Tuesday, 12 November 2013





After the paintings and stained glass I began a dialogue on the medium of "Comic books". Is it "comic" in nature? Is the term "graphic novel" more applicable? What made my approach to the medium different? I outlined my approach as one of a way to tell stories, local stories with universal appeal. I demonstrated how my experience of the "troubles" had coloured and flavoured my work and how some had resisted the idea of using "comic books" as a vehicle for reconciliation or as a tool to tell historical horror stories to children and young people. I showed examples of my work describing the long process of research and the importance of getting things accurate such as British Army uniforms, regimental insignia and weapons. I even found myself explaining the phrase "SLR" (Self Loading Rifle) to one of the audience. I was amazed at how expert I was.

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