Creator In Conversation

In this episode, Academy President, Eoin McAuley, shares the different tiers of study at TASQ Art.

For more information or to retrieve the Programme Handbook, please visit:

https://www.tasqart.com/ 

To hear more of Eoin's discussion on sequential art storytelling, please visit:

https://youtu.be/3T20lSuqLWY?si=pcloWH60qJi-Anua

To purchase comics to support TASQ Art, please visit:

https://www.lightningstrikecomics.com/shop

To purchase academy membership, please visit:

https://www.lightningstrikecomics.com/product-page/tasq-art-membership

Tour the academy's facilities:

https://youtu.be/pVIWkkTzs28?si=KaUnEQjcdNjkNwYy

And to hear some student stories please visit:

https://youtu.be/-2YO3AfmmiI?si=Zb1YgeO8-59fxjKc

https://youtu.be/9XI4uMjy1fE?si=PaaT0X_DAWNQ43iP

Doctor Who Magazine Editor, Jason Quinn, joins us in this episode to provide a look behind the curtain on how the magazine is produced and share memories from his days at Marvel UK.

Curator, writer and journalist, Paul Gravett, joins us on today's episode of 'Creator In Conversation' to discuss the Queer As Comics exhibition currently running at the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration (QBCI), now extended until Nov. 1st 2026.

Creator In Conversation is taking a short break this week, but will return to our normal schedule on October 20th.

Children's book author, illustrator and animator, Estrela Lourenço joins us on today's episode of Creator In Conversation to discuss her journey from Portugal to Ireland and from character animation to comic books.

Comic Book writer and journalist Joel Meadows, joins us in today's episode to discuss his graphic novel, 'Sherlock Holmes And The Empire Builders' and his Kickstarter Campaign, 'Sherlock Holmes And The Empire Builders Calendar 2027'

Sherlock Holmes and The Empire Builders: The Gene Genie Treasury Edition:

https://www.simonandschuster.net/books/Sherlock-Holmes-and-The-Empire-Builders-The-Gene-Genie-Treasury-Edition/Joel-Meadows/9781545824832

Sherlock Holmes And The Empire Builders Calendar 2027:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tripwire100/sherlock-holmes-and-the-empire-builders-calendar-2027

Eisner Award-winning cartoonist, Tillie Walden, joins us for this episode of 'Creator In Conversation' to discuss her approach to teaching in comics and body of work from 'Spinning' to 'Charity and Sylvia'.

To celebrate Batman Day 2026, we've compiled a short documentary taken from interviews with key creators involved with Batman over years and who featured on our podcast 'Creator In Conversation'.

Music Credit:

Soothing Royalty Free Piano - "Sailing Friendship" by Matthew C. Wright is licensed under a Attribution 4.0 International License. Sourced from Free Music Archive CC BY ATTRIBUTION www.freemusicarchive.org

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Andrew Sumner, Chief Operating Officer of Titan Entertainment / Forbidden Planet, joins us on this episode of 'Creator In Conversation' to discuss his personal love of comics, his journey into journalism, hosting conversations on Forbidden Planet TV and much, much more!

Mark Millar, acclaimed writer and creator, joins us in today's episode to discuss his approach to forging his own opportunities and the passion for the medium of comics and storytelling which keeps him going to make more!