International Art Trail Around the City Returns Ahead of Portsmouth Comic Con
Running from Monday 3rd to Sunday 16th April, 20 pieces of art can be explored in a FREE trail of poster sites across the city as part of the International Art Trail 2023 – Japan! These link to the Comic Con website for a background of the artists and their work, short interviews and a map of all artwork locations.
Working with Adam Pasion of Nagoya-based indie publisher, Big Ugly Robot Press, five of the most exciting voices in the independent comic scene that scream individuality will be presented: Tomomi Mooney, Victor Edison, Chieko Kobayashi, Michiru Morikawa and Tetsuya Yamamoto.
The trail has been developed by Creative Co-ordinator for Portsmouth Comic Con and illustrator, Jonathan Scott, who also devised the successful trail of Thai art that was presented at Portsmouth Comic Con 2022. Jonathan said, “It has been a great experience to work with Big Ugly Robot Press on this project and explore manga and Japanese influences on the modern world of comics. Translation has sometimes been a challenge, but it has been fantastic to connect across the globe over a shared passion for comics.”
One of the artists featured, Tetsuya Yamamoto, discovered comics from a very young age at his family’s coffee shop where manga was available for customers to read. He wrote his first comic strip in primary school and speaking about his recent and upcoming projects, Tetsuya said, “Writing a good dialogue is key.”
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