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Description
Two-day Academic Conference organised by Victoria McCollum and Andrew Sneddon, in association with NI based comic creators, Dr. Bob Curran and Sector 13 editor, Peter Duncan
Day One will feature Julia Round, an expert on Misty comic, talking about “Breaking the Rules in Girls Comics”. Organisers Victoria McCullum and Andrew Sneddon will also speak about their excellent Witches of Islandmagee graphic novel, which brings to life the issues around the last Witch Trial to take place in Ireland.
Other panels will look at subjects like post-apocalyptic manga and “Comics as Revolution” which will include Dr Bob Curran’s experience in the US Underground scene of the 1960s, and the impact of the Battle and, in particular, Action weeklies on British comics.
Saturday, will see members of the Northern Ireland comics community, mainly small-press publishers, creators and con organisers give their perspective on the comics scene and look back at the history of small-press comics in Northern Ireland.