BA (Hons) Illustration (Comics)*

BA (Hons) Illustration (Comics) offers a dynamic learning experience and nurtures a great diversity of practice. Our alumni’s careers span a wide range of industries, from independent comics, graphic novels or children’s books publishing, to games, storyboarding and advertisement.

Notable alumni from our flagship BA (Hons) Illustration include:

• Emily Sørensen – Emily publishes her graphic novels through major publishers like Cappelen Damm. These included her celebrated 2022 debut Under regnbuen (Under the Rainbow), her 2024 follow-up Fritt fall (Free Falling), and Tea og Alexa, a children's book series tracking characters Tea and Alexa, which includes ALDRI bli forelska (2024), Urolig hjerte (2025), and Hold pusten (2026).
• Sam Prentice Jones – McMillan published comic book author. Sam has a published two-part tarot-inspired, queer young adult fantasy graphic novel series entitled Arcana. The first instalment, Arcana: The Lost Heirs was released in 2025, and followed by Arcana: The Cursed Fate in 2026.
  

On the BA (Hons) Illustration (Comics) course, we work with industry partners from the worlds of young adult publishing to children's publishing all the way towards groundbreaking experimental comics.

There's much potential to the possibilities of narrative and illustration within the framework of comics. The priority of this course is to unpack such potential individually for every student, allowing for innovation and development, asking questions of what comics can be in the future of creative practice and industry.

Our guest speakers and visiting tutors include:

• Joe Kessler – South London-based cartoonist, book designer, and the co-founder and art director of the independent comics publisher Breakdown Press. Their notable publications include Windowpane (winner of the Prix Révélation at the Angoulême International Comics Festival) and The Gull Yettin (named a New York Times Graphic Novel of the Year).