Art from Coma by Zara Slattery / Captain America by Declan Shalvey / Avengers by Staz Johnson

Fantastical Visions: In an episode celebrating great comic book art, Alex Fitch talks to three artists who bring wonderous visions to the page. In a Q and A recorded at Cartoon County, Brighton, Zara Slattery discusses her graphic novel Coma which depicts her experiences of extreme medical intervention as a journey through a fantastical dreamscape. Plus, in a ‘live draw’ session recorded at the Lakes International Comic Art Festival, Declan Shalvey and Staz Johnson discuss their influences and inspirations for working on such titles as Injection and 2000AD.

Originally broadcast 5th May 2021 on Resonance 104.4 FM / DAB (London)

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Links: More info about Coma published by Myriad Editions

Zara Slattery’s website

Wikipedia pages on Declan Shalvey and Staz Johnson

Staz Johnson’s blog

Declan Shalvey’s tumblr

Listen to Alex and Zara discuss classic video games in a show about the Vectrex games console

More info about support for survivors of Necrotising Fasciitis