Story x Story #71: Behind The Story With Rachael Smith (Quarantine Comix)

Gina July 1, 2021 No Comments
This week in Story x Story, Nigel and Tazziii sit with Rachael Smith, creator of Quarantine Comix: A Memoir of Life in Lockdown. They talk about her journey as a full time comic writer and artist work on many critically acclaimed graphic novels in her career so far. This great conversation covers life during the pandemic, imposter syndrome as an artist and plenty more advice for new and experience creative professionals alike!

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Buy Quarantine Comix: https://www.waterstones.com/book/quarantine-comix/rachael-smith/9781785787836
Rachael Smith website – https://www.rachaelsmith.org
Rachael on twitter: https://twitter.com/rachael_
Candles Graphic Novel Kickstarter, Lyndon White – https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/castironbooks/candles-book

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https://www.twitch.tv/tazziiix | https://twitter.com/tazziii

Find Rachael online:
https://twitter.com/rachael_

 

A big thanks to Fisayo Karunwi for our into, outro and transition music:
https://soundcloud.com/fisayokarunwi

A big thanks to Aly Graphix for designing the podcast logo:
https://alygraphix.wixsite.com/designer

Send us questions and feedback on feedback@mayamada.com.

Story x Story #43: Behind The Story With Penificent Publishing (Knife Boy)

Gina October 7, 2020 No Comments
In episode 43 of Story x Story, Nigel and Tazziii welcome British comic makers Steven Okeya and Anthony Aina, co-founders of Penificent Publishing and creators of Knife Boy to the podcast to discuss the creation of comics with a social purpose, working with young people and what it means to create black characters in the comic industry. Steven and Anthony also give their top comic storytelling tip about creating knowing your character’s goals.

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Find mayamada online:
mayamada.com | gamepad.events | thestoryboard.org

Find Tazziii online:
https://www.twitch.tv/tazziiix | https://twitter.com/tazziii

Find Penificent online:
https://penificent.com/

A big thanks to Fisayo Karunwi for our into, outro and transition music:
https://soundcloud.com/fisayokarunwi

A big thanks to Aly Graphix for designing the podcast logo:
https://alygraphix.wixsite.com/designer

Send us questions and feedback on feedback@mayamada.com.

Who’s Joining Us At MCM Comic Con This Weekend?

When Are We At London MCM Comic Con?

We’re heading down to London MCM Comic Con this weekend from Friday 25th – Sunday 27th! You can catch us in both the North and South halls where we’ll be showcasing our indie manga as well as our original clothing line (including the comeback of our popular pink samurai beanies!), prints, notebooks and much more!

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mayamada GamePad Christmas 2016

mayamada GamePad Christmas 2016

mayamada December 26, 2016 No Comments

It’s that time of the year when we look back at the highlights of the past 12 months. For us at mayamada, the GamePad Christmas event was the top of that list. A big thanks goes to the team who supported us and everyone came down to made it an amazing day! Don’t worry if you missed out, check out our recap and join us again in spring 2017.

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Top 5 Cosplay From London Super Comic Con

mayamada March 10, 2016 No Comments

After a break from comic conventions over December and January, we had two in February. Just like buses, wait for ages and two come along almost at once!

It’s great for us though. We got to showcase our latest manga Hot Lunch at the London Anime & Gaming Con as well as hold two talks on stage on each day of the event. Public speaking can be nerve-wracking, but when we get to talk about the mayamada universe, creating stories and comics we jump at the chance.

After LAGC, we exhibited at the London Super Comic Con for the first time and meet a whole host of great artists, old friends, and fantastic cosplayers…

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