The final comic has arrived at the Comics Clock Tower! They will be on sale in the Page 45 room from 1pm. Grab yours there!
Final straight!
Hard at work all day, some of our artists are still going strong. We have two finished stories so far, with four soon to follow!
The printer is eager and waiting for the finished product so that it’s ready for the Comic Clock Tower tomorrow!
Sneak Peek!
Here are a few sneak peeks of some of the work that has gone on through the day today!
Artist Focus: Marc Jackson
Finally and by no means least we have Marc Jackson, a superb creator of comics for all ages based in Macclesfield, UK.
This year Marc is producing the comics challenge anthology amongst many other exciting events throughout the festival including the Cartoon-a-room at the Brewery Arts Centre on both Saturday and Sunday.
Check Marc out online here; marcmakescomics.co.uk
Artist Focus: Luke McGarry
Joining for the afternoon session is Luke McGarry, an cartoonist, designer, illustrator and animator from Los Angeles!
Luke is known for his amazing work including the recent “Sad Chewie” and animation work for the likes of Tenacious D. Along with his twin brother Joe, Luke also heads up the design outfit Fantastic Heat Brothers and sings, plays bass and twiddles knobs in their indie pop duo Pop Noir.
Luke will be talking about animation in ‘An animated conversation with the McGarrys’ and playing as part of Pop Noir both on Saturday during the festival.
Find more about Luke and his work on his website here; http://lukemcgarry.com
Artist Focus: Jake Phillips
Returning for the second year in a row is Jake Phillips!
Illustrator and designer based in Manchester, Jake is a veteran of the Lakes Comic Challenge after taking part in our relay last year.
Check out more of Jake’s great work here; https://www.behance.net/jacobphillips
Artist Focus: Mikiko
Next in our line-up of wonderful guest creators is Mikiko! Mikiko is a London based German-Japanese artist working in Comics, Manga, Game Art, TV, teaching and illustration.
Best known for the gorgeous web comic Miki’s Mini Comics about life, art and cats. It can now even be picked up as a printed book.
Mikiko can be found in the Wacom Cafe at the Brewery Art Centre this weekend.
Art, links and more can be found on Mikiko’s website here; https://mikiko.art/
Artist Focus: Chris Gooch
This year we have Chris joining the festival as part of our Australian Caravan of Comics. He makes comics that are kind of like movies and his first book, Bottled, came out with Top Shelf comics in September 2017.
Chris will be part of the Caravan of Comics who have tables in the Comics Clock Tower over the weekend!
A large selection of his shorter works can be found on Chris’ website here; http://chrisgooch.com.au/
Artist Focus: John Martz
First up this year we have John Martz! Based in Toronto Canada he is an award winning illustrator and cartoonist. John’s book ‘Burt’s Way Home’ was our pick of the festival in 2016.
John can be found this weekend in the Canadian Comics Lodge at the Shakespeare Centre.
To find our more about John and his fabulous work visit his website: http://johnmartz.com/
LICAF Cartoon Challenge 2017!
It’s festival time again and that means time for another comics challenge. This year we’re changing things up again with a new challenge, less like a marathon or a relay and more like a sprint!
We have six great creators this year completing a 4 page comic in either a morning or an afternoon all on the theme of Creative Starting Points.
All these will be collected into a single book and as usual the finished work will be whisked away to the printers overnight. The finished book will be available in the Comics Clock Tower over the weekend! This year the proceeds from the book will be split between OCD Action and our Creators’ Development Fund.
Watch this space for more updates!
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