Comix - From Three Countries
LAST WEEK'S BICS 2009 saw the debut of two new independent comics from Hi8us Midlands UK.
COMIX From Telford is a diverse anthology collated from the work of students under the tutelage of Hunt Emerson, John McCrea, plus Laura Howell and Andi Watson.
The scheme came about thanks to Telford & Wrekin Council's Find Your Talent competition and the course lasted from July to October this year.
What's most interesting about the very different strips within the anthology is the way each student has found a unique way to resolve their particular storylines within two pages.
COMIX From Three Countries contains over 100 pages of international fun, adventure and surrealism. It features the work of 50 young students from England (courtesy of Comicx: Hi8us Midlands UK), Bulgaria (thanks to the Red House Centre for Cullture & Debate, Bulgaria) and Spain (thanks to DOCUMENTA, Spain).
Very broadly speaking the English section features slice of life mishaps and genre fiction, the work from Bulgaria (where there isn't an existing homegrown comics market) tends to towards the more experimental, and the Spanish work features generally more accomplished art.
The book was published simultaneously in each of the three country's native language, so this was a great first for Bulgaria!
For more information:
On COMIX: Hi8us Midlands, UK visit: www.hi8us.co.uk
ON DOCUMENTA, Spain visit: www.documenta.es
On the Red House Centre for Cullture & Debate, Bulgaria visit: www.redhouse-sofia.org
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Man alive, I wish I'd known there were more guys making comics in Telford. Thought I was alone!
There's a lot to like in COMIX TELFORD, but the absolute gem of the book is Mark Porter. His art bears a heavy fantasy influence - kinda Jeff Smith, Charles Vess. It's absolutely lovely, and I confidently predict the lad will be able to buy and sell all of us before the end of the next decade.
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