Creating Commando Comics with Kate McAuliffe

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Commando Comics: From idea conception to newsagent shelves...

Join Kate for this session to learn all about the inner workings of Britain’s longest-serving war comic. From idea conception to newsagent shelves, Kate explains the nitty-gritty of what makes a great war comic: from real-life inspiration and human interaction, to detailed artwork and explosive eye-catching covers, and each step of the process in between. She has the pleasure of working with people from around the world who each play a part in making <a href="https://www.commandocomics.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Commando</a> what has been the ‘Home of Heroes’ for over sixty years.Got a dit that would make a great storyline for a Commando Comic?Then join us for Kate’s talk to find out how to submit your idea…

<h3>About Kate</h3>Kate McAuliffe hails from Fife, Scotland, and is the Content Editor for Heritage Comics at DC Thomson. After graduating top of her class in English and Creative Writing at the University of Dundee, she joined the Heritage Comics department in 2017, before becoming Content Editor in 2018. Kate enjoys writing the occasional Oor Wullie and The Broons strips and has written six Commandos with more in the works.

<h3>Live Talk</h3>Kate will talk about the production of Commando ComicsHosted by Company of Makers' co-founder <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevebomford/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Steve Bomford.</a><h3>Q&A</h3>Kate's talk will be followed by an interactive Q&A session, so you'll have the opportunity to get involved and she'll answer as many of your questions as we can squeeze in.

Published by DC Thomson, Commando Comics is Britain’s longest-serving war comic, printing stories of action and adventure since 1961.Still going strong, Commando prints four issues every two weeks — two all-new issues and two classic reprints from the Gold and Silver Collections.

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