Opportunities for Young Cartoonists
I've recently been made aware of a couple of opportunities for young cartoonists that look exciting. Firstly, there is the Graphic Novel course run by the Arvon Foundation. The course tutors are Bryan Talbot, Hannah Berry and Katie Green. This is a residential course, so it can get kinda pricy, so they encourage people to ... Read More
Mari Ahokoivu Interview
I am happy to present what should hopefully be the first in a series of interviews with Finnish comics artists; Here is Mari Ahokoivu. 1 / Can you introduce yourself? What is your background? I'm Mari Ahokoivu, Finnish comics artist/teacher/producer. I grew up in Oulu (a town up ... Read More
Helsinki Comics Festival 2011
From www.sarjakuvafestivaalit.fi comes news of the Helsinki Comics Festival 2011. This promises to be a very exciting couple of days! Book your plane tickets now! The 26th Helsinki Comics Festival will take place on the 16th - 18th of September 2011 at Lasipalatsi Square and nearby ... Read More
Howard Hardiman Interview
This interview has taken a little while to get to us, it was intended to run oh I don't know, maybe six months ago or so, but I'm just glad it is here now! 1 / Can you introduce yourself? What is your background? Why, are ... Read More
Acceptance of Comics
I woke up this morning to some interesting news via twitter. The first was a mention from Jessica Abel reminding Scott McCloud that the UK already had a studio degree in comics. Some of you may already know that I run the specialism in illustration for graphic novels at Glyndwr University. This three year ... Read More
6 Jun 2011
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I've been aware of TCAF for a while, but I've never visited. For a first-hand account of this year's festival, I turned to Joe Decie and asked him a handful of questions. (Image by Eric Orchard) What is TCAF? TCAF is a two day comics ... TCAF">Read More
Paper Science 4
I was convinced I'd already posted this, so my apologies in running so far behind all the far more worthy comics news outlets. Anyway; Paper Science 4 has launched! I suggest you track down a contributor at a convention or get yourself over to the ... Read More
Everything We Miss — Luke Pearson
I am looking forward to this like you wouldn't believe. The 20th June can't arrive soon enough for my liking. Luke writes; It’s a tricky one to really describe, but I can say that it’s rather different to Hildafolk. Also it’s aimed quite definitely at ... Read More
