Comic Boom - Comics in Education with Comics Laureate Bobby Joseph

Send us Fan MailIn this episode Lucy chats to UK Comics Laureate Bobby Joseph.Bobby Joseph is an acclaimed South London comic creator whose work has oftenchallenged and inspired its readers. His early work includes the creation of cultcomic classic Skank magazine, where his best-known strip, “Scotland Yardie”, firstfeatured, 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 exhibitionat 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 andrepresentation in comic books. His graphic novel, Scotland Yardie, published byKnockabout Comics in 2017, was the first diverse graphic novel to be studied as amodule on an English Literature MA course at King’s College, London.  He is thefirst 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 PekarMaus by Art SpiegelmanAlpha by Jens Harder Bobby's recommended reading lists can be found here.Episodes linked to Bobby's listsSayra BegumPedro MartinEmma ReynoldsMark BradleyLucy'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: @bobbyjosephcomicsFollow the podcast:Insta: @comic_boom_podcastTwitter/X: @Lucy_BraidleyContact: [email protected] by John_Sib from PixabayAll content © 2024 Comic Boom - Co