UK COMICS NATION

WHOAH!

2005-12-13T02:06:00.000-08:00

KEANU MEETS TOZZERS!

Almost. Report from Rob Dunlop on the Tozzer Borders signing here: http://www.tozzer.com/report/borders05.htm.

TWO TOZZERS!

2005-11-20T12:48:00.000-08:00

To celebrate the release of Tozzer 2: Special Edition, Rob and Pete will be at Borders, signing stuff, drawing stuff, looking at portfolios, making jokes, causing a disturbance, using foul language, entertaining the assembled masses and well, you've seen the poster, you get the gist. Bring a friend, or an enemy, and see them corrupted right in front of you.
If you can't go and see them on the 24th, then you can Meet the Tozzers at these other events:
Memorabilia: Birmingham 26-27th November, at the NEC.
Come along, or they'll track you down and tie your shoelaces together, or something.

ABOUT ABLAZE MEDIA:
Originally from Yorkshire, TOZZER artist Peter Lumby is now living in north London. He is a freelance storyboard artist and illustrator, and has worked on feature films, music videos and commercials. He also has extensive experience as a concept artist in the videogame development industry. Rob Dunlop, TOZZER writer, lives in south London. He's also trained illustrator, and for several years worked as a freelance writer and editor. He is now writing comics full time. Rob and Peter met at art school in north London, where they studied illustration from 1994-97. In 2000, they joined forces to create the Carmageddon comic series for videogames company SCi. After success with that project, the newly-formed writer/artist team founded their own comics publishing company, Ablaze Media Limited.

LINKS:
www.tozzer.com
www.borderstores.co.uk

WORDS AND PICTURES WORKSHOP THIS WEEKEND

2005-10-13T17:37:00.000-07:00

WORDS & PICTURES WORKSHOP
Saturday, October 15, 2005 at Leicester Secular Hall, Humberstone Gate, Leicester LE1 1WB
12 noon to 5pm £2/ £1 concessions

Leicester based small press publisher Factor Fiction introduce you to the world of creating your own comics. Come along if you're a budding writer, artist, or just curious about this hybrid artform.

Also in attendence will be Shane Chebsey, whose SMALLZONE distribution company has been supplying underground, independent and small press comics to discerning readers for several years.

There will be a selection of comics available to peruse and purchase, and free handouts with tips on making your own comics.

WORDS & PICTURES is part of the Second Anniversary celebrations of the independent Leicester bookshop FRONTLINE BOOKS (www.frontlinebooks.co.uk) and COMICS NATION year long event.

ABOUT FACTOR FICTION PRESS:

Factor Fiction is Jay Eales and Selina Lock. Their first project under the Factor Fiction imprint was the highly acclaimed unofficial Doctor Who fanthology Walking In Eternity, published in 2001 in order to raise funds for the Foundation for the Study of Infant Death (FSID), it was a perfect bound book with 366 pages, 44 stories and 40 illustrations; a heady mix of professionals from film, television, novels and comics, alongside the very best unpublished talents, many of whom have since gone on to great success. At the Comic Festival in Bristol in 2002, they launched the critically acclaimed ongoing anthology title The Girly Comic, edited by Selina Lock, followed by Violent! edited by Mike Sivier, incorporated under the FactorFiction Press banner in 2004.

LINKS:
www.factorfictionpress.co.uk
www.smallzone.co.uk
www.frontlinebooks.co.uk

BRODIE LAYS DOWN THE LAW AT FORBIDDEN PLANET: WAVE TWO BEGINS

2005-09-30T11:20:00.000-07:00

Creators of hit UK comic BRODIES LAW, Daley Osiyemi and David Bircham, will be signing at FORBIDDEN PLANET, 179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR, on Friday 28th October, from 5-6pm.

Following their success of the original six issue miniseries and TPB both in the UK and abroad, Pulp Theatre Entertainment have announced partnering with NHO Entertainment and director Renny Harlin to produce a live action feature film based on the comic.

ABOUT BRODIES LAW:
Jack Brodie, expert thief and professional killer, was on a routine assignment. He was paid well to break into a high tech lab and steal a disc that contained a top-secret experiment. His contractor is the CEO and shareholder of the research company, Eugene Della Cruz. A third party gets wind of the job; everything goes horribly wrong. It was a set up. He escapes - barely alive.

ABOUT THE CREATORS:
DALEY OSIYEMI creator of BRODIE'S LAW and co-founder of Pulp Theatre Entertainment where he works as producer and creator on various new media and comic projects. He worked on a successful online animated comic series NONE BUT US as writer and producer which is being sort after as a TV show. In 2003 he developed a character to help promote broadband for Blueyonder Telewest Broadband customers, which has been very successful. He is currently working on a new comic series URBAN HUSTLE out late 2005.

DAVID BIRCHAM co-creator & artist on BRODIE'S LAW and co-founder of Pulp Theatre Entertainment began his career in comics in the early 90's, where he quickly became a regular artist at 2000 AD on titles such as JUDGE DREDD and recreated the look for the popular SLAINE. He has also worked on well-known properties as diverse as Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and Sooty & Sweep comics, as well as stints with Hasbro on concept artwork for new toys and RPG cards. He is currently working on commissioned artwork and also developing the story and characters for the up and coming new comic series URBAN HUSTLE.

More events to come.

LINKS:
http://www.pulptheatre.com
http://www.brodieslaw.com
www.2000adonline.com

MILLIDGE AND C.F. PHOTOS

2005-09-26T15:55:00.000-07:00

They were so popular people want their SOCKS signed!

More photos posted from other events when recieved.

And more events soon to be announced...

STRANGEHAVEN AND MIXY SIGNING CONFIRMED

2005-09-07T07:44:00.000-07:00

The next Comics Nation tie in event takes place next Saturday 17th September at ACE Comics stores at Southend and Colchester as award winning writer and artist Gary Spencer Millidge signs his third trade paper back of the critically acclaimed Strangehaven series, alongside Chronic Fatigue, creator behind the hit indie titles Wilderemere and Mixy.

GARY SPENCER MILLIDGE:
Born in London in 1961, Millidge attended Southend Art School and was extensively involved in UK comics fandom in the late 1970's and early 1980's, including the titles Amon*Spek and Comics News Monthly. In 1985 he published Food for Thought, an anthology to raise funds for Ethiopia whose contributors included Alan Moore, Grant Morrison, Bryan Talbot and Warren Ellis. He owned a comic shop for two years, played in various rock bands and finally began professional publishing with Strangehaven in 1995. His other work includes contributions to the anthologies Negative Burn, Meanwhile and The Simpsons, as well as writing the Alan Moore tribute book, Portrait of an Extraordinary Gentleman. He supports Chelsea, and resides in Leigh-on-Sea in the south east of England with his girlfriend, their Whippet and their Macaw. For more info go to millidge.com.

CHRONIC FATIGUE (C.F.)
C.F is a graphic artist who has drawing abominations for a few years now, which have resulted in tales of zombie infested carnage, skinless rabbits, angst ridden cannibalistic teenagers and many other less blood fuelled digressions. He also likes to paint and draw a lot in many differing styles, for personal projects and for those who wish him to inflict his art upon them in the form of album sleeves and other such... stuff. His comics include among others:

MIXY, about a 10 year old boy called Joe, who just wanted a pet who wouldn’t get run over and die. He chose a rather rotten looking rabbit, named Mixy. Unfortunately for Joe, Mixy wasn't exactly your normal pet rabbit... and so the misadventure begins, in a world that has forgotten the dead once rose from their graves, where zombie rabbits desire world domination, and little boys crave human flesh...

and...

WILDEREMERE, the tale of a small seaside town thrown into madness when a strange device falls on its shores. Melding 24 seperate universes together, the town is reborn - a frankenstienesque reality of many odd and ecentric inhabitants...

For more info go to his site at manydeadthings.com.

LINKS:
www.millidge.com
www.manydeadthings.com
www.topshelfcomix.com
www.acecomics.co.uk

FIRST WAVE FEEDBACK

2005-09-07T07:17:00.000-07:00

The bank holiday weekend came and went and, with it, the first of the Comics Nation events. Though organised in a relatively short space of time, they have appeared to gone well, thanks to the dedication of the creators taking part and their hosts. It was an experiment in guerilla marketing, proving how the UK comics community can start to reach out to the general public without having to spend a crippling amount of money on advertising or marketing, and should pave the way for similar events in the near future. A full report will appear in REDEYE 5 out on 1st November, but for now some comments from the creators themselves:

BLINK TWICE ad courtesy Bob Etherington

ROBIN ETHERINGTON, BLINK TWICE STUDIOS, BRISTOL
My brother and I were lucky enough to be invited to hold a signing session with the great Paul Grist, at Area 51 Comics in Bristol. Mike "Mr Expo" Allwood (who needs no introduction I'm sure) was really keen to promote Indy and British titles in the store (just as he is at the cons) and set up a cool raised area for the tables. With a bit of Jack Staff and Malcolm Magic... er... magic, the store looked great! Paul and my brother spent the day chatting to customers about creating Independent comics, and signing anything we could get our hands on (if I remember correctly Paul even tried to pass himself off as Jim Lee, and one bemused customer walked out thinking the price of his Batman comic had risen considerably!). We were so chuffed when the last of our limited edition signing sketchbooks walked out the shop in the arms of a happy punter. Our new range of Art Products also got the creative types buzzing and we sold a few packs of our own comic book board, and a few sketchbooks. The day WAS quite quiet, but we were expecting this as Area 51 is a little out of town. We've been asked if we'd like to do a signing later in the year in the Bristol Travelling Man, which would be a much more congenial location to catch intrigued passers-by, and we'll naturally tie it into the 365 event.

I want to state for the record that Paul Grist is one of the nicest guys I've met in this business. Not only is he irritatingly talented but he seemed genuinely happy to chat away to us all day about the ins and outs of making a living from comics, how he writes his stories (a strange approach I can tell you!) and a plethora of anecdotes regarding his convention experiences. Top bloke. Well done to all the other creators who made this weekend such a positive start to the promotion of the little guys and girls writing and drawing everywhere."

COLIN DINNIE, UNDERFIRE COMICS, BRIGHTON
"I really enjoyed UK Independants Day at David's Comics in Brighton but whether it was a success or not depends on how you want to measure it. In terms of raising public awareness I don't think we achieved that much - there was no advertising other than in the shop itself and although we were hopeful of some media coverage it failed to materialise. But for the customers of David's who were shopping there anyway (a fair few over a Saturday) most looked at, and some even bought, independent comics when they wouldn't normally! In more commercial terms however the day was a big success. The takings for the small press section were well above average, Steve consquently agreed to keep the comics in their new position by the door rather than at the side round the back - which means higher sales all round are pretty much guaranteed. I personally turned over more Underfire comics in the last week than I would normally expect to in a four week period. It also cemented the relationship between David's and the local small press community. The amount of work and dedication the staff put in was tremendous and I would like to thank Steve who worked past his normal hours the night before arranging the displays and Ginny who enthused about indy comics to all the customers all day long (including making one guy who spent a over a hundred pounds on a Thor statue buy a small press comic with his change!). Ginny's dedication went as far as booking the top room of a pub for a small press party on the Sunday night which unfortunately I couldn't attend but I'm sure went well. I think in Brighton this could well become an annual event. Roll on next year!"

DIY Comics panel courtesy David Goodman

DAVID GOODMAN, BAHALA-NA, LIVERPOOL:
"This was the first time I'd ever tried to arrange something like this, so I had no idea of how it would turn out. There were some things that, on reflection, could have been better organised, but in the end we managed to get things together. A table and a display was set up in the foyer of the library. The talk took place in one of the conference rooms at the Library. As it was, only a few people turned up but we managed to get a cosy little chat going. It might have been a bit more daunting if there were more people there! Hopefully, we'll see some of them again when the Comics Workshop starts up again.The panel consisted of Carl Critchlow, Dave Willacy and myself. Arthur Goodman was our photographer and the photos can be found at http://img217.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=comicsnation20050010zb.jpg. Thanks also to Iain Thomas and to Janet Goodwin for arranging things at the library.
http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/5325/comicsnation20050102il.jpg. Behind the desk - Carl Critchlow, David Goodman, Dave Willacy (sitting on table)

ALBION Signed LtdEdition Print (courtesy moorereppion.blogspot.com)

LEAH MOORE, ALBION, MANCHESTER:
"We had a good turnout, sold quite a few comics and had a very nice afternoon hanging about and chatting to the boys [at Travelling Man]. Thanks to Dan, Tom, Adam, and Haroum for making us welcome, and for the drawings! ;) We gave away twenty of the signed limited edition 'prints' which Shane sent along in his absence. This means we have a few left, so we'll ask Shane what he wants us to do...watch this space! The Travelling Man got us to sign a few copies to send out to their other branches in Newcastle, Nottingham, Leeds and... somewhere else i forgot. No need to miss out! if you have a comic shop in the country and you'd like us to do a signing get in touch and we'll see if we can do it."

LAST MINUTE ADDITIONS!

2005-08-20T14:09:00.000-07:00

D.I.Y. Comics:

A talk on the How, Where and Why of Self-publishing comics in the UK with local creators Carl Critchlow, David Goodman and Dave Willacy, will be taking place from 2:00pm Saturday 27th August at the Liverpool Central Library, William Brown Street. The talk will be accompanied by a small exhibition, also held at the library, of several local creators including members of the Ian Hering Comics Workshop. The library is central to the city and literally minutes away from Lime Street train station, bus routes, and the landmark St Georges Hall.

CARL CRITCHLOW: Is a veteran Brit comics artist who has worked with DC, 2000AD and MAGIC THE GATHERING. His current work includes THRUD THE BARBARIAN, which was originally created in 1981 while Carl was at art college under the expert eye of graphics tutor and comics legend Bryan Talbot. After several fanzine appearances Thrud reached a wider audience when he appeared in Games Workshop's WHITE DWARF magazine, where it was voted as the most popular feature three years in a row in a readers poll. Since self publishing Thrud as a US format full colour comic, Carl has won the prestigious 2004 Eagle Award for Best British Small Press Title. For further information on his work go to www.thrudthebarbarian.com.

DAVID GOODMAN: A prolific creator, Liverpool based David Goodman has produced the anthologies Pulp Kitchen, Square Eyed Stories, and Zip Gun Presents, as well as a number of popular mini comics, with brother and sometime collaborator Arthur Goodman. David's work has also appeared in COMMERCIAL SUICIDE, JUST 1 PAGE, OMNIVISTASCOPE, and PAPER TIGER. He gets about a bit. He is also a strong presence in the indie comics community and is a regular on convention panels and at the Ian Hering Cartoon Workshop. Go to http://www.bahala-na.co.uk/ for more info.

DAVID WILLACY: Creator of THE OUTER REALMS, David is another regular attendee of the Ian Hering Cartoon Workshop and is an otherwise man of mystery. A list of his likes, dislikes and inspirations, as well as preview art of his work, can be found at http://www.kuro-ink.i8.com.

For more info on the Ian HeringCartoon Workshop go to: http://www.liv-coll.ac.uk/

For more on the Liverpool Central Library, go to: http://www.liverpool.gov.uk/Leisure_and_culture/Libraries/How_to_find_us/Central_Library/index.asp

MORE NAMES ADDED!

2005-08-04T07:36:00.000-07:00

Two more events have been confirmed for the August Bank Holiday Weekend:

ALBION CREATORS SIGNING AT TRAVELLING MAN, MANCHESTER
Saturday 27th August 2005

Writers behind DC/Wildstorms' hit ALBION Leah Moore and John Reppion will be appearing at Travelling Man Manchester as part of the UK Comics Nation event.

Leah Moore, daughter of comics legend Alan Moore, began her writing career with short stories in ABC's TOM STRONG, before co-writing with husband John Reppion a proposal for a six-part series, which eventually became WILD GIRL, with art by Shawn McManus and J. H. Williams III, published by Wildstorm Productions between November 2004 and April 2005. The pair were offered the opportunity to write a new series, ALBION, which debuted from Wildstorm in June 2005. This is nothing short of a renaissance of many long-missing and well-loved characters from sixties and seventies British comics, with interior art by Shane Oakley and George Freeman, covers by Dave Gibbons, with plotting by Leah’s father.

John Reppion's first published work was a four-page article on in the Fortean Times #187 in August 2004, called The Childe Of Hale, based on the villages legendary giant, John Middleton.
Although John enjoys writing his own articles and short stories, the bulk of his work is done in partnership with his wife Leah. Having kibitzed on some of her early writing, John eventually was co-credited when the pair submitted a proposal to Wildstorm Productions in 2003. This eventually became the six-part series became WILD GIRL, and which led onto their partnership on ALBION.

VENUE: Travelling Man 4-4a Dale Street Manchester M1 1JW, 0161 2371877
FOR MORE INFO GO TO: http://www.travellingman.com

UNDERFIRE AND PAPER TIGER APPEARING AT DAVID'S COMICS, BRIGHTON
Saturday 27th August 2005

UNDERFIRE COMICS are based in Brighton and have been publishing for three years. Their acclaimed titles include OPERATION: BLACK JET, DREAM TIME and RAPID FIRE, one of the countries most consistantly high quality anthology titles. They have also recently added the relaunched 2000AD fanzine ZARJAZ to their roster.
Go to: http://www.underfire-comics.com

PAPER TIGER COMIX are also based in Brighton and are reflective of many growing independent creative collectives in the UK. It is a relatively new co-operative venture where all the artists get creative control of their work, producing the eponymous anthology PAPER TIGER, currently completing its third issue and drawing talent from accross the country.
Go to: http://www.dirtysquatters.com/papertiger/index.html

VENUE: DAVID'S COMIC SHOP, 5 SYDNEY STREET, BRIGHTON, BN1 4EN, 01273691012

FIRST NAMES CONFIRMED IN COMICS NATION EVENT

2005-07-12T11:08:00.000-07:00

Creator of the fan favourites' JACK STAFF and KANE, Paul Grist, will be joining Robin and Lawrence Etherington, the team behind one of the most talked about Brit comics in recent years, MALCOLM MAGIC at Area 51, Bristol, as part of the UK INDEPENDENTS DAY WEEKEND event in August. The creators will be signing and discussing their work on Saturday 27th August.

Paul Grist is best known for his self published work KANE, first appearing in 1993 from his own Dancing Elephant Press imprint, winning many fans following Detective Kane of the New Eden Police Department through several books and short stories. In 2000 Paul began publishing JACK STAFF about the return of a retired superhero, which was then picked up in 2003 with a new numbering and colour by Image Comics. Other work has included work for Marvel and DC, as well other creator owned projects such as BURGLAR BILL and THE WORLD OF JACK STAFF: BEN KULMER, an 12 part original series currently appearing in COMICS INTERNATIONAL (from #185).

Robin Etherington (writer) and Lawrence Etherington (artist) make up Blink Twice Productions, publishers of MALCOLM MAGIC, the tale of a alcoholic bunny in a psychedlic wonderland, in January 2003. Since then with a growing readership and popularity at conventions, an impressive 6 issues and a TPB already completed, a spin off series TUSK and a computer game entitled 'Malcolm Magic and the Very Cherry Sherry’, Blink Twice are rapidly becoming one of the strongest UK Indy comics producers in recent years.

More top names will be added to venues across the UK as the 4 day long event draws near.

LINKS:
www.malcolmmagic.com and www.studioblinktwice.com (Official sites)

http://www.weisshahn.de/kane/ (Paul Grist fansite)

http://www.area51online.co.uk/
AREA 51, 230 GLOUCESTER ROAD, HORFIELD, BRISTOL, BS7 8NZ. TEL: 01179 244655 for more details.

COMICS NATION PRESS RELEASE 5/7/2005

2005-07-05T16:29:00.000-07:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Press Contact: Barry Renshaw, editor@enginecomics.co.uk

COMICS NATION:
NATIONWIDE UK COMICS EVENT AUGUST BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND

Never before have comic books been so present in the public eye, with the ever increasing success of big budget movie adaptations of superhero icons, the proliferation of manga in popular culture and the growing interest in more non-genre specific independent titles such as Blankets and Persepolis in the broadsheet press. Although British mainstream audiences are starting to catch up with the rest of the world in exploring the potential available in the form, anyone passionate about comics knows there is so much out there to explore.
As such, an unprecedented nationwide event will take place on the Bank holiday weekend of Friday 26th to Monday 29th August 2005 to raise awareness of the medium, as part of a year long promotion of the vast amount of talent on our own shores. Lead by Accent UK Press and Smallzone Distribution, the 365 Day Comics Nation reflects the activities of over sixty independent publishers and even more individual creators who have already been involved in cartoon workshops, signings, reading and discussion groups, panels and exhibitions over the last few years. For the first time these will be coordinated on the same weekend, taking place in galleries, libraries, comic shops and book stores across the country, engaging the public in fun activities.
“We had a long tradition of newsstand comic books in this country until the early Nineties,” says Accent UK and Redeye Magazine editor Barry Renshaw, one of the organisers. “Due to the economics of the time, dozens of titles for all ages, genders and tastes disappeared until only a handful remained. Whereas the rest of Europe, Japan and America have enjoyed a progression of the form in the public eye, and more importantly, widespread distribution, the UK comics industry instead has not developed the way it could have.”
Creators looking for an outlet have instead looked abroad for job opportunities or have turned to independently producing, printing and distributing their own works in small numbers, and have not had the opportunity to find their full audience. “It’s certainly not due to a lack of quality or talent, just simply availability,” believes Barry. “With this event we hope to re-educate the public of what great material is out there, get them involved in making their own, while supporting local retailers and arts centres.”
A number of events, individually organised by creators in their own local areas, have already been scheduled with many more to follow. The organisers encourage pros, amateurs, readers, retailers, anyone with a passion in comics to become involved, and invite them to visit comicsnation.blogspot.com for further information on how to do so.
For any further information or media please contact Barry Renshaw at editor@enginecomics.co.uk.

About Accent UK:Formed in November 2002 by the lead creators of Deva Comics, Engine Comics and M56 Comics, the Accent UK collective combined to produce an annual US format anthology which has since garnered much critical acclaim, award nominations and the attention of the entire UK indie community. Realising strength in diversity and cooperation, the group set in motion a more formalised support system, through collective convention appearances, workshops for local children, panels and sketching/signing sessions, while promoting through websites, cross advertising, and continuing to develop a healthy network of creators across the country and beyond. With publications such as the popular Rough Guide To Self Publishing and Redeye Magazine, AUK are an example of how to provide both an educational and promotional service to artists and writers looking to create their own independent comics. Visit the official website at www.accentukpress.co.uk.

NATIONWIDE COMICS EVENT ANNOUNCED FRIDAY 26TH TO MONDAY 29TH AUGUST

2005-07-03T08:27:00.000-07:00

To take advantage of the current high profile of comicbooks in the media, the UK indie comics scene are rising to promote the vast amount of talent on our own shores. A 365 days long promotion to raise the public awareness of the diversity and quality of the medium, began on June 9th when over 60 publishers, lead by ACCENT UK and SMALLZONE, held a mass mailing of indie publications to a select list of reviewers in the broadsheet press.

The second wave takes place over the bank holiday weekend of Friday 26th August through to Monday 29th August, with a nationwide Independents Day Weekend. Creators from all over the country are right now organising events such as cartoon workshops, signings, discussion groups, sketching sessions, and panels in comic shops, book stores, libraries and galleries. As the weeks go by we will post confirmed events on http://comicsnation.blogspot.com/. A specific hubsite where people can find out further details of events in their areas and meet with creators, download media and other resources will also be online in the next few weeks. In the meantime, a press release and a sample 'events sheet' with details of the first of many events will made available to download from the REDEYE group files section Monday 4th July. Creators and fans can then use this to approach the venues in their area.

This event relies on the individuals in their own locality, who know the shops and customers and opportunities there, to organise their own events under the 365 banner. The aim is to engage the public, the 'real mainstream' as they are often called, into the shop and be educated a bit on what comics as a medium can offer, what diversity is available, through activities. For the retailers or curators, its a chance on a bank holiday weekend to sell more stock and have essentially extra staff in to do that. For the creator its building networks and relationships in retail and with the public, that can ultimately lead to more interest in their own work.

The creators need not be from the indie or small press; we encourage anyone, pros, amateurs, readers, retailers, anyone with a passion in comics to become involved. If you have ideas on how to make the event a success join the redeyemagazine@yahoogroups.com and start posting your suggestions. If even the handful of events already scheduled go ahead it will be a step in the right direction, and with Dez's permission, we hope to feedback the experiences with a panel discussion at the Brighton Expo, and plan further events.

So, we'll be here, there and everywhere: will you?

-BARRY RENSHAW
EDITOR
www.accentukpress.co.uk
www.enginecomics.co.uk
enginecomics.blogspot.com

About Accent UK:
Formed in November 2002 by the lead creators of Deva Comics, Engine Comics and M56 Comics, the Accent UK collective combined to produce an annual US format anthology which has since garnered much critical acclaim, award nominations and the attention of the entire UK indie community. Realising strength in diversity and cooperation, the group set in motion a more formalised support system, through collective convention appearances, workshops for local children, panels and sketching/signing sessions, while promoting through websites, cross advertising, and continuing to develop a healthy network of creators across the country and beyond. With publications such as the popular Rough Guide To Self Publishing and Redeye Magazine, AUK are an example of how to provide both an educational and promotional service to artists and writers looking to create their own independent comics. Visit the official website at www.accentukpress.co.uk.

AND SO IT BEGINS...

2005-06-28T11:49:00.000-07:00