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I have been studying Liam Sharp‘s comedian e-book work about so long as I have been studying superhero comics. From the times of Dying’s Head II and Bloodseed, by way of the Unbelievable Hulk and up and on till current hits with Surprise Lady, Inexperienced Lantern and Batman: Reptilian. And on the Lake Como Comedian Artwork Pageant, I obtained the prospect to sit down down and chat to him concerning the present, his present venture Starhenge from Picture Comics, what led to it and what he might be engaged on subsequent, corresponding to X-O Manowar‘s relaunch from Valiant. This is a quick video chat with the person.
He talked about how attending the present has simply made him completely satisfied by way of the occasion, one thing that has been lacking in his life a bit of late. He talked about enthusing and evangelising concerning the present, assembly his hero Dave McKean for the primary time and shopping for a web page of his work, at an excellent worth certainly. In spite of everything, so did I! And he confesses he has been engaged on Starhenge in a single type or one other since he was an adolescent and commenced transferring his love for Greek mythology into English mythology and the way the 2 worlds crisscross. Therefore, Starhenge, in a rustic dominated by gods. He’s planning 4 books of Star Henge, the primary six points lengthy, then X-O Manowar between Ebook One and Ebook Two, however he additionally has to slot in selecting up a doctorate from Derby College. Subsequent time we are going to see him, he might be Physician Liam Sharp!
The Lake Comedian Comedian Artwork Pageant is a comic book e-book conference that takes place in Villa Erba, Cernobbio, Como in Italy yearly (pandemic permitting). It focuses on big-name comedian e-book artists from the USA< the UK and mainland Europe, and attracts followers, collectors and sellers with a cap on attendance and a comparatively excessive worth. This affords better entry to creators, and for creators to maximise their earnings, all within the extremely engaging surroundings, tradition, historical past, artwork and structure of Lake Como.
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