Concluding a month of shows looking at the work of female cartoonists, Alex Fitch hosts a panel discussion with cartoonists Hannah Berry, Corinne Pearlman, Hannah Eaton and Nicola Streeten to try and the question: “What makes a good graphic novel?”, with reference… Read More ›
The Edinburgh International Book Festival and Freight Books have announced the six teams of major names in European comics and graphic novels who have collaborated on a new graphic novel which will be launched in August 2014. As part… Read More ›
Graphic Brighton, which takes place on Saturday 24th May, will celebrate the comic community in Brighton with talks, one to one surgeries, Q and A’s, interactive presentations and hands-on workshops. Guests include local creators Hannah Berry, Paul Collicutt, Lawrence Elwick, John Higgins,… Read More ›
Previously a print periodical from Wallflower Press (Summer 2008 – Winter 2009), Electric Sheep is a cult and world cinema review magazine that has existed before and since as a website, carrying on many of the features of the print… Read More ›
Infinity #6 – the terrific, free, digital magazine of graphic novels and sequential art is out today. This issue from Panel Nine, makers of the SEQUENTIAL app within which Infinity appears, features long interview with Hannah Berry, reviews of Hip… Read More ›
If you needed some assurance that the form of graphic storytelling is very much ascendant right now, then you need look no further than the nominations for this year’s Waterstones Book of the Year award. The Gigantic Beard That Was… Read More ›
Today’s Panel Borders radio show concludes a month of episodes looking at horror comics, and includes interviews with a quartet of British creators who work in that genre. Alex Fitch talks to David Hine, author of Strange Embrace and writer… Read More ›
Stripped was the 2013 Edinburgh International Book Festival’s major comics strand which featured many talks and workshops with comics creators both British and from overseas. Stripped had its own blog which featured book reviews, previews of events and post event… Read More ›
Some of the best-known comic artists in the UK will be displaying work in showcase exhibitions at this year’s inaugural Lakes International Comic Art Festival in October. As well as a huge selection of events, workshops, a special family zone… Read More ›
The Comica Festival, in association with Foyles and Jonathan Cape, brings you the rare opportunity to hear Rutu Modan, the award-winning author of Exit Wounds, discussing her new book The Property – perhaps the most hotly anticipated “literary comic” of… Read More ›
Yes, yes, we know it’s short notice. (We probably did get an email. Have you seen my inbox?) There are two comic-related two Brighton Festival graphic events this week on Wednesday evening, at the Brighton Dome Studio Theatre, put on… Read More ›
The Lakes International Comic Art Festival has revealed more of the writers and artists who will be taking part in the event later this year. The festival, which will run from 18-20th October 2013 in Kendal in Cumbria, has a… Read More ›
The first Dundee Comics Expo will be opening its doors to the public in two week’s time at 11am on Saturday 30 March 2013 and entry to all its talks, workshops and sales rooms will be free. Held in the… Read More ›
Hot on the heels of Thought Bubble in Leeds this weekend, there’s an amazing event on Monday (19th November), brought to you by the Comica Festival with Book Trust at Free Word Centre in London. At Comics: Refreshing Parts Other… Read More ›
Panel Borders: Sussex to South Asia and stops in-between Continuing a month of shows about travel in comic books and graphic novels, Alex Fitch talks to Julian Hanshaw about his new collection of short stories, I’m Never Coming Back which… Read More ›
Limited Edition Caption T-Shirt available now, ordering details below This year’s Caption small press and comics festival in Oxford is only 17 days away! Guests include: Hannah Berry, Richy K. Chandler, Jade Sarson, David O’Connell, Al Davison, Hunt Emerson, Patrice… Read More ›
The next annual creative writing for graphic novels course that Bryan Talbot co-tutors in the depths of the beautiful Shropshire countryside for the Arvon Foundation is on 25 – 30th June this year. This time around, his co-tutor is Hannah… Read More ›
Scouting through the large number of graphic novel publishers at the London Book Fair, I came across news of a graphic novel competition being run by Brighton-based publisher Myriad Editions, publishers of the brilliant Rumblestrip album by Woodrow Phoenix some… Read More ›
Over on the Forbidden Planet International blog, Joe Gordon has posted an interview with Brighton-based Hannah Berry, author of the recnetly-published Britten & Brülightly from publishers Jonathan Cape, a film noir-styled debut graphic novel that centres on ‘Private Researcher’ Fernández… Read More ›