Signals From The Hill

This month we talk to Warren Bernard, the Executive Director of SPX, all about the importance of that show and it’s related activities such as the Ignatz Awards, the Graphic Novel Gift Program and building the SPX Collection in the Library of Congress in Washington. We also talk about Warren’s appreciation of Tillie’s work and… Read More » The post Signals From The Hill #37 – Warren Bernard on A C...

This month we’re joined by Gina Gagliano, the Publishing Director of Random House Graphic and someone who worked in the Marketing department at First Second as Tillie Walden released books like Spinning and Are You Listening? with them. We talk to Gina about her discovering the work of Tillie Walden and Tillie’s development in her… Read More » The post Signals From The Hill #36 – Gina Gagliano On...

This month we talk to Ricky Miller all about how Tillie Walden came to work with Avery Hill Publishing and the impact of her debut book, The End of Summer, on the wider comics industry and the direction of Avery Hill as an ongoing concern. The post Signals From The Hill #35 – Ricky Miller on The End of Summer appeared first on Avery Hill Publishing .

This month we talk to Hannah Berry, fresh from her stint as Comics Laureate for the UK.We discuss the work that Hannah did in the role, focusing particularly on the massive survey taken of comics creators and what that revealed. The post Signals From The Hill #34 – 2019-2021 Comics Laureate Hannah Berry appeared first on Avery Hill Publishing .

This month we talk to Andy Oliver from Broken Frontier about the expansive scope of the site and the many related projects that Broken Frontier organise and support. The post Signals From The Hill #33 – Andy Oliver from Broken Frontier appeared first on Avery Hill Publishing .

This month we gather the Avery Hill team together to chat about some of our favourite comics, books, TV shows and sculpture from 2020 and look forward to the new books we’ll be bringing out in 2021. The post Signals From The Hill #32 – 2020 Recap & 2021 Preview appeared first on Avery Hill Publishing .

This month we talk to Katriona Chapman about Follow Me In and Breakwater, the two books she has put together with Avery Hill. We also talk about drawing upon life experience in creating art, Kat’s wonderful use of colour and light in her work and how she gains inspiration from her fellow Avery Hill creators. The post Signals From The Hill #31 – Katriona Chapman appeared first on Avery Hill Publish...

This month we talk to Patrick Wray all about his creative life and the process of putting together The Flood That Did Come, his recent release through Avery Hill Publishing. Our theme tune is an excerpt from ‘Against’ by Harlow Family Group and is used with kind permission. The post Signals From The Hill #30 – Patrick Wray appeared first on Avery Hill Publishing .

A monthly stroll through the world of Avery Hill Publishing, featuring the latest news on releases and offers and interviews with creators and other comics folk. This month we talk to Charlot Kristensen about her life as a creative, the comic scene in Ireland and the process of putting together What We Don’t Talk About,… Read More » The post Signals From The Hill #29 – Charlot Kristensen appeared...

This month we talk to Owen D. Pomery all about Victory Point, his new book from Avery Hill Publishing. We discuss his appreciation of space on the page, his different narrative styles across different project and how the work he makes has changed as he’s grown older. The post Signals From The Hill #28 – Owen D. Pomery appeared first on Avery Hill Publishing .

This month we talk to Stephen Holland from Page 45 in Nottingham about the origins and history of the shop and the challenges they faced opening a shop focused on books being served by an industry focused on periodicals. Our theme tune is an excerpt from ‘Against’ by Harlow Family Group and is used with… Read More » The post Signals From The Hill #27 – Stephen Holland From Page 45 appeared first o...

This month we talk to Jared Myland from OK Comics in Leeds all about how the shop got started, their strategies as a store in general and how they are bearing up with the demands of lockdown. The post Signals From The Hill #26 – Jared Myland From OK Comics appeared first on Avery Hill Publishing .

This month we turn our attention to one of our favourite shops, Gosh!, in Soho, London and talk to the manager and co-owner Andrew Salmond all about Gosh’s origins, history and their plans for the future. Our theme tune is an excerpt from ‘Against’ by Harlow Family Group and is used with kind permission, while… Read More » The post Signals From The Hill #25 – Andrew Salmond From Gosh! Comics appea...

This month we talk to Lizzy Stewart on the importance of creative hubs, the value in re-examining older work and her book, Walking Distance, a visual essay on society, womanhood and 80’s movies. The post Signals From The Hill #24 – Lizzy Stewart appeared first on Avery Hill Publishing .

This month we convene the first meeting of the Avery Hill Book Club and welcome Rob Clough, a comics critic whose work has appeared at places like The Comics Journal and Publishers Weekly as well as his own blog High-Low, and Kat Chapman, who self-publishes Katzine and has released Follow Me In through Avery Hill… Read More » The post Signals From The Hill #23 – Mimi and the Wolves with Rob Clough...

This month we chat to George Wylesol all about his stunning new book Internet Crusader, let you know about our other new release, Mimi and the Wolves by Alabaster Pizzo, and have a look at the events lined up internationally for Day of Dredd with 2000AD. The post Signals From The Hill #22 – Deliberate Wylesol appeared first on Avery Hill Publishing .

This month we talk to Ricky Miller, one of the co-founders and publishers at Avery Hill Publishing about the year so far in comics generally, and the books we’ve released or have coming out soon. We also have news on a bundle in our webstore of our fothcoming titles and some exciting information on the… Read More » The post Signals From The Hill #21 – Accidental Wylesol appeared first on Avery Hil...

This month we talk to Corinne Pearlman, the Creative Director at Myriad Editions about the evolution of the company, her comics related projects outside of her work at Myriad and her approach to finding and working with creators. We also have news on a lovely new item in our webstore and some exciting information on… Read More » The post Signals From the Hill #20 – Corinne Perlman appeared first o...

This month we talk to Scott Jason Smith whose new book, Marble Cake will be launching at this year’s ELCAF. We also have news on how you can pre-order our books if you are going to ELCAF and some exciting information on the reopening of London’s Cartoon Museum. The post Signals From the Hill #19 – Scott Jason Smith appeared first on Avery Hill Publishing .

This month we talk to Claire Scully about Internal Wilderness and Desolation Wilderness, her two collections of meditative landscape illustrations for Avery Hill Publishing. You can pick up a copy of Desolation Wilderness from here: https://averyhillpublishing.bigcartel.com/product/desolation-wilderness-a4-print-pre-sale We also have some exciting news about a big awards win for Tillie Walden and...

This month we talk to Ben Smith from Rebellion Publishing about his work putting together the books that make up The Treasury Of British Comics, an invaluable resource in piecing together the history and legacy of British Comics over the last century or so. We also point out some new work by one of our creators,… Read More » The post Signals From The Hill #17 – Ben Smith (Rebellion Publishing) app...

This month we talk to Gareth Brookes about his life and work in comics with some insights into working with different materials and techniques, the importance of smaller comics shows and a very interesting trip to South Korea. We also point out our new lower shipping rates to the States, some exciting events from some… Read More » The post Signals From The Hill #16 – Gareth Brookes appeared first...

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For this month’s show we’ve assembled the full AHP team to pick out our favourite books from Avery Hill Publishing, our favourite books and comics put out by other publishers (including THE ‘Distinguished Competition’) and anything else we’ve enjoyed across all media this year. The post Signals From the Hill #14 – Our Best of 2018 appeared first on Avery Hill Publishing .

This month we talk to Kristyna Baczynski all about her new book, Retrograde Orbit, looking at scaling up your skillset to take on larger projects, some interesting use of visual signifiers in the piece and the ideas of heritage and the emigrant experience that are explored in the book. We also point you towards a… Read More » The post Signals From The Hill #13 – Kristyna Baczynski appeared first o...