Comic Boom - Comics in Education with Mollie Ray

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In this episode Lucy chats to illustrator and graphic novelist Mollie Ray.

Mollie is a Lancaster-based comic artist and illustrator, her debut graphic novel Giant was published in 2024 with Faber and Faber. In 2019, Mollie graduated from The University of Edinburgh with a First-Class Honours degree in Illustration. Her work has been featured by Creative Boom, The AOI and Broken Frontier's 'Six To Watch In 2021'.She has also done work for the BBC in support of David Attenborough's Wild Isles series and self-published multiple short-form comics.

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.

Mollie's recommendations:
Making Comics by Scott McCloud
Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud

Lucy's book post included:
A selection from Puffin Graphics. Read about the imprint here.

Titles mentioned:

• Max Meow by John Gallagher
• Blood City Rollers by V P Anderson and Tatiana Hill
• Sweet Valley Twins by Francine Pascal, Nicole Andelfinger and Claudia Aguirre

Connect with Mollie:
Instagram/Threads: @mollierayillustration
Twitter: @themollierayway
mollieray.co.uk

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Music by John_Sib from Pixabay