Panel Borders: Young graphic novelists, Spring 2012

Panel Borders: Young graphic novelists, Spring 2012

As part of our month of episodes on British comics, we have our twice yearly look at a pair of young graphic novelists. Warwick Johnson Cadwell has garnered a great reputation for his small press work and contributions to short story collections, and Dickon Harris talks to WJC about his first graphic novel, Gungle, to be published in the near future by Blank Slate Books. Also, Alex Fitch talks to artist Jennie Gyllblad who, following a number of web comics and self-published collaborations with writer Corey Brotherson, has just finished The Arrival, the first of a three volume steam-punk graphic novel series Clockwork Watch curated by film-maker Yomi Ayeni.

Excerpts from Clockwork Watch: The Arrival by Jennie Gyllblad, Yomi Ayeni and Corey Brotherson / Paris by Maarten Vande Wiele

Excerpts from Clockwork Watch: The Arrival by Jennie Gyllblad, Yomi Ayeni and Corey Brotherson / Paris by Maarten Vande Wiele

Originally broadcast 22/04/12 on Resonance 104.4 FM

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Links: Clockwork Watch webiste
Jennie Gyllblad’s website
Info about Clockwork Watch live event, May 6th
Review of Jenspiration webcomic on the Forbidden Planet International blog

Warwick Johnson Cadwell’s blog
WJC’s online portfolio and profile at blankslatebooks.co.uk
WJC reviewed on the Forbidden Planet International blog

Listen to the October 2011 show on young graphic novelists, featuring Bastien Vivès and Luke Pearson

Recommended events:

April Laydeez do comics

Guests: Rachael Ball, comics artist
Tom Gauld, cartoonist and illustrator and author of Goliath
Simone Lia, illustrator and author of Please God, Find Me A Husband
Ian Williams AKA Thom Ferrier, artist and founder of Graphic Medicine

Recommended Read: Please God, Find Me A Husband, published by Jonathan Cape

Monday 23 April 2012, 6.30–9.30pm
The Rag Factory, 16-18 Heneage Street, London E1 5LJ
www.laydeezdocomics.com

Gosh! Comics events

Darryl Cunningham book launch, signing and in conversation with Robin Ince, re: Science Tales

April 24, time TBC

Gosh! Comics, 1 Berwick Street, London W1F 0DR