IPC GOES NUTS FOR STRIKER!

Football cartoon Striker has kicked off its 25th anniversary year by signing exclusively to Nuts, Britain’s biggest-selling weekly mens lifestyle magazine published by IPC.

The computer-generated adventures of Warbury Warriors football club, which previously featured daily in The Sun, will launch in the issue going on sale on Tuesday, January 26.

Striker will have its own page in Nuts and will feature all-new adventures, starting with the resurrection of the destitute Warriors by Arab billionaire Sheikh Mustapha Futti Kulub.

Strip creator Pete Nash said: “Nuts will be the perfect new home for Striker. The magazine’s readership of young adult males matches Striker’s core following and the cheeky, entertaining style of Nuts is exactly on a par with Striker.

“What’s more is that a weekly format, rather than daily, will give me time to work on developing Striker into a movie and possible TV series. Talks are at an advanced stage with two producers and I can’t wait to see the Striker characters come to life in Nuts and on the screen.”

Nuts editor Dominic Smith said: “Pete Nash’s Striker strips are legendary. To sign him up and bring the Warbury Warriors to Nuts readers exclusively every week is a dream come true. Without a doubt Striker is a perfect fit for Nuts, with our mix of sport, girls and humour.

“Striker will be must-read material for our football-mad fans - and we've got much more planned for the magazine this year that will underline Nuts' premier league position.”

Nuts is on sale every Tuesday, priced £1.70, and online at www.nuts.co.uk.