Comic Boom - Episode 6 - with creator of Speak Up, Rebecca Burgess

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In this week's episode Lucy speaks to the hugely talented comic artist, Rebecca Burgess - mostly focusing on her latest middle grade graphic novel, Speak Up.

Rebecca Burgess is a comic artist and illustrator working in the UK, creating award winning published and small press work. Along with drawing comics for their day job, Rebecca also loves drawing webcomics in their free time. Being autistic, they are particularly passionate about bringing more autistic characters into comics and stories! Outside of drawing comics and cuddling their cat, Rebecca also loves playing RPGs with friends, going on deep dives into history and growing vegetables in their humble Bristol garden.

Links to everything  discussed, including Bex's recommendations and the comic to accompany this episode can be found on the podcast padlet.

Follow Bex on Twitter at  @theorah
Host: @Lucy_Braidley
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Music by John_Sib from Pixabay