Comic artists Ian Kennedy and Tom Foster join forces for a free Comic Art Masterclass next month at Paisley Central Library, on Saturday 7th March 2020, as part of Renfrewshire Libraries celebrations for Will Eisner Week
Hannah Berry
Comic Laureates, Three! In Conversation at the Cartoon Museum
London’s Cartoon Museum recently played host to a unique gathering of current Comics Laureate Hannah Berry and past holders Dave Gibbons and Charlie Adlard. All three were able to look back on how the post has evolved since it was… Read More ›
Cartoon Museum hosts Comics Laureate Round Table this Wednesday
London’s Cartoon Museum hosts a Comics Laureate Round Table this Wednesday (13th November 2019), with Dave Gibbons, Charlie Adlard and Hannah Berry. This is a rare opportunity to see all three Comic Laureates on stage at the same time, including the… Read More ›
An evening with Comics Laureate Hannah Berry: gripping stories for our time…
Comics Laureate Hannah Berry will be in Lancaster next week, as a guest of Lancaster University’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences talk series – a free event taking place at the Cavendish Colloquium on campus, that should prove an… Read More ›
Panel Borders: Genre and Inspiration – Arts Foundation comics prize finalists, Garth Ennis interviewed
In a pair of recordings looking at how comic creators are inspired by genre and inspiration, guest presenter and comics laureate Hannah Berry talks to Arts Foundation comics prize finalists Esther McManus, Danny Noble, Jess Taylor and Zara Slattery in… Read More ›
Leam Comic Con returns next month
Five is the magic number for Leamington Spa’s comic book convention, Leam Comic Con, as the independently run show gears up for its fifth annual show to take place on Saturday 5th of October at All Saints Parish Church. The… Read More ›
HighVisFest back next month
Digbeth’s free street arts/graffiti free festival HighVisFest is back and ready to paint the town red, blue and every colour in-between on 7th September – and includes a number of comic creators as guests at a “Pop Up Comic Con”… Read More ›
Comic Madness at Macc-Pow in Macclesfield! – Lakes Festival Podcast reveals all…
This week’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast leads with a report from the fourth Macc-Pow comic con, held in Macclesfield on Saturday 22nd June 2019, organised by regular Festival guest, writer, artist and publisher Marc Jackson. The event attracted… Read More ›
Hannah Berry reveals Comics Laureate plans in new Lakes international Comic Art Festival Podcast
Reaching a terrific milestone with Episode 50, the latest Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast catches up with the Hannah Berry, who has now taken on the reigns as the UK Comics Laureate, a post she’ll hold for the next… Read More ›
Graphic Brighton 2019 dates announced
This year’s Graphic Brighton symposium will be taking place on 3rd and 4th May at the University of Brighton City Campus – and features a great line up of independent comic creators. The two day event will be a mixture… Read More ›
Hannah Berry starts term as Comics Laureate
Award-winning author Hannah Berry, creator of the critically-acclaimed graphic novels Adamtine and Livestock, whose credits include work for New Statesman, begins her term as Comics Laureate today. The Comics Laureate is an ambassadorial and educational role for the comic genre and aims to raise awareness of… Read More ›
Latest Lakes Festival Podcast comes crammed with creator interviews!
The latest Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast comes brimming with interviews from the annual Lakes International Comic Art Festival in Kendal, conducted by co-hosts Ian Loxam and Nikki Bates. “We chat about how the show was for us, what we… Read More ›