The Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast is celebrating its first birthday by interviewing Rachael Smith, creator of The Rabbit and the biographical comic Wired Up Wrong.
Rachael Smith’s debut graphic novel House Party came out in 2014 with Great Beast Comics to critical acclaim. The Rabbit, released by Avery Hill Publishing in 2015, was her second graphic novel and was nominated for Best Book in the British Comic Awards 2014/15.
Rachael, who lives in Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire, is also the creator of Flimsy the Kitten and One Good Thing. She currently works with Titan Comics on her monthly strip for the Doctor Who comic series, and is working on her new webcomic, Bess, which launched November 2015.
“Rachael has shown how creating an honest factual book can generate huge support as well as helping people along the way,” says co-host Ian Loxam. “The power of comics is a wonderful thing. Rachael discusses these things as well as her early years.”
The podcast team also review the latest Marvel movie Black Panther which they have differing opinions on, plus Guy DeLisle‘s Pyongyang A Journey In North Korea, which sees the Canadian author, who now lives in France, tell his story of working in the country.
“Shocking and odd are two of the many things you feel after reading this book,” feels Ian.
Also in the spotlight is Bitch Planet, while Pete Taylor continues his ongoing examination of Jack Kirby’s work, this time out covering the artist’s life between 1947 and 1954.
• Listen to the podcast here on the the Lakes International Comic Art Festival podcast website
• The Lakes International Comic Art Festival will be back in Kendal 12th – 14th October 2018 | A range of Early Bird Passes, available for a limited time only, are on sale now
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• Find Rachael Smith online at www.rachaelsmith.org
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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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