Make It Then Tell Everybody
Birmingham Zine Festival has been excellent every single time I've been, and I'm certain that this year will be no exception. I can't tell you how excited I am about this. I'm interviewing Warwick Johnson-Cadwell, Luke Pearson, Philippa Rice, Kristyna Baczynski (who also made the wonderful poster below), Joe List, ... Read More
Glyn Dillon Interview Pt 2
This interview catches up with Glyn Dillon about a year and a half after I originally interviewed him. The original interview was from a set of stock questions I was asking a lot of artists at the time, but with this interview I was interested in speaking further with Glyn about his approach to working ... Read More
Glyn Dillon Interview Part 1
I interviewed Glyn for the snapshot interviews at the start of 2011. I ended up not running it because it could have messed up the publicity cycle for The Nao of Brown. Glyn has finished the book now and it is out in September. Needless to say it looks really beautiful. Here's the original interview ... Read More
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 MoreOpportunities 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
