Debbie Jenkinson
| Debbie Jenkinson | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Irish |
| Area(s) | artist, illustrator |
Notable works | Remorse |
| Collaborators | Sarah Bowie |
| http://www.debbiejenkinson.net/ | |
Debbie Jenkinson is an illustrator and comic artist from Dublin, Ireland, who is active in the small-press comic scene.
She is the creator of a long-form comic, Remorse a story about a young Dubliner who is trapped in a call center job.[1][2][3] It was chosen as runner up on Comicosity's Best of 2015 by Alison Berry.[4]
Jenkinson studied animation in the 1990s at Ballyfermot, when she read and was inspired by Art Spiegelman's Maus.[5] After working in an animation studio in the United States, she returned to Ireland to pursue her MA at the National College of Art and Design (NCAD).[6]
She is co-founder of The Comics Lab, a quarterly meet-up of artists in Ireland.[7] She is a member of the artists collective Stray Lines.[8] She also helped launch the first Graphic Short Prize which is run through The Irish Times with fellow artist Sarah Bowie.[5][9]
Jenkinson speaks about the "magical triangulation" that occurs in comics, between the image, the text, and the reader.[5] "I think our brains take in pictorial information in a different way...a more natural way. There's something really immersive about reading a comic, that's different from reading prose...It's like looking at the world through someone else's eyes."[5]
Jenkinson is a member of Illustrators Ireland, a non-profit professional organization which advocates on behalf of illustrators in the country.[10]
Selected works
- Heirloom
- War Chest
- The Yellow Planet
- Remorse
References
- ^ "REMORSE – Debbie Jenkinson". www.debbiejenkinson.net. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ "Comic Book Review: Remorse". Geek Ireland. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ Andy Shaw (5 February 2016). "Remorse". Grovel. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "Best of 2015: Graphic Novel". Comicosity. 26 December 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d Freyne, Patrick (15 January 2019). "Comic timing: Why The Irish Times is backing a new graphic short story competition". The Irish Times. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ "Dublin Zine Fair Participant Interview #7 | Dublin Zine Fair". The Dublin Zine Fair. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "Ireland's first Graphic Short Story Prize: The runner-up". The Irish Times. 6 April 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ Thomas, Cónal (12 October 2016). "Dublin's Comics Artists Are Taking to the Stage". Dublin Inquirer. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "Comic Book Review: Remorse". Geek Ireland. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "Irish Spanish Latin American Festival: a bridge between English and Spanish". The Irish Times. Retrieved 6 February 2020.