Hard at work in his studio, as he showcased his latest comic creation.
Lakes Festival Focus 2020: Comic Artist Chris Askham
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).
The Friedrich Naumann Foundation Europe has just launched its fifth Animate Europe international comic competition, calling for entries based on the topic Restart! – The Streets of Europe - and our Festival Director Julie Tait is again one of the judges.
Lakes Festival Focus 2020: Graphic Novelist Claire Fauvel
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 Claire Fauvel, creator of the graphic novel Catherine’s War, based on Julia Billet’s novel, which won the youth prize at the Angoulême International Comics Festival in 2018 and was published in English by Harper Collins in January.
Lakes Festival Focus 2020: Digital Sculptor and Creature Designer Glen Southern
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 Glen Southern, who runs SouthernGFX, a small Cheshire based studio specialising in character and creature design. Clients include SKY, Roald Dahl, Mackinnon and Saunders, Nike, Sainsbury’s, Adidas, Netflix, Screen Scene, Disney, Lego, Pixologic, Wacom.
First Philippine International Comics Online Festival Continues
You don't have to travel to the Philippines to join in with the Philippine International Comics Online Festival (PICOF), as live virtual events continue this coming weekend after the event launched earlier this month, offering webinars, panels, talks, workshops, and exhibitions. But you do need to register and book tickets online to join in.
Join the fun, and Create Comics safely in the comfort of your own homes at #picof2020!
Cast Your Votes for the LICAF Coronacartoon Virtual Exhibition!
It’s time to cast your votes - or at least your "Likes" - for the upcoming LICAF LIVE presents... A Coronacartoon Virtual Exhibition!
Over the past few months, the Lakes International Comic Art Festival has collected together cartoons on the theme of Covid-19 and the Coronavirus Pandemic, and plan to put these into a virtual exhibition over the weekend of LICAF LIVE (9th - 11th October).
Lakes Festival Focus 2020: Comics Writer Paul Cornell
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 Paul Cornell, who has three new creator-owned comics series underway in 2020 and who has written episodes of Elementary, Doctor Who, Primeval, Robin Hood and many other TV series, including his own children’s show, Wavelength.
Lakes International Comic Art Festival team member Maheen Murtaza is running a challenge to design a comics-inspired outfit in the social simulation video game series Animal Crossing using the Custom Designs app.
