As the countdown continues toward the Lakes International Comic Art Festival next month in Bowness-on-Windermere (14th – 16th October 2022), here’s another in a series of interviews with some of the guests – a quick chat with comic creator Matthew Dooley.

Matthew won the Observer Graphic Short Story Prize and his debut FLAKE, published by Cape in 2020, went on to win the Wodehouse Bollinger Prize, the first time for a graphic novel. It was also a Guardian Book of the Year.

Unleash the artist within, learn a thing or two about drawing and enjoy a drink with an inspiring sketching social with two French comic artists at the the Institut français du Royaume-Uni in London next month.

As the countdown continues toward the Lakes International Comic Art Festival next month in Bowness-on-Windermere (14th – 16th October 2022), here’s another in a series of interviews with some of the guests – a quick chat with comic creator Bex Ollerton.

Bex Ollerton creates introspective comics about mental health, neurodiversity and the general struggles of being a human being in an overwhelming world.

We're holding out for a hero/ heroine/ anthropomorphic adventurer/ ridiculously brave robot!

The most dramatic, powerful and beautiful area of the UK deserves a hero – or villain – to match its status. But – unbelievably – there are no Lakes-based comic characters! 

(Well, apart from our new mascot, Tizzie-Whizie, of course, designed by Luke McGarry, but we're still waiting for his/her/its comic strip).

The Lakes International Comic Art Festival will be held in Bowness-on-Windermere, within the heart of the Lake District National Park, for its tenth anniversary year from October 14 – 16th 2022. The best comic artists, writers and creators from over 25 countries are heading to the Lake District for a packed comic art weekend extravaganza.

As we countdown to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival next month in Bowness-on-Windermere (14th – 16th October 2022), here’s another in a series of interviews with some of the guests – a quick chat with comic creator and musician Marine des Mazery!

What are you working on, comics-wise or illustration wise, right now, and when will it be published?

As we count down to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival next month in Bowness-on-Windermere (14th – 16th October 2022), here’s another in a series of interviews with some of the guests – a quick chat with comic creator Jacob Phllips!

Jacob Phillips is a comic artist and colourist residing in tropical Manchester. He has been drawing his whole life, self-publishing his first comic ‘Roboy’ at the age of 11 and selling it at Brighton Comic Con.

As we countdown to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival next month in Bowness-on-Windermere (14th – 16th October 2022), here’s another in a series of interviews with some of the guests – a quick chat with comic creator Mike Perkins!

Mike Perkins is a comic book illustrator who has worked on Captain America, Thor, Spider-Man, and much more.

Award-winning cartoonist Martin Rowson will be joining the international lien-up of comic creators at this year's Lakes International Comic Art Festival, with a special presentation to mark the end of Boris Johnson's reign as Prime Minister - as only he can!