Panel Borders: Great British Horror Comics

October 28, 2013 — Masters of Horror

David Hine, I.N.J. Culbard, Alex Fitch and Hannah Berry at the Lakes International Comic Art Festival / Alex Fitch interviews Gareth Brookes

Great British Horror Comics: This episode concludes a month of episodes looking at horror comics, and includes interviews with a quartet of British creators who work in that genre. Alex Fitch talks to David Hine, author of Strange Embrace and writer of a variety of horror comics for American publishers, I.N.J. Culbard, the illustrator of Self Made Hero’s H.P.Lovecraft adaptations and Hannah Berry, whose second graphic novel Adamtine is a claustrophobic tale of terror set on a train, in a panel recorded at the first Lakes International Comic Art Festival.
Also, Gareth Brookes discusses his extraordinary graphic novel The Black Project, illustrated via linocut and embroidery, which tells the story of an unusual young man who makes his girlfriends out of found materials, and mixes The Silence of the Lambs with arts and crafts magazines.
Originally broadcast Monday 28th October 2013, on Resonance 104.4 FM (London)

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Links: More info about Gareth Brookes’ work can be found at www.appallingnonsense.co.uk and about The Black Project at www.myriadeditions.com
Hannah Berry’s website: hannahberry.co.uk
David Hine’s website: www.waitingfortrade.com
I.N.J. Culbard’s website: strangeplanetstories.blogspot.co.uk / profile at www.selfmadehero.com

Recommended Events:

Comica Festival 2013

This year’s London Comica Festival is imminent and events over the first couple of weeks include:

The Nine Lives of Dave McKean
Explore the multi-faceted, multi-media creativity of this extraordinary storyteller & image-maker.
Foyles Bookshop, 3rd Floor Gallery, WC2H 0EB
October 29, 2013 6.15 for 6.30-8.30pm

Living and Loving in London : Oscar Zarate and Ilya
How new graphic novels The Park & Room For Love reflect realities of urban relationships.
Foyles Bookshop, 3rd Floor Gallery, WC2H 0EB
October 31, 2013 6.15 for 6.30-8.30pm

What Is A Superhero?
Alex Fitch, Kieron Gillen, Si Spurrier, Will Brooker and Richard Reynolds analyse what makes a superhero.
Foyles Bookshop, 3rd Floor Gallery, WC2H 0EB
November 1, 2013 6.15 for 6.30-8.30pm

More info at www.comicafestival.com