Laydeez do Comics ..... WHY

There is a new wave of comic work that is more domestic than superheroes, and yet little space to discuss these books. Coming to the world of comics from art and illustration backgrounds, Nicola and Sarah became aware of this and felt they can't be alone in their passion for this type of work.

Nicola Streeten an illustrator since 1996, is author of graphic memoir Billy, Me & You, first serialised in Liquorice Magazine. She is researching 'Gender and the Graphic novel' as part of a Masters Degree at Lincoln University.

Sarah Lightmanis an artist who is drawing an on-going graphic novel of her life. She is a curator and a PhD student, researching 'Autobiography in Comics' at Glasgow University.

Sarah organised Women in Comics a one day conference, that took place in 2009 and 2010. She has co-curated Graphic Details, confessional comics by Jewish Women.