Richard Sheaf reports on the recent, sold out COMICA event with two legendary British comic creators…
Tim Pilcher
New Comics Pub Crawl podcast launches with Dave Gibbons interview
Podcast premiere!
From the Trenches and in Pictures: London Film and Comic Con 2022
A crazed time was had by all this weekend at Olympia, London…
In Memoriam: Illustrator, Designer, Publisher and Comic Creator Garry Leach
One of the early artists on 2000AD, Garry Leach will always be regarded as one of British comics most influential comic creators
Dark Horse announces Confabulation: An Anecdotal Autobiography by Dave Gibbons, to launch at Lakes Festival in October
Dave Gibbons’ Confabulation: An Anecdotal Autobiography, compiled by Tim Pilcher will be launched at this year’s Lakes International Comic Art Festiival
Sound and Vision: “The Rez” combines podcast and comics to spread messages of kindness and resilience to children
A blend of audio, visuals and kindness that’s a great idea for strange times
Lakes International Comic Arts Festival Breakthrough Project Highlights Marginalised Voices in Comics
Breakthrough: Our Time features the first professionally-published work of four talented new comics creators
From the Trenches and in Pictures: The Lakes International Comic Art Festival 2019
Heading to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival 2019, the event the culmination a year of publicity work for me, and others, and endless hours of hard work and organisation by the dedicated team based largely in Kendal, I couldn’t… Read More ›
Lakes International Comic Art Festival Breakthrough new creators project gets underway
The Lakes International Comic Art Festival has held the first workshops for its ambitious Breakthrough project, which aims to give under-represented individuals a chance to express themselves through the medium of comics. Five aspiring comic creators – Abbigayle Bircham, Danny Christie, Halima… Read More ›
Tim Pilcher reveals more about Breakthrough project for new comic creators
On the latest episode of the Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast, editor and publisher Tim Pilcher talks about the new, recently launched Breakthrough project, aimed at encouraging new and upcoming comics talent. Tim is running Breakthrough for the Lakes… Read More ›
Paying it Forward: The Road to the Breakthrough Project by Tim Pilcher
Breakthrough project co-ordinator Tim Pilcher talks about the people who helped him find his feet in the comics industry, and how that has led to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival’s innovative new project to develop new comics talent… As… Read More ›
Lakes Festival’s Breakthrough project aims to find the future of comics
The Lakes International Comic Art Festival has launched its ambitious Breakthrough project, which aims to give under-represented individuals a chance to express themselves through the medium of comics. Breakthrough is an 18-month mentoring initiative co-ordinated by writer, publisher and editor… Read More ›
Soaring Penguin Press brings in new director, announces new Canadian office
Soaring Penguin Press, publisher of the anthology Meanwhile and a range of graphic novels that includes Emma Vieceli and Malin Ryder’s BREAKS, has a new director. The independent publisher has made an offer to Eisner-nominated writer and editor Tim Pilcher to join… Read More ›
San Diego Comic Con 2018: The Academic’s Eye View!
Phillip Vaughan from the University of Dundee reports on this year’s San Diego Comic Con, casting an academic’s eye over one of the biggest annual comics gatherings in the United States… I have been lucky enough to attend four San… Read More ›
Creating Comics: Why British publishers attempts to launch a graphic novels line keep failing, and how to do it better
Eisner Award-nominated editor, writer and publishing consultant Tim Pilcher ponders the problems getting a successful graphic comics line off the ground for British publishers… Lately I’ve been musing on why it is that traditional British book publishers have never really… Read More ›