The first Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast of 2022, features a great chat with a new comic creator, Lancashire-based artist and writer Mollie Ray, whose first graphic novel, Giant, will be published by Faber and Faber, supported by a grant from the Society of Authors.
Mollie – one of leading comic web site Broken Frontier’s “Six to Watch” last year – is a graphic novelist and illustrator from Cumbria based in Lancashire, with a passion for writing and illustrating stories.
“My work tends to unfold from poems or thoughts capturing a feeling or experience, exploring emotional, personal and often challenging subject matter,” she says. “Visually, my work is often whimsical, however grounded in reality, comfort and home, not dissimilar to the Magical Realism genre in traditional literature.
“I take a lot of inspiration from my home in Cumbria, with most of my stories taking place in natural spaces. I work in a range of mediums, including ball-point pen, pencil, coloured pencils and coloured inks.”
Her first graphic novel, Giant, due for release in 2024, is inspired by the journey my brother faced after being diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and how her family was affected.
Podcast hosts Ian Loxam and Nikki Bates also look at the latest news about the Lakes International Comic Art Festival, including the latest announced guests heading to the new home of the lakes in Bowness in October. You can also hear the Podcast team’s brand new advert for this year’s event.
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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. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.
Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 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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