Signals From The Hill

In this episode, Avery Hill’s Ricky Miller talks to Katriona Chapman and Kristyna Baczynski about their roles in creating our big new comic art exhibition that just opened at the Mercer Gallery in Harrogate! The post Signals From The Hill #62 – Behind The Scenes of Our Exhibition ‘Vision and Labour: Making Comics’ at the Mercer Gallery appeared first on Avery Hill Publishing .

In this episode we talk to Tim Bird, the creator of Adrift on a Painted Sea, which came out on the 1st October 2024. Kat talks to Tim about family, memory, loss, art… and making quiet comics. The post Signals From The Hill #61 – an interview with Tim Bird, creator of ‘Adrift on a Painted Sea’ appeared first on Avery Hill Publishing .

In this episode we talk to J. Webster Sharp, the creator of The Scrapbook of Life and Death, which came out on the 3rd September 2024. We talk about newspaper clippings, the secret lives of humans, and art as exorcism. The post Signals From The Hill #60 – an interview with J. Webster Sharp, creator of ‘The Scrapbook of Life and Death’ appeared first on Avery Hill Publishing .

In this episode, Avery Hill Publishing’s Ricky Miller talks to Katriona about the cultural influences on her work in comics. Kat picks a favourite book, play, film, comic, and TV show to discuss. The post Signals From The Hill #59 – Katriona Chapman (author of ‘Breakwater’ and ‘Follow Me In’) about the cultural influences on her work in comics appeared first on Avery Hill Publishing .

In this episode, Avery Hill Publishing’s Ricky Miller talks to Pidge about the cultural influences on her work in comics. Pidge picks a favourite book, film, comic, TV show and podcast to discuss. The post Signals From The Hill #58 – Pidge on the culture and media that have influenced ‘Infinite Wheatpaste!’ appeared first on Avery Hill Publishing .

In this episode, Avery Hill Publishing’s Ricky Miller talks to Lizzy Stewart about her book ‘Walking Distance’ and the cultural influences on her work in comics. Lizzy picks a favourite book, film, comic, TV show and piece of music to discuss. The post Signals From The Hill #57 – Lizzy Stewart on ‘Walking Distance’ and some of her cultural influences! appeared first on Avery Hill Publishing .

In this episode, Avery Hill Publishing’s Ricky Miller talks to Kit Anderson about her book ‘Safer Places’ and the cultural influences on her work in comics. Kit picks a favourite book, film, comic, TV show and piece of music to discuss. The post Signals From The Hill #56 – Kit Anderson on ‘Safer Places’ and some of her cultural influences! appeared first on Avery Hill Publishing .

In this episode, comics editor extraordinaire Shelly Bond interviews Pidge, the creator of Infinite Wheatpaste Vol. 1 – Catalytic Conversions about her extraordinary Sci-Fi epic. Help support the book now on Kickstarter (campaign ends 11th April 2024!) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/averyhillpublishing/infinite-wheatpaste-volume-1-catalytic-conversions The post Signals From The Hill #55 – A...

In this episode, Avery Hill Publishing’s Ricky Miller talks to Lucy Sullivan about the cultural influences on her work in comics. Lucy picks a favourite book, film, comic, TV show and piece of music to discuss. The post Signals From The Hill #54 – Lucy Sullivan on things that influence her comics work appeared first on Avery Hill Publishing .

Happy New Year! We look back on our favourite moments from comics in 2023, and discuss what we’re looking forward to in 2024. The post Signals From The Hill #53 – New Year Episode with Ricky, Kat, Danielle and Chloe! appeared first on Avery Hill Publishing .

In this episode, Avery Hill Publishing’s Ricky Miller talks to George Wylesol about the cultural influences on his work in comics. He picks a favourite books, film, video game, TV shows and piece of music to discuss. The post Signals From The Hill #52 – George Wylesol on what influences his comics work appeared first on Avery Hill Publishing .

In this episode, Avery Hill Publishing artist Lizzy Stewart (Walking Distance/Lights, Planets, People!) talks to Owen D. Pomery about his upcoming graphic novel The Hard Switch. They have a fascinating discussion about Owen’s creative process and his love of world-building, kiosks, and B-movies. The post Signals From The Hill #51 – Owen D. Pomery on ‘The Hard Switch’ appeared first on Avery Hill P...

In this episode we talk to Briggs about their newly-release graphic novel adaptation of Macbeth, and Ricky also tries out a new podcast format in this one! He asks Briggs to name a favourite film, piece of music, book, comic and TV show, and they discuss how these may have influenced Briggs’s work and creativity… Read More » The post Signals From The Hill #50 – Briggs on ‘Macbeth’ appeared first o...

In this episode we talk to Tillie Walden in honour of the five year anniversary of the release of her hugely successful graphic novel On a Sunbeam. We chat with Tillie about the early origins of the comic, we go deep into some parts of the story and characters, and we even speculate about a potential… Read More » The post Signals From The Hill #49 – Tillie Walden on ‘On a Sunbeam’ appeared first o...

In this episode we talk to Ellice Weaver, the creator of Big Ugly. We talk world-building, being part of a cartooning couple, and loving your characters! The post Signals From The Hill #48 – Ellice Weaver on ‘Big Ugly’ appeared first on Avery Hill Publishing .

In this episode we talk to Nicole Goux, the creator of Pet Peeves. We talk storytelling, manga, the struggle to make things… and writing embarrassing songs in college! The post Signals From The Hill #47 – Nicole Goux on ‘Pet Peeves’ appeared first on Avery Hill Publishing .

In this episode we talk to Shanti Rai, the creator of Sennen. We talk mythology, and anthropology and comic art… plus how chronic illness has affected Shanti’s creative processes. The post Signals From The Hill #46 – Shanti Rai on ‘Sennen’ appeared first on Avery Hill Publishing .

In this episode we talk to Tom Humberstone, the creator of Suzanne, which came out last week. We do a deep dive into ideas about storytelling and writing, and find out about Tom’s early small press work creating (among other things) the well-loved UK comics anthology Solipsistic Pop. The post Signals From The Hill #45 – Tom Humberstone on ‘Suzanne’ appeared first on Avery Hill Publishing .

In this episode we talk to Taki Soma, the creator of Sleeping While Standing which comes out in July 2022. We talk about why Taki loves editing, the balance of darkness and humour in her writing, and how she narrowly avoided a career in advertising. The post Signals from the Hill #44 – Taki Soma on ‘Sleeping While Standing’ appeared first on Avery Hill Publishing .

In this episode we talk to George Wylesol, whose book ‘2120’ has just come out. We discuss how George arrived at his unique, dark and compelling style of storytelling, and his journey through the various books he’s published with Avery Hill. The post Signals from the Hill #43 – George Wylesol on ‘2120’ appeared first on Avery Hill Publishing .

In this episode we talk to Karen Shangguan, the creator of Quiet Thoughts, which came out in autumn 2021. We talk about how Karen makes her poetic, contemplative comics. The post Signals From The Hill #42 – Karen Shangguan on Quiet Thoughts appeared first on Avery Hill Publishing .

In this episode we talk to Lord Hurk, the creator of Jinx Freeze, which came out in October 2021. We discuss tying lots of ideas together into one big story, the London small press scene, dreams… and lovingly-rendered biscuits. The post Signals From The Hill #41 – Lord Hurk on Jinx Freeze appeared first on Avery Hill Publishing .

In this episode we talk to Clio Isadora, the creator of Sour Pickles, which came out in October 2021.We talk about how Clio approaches making comics, the economic inequalities that affect people hoping to make a living in the arts, and how the pandemic has affected people in the industry. The post Signals From The Hill #40 – Clio Isadora on Sour Pickles appeared first on Avery Hill Publishing .

This month we talk to Molly Naylor and Lizzy Stewart, the creators of Lights, Planets, People! about their new book. We talk about how they adapted the graphic novel from an original play by Molly, their experience of collaborating, and what it’s like to work across a variety of different mediums and art-forms. The post Signals From The Hill #39 – Molly Naylor and Lizzy Stewart on Lights, Planets,...

This month is a tough episode in that it marks the last episode of Signals From The Hill that will be hosted by this podcast’s founder and our Head Of Sales, Steve Walsh. The whole team chat with Steve about his time in comics, from childhood reads, to building the graphic novel section in Waterstones’… Read More » The post Signals From The Hill #38 – Steve Walsh appeared first on Avery Hill Publi...