Dawn of the Unread - Issue #15

Margaret Cavendish (1623 – 15 December 1673) was an English aristocrat who spent her latter years in nearby Bolsover Castle and Welbeck Abbey. She was married to William Cavendish, the Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire. Margaret was a prolific writer who subverted the norms of the day through her philosophy, poetry and fiction and was one of the earliest feminists. ROLLER GRRRLS is a comic that challenges female stereotypes and due to its violence, brings women into a traditionally male sphere. In this comic we see Margaret’s story updated, mirrored and celebrated.

 

Artist - Gary Erskine
Gary has worked for MARVEL, DC Comics, Vertigo, Dark Horse Comics, IMAGE, IDW and other companies with writers Mark Millar, Warren Ellis, Garth Ennis, Grant Morrison and Brian Wood on books including The Unwritten, War Stories, The Massive, and Grindhouse, with characters as diverse as Judge Dredd, Starman, Dan Dare and Captain America. He has also contributed to licenses including Star Wars, Star Trek, Doctor Who, Transformers and Terminator. He also mentors film students on storyboarding, teaches workshops at schools and libraries and is currently writing and publishing ROLLER GRRRLS. Future work includes Incendiary.US and Zachariah Gunn: Dakota.

 

Writer - Mhairi Stewart
From inspirational people to stories of research, Mhairi loves bringing writing, art and fact together in narrative graphic non-fiction to communicate incredible stories to a wide audience. When not creating graphic works or looking after 2 willful cats called Meg and Mog, she works at St Andrews University as public engagement officer.