Lightning Strike Comics

The anthology that started it all Lightning Strike Presents is back showcasing 7 new short stories pairing graduates from @tasqart with industry professionals & new rising talent with 7 new stories: Print 13/6/'25: shorturl.at/DXz6r Digital 30/5/25: shorturl.at/vMCCa

In this week's strips with @TheEchoOnline: Adrane falls in battle in #FlashGrodon, #ThePhantom uncovers lost gold and #Popeye turns to family to help get a new boat. By: @DanSchkade, #TonyDePaul, @jeffweigelart and @choochoobear.

In this week's ep. we're joined by data marketing consultant & lecturer, Sougata Bhattacharya to discuss how comic book creators can use AI tools ethically to better reach & understand their audience. youtu.be/PyXinl07umA?si… #aimarketing #makingcomics #digitalmarketing

Tomorrow sees the start of a three-part course on lettering delivered by Cork Letterer Kevin Smith via Zoom. If you would like to enroll and participate please visit the link below: lightningstrikecomics.com/product-page/d… #makingcomics #lettering #onlinecourse #shortcourse #sequentialart

In this week's strips with @TheEchoOnline: #FlashGordon continues to battle in the tournament, #ThePhantom & Devil investigate the cause of the mysterious light in the sky & #Popeye turns to family to ask a favour. By: @DanSchkade, #TonyDePaul, @jeffweigelart and @choochoobear.

Learn how to professionally colour comic book pages using photoshop in this three-part course delivered by Luca Mattioni via Zoom and starting tomorrow. Register here: lightningstrikecomics.com/product-page/d…

Understand the role of AI and audience data in supporting marketing strategies for comic projects while maintaining artistic authorship and ethical practice in tomorrow's Zoom talk with @tasqart delivered by Sougata Bhattacharya. Register here: lightningstrikecomics.com/product-page/a…

For the 60th ep. of #CreatorInConversation we're sharing a segment from a recent masterclass delivered by @garyerskine to the students of @tasqart : youtube.com/watch?v=TyacPn… #makingcomics #sequentialart #characterdesign #comicbooks #storyboarding #games #studyingcomics

In this week's strips with @TheEchoOnline: the tournament begins in #FlashGordon, learn how to make your own Bandar torch in #ThePhantom and #Popeye is in search of a new boat. By: @DanSchkade, @jeffweigelart. #TonyDePaul and @choochoobear.

In this week's episode of #CreatorInConversation we are joined by #IanChurchill who reminisces about making comics in @robertliefeld's house back in the '90s. Catch the full episode here: youtube.com/watch?v=HYKbeX… #podcast #makingcomics #90scomics #awesomecomics #imagecomics

It's no April Fools, Tasq Force Issue 20 is on sale tomorrow April 1st.

The latest episode of #CreatorInConversation is now live featuring special guest Ian Churchill discussing his creator owned series #Marineman & more. Listen now via the links below: YouTube: youtu.be/HYKbeXPwR4s?si… Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/ian… #podcast #makingcomics

Tomorrow's episode of #CreatorInConversation features the creator behind Marineman, Ian Churchill. We explore Ian's career and tease upcoming projects. Catch the episode in full tomorrow [March 31st] and all previous episodes below: podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/cre…

Celebrating 40 years of Frank Miller's seminal work The Dark Knight Returns. A homage to the cover of book 1 with brilliant colours by Luca Mattioni and line art by me. #thedarkknightreturns #frankmiller #fanart #sequentialart #makingcomics #dccomics

This week marks our 100th edition of running #ThePhantom, #FlashGordon and #Popeye strips in @TheEchoOnline. Many thanks and appreciation to the fine work of @DanSchkade, #TonyDepaul, @jeffweigelart and @choochoobear.

This week's ep. of #CreatorInConversation features @tasqart students reading short stories which they produced during a fiction writing workshop with Samantha Brooks. Listen to the episode below: YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=9XI4uM… Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/stu…

In this week's strip with @TheEchoOnline: #FlashGordon prepares to enter a tournament, #ThePhantom and Devil continue their investigation and Olive Oyl finds herself caught in a trap for revenge against #Popeye. By: @DanSchkade, #TonyDePaul, @jeffweigelart and @choochoobear.

Creator In Conversation is now on @spreaker spreaker.com/podcast/creato… #makingcomics #podcast #sequentialart

Mark Russell discusses writing for characters like Superman and more in today's episode of Creator In Conversation, out now: YouTube: youtu.be/qLIJ5b_tRdY?si… Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/mar… Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6lRjmD… #Superman #writingcomics #sequentialart #dc

Critically acclaimed writer Mark Russell joins us for tomorrow's episode of Creator In Conversation,  to discuss his career, process and tease upcoming projects. Catch the full episode here on Tuesday 17th: youtu.be/qLIJ5b_tRdY?si… #writingcomics #podcast #batmanthedarkage

Our office will be closed tomorrow for St. Patrick's Day, but Creator In Conversation will still drop with a new episode as usual. Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona dhaoibh! [Phantom pic by Joel Folda]