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Caption podcast: Kate Brown and Paul Duffield

Caption podcast: Kate Brown and Paul Duffield

In the latest episode of the Caption Podcast, and the first to have been recorded at Caption small press festival 2011: Alex Fitch hosts a discussion between cartoonists Kate Brown and Paul Duffield about their comics and working practices. Kate and Paul are both alumni of the Manga Shakespeare line published by Self Made Hero and bring subtle, illustrative lines to their work, with washes of colour and and obvious interest in Manga. The two creators discuss sharing a studio, bouncing ideas off each other and working on children’s comics such as The DFC and The Phoenix as well as their first graphic novels.

Caption 2012 takes place on August 18th / 19th, East Oxford Community Centre, Cowley, Oxford OX4 1DD
Guests include: Hunt Emerson, Tony Bennett, Brick, Krent Able, Woodrow Phoenix, Corinne Pearlman, John Anderson, Hannah Berry, Corinne Pearlman, Darryl Cunningham, Nicola Streeten, Gareth Brookes, Richy K. Chandler, David Baillie (via video), Charles Cutting, Robin Etherington, Daniel Hartwell, Neill Cameron, Adam Murphy, Robin Etherington, Jade Sarson, Rebecca Burgess, Sarah Burgess, Joe Morgan, Al Davison and David O’Connell.

Art from FreakAngels by Paul Duffield and The Lost Boy by Kate Brown

Art from FreakAngels by Paul Duffield and The Lost Boy by Kate Brown

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Links: Kate Brown’s website
Paul Duffield’s website
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Caption podcast: John Miers – The Tower of Babel

Caption podcast: John Miers – The Tower of Babel

In the second exclusive Caption podcast, we have a recording of John Miers’ talk about his project The Tower of Babel which adapts the Book of Genesis as a giant silent comic that explores aspects of pre-written communication and language. Recorded at Caption small press festival, Oxford 2010.

Excerpt from The Tower of Babel by John Miers

Excerpt from The Tower of Babel by John Miers

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Links: Download John’s powerpoint presentation, to accompany his talk
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Caption podcast: Web comics

Caption podcast: Web comics

In the first exclusive Caption podcast, Paul Gravett discusses webcomics with a variety of young creators including P.J. Holden, Liz Lunney, Tim Winchester, Philipa Rice, Sydney Padua and David O’Connell, whose work varies from cardboard cutouts to historical fiction. Recorded at Caption small press comics festival, 2010.

David O Connell, Sydney Padua, P.J. Holden, Philipa Rice, Liz Lunney and Paul Gravett at Caption 2010, photo by Terry Wiley

David O’Connell, Sydney Padua, P.J. Holden, Philipa Rice, Liz Lunney and Paul Gravett at Caption 2010, photo by Terry Wiley

Visit www.archive.org, for more info and formats you can stream / download.

Links: More info about Caption small press comics festival
Liz Lunney / Sydney Padua / Philipa Rice websites
P.J. Holden / Timothy Winchester / David O’Connell websites
Paul Gravett’s
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