Improper Books is a small collective of comic creators formed by Benjamin Read (Writer), Laura Trinder (Artist) and Chris Wildgoose (Artist).
After first collaborating together on the set ofUKindependent feature WARHOUSE, the trio discovered a mutual love for comics, illustrated books, and the darker side of fairy tales and set about making their own.
From that, the idea of Improper Books came about; a collective of writers, artists and designers with the know-how to make comics, books and apps, all of which have a touch of the fairy tale, the Gothic or the macabre, and focused on a creator-owned model that is fair to all involved.
Since then, we’ve grown to include other creatives – artists, colourists, designers, editors, letterers and writers – and expand the projects we’re planning and developing. The group now includes the talents of Jim Campbell (Letterer), Alice Duke (Artist), Matt Gibbs (Writer/Editor), Rose Hewlett (Production Director), Mark Kendrick (Digital Media Designer), Andre May (Colourist), and Bevis Musson (Artist).
In a few weeks, Improper Books will be attending our first convention, the Bristol Comic Expo on May 12-13th, 2012, where we’ll have a limited run of B&W previews of our first comics, BUTTERFLY GATE: BEGINNINGS and PORCELAIN: A GOTHIC FAIRY TALE, available, both of which are written and illustrated by Benjamin Read and Chris Wildgoose.
Over the next few months, we’ll be announcing more of the projects planned for this year and next. We’ve got a variety of things in the works, from comics and books, both print and digital, to iPad and Kindle apps, and for all ages too.