David Lloyd

Strip Panel Naked: Music Notation as Storytelling
Strip Panel Naked: Music Notation as Storytelling
Strip Panel Naked: Music Notation as Storytelling
It's Music Week here at ComicsAlliance, and I wanted to take some time to dive into a very particular relationship between music and comics. Comics obviously are silent, so musical numbers are particularly tough to pull off. Getting the actual sound across, the lyricism, the melody - it's a challenge. I want to take a look at three examples of music in comics that all use a particular approach with notation. By using the staves of sheet music, and placing notes on the page, these three comics manage to provide an extra depth to their storytelling.
Comics Alliance Gift Guide: Comics For Political Activists
Comics Alliance Gift Guide: Comics For Political Activists
Comics Alliance Gift Guide: Comics For Political Activists
We live in politically charged times, and it seems that more people are finding their voice and speaking out about the very many negative aspects of modern politics and politicians. If you have someone in your life that seeks to shake up the system and speak truth to power, we've assembled a holiday gift guide packed with comics perfect for the dissident in you life.
If You Voted 'Leave' In Brexit, Try These Comics Next
If You Voted 'Leave' In Brexit, Try These Comics Next
If You Voted 'Leave' In Brexit, Try These Comics Next
The polls are closed and it's official, the United Kingdom has decided --- by a narrow margin --- that it wants to leave the European Union. I mean, who could blame them? Aside from the worker's rights, trade agreements and the opportunity to travel between member states, what does the EU even do? I mean, aside from the funding provided to the areas of the UK that London often neglects, environmental legislation and education and research funding. So you've voted Leave, and you want to treat yourself to a nice comic to spend the weekend with. We've picked out five of our favorite independent comics to peruse while you wait for Article 50 to be enacted.
Chinese TV Shows ‘V For Vendetta,’ Prompts Censorship Reform Discussion
Chinese TV Shows ‘V For Vendetta,’ Prompts Censorship Reform Discussion
Chinese TV Shows ‘V For Vendetta,’ Prompts Censorship Reform Discussion
Of all the movies that you would expect to be screened by China Central Television, the state-run broadcaster known for government censorship and propaganda, one that announces that "people should not be afraid of their governments; governments should be afraid of their people" wouldn't necessarily be high on anyone's list...
Parting Live Shot: Alan Moore Releases New Song As Operation (V For) Vendetta Marches on Parliament
Parting Live Shot: Alan Moore Releases New Song As Operation (V For) Vendetta Marches on Parliament
Parting Live Shot: Alan Moore Releases New Song As Operation (V For) Vendetta Marches on Parliament
Below you will find a live stream of Operation Vendetta, a demonstration whereby a reported 2,000 or so people gathered in London's Trafalgar Square this evening and proceeded to march on the Houses of Parliament. The event is an observance of the fifth of November, also known as Guy Fawkes Day, when the British people commemorate the failure of a 1605 plot to blow up part of Parliament and assass
Parting Shot: David Lloyd Draws ‘V’ For ‘Occupy Comics’ #2 Cover
Parting Shot: David Lloyd Draws ‘V’ For ‘Occupy Comics’ #2 Cover
Parting Shot: David Lloyd Draws ‘V’ For ‘Occupy Comics’ #2 Cover
It's difficult to imagine a more validating image for members of the Occupy Wall Street movement than this piece by V For Vendetta co-creator David Lloyd, who's drawn his and Alan Moore's anarchist antihero -- whose rebellious visage has been adopted by the protesters -- squaring off against the mascot of economic aggressiveness, the "Charging Bull" statue by Arturo Di Modica that reside
Alan Moore to Contribute to ‘Occupy Comics’ Anthology
Alan Moore to Contribute to ‘Occupy Comics’ Anthology
Alan Moore to Contribute to ‘Occupy Comics’ Anthology
Alan Moore will join his V for Vendetta co-creator David Lloyd among the ranks of Occupy Comics, the forthcoming Kickstarter-funded anthology project inspired by Occupy Wall Street and its sister protests around the world. The news comes just days after Moore made a heavily proliferated response to comics creator Frank Miller's dramatic condemnation of the protesters, some of whose activities are
‘Occupy Comics’ Anthology: Exclusive Creators, Kickstarter and Social Change Through Art [Interview]
‘Occupy Comics’ Anthology: Exclusive Creators, Kickstarter and Social Change Through Art [Interview]
‘Occupy Comics’ Anthology: Exclusive Creators, Kickstarter and Social Change Through Art [Interview]
Occupy Comics: Art & Stories Inspired by Occupy Wall Street is a forthcoming comic book anthology featuring work created in response to the Occupy movement taking place at multiple sites around the world, most notably in New York City. Spearheaded by filmmaker Matt Pizzolo (Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts, Godkiller), the project is intended to be "a time capsule of the passions and emotion

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