Ell J. Walker
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About Ell:
Tell us a bit about yourself and your work.
Ell is an Edinburgh-based comic artist and illustrator who originally emerged from the North Sea. A lot of their work is inspired by folklore and the ocean - though they are also a big fan of death metal. Their favourite things to draw are horses, guitars and sad men.
Do you have any new work that you'd like to highlight?
My newest comic, Catharsis, is being published by Quindrie Press - the Kickstarter is launching on the 10th of May! Catharsis is about confidence, and learning to express vulnerable feelings. It's set in a coastal Scottish town and follows Dimitri, a shy metalhead who's in love with his best friend. After the ocean presents him with a mysterious stone, he accidentally summons a heavy metal demon made of his own feelings. Check out the campaign here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/quindriepress/quindrie-press-2023
What is your biggest inspiration for your work?
Folklore and fantasy stories have always been a huge inspiration for me, mostly because they're a way to explore universal themes and emotions through an accessible medium - whether that's word of mouth fairytales and stories from long ago, or contemporary sci-fi!