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Huck 74: The Action Issue
Culture

Huck 74: The Action Issue

Out now! — In times like these, the act of making something happen for yourself has never felt more urgent. Our latest print instalment celebrates doing just that – spotlighting the people moving to transform their worlds for the better.

Written by: Huck

The indigenous artists making their own comics industry
Activism

The indigenous artists making their own comics industry

New narratives — With Native American history almost entirely excluded from the US curriculum, a group of illustrators are rewriting the narrative.

Written by: James Stout

The comic artist using isolation as inspiration
Art

The comic artist using isolation as inspiration

In partnership with Squarespace — Surviving the perils of being a freelancer is tough – now more than ever. In partnership with Squarespace, we're supporting independent artists to create original work that responds to these testing times. Here, Miranda Smart shares how she’s overcome the trials of lockdown to evoke the world outside her window.

Written by: Michael Fordham

Molly Young & Joana Avillez share their guide to New York
Books

Molly Young & Joana Avillez share their guide to New York

An illustrated homage — New York Times writer Molly Young and illustrator Joana Avillez team up for D C-T! – a new book celebrating the pandemonium of their hometown. We meet them to find out more about their love of the city, and how they managed to crack it.

Written by: Briony Cartmell

Five things we've learned from women in comics
Culture

Five things we've learned from women in comics

The pioneers who've blazed a trail in the name of freedom — The comic book industry may still have a long way to go in terms of equality, but women have been pushing the medium's boundaries since the very beginning.

Written by: HUCK HQ

Women in comics: Battling censorship, threats and prison
Culture

Women in comics: Battling censorship, threats and prison

Comic books' real superheroes — A new crowd-funded project uncovers the untold story of how women changed free expression in comic books, showcasing the medium's fiercest pioneers and the artists still shaping its future.

Written by: Cian Traynor

The Forecast 2016: Books
Print

The Forecast 2016: Books

Drawn and Quarterly — Peggy Burns, publisher at influential Montreal publishing house Drawn and Quarterly, looks ahead to a great year in printed matter.

Written by: Joshua Gabert-Doyon

The pioneering Manga artists who created a new genre of Japanese girls’ comics
Art

The pioneering Manga artists who created a new genre of Japanese girls’ comics

Shojo Manga — The Atkinson Galleries, Southport presents the first major exhibition of Japanese Shojo Manga in the UK.

Written by: Kyle Nathan Brown

Video: Artist Kyle Platts on making a living from smutty and surreal illustrations
Art

Video: Artist Kyle Platts on making a living from smutty and surreal illustrations

Bogeys, buttholes and boners — Check out this video profile of Kyle Platts, one of the twenty artists and photographers involved in transatlantic skate art initiative the LB Project.

Written by: Alex King

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