Loving the Alien
Welcome to Loving the Alien, created in association with The Lakes International Comic Art Festival (LICAF). This podcast explores the inner workings of comic books and their creation, interviewing a wide range of comic artists, writers and other creatives orbiting the comic book industry.
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Friday Nov 28, 2025
Friday Nov 28, 2025
In this third instalment of Loving the Alien, we talk to Micheal and Keli Lark, a creative couple recently relocated from their native state of Texas to Shrewsbury in Shropshire, England. Keli, who has made extensive efforts to encourage greater women’s participation in the industry, is the long-time comic reader of the pair. Her husband, Micheal, is an artist who has worked across numerous famous franchises, from both Marvel to DC and is currently working on the ongoing Image published title ‘Lazarus’, with writer Greg Rucka.
Monday Aug 18, 2025
Monday Aug 18, 2025
Join Finn in conversation with Charlie Adlard, best known as the artist on the Walking Dead. They discuss comics in the pre-internet world, the virtues of working in creator-owned comics where there’s control of one’s destiny, the advantages of the comics industry over film and TV and much much more!
Sunday Jul 13, 2025
Sunday Jul 13, 2025
In conversation with Sean Phillips about being an artist, past work, 'Criminal' and its soon to be Amazon Prime adaption starring Emilia Clarke.