The UK Comics Laureate
An ambassadorial and educational role for the comics medium
The Comics Laureate champions the role of comics in improving literacy through a programme of educational visits, workshop events, guest appearances and conferences. A key focus is working to increase the acceptance of comics as a creative art form in schools, libraries and throughout the education system.
The UK Comics Laureate
An ambassadorial and educational role for the comics medium
The Comics Laureate champions the role of comics in improving literacy through a programme of educational visits, workshop events, guest appearances and conferences. A key focus is working to increase the acceptance of comics as a creative art form in schools, libraries and throughout the education system.
The UK Comics Laureate
An ambassadorial and educational role for the comics medium
The Comics Laureate champions the role of comics in improving literacy through a programme of educational visits, workshop events, guest appearances and conferences. A key focus is working to increase the acceptance of comics as a creative art form in schools, libraries and throughout the education system.
“It isn’t just a title. It’s part and parcel of our wider objectives, to reach out to new audiences and raise the profile and the understanding of the importance of comics for education, inspiration and literacy.” - Julie Tait, LICAF Director
UK Comics Laureate
Bobby Joseph
Acclaimed comic creator, challenging and inspiring readers
Bobby Joseph’s early work includes the creation of Skank magazine, where his best-known strip “Scotland Yardie” first featured, and was later published by Knockabout Press. He is also a vocal advocate for diversity and BAME representation in comic books and is credited on the BBC website as instrumental in featuring some of the “first comics by black creators featuring black characters.” Scotland Yardie, published by Knockabout Comics in 2017, was the first BAME graphic novel to be studied as a module on an English Literature MA course at King’s College, London.
UK Comics Laureate
Bobby Joseph
Acclaimed comic creator, challenging and inspiring readers
Bobby Joseph’s early work includes the creation of Skank magazine, where his best-known strip “Scotland Yardie” first featured, and was later published by Knockabout Press. He is also a vocal advocate for diversity and BAME representation in comic books and is credited on the BBC website as instrumental in featuring some of the “first comics by black creators featuring black characters.” Scotland Yardie, published by Knockabout Comics in 2017, was the first BAME graphic novel to be studied as a module on an English Literature MA course at King’s College, London.
UK Comics Laureate
Bobby Joseph
Acclaimed comic creator, challenging and inspiring readers
Bobby Joseph’s early work includes the creation of Skank magazine, where his best-known strip “Scotland Yardie” first featured, and was later published by Knockabout Press. He is also a vocal advocate for diversity and BAME representation in comic books and is credited on the BBC website as instrumental in featuring some of the “first comics by black creators featuring black characters.” Scotland Yardie, published by Knockabout Comics in 2017, was the first BAME graphic novel to be studied as a module on an English Literature MA course at King’s College, London.
Bobby Joseph’s Graphic Novel List for Libraries
Spotlighting UK comics creators in libraries across the country
Bobby Joseph’s Graphic Novel List for Libraries
Spotlighting UK comics creators in libraries across the country
Bobby Joseph’s Graphic Novel List for Libraries
Spotlighting UK comics creators in libraries across the country
The Young Comics Laureate
Created by Comics Youth CIC, in partnership with LICAF, the Young Comics Laureate role is designed to complement the existing national Comics Laureate. This new role recognises that the future of comics depends on listening to, investing in, and elevating young voices. The inaugural Young Comics Laureate has been chosen, through a public vote, as Mollie Ray.
Young Comics Laureate
Mollie Ray
Championing comics as tools for creativity and resilience
Mollie Ray, from Lancashire, is an acclaimed comics artist whose debut graphic novel "Giant" (Faber & Faber, 2024) tells the story of a family navigating a teenage boy’s cancer diagnosis — a wordless, emotionally charged work inspired by her younger brother’s illness. Beyond her own practice, Mollie has led workshops in schools, SEN settings, care systems, and refugee communities, and collaborated internationally, including in Palestine, to help young people tell their stories through comics.
Young Comics Laureate
Mollie Ray
Championing comics as tools for creativity and resilience
Mollie Ray, from Lancashire, is an acclaimed comics artist whose debut graphic novel "Giant" (Faber & Faber, 2024) tells the story of a family navigating a teenage boy’s cancer diagnosis — a wordless, emotionally charged work inspired by her younger brother’s illness. Beyond her own practice, Mollie has led workshops in schools, SEN settings, care systems, and refugee communities, and collaborated internationally, including in Palestine, to help young people tell their stories through comics.
Young Comics Laureate
Mollie Ray
Championing comics as tools for creativity and resilience
Mollie Ray, from Lancashire, is an acclaimed comics artist whose debut graphic novel "Giant" (Faber & Faber, 2024) tells the story of a family navigating a teenage boy’s cancer diagnosis — a wordless, emotionally charged work inspired by her younger brother’s illness. Beyond her own practice, Mollie has led workshops in schools, SEN settings, care systems, and refugee communities, and collaborated internationally, including in Palestine, to help young people tell their stories through comics.
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Adlard Family Foundation
Comics Youth CIC
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