Images from Tummy Bugs by Leomi Sadler / Usagi Yojimbo by Stan Sakai

Defensive Animals: In the second of two programmes looking at anthropomorphic comics, Alex Fitch talks to a pair of comic creators about their titles featuring combative animal characters. Leomi Sadler discusses her strips about insects, gargoyles, bacteria and other creatures battling against adversity, featured in a new collection – Tummy Bugs – published by Breakdown Press.

Also, in an interview recorded at the Lakes International Comic Art Festival, veteran cartoonist Stan Sakai chats about his long running comic Usagi Yojimbo which chronicles the adventures of a samurai rabbit…

Originally broadcast 7th April 2021 on Resonance 104.4 FM / DAB (London)

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Links: More info about Tummy Bugs on Breakdown Press’ website

Interview with Leomi Sadler on the Creative Review website

Stan Sakai’s website

Usagi Yojimbo website

More interviews with creators of anthropomorphic comics including Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles co-creator Kevin Eastman