The voting deadline for the 2019 Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards final ballot closes on Wednesday. The Ringo Awards Banquet and Ceremony will be held in conjunction with the Baltimore Comic-Con on the evening of Saturday 19th October. Members… Read More ›
Month: September 2019
Kate Charlesworth in focus on latest Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast
Marking an impressive landmark bringing over 200 hours of comics content to your ears, the latest episode of the Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast – Episode 60, no less! – brings with it a smashing interview with artist and… Read More ›
Poems Turned into Funny Comics: The Long Walk Hame
The Lang Walk Hame, released earlier this year, is many things. It’s a poem, it’s a comic, it’s a journey! Join writer Peter Watson and a crack team of artists headed up by Gordon Johnston as they bring you this… Read More ›
London’s City Lit “Creating Comics” courses start soon
If you’re interested in creating comics for a living or just for fun, then why not check out artist Steve Marchant’s upcoming adults’ classes at City Lit in the heart of London?
Artist Spotlight: The Art of Shigeru Komatsuzaki
Following up on our item on new Thunderbirds-inspired art from Vice Press, here’s some classic Gerry Anderson art, images by Shigeru Komatsuzaki, originally created from Japanese model kits
Thunderbirds Are Go – and more! at Vice Press
Vice Press have announced a licensing agreement with ITV Studios Global Entertainment for an ongoing series of limited-edition art prints and collectable pin badges featuring Thunderbirds and many more of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson’s classic titles
Lakes Festival Focus 2019: An Interview with BPRD Laurence Campbell
Every year, in the countdown to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival in October, we bring you a series of interviews with guests at the event. This “Festival Focus” for 2019 is with artist Laurence Campbell, who has been working… Read More ›
Stranger than Fiction: When Comics tell only half a “True Story”
Growing up, like many of you, I’m sure you wondered just how “true” some of the “true stories” told in comics actually were. Sometimes, it seems, truth is far, far stranger than fiction… and sometimes, far from as “funny” as presented…
Lakes Festival Focus 2019: An interview with Illustrator Milena Huhta
Every year, in the countdown to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival in October, we bring you a series of interviews with guests at the event. This “Festival Focus” for 2019 is with Milena Huhta, a Finnish-Polish artist with macabre… Read More ›
Challenging Conventions: Lakes International Comic Art Festival set to tackle society taboos next month
This year’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival in Kendal next month will feature comic artwork and writers who are tackling some of the biggest issues and taboos facing society. Offering a wide ranging programme, events will include appearances by artists… Read More ›