Little LICAF with… Steve McGarry

Here’s something different - his animated sketch of someone you might recognise.

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Lakes Festival Focus 2020: Cartoonist and Caricaturist Jason Chatfield

Every year, in the countdown to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival in October, this year running as the virtual LICAF LIVE, we bring you a series of interviews with both guests and participants in the Comics Clock Tower (This year, also virtual).

Lakes Festival Focus 2020: Artist Russell Mark Olson

Every year, in the countdown to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival in October, this year running as the virtual LICAF LIVE, we bring you a series of interviews with both guests and participants in the Comics Clock Tower (This year, also virtual).

Today we’re talking to artist and writer Russell Mark Olson, one of the comic creators who has a space on the LICAF Virtual Comics Clock Tower.

Pass the Panel

We challenged 16 artists to create a 16-panel story with the loosest of storylines directed by Luke and Joe McGarry.

Sheep Trek: Sheep Space Nine is a ‘pass the panel’ original comic created by artists from around the world exclusively for LICAF Live.

Drawing on Japan

Celebrating some of our best live draws from LICAF 2013-2019...

Junko Mizuno (USA/Japan), Ken Niimura (Japan), Emma Vieceli (UK) and Petteri Tikannen (Finland) draw on their inspirations from Japan to create an original piece of art for LICAF Live.

Godzilla's Lockdown Diary sells out, more on the way!

Godzilla’s Lockdown Diary, a fun comics project by Edward Taylor supported by the Lakes International Comic Art Festival, has sold out its first print run – but a second printing is now in the works.

Cartoon Challenges

Three cartoonists from Denmark, Iceland and UK each tackled crazy cartoon challenges for your delight and delectation.

Little LICAF with… Jon Mason

Join Jon Mason on the trail of a good yarn, in this combination of storytelling and instruction manual, complete with folktales, monsters, lasers and edge-of-your seat adventure.

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André Bergs Interview

He created a Digital Comic called Protanopia and then with his company Plastiek he created RRRR!

We interviewed André to chat about comics and more!

Interview by Glen Southern in association with SouthernGFX

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Bay Raitt Interview

He started his career with Steve Oliff at Olyoptics and is best known for his facial work on Gollum in Lord of the rings.

We asked Bay a whole heap of questions about his thoughts on the future of comics.

Interview by Glen Southern in association with SouthernGFX

Check out... Inkbots - A 3D Comic by Bay Raitt!