This is a growing list of resources for creators, comic buyers and parents affected by the CoronaVirus Pandemic Lockdown in the UK – and hopefully beyond
Sarah McIntyre
Lakes International Comic Art Festival backs Marc Jackson’s free YouTube cartoon art workshop channel
Information on Marc Jackson’s new YouTube channel for kids, and other creators offers for young creators
‘Patronus on a Postcard’ BookTrust charity art auction closes at 6.00pm today!
Bloomsbury has joined forces with BookTrust to mark a very significant date for all Harry Potter fans – 20 years of JK Rowling‘s Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban – and a special celebratory charity art auction has just… Read More ›
Graphic novel “Illegal” nominated for Carnegie Medal and the Kate Greenaway Medal
Nominations have just been published for the country’s oldest children’s book awards, the Carnegie Medal and the Kate Greenaway Medal – and both lists include nominations for Illegal, the graphic novel written by former Irish Children’s Laureate Eoin Colfer and children’s author… Read More ›
Comics @ Edinburgh International Book Festival 2017
Tickets go on sale today for events at the largest literary festival in the world, the Edinburgh International Book Festival which this year runs in the Scottish capital from 12 to 28 August. As ever BookFest has a selection of… Read More ›
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Illustrator: Sarah McIntyre on How to Beat It
How on earth did I miss the news that illustrator and writer Sarah McIntyre is now Writer in Residence at BookTrust, the UK’s largest children’s reading charity? My belated and heartiest congratulations on this new role, which she took up in February. Sarah now… Read More ›
Happy Fifth Birthday to The Phoenix comic!
Rising from the ashes of sad demise of The DFC, there were some that doubted the weekly The Phoenix comic would endure any longer than its predecessor – but the naysayers have been proven wrong and this week the title… Read More ›
Delight For Brits nominated for Eisner Awards
The list of nominees for this year’s Eisner Awards has been announced and includes a number of British creators – and a nomination for the anthology 24 By 7, edited by Dan Berry and published by Fanfare, featuring strips created during… Read More ›
Comic Creators at London Book Fair: Video
The London Book Fair took place this week and a number of comic creators were at the event, signing, engaged in events or taking part in panels, including Pat Mills, Leah Moore, Paul Gravett and Jessica Martin. A number of… Read More ›
Europe Comics Invades London! (with help from Pat Mills, Posy Simmonds, Paul Gravett and others)
This month, Europe Comics will be travelling to London with various events scheduled all across the capital featuring a host of comic creators, including Pat Mills, Chris Riddell, Sarah McIntyre, Mike Medaglia and Posy Simmonds. Working in association with Comica London, they’ll be participating in… Read More ›
Comic Creators Worldwide Pay Homage to David Bowie
I don’t know where I’m going from here, but I promise it won’t be boring. – David Bowie David Bowie‘s work – and indeed, Bowie himself – has often inspired comic creators across the globe, be it as they listened… Read More ›
Creators @ Lakes International Comic Art Festival 2015
The remarkably warm and dry weekend of 16-18 October 2015 saw the third Lakes International Comic Art Festival take place in the Lake District town of Kendal. LICAF, or more simply Lakes, has grown in stature and visitor numbers over the… Read More ›