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WASP 2018: The Fourth

Courtney Svatek's The Fourth illustrated by Cherish YorkCourtney Svatek's The Fourth illustrated by Cherish York

About the author:
Courtney Svatek has a passion for art, video games, theatre, pointy toothy things, and making others smile. Look her up as Altermentality on tumblr, twitter or twitch, and check out The Fourth, which she creates with her partner Victor.

About the artist:
Cherish York is an illustrator/comic artist who creates comics that are inspired from things she sees that are cathartic, fantasy and romance. When she isn’t creating comics she is either learning languages or glued to a book or her kindle. Her current webcomic Aunt Rebecca’s Triplet Sons is heavily influenced by romance, languages and history.

WASP 2018: Folklore

Sarah Turner's Folklore illustrated by Victoria Aasher Sarah Turner's Folklore illustrated by Victoria Aasher

About the author:
Sarah Turner is a part time comic book artist from Oldham, who’s now living in the bright lights(?) of Pudsey… she’s loves a good cup of tea and a biscuit! When she’s not drawing her own comics, she likes to make visual novels and help people with their IT problems… not the clown (thankfully), the computer stuff.

About the artist:
Victoria Aasher is an small-time author of a novel who secretly wishes to live in an city with bustling lights and urban menagerie. She also enjoys taking her maltese, Brownie, out for starry walks.

WASP 2018: The Fluffs

Stefan Alexander's The Fluffs illustrated by Francesca Dare

About the author:
Stefan is a comic artist and illustrator who creates comics and zines that inspire him and enjoys creating with brush pens and watercolours.

About the artist:
Francesca Dare is a London-based VFX artist and comic creator. She has worked on anthologies Tempolush Tales of the Tanoox, To Arms!, and Wu Wei. Her webcomic Penny Blackfeather is published by Sloth Comics. She likes tea, dogs and naps.

WASP 2018: Fighting Dreamers

Manny Kat's Fighting Dreamers illustrated by Sarah Turner

About the author:
Manny (or Sarah) is a cat-crazy cartoonist with an unhealthy obsession over ghosts and super-powered felines.

About the artist:
Sarah Turner is a part time comic book artist from Oldham, who’s now living in the bright lights(?) of Pudsey… she’s loves a good cup of tea and a biscuit! When she’s not drawing her own comics, she likes to make visual novels and help people with their IT problems… not the clown (thankfully), the computer stuff.

WASP 2018: Penny Blackfeather

Francesca Dare's Penny Blackfeather illustrated by Will Caron

About the author:
Francesca Dare is a London-based VFX artist and comic creator. She has worked on anthologies Tempolush Tales of the Tanoox, To Arms!, and Wu Wei. Her webcomic Penny Blackfeather is published by Sloth Comics. She likes tea, dogs and naps.

About the artist:
Will Caron holds a BA in fine art from the University of Hawaii at Manoa with a minor in creative writing. He is a journalist, magazine editor, community organizer and activist, and a cartoonist and illustrator and his artwork/cartooning reflects a passion for progressivism, critical analysis and critique of the current socioeconomic system and an over-reliance on pop culture and dad jokes. He spends most of his time writing about and advocating for social, economic and environmental justice at the Hawaii State Legislature and Honolulu City Hall, and has trouble making time for his artwork because, “Shit be whack, yo.” This means that having chances to draw comics for collaborative efforts like WASP is especially valuable and rewarding for him.

WASP 2018: The Sun Also Shines On The Moronic

Will Caron's The Sun Also Shines on the Moronic illustrated by Manny Kat

About the author:
Will Caron holds a BA in fine art from the University of Hawaii at Manoa with a minor in creative writing. He is a journalist, magazine editor, community organizer and activist, and a cartoonist and illustrator and his artwork/cartooning reflects a passion for progressivism, critical analysis and critique of the current socioeconomic system and an over-reliance on pop culture and dad jokes. He spends most of his time writing about and advocating for social, economic and environmental justice at the Hawaii State Legislature and Honolulu City Hall, and has trouble making time for his artwork because, “Shit be whack, yo.” This means that having chances to draw comics for collaborative efforts like WASP is especially valuable and rewarding for him.

About the artist:
Manny (or Sarah) is a cat-crazy cartoonist with an unhealthy obsession over ghosts and super-powered felines.

WASP 2018: Kairos

Victoria Aasher's Kairos illustrated by Paula AlbanezeVictoria Aasher's Kairos illustrated by Paula AlbanezeVictoria Aasher's Kairos illustrated by Paula Albaneze

About the author:
Victoria Aasher is an small-time author of a novel who secretly wishes to live in an city with bustling lights and urban menagerie. She also enjoys taking her maltese, Brownie, out for starry walks.

About the artist:
Paula “Chess” Albaneze is an artist, author, neo-classical composer, and recently, a drag king (Cesare). She runs her den of evil from the rainy, gay city of Seattle, Washington.

WASP 2018: Aunt Rebecca’s Triplet Sons

Cherish York's Aunt Rebecca's Triplet Sons illustrated by Stefan AlexanderCherish York's Aunt Rebecca's Triplet Sons illustrated by Stefan AlexanderCherish York's Aunt Rebecca's Triplet Sons illustrated by Stefan AlexanderCherish York's Aunt Rebecca's Triplet Sons illustrated by Stefan AlexanderCherish York's Aunt Rebecca's Triplet Sons illustrated by Stefan Alexander

About the author:
Cherish York is an illustrator/comic artist who creates comics that are inspired from things she sees that are cathartic, fantasy and romance. When she isn’t creating comics she is either learning languages or glued to a book or her kindle. Her current webcomic Aunt Rebecca’s Triplet Sons is heavily influenced by romance, languages and history.

About the artist:
Stefan is a comic artist and illustrator who creates comics and zines that inspire him and enjoys creating with brush pens and watercolours.

WASP 2018: Hoof Fellas

Paula Albaneze’s Hoof Fellas drawn by Courtney Svatek

About the author:
Paula “Chess” Albaneze is an artist, author, neo-classical composer, and recently, a drag king (Cesare). She runs her den of evil from the rainy, gay city of Seattle, Washington.

About the artist:
Courtney Svatek has a passion for art, video games, theatre, pointy toothy things, and making others smile. Look her up as Altermentality on tumblr, twitter or twitch, and check out The Fourth, which she creates with her partner Victor.

Thanks for reading!

Well, that’s it for WASP 2014!
I hope you’ve enjoyed all the amazing collaborations and discovered some new strips and creators.

Thanks to all the amazing writers and artists involved, for hard work, collaborating nicely with each other and getting it all done on time!

Thanks to Francesca Dare for designing the WASP 2014 logo!

Thanks to the comic news sites that supported and promoted the project, in particular…
brokenfrontier.com
forbiddenplanet.co.uk
comicrelated.com

Finally, thanks to anyone who took the time to read any of the webcomics!  Much appreciated!

Here’s one last visual treat for you from WASP 2014!  Princess Ara from Francesca Dare’s Penny Blackfeather as depicted by Zarina Liew

Ara_ZLiew1

And if you’re wondering, there may just be a WASP 2015!  Watch this space!