A Batman sketch by Mark Buckingham which Lakes International Comic Art Festival hope will help raise funds for next year’s projects.
The Lakes International Comic Art Festival has just launched a fund-raising auction on eBay that will help raise finds for its 2015 outreach and Festival activities which includes artwork by Dave Gibbons, French artist Boulet, Jeff Smith and artists from VIZ.
All money raised from the sale of the items will go towards the LICAF 2015 festival.
They include
• A Batman sketch by Mark Buckingham, drawn as part of a live draw event this year. A3 cartridge paper, charcoal and chalk on sky blue pastel paper, signed Mark
• A gorgeous drawing by Boulet on A2 cartridge paper drawn in marker pen and signed Boulet, Kendal 2014
• Robot Archie by Comics Laureate Dave Gibbons, a great character from Lion
• Jeff Smith, Bone meets Romuald Reutimann
• Junko Mizuno Drawing (one of two drawings from Junko for the cause)
• Fat Slags drawing by Graham Dury
Other artists work includes sketches by Sean Phillips, Jeremie Moreau, Joost Swarte, Simon Thorp and Rian Hughes and you can view all the items here on eBay. The auction closes 27th November 2014
John Freeman
The founder of downthetubes, John works as a comics editor, writer, as Creative Consultant on the Dan Dare audio adventures for B7 Media, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. Working in British comics publishing for over 30 years, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Star Trek Magazine and Babylon 5 Magazine. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War and “Dan Dare”. He’s the writer of “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz, published on Tapastic; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood for digital comic 100% Biodegradable.
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