![The Panel Garden artwork](https://is3-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Podcasts114/v4/30/85/52/308552bf-5786-2065-f18b-9fff4ea3f6d4/mza_4260233692984553919.jpg/100x100bb.jpg)
Issue #25: Lucy Sullivan on art, intersectional feminism, zines, graphic novels and creative storytelling
The Panel Garden
English - March 13, 2021 21:03 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsScience Fiction Fiction Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Lucy Sullivan sits down with Eva to explore the medium of comics and storytelling, imparting her personal experiences as a fan, and talking about some of her unique challenges and accomplishments as a comics creator. They also talked about queer trans rights issues, particularly in the UK.
Bio:
Lucy Sullivan is an Artist, Author & Animator based in London, UK. Since gaining a Degree in Illustration/Animation she has co-directed and animated music videos created pre-visuals & storyboards for Film & TV and taught Observational Drawing at a number of Universities.
In 2017 Lucy followed a life-long ambition and moved into comics. Her works include collaborations as the artist on IND-XED with Fraser Campbell, Black Cat for Skrawl #1 with John Reppion, Wishmaker's Gimcrack with Ram V & Aditya Bidikar and Sweeney Todd & I for Razorblades issue 3 with Dan Watters & Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou. She has created commissions for Black Hammer, Hey, Amateur!, Killtopia #3, Insider Art, Colossive Cartographies, Hell in Stalingrad, Hey! Don't Go, Murky Waters and Tales from The Quarantine (with Fraser Campbell).
Her debut graphic novel BARKING, based on her own experience of a mental health crisis was published in March 2020 by Unbound, supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England, and co-commissioned by The Lakes International Comic Arts Festival. Since publication BARKING has garnered awards, praise from reviewers and is on the required reading list for UCLA's Art & Trauma Collegiate Program.
Alongside comics, Lucy teaches Illustration and Animation at degree level and mentors aspiring graphic novelists through LDComics (UK). Her next comic, SHELTER launches later this year.
Lucy's Links:
Website and Shop: https://lucysullivanuk.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LucySullivanUK
Intagram: https://www.instagram.com/lucysullivanuk
Show links:
Eva Webb on Twitter – https://twitter.com/EvaIsAdorable
Activity Page – https://characters.evawebb.me/issue25
Support the show – https://www.buymeacoffee.com/evaisadorable
Empress Luxiva on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmpressLuxiva
Patrick Turla on Twitter: https://twitter.com/paaaaat_riiick
Titular Characters on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TitularPod
---
Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/titular-characters/support