We can be heroes: an introduction to writing comic books and graphic novels

A one-day introductory course introducing writers to the skills necessary to write short and long form comics and graphic novels. It will also contextualise the various genres in comics to show the range possible in the medium.Tutor: Bobby JosephBobby Joseph, is considered to be the voice of urban UK comic books. He is credited as the creator of the cult comic classics Skank Magazine and Black Eye. He has written satirical pieces for Vice.com, Loaded Magazine, The Voice newspaper, BBC1’s Lenny in Pieces and Radio 4. He is credited on the BBC website as instrumental in featuring some of the “first comics by black creators featuring black characters.”.