Change Will Happen, Once We Make It Happen: Diversity and Representation in UK comics

His passionate presentation includes a call to action for BAME comic creatives across the UK.

Bobby Joseph is the acclaimed co-creator of Skank Magazine, Black Eye, and Scotland Yardie.

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Time, Space and Narration, from Winsor McCay to Richard McGuire

He suggests these works are as innovative and groundbreaking as 20th century film and challenge our perception of time, space and narration in unique ways.

Benoît Peeters is the creator, with artist Francois Schuiten, of the celebrated series of graphic novels, The Obscure Cities. He is an authority on the work of Hergé and Professor of Graphic Fiction and Comic Art at Lancaster University.

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NCSFest 2020 - Online and Lively Next Weekend!

Catch up with some of America's best-known and most-loved cartoonists during this online event! This Saturday (12th September 2020) sees NCSFest return, organised by the US-based National Cartoonists Society - which this year will be broadcast across the web for free from NCFest.com.

Lakes Festival Focus 2020: Graphic Novelist Sayra Begum

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 graphic novelist Sayra Begum, whose work focuses on female and marginalised voices. Her style is inspired by Islamic miniatures and Surrealism.

Lakes Festival Focus 2020: Metaphrog

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 Metaphrog – Sandra Marrs and John Chalmers, winners of The Sunday Herald Scottish Culture Awards Best Visual Artist 2016.

LICAF Live Celebrates Its Local Roots!

The annual Lakes International Comic Art Festival may be virtual this year, but it isn't forgetting its roots, ahead of its weekend-long comics celebrations next month.

Plans are afoot for a special "Illuminos" event to promote the Festival's virtual plans with a "lighting up" of Kendal Town Hall, the week before the virtual event kicks off on Friday 9th October - a weekend long-digital delight combining pre-recorded interviews with some live events, which will be beamed across the internet from a secret location in the North West.

Lakes Festival Focus 2020: Comics Artist and Writer Drew Marr

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: Comics Writer and Publisher Tom Ward

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: Editor and Publisher Ben Cullis

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: Graphic Novelist Lucy Sullivan

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).