Creating Comics, a Seminar: Johanna Schipper on her Graphic Novels

By John Freeman on March 10, 2018

Johanna Schipper

For the second seminar in the ‘Sketching/Scripting Women’ series, the Centre for the Study of Contemporary Women’s Writing and University of London Institute in Paris are hosting a seminar with artist Johanna Schipper later this month.

A graphic novel artist and translator, Schipper (winner of the first ‘Artemisia Prize for Women’s Francophone Graphic Novels’ for her work Nos âmes sauvages (2008), will speak about her career as a graphic novel creator and the changing status of women’s artistic production within the medium.

The event forms part of the University of London’s year-long celebrations, Leading Women, marking 150 years since the first female students were admitted into higher education in the UK.

• Seminar: Johanna Schipper on her Graphic Novels 6.00pm Thursday 22nd March 2018, Centre for the Study of Contemporary Women’s Writing University of London Institute in Paris, 9-11 rue de Constantine, 75007 Paris

This Seminar free to attend. Please register here to reserve your place: https://ulip.london.ac.uk/events/sketching-scripting-women-0| Please note that the Johanna will be presenting in French and the Q&A will be both in English and French

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John Freeman

John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.

He’s the writer of comics such as Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs”, with Dave Hailwood.