Bus stop: An interview with Paddy Lynch

This week the Comic Cast was delighted to converse with Dublin cartoonist, illustrator and graphic designer Paddy Lynch. Paddy’s comics include the recently released Last Bus issue 2, In the Aquarium, Stop Gap and You Can Never Return. Paddy, along with Katie Blackwood and Philip Barrett, is also one of the minds behind Edition Book Arts –  a group which fosters interaction in and around the book arts, comic and fanzine communities in Ireland. He has illustrated covers for Le Cool magazine and his posters for music gigs are always worth stealing from shops for your bedroom. Enjoy.

Download Link: The Comic Cast 18/05/10

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Sloth: An interview with Brian Coldrick

This week your friendly neighbourhood Comic Cast talks to Dublin based artist and illustrator Brian Coldrick. His first solo exhibition ‘Shrunken Head’, ran during February 2009 in the Monstertruck Gallery. His ‘Eye on Dublin’ feature appeared regularly in Totally Dublin and he’s worked on everything from editoral pieces to posters, from cd packaging to character design. Here he discusses his experience in art school, how to survive working as an illustrator, board games and of course that sloth. Enjoy.

Download Link: The Comic Cast 02/03/10

Comic Cast Mixtape #2

Its the Comic Casts second mixtape and this time round we’re joined by artist, photographer and DJ (not to mention keen comics fan) Loreana Rushe. The brief – to only choose songs from comic-book, illustration and animation related movie soundtracks. Load cassette. Rewind. Play!

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Pants: An Interview with Archie Templar

This week the Comic Cast meets up with Mr. Archie Templar, an independent comic artist based in Dublin. We dicuss his comics From the Pants of Archie Templar and his recently released foray into prose writing (with illustrations) From the Desk of Archie Templar: In Articulo Mortis. We also get the skinny on a plethora of Templars’ forthcoming comics, including From the Heart of Archie Templar: The Comic Book of Love, Guns, Girls and the Facts of Life and Hibernia 16/31, an alternative history set in 1931 in an Ireland where the 1916 Rising was successful. Barmy.

Download Link: The Comic Cast 11/08/09

BusyBee: An Interview with BrenB

This week we meet up with Dublin illustrator and cartoonist BrenB to talk about his work editing the comic anthology Toenail Clippings (1998-2002), his involvement with Gerry Hunts comic Streets of Dublin, his strips for The Dubliner and The Phoenix and his reimagining of the iconic Darth Vader helmet in The Vader Project exhibition. We also discuss his favourite board game at length – a ComicCast exclusive we think you’ll find. Have fun.

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BrenB’s Site

Gerry Hunts Streets of Dublin

Toenail Clippings

BrenB’s Vader Helmet

Tiny Little Horse

Judgement Day: An Interview With Chris Judge

Our first interview is with the lovely Mr. Chris Judge. Up for discussion: His many exhibitions, his comics including Dystopia (with Andrew Judge) and those Vodafone rabbits that have taken over the country.

Download Link: The Comic Cast 08/07/08

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Official Chris Judge Website
Chris Judge Illustration Blog
Chris Judge Comics