Here’s a few examples of the wonderful “Come on, Steve” strip, and a tribute to the strip’s creator, Roland Davies. Davies drew for the strip for both the Sunday Express and the Sunday Dispatch and I loved reading the stories… Read More ›
Creating Comics
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Lakes International Comic Art Festival graphic novel launches revealed
This year’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival in October in Kendal, will see the launch of several new graphic novels, including Barking by Lucy Sullivan from Unbound, commissioned by the organisation. The weekend-long event in Kendal will also see a quick… Read More ›
David Lloyd celebrates 30 Years of V for Vendetta finale at San Diego Comic-Con
David Lloyd, today the publisher of the award-winning Aces Weekly digital anthology, Has confirmed he will be of of hundreds of comic creators at San Diego Comic-Con – and celebrating the 30th anniversary of the publication of the final issue… Read More ›
The 1977-2000AD Creator Interviews: Artist and Writer Ian Gibson
An interview with artist Ian Gibson, mind probed by Steve Bull
Albion: Looking back at Wildstorm’s “British Invasion”
As Rebellion rolls out more classic comic collections and gears up for the second Vigilant special from Simon Furman and Simon Coleby, Luke Williams looks back at earlier revivals of some British comic characters… Rebellion are receiving plaudits for reviving… Read More ›
Top Danish comic creators head to 2019 Lakes International Comic Art Festival
The Lakes International Comic Art Festival has announced the full line up of Danish comic creators heading to Kendal in October, along with guests from Estonia, Finland and Italy – and beyond. Working with the Art Bubble Comics Festival (which next… Read More ›
Mixam Prints Multi-Record Breaking Kickstarter Book “How to THINK When You DRAW Volume Two”
Watford based printer Mixam UK Ltd has exploded into the Kickstarter market by printing the Etherington Brothers’ multi-record breaking book How to THINK When You DRAW Volume 2. The £477,000 ($623,000) Kickstarter project, funded by 7,199 backers, smashed records to… Read More ›
Must have bandes dessinées for your bookshelf, by artist Keith Page
Charlotte Corday and Dan Dare artist Keith Page picks out some of his favourite bandes dessinées… Anyone who has visited a French comics shop will be aware of the vast and bewildering varieties of books displayed. Here are a few… Read More ›
A British Comics Pioneer: “Korky the Cat” artist James Leuchars Crighton
Born in Dundee on 2nd February 1892, James Leuchars Crighton was one of DC Thomson’s earliest comic’s talents, and his influence lives on today
Creating Comics: How to Draw Rocky of the Rovers by Lisa Henke
Roy of the Rovers artist Lisa Henke was asked by staff at St Maria Goretti Catholic Primary School if she could give some tips on drawing Roy’s younger sister, Rocky – and was happy to oblige. “My year 5’s are… Read More ›
Junko Mizuno interviewed in latest Comic Art Festival Podcast
Artist Junko Mizuno created the standout poster image for the 2019 Lakes International Comic Art Festival and the event’s official podcast has a chat with her as part of their latest episode. Junko was originally born in Tokyo and her… Read More ›
WebFind: “Why Are There No Women Cartoonists?” by Cinders McLeod
Cinders McLeod – writer, satirist, artist, doublebassist and creator of the Moneybunnies series, financial literary for kids – drew a cartoon in 1991 in response to the oft-asked question “why are there no women cartoonists?” 20 year later, in 2011,… Read More ›
Mira Falardeau’s A History of Women Cartoonists launches later this month
Out later this month from Canadian publisher Mosaic Press is A History of Women Cartoonists by Mira Falardeau, which looks at the work of great women artists and their experiences in the industry to reveal advice and positive encouragement for… Read More ›
New book, Masters of Comics, exploring the workspaces of comic creators, gets Gosh Comics launch
Celebrating the release of Joel Meadows’ new book Masters of Comics, London’s Gosh! Comics will be hosting a signing with three of the incredible artists profiled in the book, Laurence Campbell, Posy Simmonds and Sean Phillips, along with Joel this… Read More ›
Lost in Space comics around the world
Following up on a recent post about an unusual link between Lost in Space and Doctor Who, comics archivist Norman Scott Robinson kindly sent us some covers of Lost in Space / Space Family Robinson comics published around the world…. Read More ›
French “Summer Adventures” comics campaign highlights plight of abandoned pets
Art director Nicolas Amiard has taken a creative approach to highlight the plight of abandoned animals in his native France, borrowing some globally-recognised comic characters for awareness-raising non-profit project he’s called “Summer Adventures“. It’s estimated more than 100,000 pets are… Read More ›
Director’s Commentary and Sneak Peek: Black North by Mark McCann and Steven Austin
Black North is a new, 96-page gritty SF action adventure graphic novel from Mark McCann and Steven Austin which will soon be seeking crowdfunding. We asked Mark, an author and writer from Belfast, to give us the lowdown on how… Read More ›
Comics Inspiration: How Celebrities have inspired the look of some Comic Characters Part 3: 2000AD Edition
Colin Noble explores how Celebrities have inspired the look of some Comic Characters
Creating Comics: How To Survive A Crowdfunding Campaign by Jasper Bark
Many comic creators now use crowdfunding as a means to raise funds to bring a dream project to life, but there are highs and lows to this, as award-winning horror author, comics writer and stand up comedian Jasper Bark relates… Read More ›
Creator Spotlight: Sgt. Rock by Brian Bolland re-visited, by Robotech colourist Marco Lesko
Colourist Marco Lesko, who I worked with on the recently-published Doctor Who: The Seventh Doctor mini-series from Titan Comics, posted his colouring take on an iconic Sgt Rock page by Brian Bolland, first published by DC Comics in 1992. I’m a… Read More ›