The wonderful COMICA celebration of comic books is on again in London. Organised by Paul 'Man at the crossroads' Gravett. There is little doubt that this is the most intelligent and, well, intelligent yet again comic book event in the UK - such an impressive range of stuff being shown and discussed. I have been involved in this a few times now, and this year I am in again, though not in person. I have contributed a story to the exciting new anthology 'Ctrl.Alt.Shift Unmasks Corruption'. Which is:
"A selection of the world’s most compelling graphic novelists and comic artists are to collaborate with experimental youth initiative Ctrl.Alt.Shift, to create a limited edition comic book' Ctrl.Alt.Shift Unmasks Corruption' which aims to highlight corruption as both the cause of poverty and a barrier to overcoming it."
Wow, does that mean I am ONE of the world's most compelling graphic novelists? -Nice! I will have to use that as a chat up technique. "Hello doll-face, did you know that I'm 'one of the world's most compelling graphic novelists' . Well, I am as it goes... SNIFF - get your coat, you've pulled."
Seriously folks, this collection is exciting stuff, with a great tally of creators involved, such at Pat Mill, Bryan Talbot, Warren Pleece etc... and the subject matter is important too. Extending the range of stuff that comics are made about, which is one of my main concerns. So well done to them for getting it together. My story in it is about a successful fight against corruption in Thailand, drawn in glorious colour by Japanese artist Michiru Morikawa.
Press the post title to go to a place where the festival list of events can be seen. And a direct link to the page about the book itself is:
http://www.comicafestival.com/index.php/festival/festival_detail/comic_ctrl.alt.shift_unmasks_corruption/
And an exhibition involving the book, plus my IRAQ book from 2007, is also on here:
Ctrl.Alt.Shift Unmasks Corruption at The Lazarides Gallery, 8 Greek Street, London, W1D from November 6 to 28.
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