Tom Mortimer
Tom Mortimer is an artist and comics creator known for his stark black-and-white imagery. Tom’s work combines occult themes with a pitch black sense of humour that gives him a voice uniquely his own. Tom has also recently joined the Dirty Rotten Comics team, and has conducted a host of fascinating reviews and interviews for our website. This […]
Paul B Rainey
Paul B Rainey is a comic artist based in Milton Keynes. His graphic novel There’s No Time Like the Present is published by Escape books, and he is a frequent contributor to Viz. This week, Tom spoke with Paul about his artistic process, the appeal of the understated, and the changing face of comic conventions. T: […]
Andy Bloor
Andy Bloor is a graphic designer and comics artist who collaborated with a number of high profile writers. Ahead of his appearance at the Birmingham Comics Festival this weekend, Tom sat down with Andy to discuss the writer/artist collaborative process, his comics inspiration, and his recent Andy-Thology. T: Your art style is bold, striking but also alluring, possibly […]
Andrez Bergen
Andrez Bergen is an Australian musician, novelist and comics writer based in Japan. Andrez is a prolific creator, having released a host of successful albums and written work over the last 20 years. More recently, he launched IF? Commix, an independent comics publishing label. This week, Tom spoke with Andrez about the differences between writing novels and comics, his […]
James Gifford
James Gifford is a freelance illustrator based in London. His debut comic series Mascara Men debuted last year, and explores themes of gender roles and sexuality. This week, Tom sat down with James to discuss Mascara Men, LGBT themes in comics, and inspirations in pulp fiction… T: Can you tell us a little about Mascara Men and […]
Matt Bailey
Matt Bailey is a Cheltenham-based illustrator, known for his stark black and white images involving dark, occult themes. Having stumbled across his work on social media, we approached Matt to do the cover for our latest anthology, Dirty Rotten Comics #7. This week, Gary sat down with Matt to chat about the allure of the occult, […]
Cryoclaire & Io Black
Crycoclaire and Io Black are the creative team behind cyberpunk webcomic Drugs & Wires. With new pages released every Monday, Drugs & Wires follows as an unofficial sequel to the animated, interactive comic Dreamspace. Tom spoke with the team about the origins of their project, tapping into 90s nostalgia, and their collaborative process. T: So, how […]
Tally Burtram
Tally Burtram is a comics creator and lecturer on cartoon and comics arts at Staffordshire University. Her webcomic Bajo Mano is currently in its third year of production. This week, Tom spoke with Tally about her background in comics, her position at Staffordshire University, and the future for Bajo Mano. TM: You’re a lecturer at […]
Lucie Ebrey
Lucie Ebrey is a recent illustration graduate of Falmouth University and part of the Comic Book Slumber Party collective. Lucie is perhaps best known for her daily autobiographical comics, in which she shares honest and witty reflections of life that bring to mind the work of James Cochalka. This week, Tom spoke with Lucie about her inspiration, […]
Robot Con 2016
This March sees the launch of the inaugural Robot Creative & Comic Arts Convention in Sheffield. Brand new to the UK convention circuit, Robot promises to be a celebration of illustration and creativity across a range of media. This week Kirk spoke with convention organiser Darryll about his plans for Robot, the organisation process, and Sheffield’s creative […]
