Beano cartoonist and Lakes International Comic Art Festival patron Zoom Rockman is the guest of the organisation's podcast this week.
Zoom is a young creator who started producing comics from a young age, He appeared in the Beano at age 12 and in Private Eye at 16.
Ian Loxam and Nikki Bates have a chat with Zoom about how he started, why at a young age he’s creating satirical comics and what the future holds. He also talks about his role as a patron of the Lakes International Comic Art Festival and what he has lined up for this year.
The podcast team also goes review crazy as they all review a load of comics, including Apollo, Awesome Comic Issue Two and Little Girl Black - as well as the new Deadpool 2.
Nikki also talks about the latest on her comic, Anxiety Me (reviewed here on downthetubes) which is now available from www.NikkiDraws.pictures.
• Listen to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast Episode 29: Zoom Rockman here
Comics reviewed are Apollo, Awesome Comic No.2, Little Girl Black, Stranglehood, Copperopolis 1 - 3, Debris, Bubba Ho-Tep, Slang Pictorial, Death or Glory, Star Wars Rogue Squadron, Aliens: Dead Orbit, Southern Bastards and Big Hard Sex Criminals