Signals From The Hill

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 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 Pidgeabout the cultural influences on her work in comics. Pidgepicks 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 conversation between Pidge (Infinite Wheatpaste) and Shelly Bond! appeared first on Avery Hill Publishing.

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 Publishing.

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 over the years. The post Signals From The Hill #50 – Briggs on ‘Macbeth' appeared first on Avery Hill Publishing.

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 sequel! (Spoiler alert – it's probably not going to happen…) The post Signals From The Hill #49 – Tillie Walden on ‘On a Sunbeam' appeared first on Avery Hill Publishing.

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, People! appeared first on Avery Hill Publishing.

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' flagship store, his time running the small press section at Gosh! Comics and then coming to work for Avery Hill. Content Warning for friends of Steve. It contains some bad news about his health that, if you don't already know the extent of, you might not want to find out in this way. So maybe don't listen to this until you've had a chance to speak to Steve or someone close to him. [...] The post Signals From The Hill #38 – Steve Walsh appeared first on Avery Hill Publishing.

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 his role in the production of Alone In Space. The post Signals From The Hill #37 – Warren Bernard on A City Inside appeared first on Avery Hill Publishing.

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 early books as well as Gina’s wider life and work in comics. The post Signals From The Hill #36 – Gina Gagliano On I Love This Part appeared first on Avery Hill Publishing.

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 Publishing.

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, her new book from 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 #29 – Charlot Kristensen appeared first on Avery Hill Publishing.

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 kind permission. The post Signals From The Hill #27 – Stephen Holland From Page 45 appeared first on Avery Hill Publishing.

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 the illustration of Gosh! is by David Ziggy Greene. The post Signals From The Hill #25 – Andrew Salmond From Gosh! Comics appeared first on Avery Hill Publishing.

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 Publishing, to discuss Mimi and the Wolves by Alabaster Pizzo.As well as talking at length about Mimi and the Wolves we also round things off with a celebratory chat about the number of new and exciting publishers and presses that have emerged in recent years, including Shortbox, Diskette Press and a recently announced project that Rob is involved with, Fieldmouse Press. The post Signals From The Hill #23 – Mimi and the Wolves with Rob Clough & Kat Chapman appeared first on Avery Hill Publishing.

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 Summer Sale at Orbital Comics and the latest Bookplate Edition from Gosh Comics. The post Signals From The Hill #21 – Accidental Wylesol appeared first on Avery Hill Publishing.

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 the first show after the reopening of London’s Cartoon Museum. The post Signals From the Hill #20 – Corinne Perlman appeared first on Avery Hill Publishing.

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 all the information you need to enjoy Free Comic Book Day! The post Signals From The Hill #18 – Claire Scully appeared first on Avery Hill Publishing.

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, some exciting events from some of our favourite shops and give a shout out to the That Comic Smell podcast. The post Signals From The Hill #17 – Ben Smith (Rebellion Publishing) appeared first on Avery Hill Publishing.

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 of our favourite shops and give a shout out to the Awesome Comics podcast. The post Signals From The Hill #16 – Gareth Brookes appeared first on Avery Hill Publishing.

This month we talk to Steve Tilloson about his life and work in comics with some insights into working with collaborators, creating space for yourself in a scene and the practicalities of making comics. We also round up some recent awards and recognition for Avery Hill Publishing books and creators, point out some events and offers from some of our favourite shops and give a shout out to the Panel Borders podcast. The post Signals From the Hill #15 – Steve Tillotson appeared first on Avery Hill Publishing.

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 couple of shows in December and give a shout out to the Awesome Comics podcast. The post Signals From The Hill #13 – Kristyna Baczynski appeared first on Avery Hill Publishing.

This month we have Katriona Chapman and Elizabeth Querstret in conversation with an interesting chat about the challenges of telling other people's stories in your own autobiographical work, give a shout out to OK Comics in Leeds and the Panel Borders Podcast and share some news on our appearance at MCM London. Our theme tune is an excerpt from ‘Against' by Harlow Family Group and is used with kind permission. The post Signals From The Hill #12 – Elizabeth Querstret & Katriona Chapman (Part 2) appeared first on Avery Hill Publishing.

This month we have Katriona Chapman and Elizabeth Querstret in conversation about their work and practice, give a shout out to Travelling Man in Leeds and the That Comics Smell Podcast and share some news on opportunities to see us at Thought Bubble in Leeds and an event coming up at Gosh! Comics in London. The post Signals From The Hill #11 – Katriona Chapman & Elizabeth Querstret appeared first on Avery Hill Publishing.