Jack & Lucy is a 16-page free mini comic written by Rachael Smith, illustrated by Jacob Phillips (editor of The Mancunian Way, a small-press magazine celebrating all things Manc through illustration, writing, design and photography), edited by Tim Pilcher, and designed by Jim Devlin.
Launched at Oldham Comic Con last weekend, Jack & Lucy tells the story of two troubled teens who help each other figure out their problems and is released in Mental Health Awareness Week (14th – 20th May 2018).
Hosted by the Mental Health Foundation, this year for Mental Health Awareness Week, the focus is on stress. Research has shown that two thirds of us experience a mental health problem in our lifetimes, and stress is a key factor in this.
Barking by Lucy Sullivan
Jack & Lucy isn’t the only mental health-related comic in the spotlight right now. Lucy Sullivan’s Barking is a distinctive exploration of mental health crisis and is currently crowdfunding at Unbound Books here.
• Jack & Lucy is free! You only need to pay postage and packing which comes to 92p. Barginous! Buy it here on Etsy
• For more on Mental Health Awareness Week visit the official site here
• Over on Broken Frontier, Andy Oliver has posted an article linking to a number of comics Resources for Mental Health Awareness Week 2018 – from Rachael Smith to Keiler Roberts, Robert Wells to Lucy Sullivan and beyond. Any relevant material covered at Broken Frontier is all tagged in one place here. You can also follow the Twitter hashtag here for a wider coverage of the event online
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John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.
Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.
He’s the writer of comics such as 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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