Features

Indie comics interviews, Kickstarter profiles and opinion articles

“It means lots of good things to Read” we talk about the meaning of Avery Hill’s Reads with creators Ricky Miller, Edie OP, Tim Bird, Luke Haskell and Owen D Pomery

May 2, 2016

Alongside their high profile releases, Artificial Flowers and A City Inside, Avery Hill are also releasing the 4th issue of their acclaimed (and highly underrated) anthology Reads this spring. Unlike most indie anthologies, Reads features 4 recurring tales, with topics as diverse as silver age comic creators, the history of cinema and drunk Victorian archaeologists. […]

“Tentacled invaders of your soul” Robin Jones and Mike Sambrook talk Madius Comics, Papercuts and Inkstains and Griff Gristle

April 29, 2016

One of the more shy and retiring groups of comic creators on the UK independent scene right now are Robin Jones and Mike Sambrook from Madius Comics – home to Papercuts and Inkstains and the Profits of Doom. Not ones to shout about their new books all over social or constantly mention their up coming Kickstarter […]

“Newcomers today want to start off doing their great graphic novel but my advice would be to start small” we talk to Lew Stringer about the Beano, Aces Weekly and Combat Colin

April 25, 2016

At this weekend’s Birmingham Comic Con, part of the Birmingham Comics Festival, our roving reporter Olly MacNamee caught up with Brit comic stalwart Lew Stringer. man who has made a career in the UK and abroad as both a versatile writer and artist, with comical comicstrips as diverse as The Beano and Combat Colin. We talk about his early career, his republished […]

“If I Love This Part was a song, then this is a poem.” Tillie Walden on her new book A City Inside

April 22, 2016

Tillie Walden’s beautiful and unconventional love story, I Love This Part was one of our favourite books of 2015, and needless to say we were rather excited to find out she would be releasing a new book this spring called A City Inside, courtesy of Avery Hill. With a style that is totally unique and a dream-like structure that defies […]

“Giant Rabbits House Parties Siblings!” We explore the unique world of Rachael Smith and Artificial Flowers

April 18, 2016

In Artificial Flowers, the follow up to her critically acclaimed book The Rabbit, Rachael Smith has brought back fan-favourite character Siobhan from the brilliant House Party to take on the London art scene instead of drunken house guests! For those of you who are new to the world of Rachael, Artificial Flowers is the perfect start point so we got […]

“Usually in a sci-fi alien invasion you start with them burning cities to the ground with their lasers!” Justin Ryan discusses his unconventional sci-fi horror comics Trespasser

April 13, 2016

When a mysterious alien stranger is found by a farmer and his daughter, things take an unexpected twist when he decides to everything he can to protect his family in Alterna Comics sci-fi horror, Trespasser. Writer Justin Ryan tells us about the inspiration for his alien invasion series and why he decided to make the […]

What if: Indie/small press creators worked on the DC Rebirth.

March 27, 2016

In mid January, comics writer and columnist Joe Glass posted a question on his Twitter feed which went along the lines of ‘what DC comic would I be most suited to write if asked?’ This was a question I responded to, starting a discussion which ended at True Believers between us about what he would […]

“There were things we wanted to accomplish and a way we wanted to do comics!” Jim Patrick on the founding of 21 Pulp and the creation of Hero Hourly and Imposter

March 14, 2016

New publishers on the block 21 Pulp, have produced two of our favourite books in recent months – superhero sit com Hero Hourly and twisty turny superhero tale Imposter. Keen to find out more about this fledgling operation we got in touch with writer James Patrick ti find out more about their plans for the […]

“It’s entirely possible I’ll run out of ideas down the line, but that’s the challenge!” John Allison on perils of the ongoing Giant Days series as well as hellish new webcomic Mordawwa!

March 11, 2016

One of our favourite encounters at London Super Comic Con 2016 was with Bad Machinery’s creator John Allison, who filled us in on the latest comings and goings of the wonderful Esther, Daisy and Susan from Giant Days, as well as showing us an exclusive look at his epic new webcomic Mordawwa! We share with you […]

“Octal is first and foremost an industry tool, however, it’s also an entertaining read.” Mike Schneider on Octal Volume 1, the new way to break into comics.

March 7, 2016

Want to get into comics, but not sure how? Well there’s a new way in thanks to Mike Schneider and his new indie anthology Octal Volume 1! What makes it different from all the other anthologies is that as well as featuring great stories and art, it also works as a collection of ‘pitch packets’ to showcase […]

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