare-Out Championship Final supplements its easy to understand staring action with a variety of written words, creating an instant barrier to anyone unwilling to learn English to find out what's going on.

This all changed for a while in 2001, when Taschen published a German language verison of the book and introduced the healing power of laughter to the great but occasionally troubled land of Hegel, Wagner and Brecht. Armed only with this and a copy of the origial English text, a foundation in conversational German is no longer an English madman's dream, and vice versa for German madmen.

Vergriffen, presumably.

A3 STARE-OUT PRINTS

Low and behold! Marvellous limited edition stare-out prints are available here courtesy of Chris Shepherd, the master film maker who brought Spassky and co to life in the animated stare-out shorts on the award winning comedy BIG TRAIN! Check them out!

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