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Comic Boom - Comics in Education

Lucy Starbuck Braidley

An education podcast exploring the use of comics in education. Each episode I’ll be joined by a special guest from a wide range of backgrounds, from passionate education professionals to academics and industry experts. I'll be exploring a wide range of perspectives in the search for information and inspiration. Listen in if you’d like to grow your understanding of the theory behind comics, discover the most effective approaches to using comics and graphic novels in your classroom and gain inspiration from passionate comics creators.

This season of Comic Boom is sponsored by ALCS, The Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society! Find out more about their work at www.alcs.co.uk

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S6 · E7
September 10 · 1 hr 2 min
Comic Boom - The Comics in Education Podcast with Claire Linney
Send us Fan Mail Send us Fan Mail In this episode Lucy is joined by writer, influencer and comics fan Claire Linney. Claire Linney is a children’s author and book influencer. A lifelong reader she is passionate about advocating for more diverse representation in literature for children and teenagers. After working in marketing for over twenty years, she stumbled across Black Tudors: The Untold Story, which inspired her to want to bring the hidden stories of Black British history to life for the next generation. Her debut children's book Time Tub Travellers and the Silk Thief won the Ink Book Prize 2024, the Reader's Choice for The Diverse Book Awards 2025 and was Highly Commended in the Selfies Book Awards 2025 Claire's Recommendations from the episode: Lightfall by Tim Probert The work of Neill Cameron (catch Neill's episodes here and here) Supanova by Chante Timothy Blue, Barry and Pancakes by Dan Abdo, Jason Patterson Squid Happens by Isabel Roxas Rex Power by Ramzee and Claude T.C Squire by Nadia Shammas and Sara Alfageeh (catch Sara's episode here) Brooms by Jasmine Walls and Teo DuVall Luna Boy by Jes and Cin Wibowo Lucy's recommendations: I love this part by Tillie Walden Unicorn Boy by Dave Roman Unfairies by Huw Aaron Making Non-fiction Comics by Eleri Harris and Sarah Mirk Follow Claire: Insta: @claire_linney Follow the podcast: Insta: @comic_boom_podcast Bluesky: @comicboom.bsky.social Contact: comicboompodcast@gmail.com Music by John_Sib from Pixabay
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S6 · E7
February 28 · 47 min
Comic Boom - The Comics in Education Podcast: Yo Comics! A Comics Fair for and by Kids!
Send us Fan Mail In this episode Lucy is joined by Helen Jones and Hannah Lee Miller, the Co-Driectors of Yo Comics - a Comics Fair for and by Kids, run in South London at Stanley Arts. Helen Jones is a lecturer in Primary Education at UCL Institute of Education and a PhD candidate at Goldsmiths. Alongside Lucy Starbuck Braidley, she has written a soon to be published book about comics in the classroom. Helen edited the book Children’s Literature In Action and has published her work academically. You can access her previous episode on Comic Boom, where she discusses her research further here. Hannah Lee Miller has worked for many years in chidlren's television production, including shows like Peppa Pig and Hey Dugee. She is also an artistwho creates her own comics and has organised multiple events including comics fair. This episode of Comic Boom is sponsored by ALCS, The Authors Licensing and Collecting Society. Hannah's Recommendation: Spiral Bound by Aaron Renier Helen's Recommendation: Comic in the Classroom by Helen Jones and Lucy Starbuck Braidley Lucy's Recommendation: Delicious in Dungeon by Ryoko Kui Follow the podcast: Insta: @comic_boom_podcast Twitter/X: @Lucy_Braidley Bluesky: @comicboom.bsky.social Contact: comicboompodcast@gmail.com Music by John_Sib from Pixabay
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S6 · E6
February 19 · 49 min
Comic Boom - The Comics in Education podcast with Neill Cameron
Send us Fan Mail In this episode I chat with award winning comics creator, Neill Cameron. Neill Cameron is a cartoonist and writer, creator of the comic books Mega Robo Bros, Since 2011 his work has appeared in the weekly children’s comic The Phoenix. In 2016 Mega Robo Bros and Tamsin and the Deep were both shortlisted for the British Comics Awards. In 2017, Mega Robo Bros won the Excelsior Award Jr, a national comic award voted for by school and library reading groups across the UK. In 2018 Mega Robo Bros was chosen as one of the best children's comics of the year by both the New York Public Library and the Schools Library Journal. MOre recently Neill has become known for the brilliant Donut Squad Series, run as a series of comic strips in The Phoenix, and later collected in books. This interview first appeared as a written article in Books for Keeps, the Uk's leading, independent children's book magazine. Neill's recommendation from the show: Go Man! by Hamish Steele Lucy's recommendation from the show: Raised by Ghosts by Briana Loweinsohn This episode of Comic Boom is sponsored by ALCS, The Authors Licensing and Collecting Society. Follow Neill on Insta @neillcameron Follow the podcast: Insta: @comic_boom_podcast Twitter/X: @Lucy_Braidley Bluesky: @comicboom.bsky.social Contact: comicboompodcast@gmail.com Music by John_Sib from Pixabay
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S6 · E5
Jun 14, 2025 · 59 min
Comic Boom - Comics in Education with the team from publisher Flying Eye
Send us Fan Mail Following on from the last episode, in which Lucy chatted to writer Hannah Tunnicliffe and illustrator Erica Harrison, creators of Detective Stanley and the Mystery at the Museum. This episode - part two of the double bill - follows the journey of creation of a graphic novel from commission right through to sales and marketing. Lucy is joined by: Fay Evans – Editorial Director Kate Manning – Head of Sales Hannah Kettle – Head of Marketing & Publicity Helena Maratheftis – Digital Marketing Co-Ordinator This episode of Comic Boom is sponsored by ALCS, The Authors Licensing and Collecting Society. Lucy's recommendation: Frog in the Fall (and later on) by Linnea Sterte Peow - I got the Slip case edition from Gosh Comics! Flying Eye's recommendations: Rune : Tales of a Thousand Faces by Carlos Sanchez Luna Boy by Jess and Cin Wobowo Ditching Saskia by John Moore and Neetols Froggy: A Pond Full of Pals by Paige Walsh Young Hag by Isabel Greenberg Connect with Flying Eye: Insta: @flyingeyebooks X: @flyingeyebooks BlueSky: @flyingeyebooks Follow the podcast: Insta: @comic_boom_podcast Twitter/X: @Lucy_Braidley Bluesky: @comicboom.bsky.social Contact: comicboompodcast@gmail.com Music by John_Sib from Pixabay
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S6 · E4
May 23, 2025 · 57 min
Comic Boom - Comics in Education with Hannah Tunnicliffe and Erica Harrison
Send us Fan Mail In this episode Lucy chats to writer Hannah Tunnicliffe and illustrator Erica Harrison, creators of Detective Stanley and the Mystery at the Museum. This episode is the first in a two part special focusing on the Flying Eye title Detective Stanley Mystery at the Museum. In this, the first episode we’ll meet the creators of the book themselves and in the second the marketing, sales and editorial team at Flying Eye to talk about the other side of bringing a book into the world. The book is from a New Zealand based creative duo - Hannah Tunnicliffe and Erica Harrison. Hannah is an author, essayist, podcaster, speaker, and mental health advocate, she has written fiction for adults. Detective Stanley and the Mystery at the Museum is her first book for children. It’s a graphic reader with illustrations by the very talented, Erica Harrison, who also joins us for this episode. Erica is a designer, illustrator and printmaker with decades of experience designing and illustrating children's fiction. This episode of Comic Boom is sponsored by ALCS, The Authors Licensing and Collecting Society. Lucy's recommendation: Unicorn Boy by Dave Roman Erica's recommendation: Myths and Monsters and Mayhem in Ancient Greece by James Davies Connect with Hannah and Erica: Insta: @hannahtunnicliffe.author Insta: @supercrafti Follow the podcast: Insta: @comic_boom_podcast Twitter/X: @Lucy_Braidley Bluesky: @comicboom.bsky.social Contact: comicboompodcast@gmail.com Music by John_Sib from Pixabay
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S6 · E3
May 15, 2025 · 54 min
Comic Boom - Comics in Education with Jamie Smart
Send us Fan Mail In this episode Lucy chats to comic book artist, writer and illustrator Jamie Smart It feels he needs no introduction! I celebrate 50* episodes of comic boom, with the one, the only, Jamie Smart. Jamie’s characters and the colourful worlds they inhabit have graced the pages of many a national institutions; The Dandy, The Beano, The DFC and The Phoenix. His long running weekly strip 'Bunny Vs Monkey' is still going strong in The Phoenix and is collated into the hugely popular, best selling and multi-award winning Bunny vs Monkey books. This episode of Comic Boom is sponsored by ALCS, The Authors Licensing and Collecting Society. *Actually 49...ooops! #notthe50thepisode Lucy's recommendation: Anzu and the Realm of Darkness by Mai K. Nguyen Connect with Jamie: X: @Jamiesmart Bluesky: jamiesmart Follow the podcast: Insta: @comic_boom_podcast Twitter/X: @Lucy_Braidley Contact: comicboompodcast@gmail.com Music by John_Sib from Pixabay
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S6 · E2
May 8, 2025 · 48 min
Comic Boom - Comics in Education with Yiting Lee and Swapna Haddow
Send us Fan Mail In this episode Lucy chats to illustrator Yiting Lee and writer Swapna Haddow about their latest titles with publishers Magic Cat, Little Dinosaurs, Big Questions. Little Dinosaurs, Big Questions, features ten fictional comic strip stories with supportive tools to help understand the difficult things about life. Designed for grown-ups to read with children. Yiting is a children’s book author and illustrator from Taiwan, based in England. Yiting graduated from MA Children's Book Illustration at Cambridge School of Art in 2012. She focuses on picture books, and whimsical and unpredictable stories are something she always loves to deliver. She likes to keep the story simple and the illustration full, because she knows children love looking into those details like she did. In her illustration, she mainly uses watercolour, gouache, ink, colour pencils and whatever she newly discovered. Swapna Haddow is the multi award-winning children’s author of the Dave Pigeon series, published by Faber & Faber. The Dave Pigeon series has received rave reviews since first publishing in 2016 and went on to win three regional awards in the UK and was shortlisted for the prestigious Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Award. Swapna loves to write about boisterous animals that cause mayhem and is working with Faber & Faber, Magic Cat, Scholastic, Oxford University Press and Macmillan to make sure mean cats, grizzly bears and big-hearted little rabbits find their place on the bookshelves. Friendship and humour are always at the heart of what she loves to write. This episode of Comic Boom is sponsored by ALCS, The Authors Licensing and Collecting Society. Yiting’s Recommendation: Spike and Suzy by Willy Wandersteen Swapna’s Recommendation: This Land by Mark Abnet Lucy’s Recommendation: Ditching Saskia by John Moore and Neetols Follow the podcast: Insta: @comic_boom_podcast Twitter/X: @Lucy_Braidley Bluesky: @comicboom.bsky.social Contact: comicboompodcast@gmail.com Music by John_Sib from Pixabay
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S6 · E1
May 1, 2025 · 56 min
Comic Boom - Comics in Education with creator Edward Ross
Send us Fan Mail In this episode Lucy chats to Edinburgh based comic book artist, writer and illustrator Edward Ross. With an early and obsessive interest in cinema and comics, it wasn’t until after studying Film at university that he managed to combine these two interests in the form of his self-published Filmish comics. Well received by both movie fans and academics, Edward released four issues of the series between 2009 and 2013, before beginning work on Filmish – A Graphic Journey Through Film for SelfMadeHero. The book won a YASLA 2017 Great Graphic Novels for Teens award and has been translated into eight languages. His second graphic novel Gamish – A Graphic History of Gaming (for Penguin) explores the amazing history of games. A love-letter to gaming in all its forms, the book sheds light on why games fascinate and compel us. His latest book is Graphic Novel Builder: The Illustrated Guide to Making Your Own Comics, a fun and accessible guide to creativity for ages 11+. Edward has also worked on a number of science themed comics in collaboration with Dr. James Hall for universities, museums, charities and research bodies. He often runs comic classes and workshops. This episode of Comic Boom is sponsored by ALCS, The Authors Licensing and Collecting Society. Edward's recommendation: I Shall Never fall in Love by Harry Connor Lucy's recommendation: Rune: The Tale of a thousand Faces by Carlos Sanchez Connect with Edward: www.edwardross.co.uk Instagram: @filmishcomic X: @edward_ross Bluesky: edwardross Follow the podcast: Insta: @comic_boom_podcast Twitter/X: @Lucy_Braidley Contact: comicboompodcast@gmail.com Music by John_Sib from Pixabay
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S10 · E5
Sep 18, 2024 · 1 hr 4 min
Comic Boom - Comics in Education with Comics Laureate Bobby Joseph
Send us Fan Mail In this episode Lucy chats to UK Comics Laureate Bobby Joseph. Bobby Joseph is an acclaimed South London comic creator whose work has often challenged and inspired its readers. His early work includes the creation of cult comic classic Skank magazine, where his best-known strip, “Scotland Yardie”, first featured, and was later published by Knockabout Press. He has written for The Guardian newspaper, Dazed and Confused, and Vice.com. His comic work was a prominent feature at the Anarchy in the UK comic exhibition at the British Library in 2015 and was seen by over 60,000 visitors. Since the beginning of his career, he has been a vocal advocate for diversity and representation in comic books. His graphic novel, Scotland Yardie, published by Knockabout Comics in 2017, was the first diverse graphic novel to be studied as a module on an English Literature MA course at King’s College, London. He is the first POC to become Comics Laureate for the UK. This episode of Comic Boom is sponsored by ALCS, The Authors Licensing and Collecting Society. Find our more about the Lakes International Comics Art Festival here. Bobby's recommendations: American Splendor by Harvey Pekar Maus by Art Spiegelman Alpha by Jens Harder Bobby's recommended reading lists can be found here. Episodes linked to Bobby's lists Sayra Begum Pedro Martin Emma Reynolds Mark Bradley Lucy's recommendation: Here's the comic strip 'Are Comics Serious Literature?' that I referenced, it's by Michael Kupperman and make me laugh! Connect with Bobby: Instagram: @bobbyjosephcomics Follow the podcast: Insta: @comic_boom_podcast Twitter/X: @Lucy_Braidley Contact: comicboompodcast@gmail.com Music by John_Sib from Pixabay All content © 2024 Comic Boom - Co
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S5 · E9
Sep 8, 2024 · 45 min
Comic Boom - Comics in Education with creator Isabel Greenberg
Send us Fan Mail In this episode Lucy chats to illustrator and graphic novelist Isabel Greenberg. Isabel is a London based illustrator and writer and the author of three acclaimed graphic novels; The Encylopedia Of Early Earth (2015, Jonathan Cape, Little Brown), The One Hundred Nights Of Hero (2017, Jonathan Cape, Little Brown.) and her latest Glass Town (2020, Jonathan Cape, Abrams Books.) She is the illustrator of a number of children’s books including One Hundred Billion Trillion Stars, Power Up and The Ocean In Your Bathtub (written by Seth Fishman. Greenwillow Books). As well as several history books with her sister Imogen published by Bloomsbury. Isabel studied illustration at the University of Brighton and an MA in animation at the Royal College of Art. She is an associate lecturer at Camberwell College of Arts, UAL This episode of Comic Boom is sponsored by ALCS, The Authors Licensing and Collecting Society. Find our more about the Lakes International Comics Art Festival here. Isabel's recommendations: Roaming by Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki Lucy's book post included: A selection of titles from Scholastic: My Big Fat Smelly Poo Diary by Jim Smith Nina Peanut - Mega Mystery Solver by Sarah Bowie Connect with Isabel: Instagram: @isabel_greenberg Follow the podcast: Insta: @comic_boom_podcast Twitter/X: @Lucy_Braidley Contact: comicboompodcast@gmail.com Music by John_Sib from Pixabay All content © 2024 Comic Boom - Co
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S5 · E8
Aug 21, 2024 · 48 min
Comic Boom - Comics in Education with Mollie Ray
Send us Fan Mail In this episode Lucy chats to illustrator and graphic novelist Mollie Ray. Mollie is a Lancaster-based comic artist and illustrator, her debut graphic novel Giant was published in 2024 with Faber and Faber. In 2019, Mollie graduated from The University of Edinburgh with a First-Class Honours degree in Illustration. Her work has been featured by Creative Boom, The AOI and Broken Frontier's 'Six To Watch In 2021'.She has also done work for the BBC in support of David Attenborough's Wild Isles series and self-published multiple short-form comics. This episode of Comic Boom is sponsored by ALCS, The Authors Licensing and Collecting Society. Find our more about the Lakes International Comics Art Festival here. Mollie's recommendations: Making Comics by Scott McCloud Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud Lucy's book post included: A selection from Puffin Graphics. Read about the imprint here. Titles mentioned: Max Meow by John Gallagher Blood City Rollers by V P Anderson and Tatiana Hill Sweet Valley Twins by Francine Pascal, Nicole Andelfinger and Claudia Aguirre Connect with Mollie: Instagram/Threads: @mollierayillustration Twitter: @themollierayway mollieray.co.uk Follow the podcast: Insta: @comic_boom_podcast Twitter/X: @Lucy_Braidley Contact: comicboompodcast@gmail.com Music by John_Sib from Pixabay
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S5 · E7
Aug 7, 2024 · 1 hr 15 min
Comic Boom - Comics in Education with The Rickard Sisters
Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode Lucy chats to comics creating duo The Rickard Sisters. Scarlett & Sophie Rickard, sisters who work together to make graphic novels. Sophie does the words and Scarlett draws the pictures. Scarlett has been drawing since before Sophie was born, and Sophie has been telling her what to draw since she learned to talk. Their first graphic novel was Mann’s Best Friend (2017). The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists was published in Autumn 2020 by SelfMadeHero, a graphic adaptation of Robert Tressell’s long and heavy-going socialist classic. It was released in the US and Canada in December 2021 and will soon be available in translation in France. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists was nominated in the category Best Adaptation in the 2022 Eisner Awards. In Autumn 2022 they brought out No Surrender, also with SelfMadeHero. This book is a graphic adaptation of Constance Maud’s suffrage classic. Scarlett's recommendations: Old Macdonald had Some Flats by Judi and Ron Barret Hostage by Guy Delise Sophie's recommendation: The Motherless Oven by Rob Davis This episode of Comic Boom is sponsored by ALCS, The Authors Licensing and Collecting Society. Connect with The Rickard Sisters: Twitter/X: @RickardSisters Instagram: @TheRickardSisters Website Follow the podcast: Insta: @comic_boom_podcast Twitter/X: @Lucy_Braidley Contact: comicboompodcast@gmail.com Music by John_Sib from Pixabay
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S5 · E6
Jul 24, 2024 · 42 min
Comic Boom - Comics in Education with Athens Comics Library's Lida Tsene
Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode Lucy chats to passionate comics advocate Lida Tsene. Lida is Head of PR, Art and Educational Programs of Comicdom Con Athens, founder of the Athens Comics Library, managing co-director of the Digital Comics Museum, organiser and curator of several events, exhibitions, conferences and workshops. Currently, she is a researcher and teaching associate at the MA Program Communication and New Journalism of Open University of Cyprus, at the MA Cultural Management of Hellenic Open University and at the MA Rhetorics, Humanities and Education of NUA. She has participated in international conferences on media, digital media, entrepreneurship, storytelling and social impact, while she also designs and facilitates workshops applying design thinking and team-building methodologies. Lida's recommendation: Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang Lucy's recommendation: Zatopek by Jan Novak This episode of Comic Boom is sponsored by ALCS, The Authors Licensing and Collecting Society. The ALCS Carnegie Awards resources highlighted in the episode can be found here. Connect with Lida: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PPoucette Twitter/X: @lidatsene Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lidatsene Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lidatsene/ Find out more about Lida's work: athenscomicslibrary.gr comicdom-con.gr comicsmuseum.gr Follow the podcast: Insta: @comic_boom_podcast Twitter/X: @Lucy_Braidley Contact: comicboompodcast@gmail.com Music by John_Sib from Pixabay
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S5 · E5
Jul 10, 2024 · 47 min
Comic Boom - Comics in Education with writer Swapna Reddy
Send us Fan Mail In this episode Lucy talks to writer Swapna Reddy (who you may know as Swapna Haddow!). Swapna Haddow is the multi award-winning children’s author of the Dave Pigeon series, published by Faber & Faber. The Dave Pigeon series has received rave reviews since first publishing in 2016 and went on to win three regional awards in the UK and was shortlisted for the prestigious Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Award. Swapna loves to write about boisterous animals that cause mayhem and is working with Faber & Faber, Magic Cat, Scholastic, Oxford University Press and Macmillan to make sure mean cats, grizzly bears and big-hearted little rabbits find their place on the bookshelves. Friendship and humour are always at the heart of what she loves to write. Swapna also writes for Oxford University Press, under the pseudonym ‘Swapna Reddy’ and comes on the podcast to talk about he new comic-prose hybrid for younger readers Reggie Rabbit and the Great Carrot Heist illustrated by Becca Moore. Swapna's recommendations Big Little Blue by Raymond McGrath The Black Sand Beach Series by Richard Fairgray Tulip and Doug by Emma Wood Granny McFlitter by Heather Haylock Lucy's Recommendation Narwhal and Jelly Series by Ben Clanton This episode of Comic Boom is sponsored by ALCS, The Authors Licensing and Collecting Society. The ALCS Carnegie Awards resources highlighted in the episode can be found here. Connect with Swapna via her website. Follow the podcast: Insta: @comic_boom_podcast Twitter/X: @Lucy_Braidley Contact: comicboompodcast@gmail.com Music by John_Sib from Pixabay
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S5 · E4
Jun 26, 2024 · 51 min
Comic Boom - Comics in Education with Chie Kutsuwada and Julian Sedgwick
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode Lucy is joined by a wonderful creative duo - Chie Kutsuwada and Julian Sedgwick. Chie is UK based Japanese manga creator and illustrator. Chie graduated from Royal College of Art, London, and since then has carved out a successful career in illustration. She creates her own illustrated stories and comics strips, as well as working on titles like the manga version of Shakespeare’s As You Like It (SelfMadeHero, London). Chie also regularly runs manga workshops for schools and art institutions and more recently is known for her collaborations with author Julian Sedgwick. Julian Sedgwick is the author of numerous books for young people, with a lifelong interest inthe cultures of East Asia. On the way to realising his childhood ambition to be a writer, Julian read Chinese Studies and Philosophy at Cambridge. The the first book in his Mysterium trilogy was published in 2013 and won the Rotherham Children’s Book Award. Since then, his books have been shortlisted for numerous awards,with both Voyages in the Underworld of Orpheus Black (co-written with his brother, Marcus). The pair began collaborating combined manga and prose books, starting with on the Carnegie shortlisted Tsunami Girl (2021 Guppy Books, UK) and their latest creation 100 Tales from the Tokyo Ghost Café (2023 Guppy Books, UK). This episode of Comic Boom is sponsored by ALCS, The Authors Licensing and Collecting Society. The ALCS Carnegie Awards resources highlighted in the episode can be found here. Julian's recommendation: Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir by Pedro Martin (Pedro's episode on Comic Boom can be found here!) Chie's recommendation: Hicotea - A Nightlights Story by Lorena Alvarez Lucy's recommendation: www.comicsdevices.com Follow Chie: https://www.facebook.com/chitangarden X: @chitanchitan Instagram: @mcmc69 Follow Julian: X/Twitter: @julianaurelius Insta:@julian_sedgwick Follow the podcast: Insta: @comic_boom_podcast Twitter/X: @Lucy_Braidley Contact: comicboompodcast@gmail.com Music by John_Sib from Pixabay
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S5 · E2
Jun 12, 2024 · 1 hr 3 min
Comic Boom - Comics in Education with Clare McGreevy and Chris Mould
Send us Fan Mail In this episode Lucy chats with educator Clare McGreevy and illustrator Chris Mould about an innovative comic project involving schools across Rochdale, developing reading for pleasure through comics and also supporting the creation of comics - through re-imagining the untold stories of the historic Rochdale Town Hall. Clare McGreevy is an Advisory Teacher for Reading in Rochdale Council’s Virtual School. Prior to this, Clare had been a teacher, English Lead and Phase Leader with over 18 years of experience in education. She leads the OU/UKLA Reading for Pleasure Teachers’ Group in Rochdale and is the founder and Director of the annual Rochdale Children’s Literature Festival. She is passionate about giving young people the opportunities to express their voice and creativity through writing for pleasure. Chris Mould is an illustrator whose work ranges from children’s publishing to theatre and film, having produced a long backlist of children’s titles, theatre posters, editorial cartoons for major newspapers and character development work for animated features. He exhibits his artwork regularly, and commits to an ongoing programme of events. Clare's recommendation for this episode: Anne Frank’s Diary: The Graphic Adaptation, illustrated by David Polonsky Chris's recommendation for this episode: Kingdom by Jon McNaught Lucy's recommendation for this episode: No Surrender, Adapted by The Rickard Sisters Follow Clare: Twitter/X:@BookishToby Follow Rochdale Children's Literature Festival: Twitter/X: @RCLFest Follow Chris: Insta: @chrismouldink Twitter/X: @chrismouldink Follow the podcast: Insta: @comic_boom_podcast Twitter/X: @Lucy_Braidley Contact: comicboompodcast@gmail.com This episode is sponsored by ALCS, The Authors Licensing and Collecting Society. Check out their range of copyright education tools, resources and planning - including those highlighted on the show by following this link. Music by John_Sib from Pixabay
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S5 · E2
May 29, 2024 · 45 min
Comic Boom - Comic in Education - with 'Star Cat' and 'I Hate Pixies' creator James Turner
Send us Fan Mail In this episode Lucy chats with writer and comics creator, James Turner. James is a cartoonist and writer, creator, with illustrator Yasmin Sheikh. As well as Star Cat, his comic strip Clatters and Bump regularly appears in weekly comic The Phoenix. James joins me to talk about his new graphic novel Toby and the Pixies: Worst King Ever! illustrated by Andreas Schuster is out on 6 June 2024. James's recommendation for this episode: The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K Le Guin Lucy's recommendation for this episode: Fantasy Sports by Sam Bosma Follow James: Insta at @eruditebaboon Twitter/X: @eruditebaboon Follow the podcast: Insta: @comic_boom_podcast Twitter/X: @Lucy_Braidley Contact: comicboompodcast@gmail.com This episode is sponsored by ALCS, The Authors Licensing and Collecting Society. Check out their range of copyright education tools, resources and planning - including those highlighted on the show by following this link. Music by John_Sib from Pixabay
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S5 · E1
May 16, 2024 · 1 hr 15 min
Comic Boom - Comics in Education with author and professor Nick Sousanis
Send us Fan Mail In this episode Lucy chats to professor and author Nick Sousanis. Nick Sousanis is an Eisner-winning comics author and an associate professor of Humanities & Liberal Studies at San Francisco State University, where he started and runs a Comics Studies program. He received his doctorate in education at Teachers College, Columbia University in 2014, where he wrote and drew his dissertation entirely in comic book form. Titled Unflattening, it argues for the importance of visual thinking in teaching and learning, and was published by Harvard University Press in 2015. Unflattening received the 2016 American Publishers Awards for Professional and Scholarly Excellence (PROSE Award) in Humanities, the Lynd Ward Prize for best Graphic Novel of 2015, and was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Scholarly/Academic work. Connect with Nick: https://spinweaveandcut.com X: @nsousanis Nick's recommendation for young readers: K Gets in Trouble by Gary Clement Nick's recommendation for older readers: Toussaint Louverture: The Only Successful Slave Revolt in History by C.L.R James Lucy's Recommendation (an upcoming guest!): Young Hag by Isabel Greenberg This episode is sponsored by ALCS, The Authors Licensing and Collecting Society. Check out their range of copyright education tools, resources and planning - including those highlighted on the show by following this link. Producer and Host: @Lucy_Braidley Contact: comicboompodcast@gmail.com Music by John_Sib from Pixabay
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S4 · E6
Mar 27, 2024 · 50 min
Comic Boom - Comics in Education - with author and illustrator Eliza Fricker
Send us Fan Mail In this episode Lucy chats to author and illustrator Eliza Fricker. Eliza Fricker is an author & illustrator, and an advocate & consultant for PDA, autism and learning. She has published several books, including the Sunday Times Bestselling title “Can’t Not Won’t”, and the acclaimed autobiographical “Thumbsucker” released in November 2023. Connect with Eliza: Missing the Mark X: @_missingthemark Insta: @elizafricker_missingthemark Facebook: MissingTheMark1 Details of the Tara Togs Kickstarter can be found here. Read the National Literacy Trust's report on children and young people's engagement with reading comics can be found here. Producer and Host: @Lucy_Braidley Contact: comicboompodcast@gmail.com Music by John_Sib from Pixabay
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S4 · E5
Mar 8, 2024 · 40 min
Comic Boom - Comics in Education - with the Cartoon Museum's Steve Marchant
Send us Fan Mail Lucy chats to The Cartoon Musuem's Steve Marchant Steve Marchant is a cartoonist and comic artist who has worked for British Airways, the BBC, ITV, the British Council and other clients big and small. He has also been running cartoon and comic strip workshops in schools and libraries across the UK since 1992, now primarily for The Cartoon Museum where he is also the learning coordinator and comic art consultant to the curator. Steve also runs adult evening courses in drawing for comics and graphic novels at City Lit, a university near Holborn. Follow The Cartoon Museum on Social Media: Twitter/X: @cartoonmuseumuk Insta: @thecartoonmuseum Links to everything discussed in this episode can be found on the podcast padlet. You can SUPPORT the podcast by buying a comic or buying me a comic at: https://ko-fi.com/lucysb Producer and Host: @Lucy_Braidley Contact: comicboompodcast@gmail.com Music by John_Sib from Pixabay
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