Etherington Brothers Baggage Launch

From spe­cial guest con­trib­utor Alex Fitch of Res­on­ance FM’s Panel Bor­ders. With pho­tos by Sarah McIntyre.…

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 …

Mari Ahokoivu Interview

I am happy to present what should hope­fully be the first in a series of inter­views with Finnish com­ics artists; …

13 Dec 2011

Etherington Brothers Baggage Launch

From special guest contributor Alex Fitch of Resonance FM's Panel Borders. With photos by Sarah McIntyre. On October 13th, an unusual book launch took place in Holland Park. At Daunt Books, a wooden fronted shop that compliments the affluent boutiques and delicatessens between the station and ... Read More
10 Aug 2011

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
2 Aug 2011

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
29 Jun 2011

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
9 Jun 2011

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
7 Jun 2011

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

TCAF">Joe Decie on TCAF

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
12 May 2011

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
11 May 2011

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
11 May 2011

Warwick Johnson Cadwell’s Gungle

Warwick writes on his blog news of the delay of the release of his upcoming book Gungle; Gungle progresses at achingly slow rate at present and it's release has inevitably been effected. In Blank Slate publisher, Kenny Penman's own words 'WJC is hacking his way through the foliage towards completion but it's going to be around ... Read More