comic books – Maura McHugh

Fun at Thought Bubble 2019

By: Maura McHugh 11 November 201911 November 2019

eventscomic books, comics, convention, festival, Thought Bubble

I’ve returned from a terrific Thought Bubble: The Yorkshire Comic Art Festival in Harrogate, England.

Wom@rts in Santiago

By: Maura McHugh 30 October 201930 October 2019

artAuditorio de Galicia, comic books, Europe, exhibition, gallery, Santiago, Simone de Beauvoir, Womarts

The Wom@rts roaming exhibition, titled I̶N̶ ̶VISIBLE, is being opened by Compostela Cultura in Auditorio de Galicia, Santiago tonight. My piece, ‘Interview with a Sphinx’, is part of the exhibition.

Talk & workshop at The Jan van Eyck Academie in Maastricht

By: Maura McHugh 30 October 201930 October 2019

events2000 AD, comic books, Judge Anderson, Judge Dredd Megazine, Maastricht, Netherlands, talk, The Dead Run, The Van Eyck Academy, Urgency Intensive, workshop, Writing

I’ll be doing a talk and a workshop during the Urgency Intensive symposium and related events at The Jan van Eyck Academie in Maastricht from 5-6 November. It’s theme is ‘on the role of art and design in times of urgency’.

Dublin Worldcon schedule

By: Maura McHugh 1 August 20191 August 2019

Newscollection, comic books, Dublin 2019, Forbidden Planet, launch, schedule, The Boughs Withered, Theatre, Worldcon

My schedule of events for Dublin 2019: An Irish Worldcon, the 77th World Science Fiction Convention, which is taking place from 15-19 August 2019 in the CCD, Dublin.

ComicCity 2018

By: Maura McHugh 25 October 201822 December 2018

Conventionscomic books, ComicCity Festival, Derry, festival

I’ll be attending ComicCity – Comics & Creative Arts Festival in Derry on Saturday with a plethora of amazing guests – the images below detail them all. What an exciting line-up! I’m looking forward to catching up with friends and chatting to fans. I hope to see some of you there!

Comics Residency in Angoulême

By: Maura McHugh 14 September 201824 July 2019

NewsAngoulême, art, comic books, residency, Simone de Beauvoir, Womarts

I’m really pleased to announce that I’ve been selected to be part of a special 10-day group residency in Angoulême in France, as part of one of the initiatives of a Creative Europe Project called Wom@rts. I’m equally pleased to hear that the other Irish candidate is Fionnuala Doran. We’ll be joined by the following…

Jennifer Wilde is on Kickstarter

By: Maura McHugh 19 September 201713 December 2018

NewsAtomic Diner, comic books, games, Jennifer Wilde, John McFarlane, Kickstarter, Maura McHugh, Outsider Games, point and click, Stephen Downey

The Jennifer Wilde point & click adventure game, based on the comic book series I wrote which was published by Atomic Diner Comics, is now up on Kickstarter. I’m also the scriptwriter for this, back with my old buddy Stephen Downey, who is CEO of Outsider Games, and the original artist for the series. The…

Horror Expo Ireland 2016

By: Maura McHugh 6 July 201620 December 2018

eventscomic books, Dublin, halloween, horror, Horror Expo Ireland, Samhain

I’m pleased to announce I’ll be a guest at the inaugural Horror Expo Ireland event, which is taking place at The Freemasons Grand Lodge, Molesworth St, Dublin on Sunday, 30 October 2016. There’s a terrific line-up of guests, and it should be a fun event in a splendid building. Tickets go on sale at 6pm…

2015 BCA Award Winners

By: Maura McHugh 13 November 2015

comic books2015, British Comic Awards, comic book festival, comic books, Thought Bubble, winners

The 4th Annual British Comic Awards took place at the Carriageworks Theatre in Leeds as one of the opening night events for the Thought Bubble Festival‘s Comic Con Weekend. The winners are: Best Comic – Grey Area: From the City to the Sea by Tim Bird (Avery Hill Publishing) Best Book – The Motherless Oven by Rob Davis (Selfmade Hero) Young People’s…

BCA Nominees 2015

By: Maura McHugh 2 October 2015

comic booksBritish Comic Awards, comic books, graphic novels, judges, Leeds, nominees, shortlists, Thought Bubble

The nominees for this year’s British Comic Awards have been announced. Best Comic Beast Wagon – Owen Michael Johnson, John Pearson and Colin Bell (Self published) Grey Area: From the City to the Sea – Tim Bird (Avery Hill Publishing) Hand Me Down – Kristyna Baczynski (Self published) Lost Property – Andy Poyiadgi (Nobrow) Strip – Sarah Gordon (Self published) Best Book Comic…