Comic books and graphic novels

This Hot Source event will focus on a very specific type of local creative namely, the comic book artist.

Each of our guests has their own unique approach and inspiration behind their journey towards comic book conception, creation and circulation.

From the adventures of the last Fenland eel catcher to comics in the name of science we'll be exploring the highs and lows of craft and creative mastery in this fascinating field.

We'll have free beer, wine, soft drinks and Kettle chips, and plenty of time to chat with other guests!

Tom, Rob, Philip, Kate and Kass are looking forward to welcoming you to this month's Hot Source. Thanks to NUA for providing the Lecture Theatre, and Norwich City Council for sponsoring our refreshments.

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Chronicling the Eelman Chronicles
Chris Spalton
Product designer at Redgate software
Twitter: @ChrisSpalton - @eelmanchronicle
Instagram: @spalton - @eelmanchronicles
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Eelmanchronicles/

Everyone has a story to tell and the freedom and uniqueness of the medium mean that comics are the perfect way to tell it. Here’s how and why I decided to tell the stories of my dad’s adventures as the last Eel catcher in the Fens. There’s criminals, ferrets, and royalty involved, enjoy!

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From idea to page in 3 months - lessons from a first time comic book writer
Stuart Scott
Interaction Designer / Design Researcher
City Interaction Lab
Twitter: @stuartdn
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuartdn/

By day I run a university design consultancy. By night I am a frustrated creative. A self published comic book writer I’m currently seeking artists to collaborate on a new comic book projects. Either a western or one to do with dinosaurs.

In the summer of 2016 I decided I wanted to write comic books. Over 3 months I wrote scripts, commissioned artists and self published my own comic book anthology called ‘Impossible Tales’ In this talk I’ll tell you how I did it and the pitfalls I encountered when self publishing.

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Open Day; exploring physics with a graphic novel and a quantum cat
Charli Vince
Freelance Illustrator
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/charlivinceillustration
Twitter: @Charlillustrate
Instagram: @charliv_illustration/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlivince/
Website: https://www.charlivince.com/

Charli is a freelance illustrator based in Norwich with a love for science, colour, and strange stories. She’s previously had the pleasure of working on a wide range of projects, from graphic novels & kids books to murals and table top games.

Graphic novels & comics have become a hugely diverse format, and subjects such as education and awareness very much in it’s spectrum. I will be talking about the ways in which Open Day, a graphic novel myself and writer Shey Hargreaves are working on, is being developed with this in mind.