The long-awaited new series of Creating Comics debuts next month on YouTube featuring another impressive line-up of artistic talent talking about their work and the scene. Check out the press release and trailer below and for a reminder of series 1 read our interview with the team behind the project here.
The second series of Creating Comics UK (previously Creating Women) will premiere at 2 PM UK Time on 25 February. The series trailer is currently available on YouTube. This new series is supported by the National Lottery through Creative Scotland and is created in partnership with the University of Dundee. Creating Comics UK series 2 will feature nine comics professionals: comics editor and event organizer Nyla Ahmad, scholar Dr. Zanne Domoney-Lyttle, comics writer Etienne Kubwabo, and comics creators Hari Conner, Sarah Graley, Hicks!!, Ali Hodgson, Sonia Leong, and Lucy Sullivan. Over 12 episodes, the speakers will discuss their careers and thoughts curated around four themes: Production, Identity, Fan Culture, and Storytelling. After the premiere, the subsequent episodes will be released every Friday at 2 PM.
Creating Comics UK is a web series where UK-based comics creatives and professionals discuss their careers and lives. Equal parts enlightening and entertaining, Creating Comics UK aims to document the lived realities of today’s UK comics scene. Creative Scotland is the public body that supports the arts, screen, and creative industries across all parts of Scotland distributing funding provided by the Scottish Government and The National Lottery. Further
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Creating Comics UK’s co-producer and co-editor, Sidney Galloway (aka hesitantdoodle) notes, “Following a successful pilot series, it has been a joy to work alongside an enthusiastic team and bring together a new, exciting season of Creating Comics UK. From planning and scheduling to filming and editing, it has been a joy to talk at length with so many amazing comics professionals. I hope that our audience will be inspired to create, learn, and share from watching this latest installment.”
