The best of our graphic short story prize

The Cape/Observer/Comica Graphic Short Story Prize has been running for five years, discovering and publishing the writers and artists of the future. Here, competition judge and graphic novelist extraordinaire, Bryan Talbot has brought together his favourite entries.

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9/11 – the comic book

Splattering words like Whooom! and Blam! across cartoon versions of the burning Twin Towers might seem like a risky way to depict the worst ever attack on American soil.

Unsurprisingly, a few eyebrows were raised when graphic artists Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colon decided to produce their version of the 9/11 Commission Report in that most American of media – the comic book. Their 144-page book recounts the horrific events which led to the devastation of the World Trade Centre in parallel with reactions from the government.

The Arabs may be dastardly and the firemen heroic, but it makes an impressive read, distilling a complex story into a series of timelines. Jacobson insists that the book remains faithful to the Commission’s findings, arguing that the graphic art helps people, particularly younger readers, to grasp what happened. Elaine Hake

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Macbeth – Interactive Motion Comic

We are excited to present the first product in our new range of electronic applications….. and this one is quite special.

We’ve taken the stunning artwork of our award-winning Macbeth – The Graphic Novel and created an Interactive Motion Comic featuring all three text versions (Original Text, Plain Text and Quick Text) in one engaging visual and audio experience!

Not only that, but we also managed to secure the vocal talents of the fabulous Juliet Stevenson to play Lady Macbeth, and the eminent Sir Derek Jacobi for the title role in the Original Text version.

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(via Multimedia Learning)