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Latest Comic Art Festival Podcast offers full LICAF Live Preview

Latest Comic Art Festival Podcast offers full LICAF Live Preview

Ian Loxam and Nikki Bates are back hosting the Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast this week after a summer hiatus, bringing listeners a preview of the upcoming LICAF Live, hitting the internet for free from Friday 9th – Sunday 11th October 2020.

Tom Stewart also looks at a number of ongoing Kickstarter projects, andreviews Murder Volume one by the ever amazing John Tucker.

Ian…

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Laurence Campbell talks "Old Haunts", Lakes Podcast probes "Quarantine" project

Laurence Campbell talks “Old Haunts”, Lakes Podcast probes “Quarantine” project

On this week’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast (Episode 75), Pete Taylor chats to 2000AD and BPRD artist Laurence Campbell, and podcast hosts Ian Loxam and Nikki Bates chat to writer and comic book enthusiast Jordan Thomas about his comic “jam” project, Quarantine.

Laurence has been working on BPRD, a spin off from the Hellboycomic, for several years. Previously, he has worked…

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From from Diagnosis to Epiphany - a Podcast with Rees Finlay

From from Diagnosis to Epiphany – a Podcast with Rees Finlay

The latest episode of the Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast leads with a chat with Rees Finlay, creator of Reaffirmation – a ground-breaking new book merging comic book and novella in a 200-page journey from diagnosis of his autism to epiphany, published thanks to a hugely successful Kickstarter campaign.

Co-hosts Ian Loxam and Nikki Bateschat with Rees, who was diagnosed with…

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The Mighty One Steve MacManus Mind Probed!

The latest Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast sees Ian Loxam and Nikki Bates in conversation with former The Mighty One himself, ex-2000AD editor Steve MacManus.

Steve worked directly within the British comics industry between 1973 to 2011, and is still writing today, strips featuring in The77 retro anthology – and his own novels, such as the recently-released The Sheerglam…

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Vanguard creator Dan Butcher headlines latest Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast

Dan Butcher, creator of the acclaimed independent British superhero comic Vanguard, co-host of the Awesome Comics Podcast, headlines the latest Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast.

Interviewed this episode by Pete Taylor, Dan talks about his comic processes, revealing how he creates his epic tale, published online and in print.

Dan Butcher. Photo © Tony Esmond

(Incidentally, Pete was a…

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Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast - Thoughts on Thought Bubble 2019

Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast – Thoughts on Thought Bubble 2019

In the latest episode of the Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast, the Ian Loxam and Nikki Bates report back on their recent trek to Harrogate for this year’s Thought Bubble Festival, now in a new town.

“In this episode we have a chat about the event, our thoughts and feelings and what we enjoyed,” Ian tells us.

Mike Williamstalks about the most important aspect of his weekend at the…

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Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast – Festival Round Up!

Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast – Festival Round Up!

In the latest episode of the Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast, team members Nikki Bates, Ian Loxam, Pete Taylor, Mike Williams and Tom Stewart get together and discuss the recent Festival weekend in full.

Pete discusses his time behind the table in the Comics Clock Tower, Nikki, Ian and Mike chat about their Festival experience and Tom talks about the view from the outside, as the…

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Lakes Festival Podcast probes Comics Writer Garth Ennis

Lakes Festival Podcast probes Comics Writer Garth Ennis

The latest Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast sees the team catch up with writer Garth Ennis, delivering a recording of an on-stage interview recorded at the 2019 Festival.

Garth Ennis’s career has spanned 30 years and he has created some amazing comics such as The Boys and Preacher – but where did his career begin? Listen to Garth chat to Tim Pilcher about his career in comics.

The…

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