comics

The Readers of the Lost Art

The Readers of the Lost Art are a group of oddballs and misfits who are drawn to Newcastle's Literary and Philosophical Society every fortnight by a common love of comic books (or 'graphic novels', for those with delusions of maturity). When asked whether we would be interested in Mapping the Necklace, our thoughts turned for inspiration to those comic books with a strong sense of location.

Alice in Sunderland

Bryan Talbot is one of Britain's comics stars, with an international reputation both for the comics he writes and draws solo (such as the groundbreaking The Adventures of Luther Arkwright and The Tale of One Bad Rat which won an Eisner award - the comics equivalent of an Oscar). (Read more about Bryan, and see some of his work, on his web site).