Charlie Adlard
Comic Lareate Charlie Adlard‘s illustrations for The Walking Dead are recognised and celebrated throughout the world, along with his other work, and the artist will be giving a free talk about his career at the Grand Theatre, Lancaster, next month.
Organised by Lancaster University, this is a special preview event for the Lakes International Comic Arts Festival.
Charlie will give a short lecture on life as the illustrator for major comic series including The Walking Dead, Batman, The X Files and Judge Dredd and then take part in a discussion with Dr Andrew Tate from Lancaster’s Department of English and Creative Writing, before a Q&A session with the audience.
Charlie is a veteran of the comic industry, having been drawing for over 20 years, but he is best known as the illustrator of The Walking Dead, which has received many industry awards including an Eisner ‘Best Artist’ nomination.
Charlie became the UK Comics Laureate in October 2016, working to raise awareness of comics are a tool for increasing literacy and encouraging creativity in young people.
• From Batman to The Walking Dead: An Illustrator’s Life with Charlie Adlard 4.00pm – 5.00pm Thursday 12 October 2017 The Grand Theatre, St Leonards Gate, Lancaster, LA1 1NL |Free – but book here on EventBrite
• Read our recent Kendal Calling interview with Charlie here
John Freeman
The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Star Trek Explorer (previously known as Star Trek Magazine) and more. 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 "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.
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