Laura Watton

Infobox Comics creator


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occupation = Artist
nationality = British
area = Illustrator
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Laura Watton (Born August 2, 1979) is a semi-professional UK Manga artist and founding member of Sweatdrop Studios through which she publishes her series Biomecha. She currently resides in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England and creates freelance illustrations.

Biography

Watton has been part of the anime scene since the early 90's entering artwork and letters to such magazines as Super Play and Anime FX, the fanzine 'Red Leopard' & provided the covers for Anime Connect 1-3. In 2001 she joined up with other comic creators Hayden Scott-Baron/Dock, Sam Brown/Subi and Foxy in founding one of the largest UK Manga Studios, Sweatdrop Studios.

Watton has produced a number of comics including 'Pinkaa Fairy' which featured in the Sweatdrop anthology 'Sugardrops' (2004) [cite web
title = Sugardrops
publisher = Amazon UK
url = http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sugardrops-Fifteen-Japanese-United-Kingdom/dp/1905038003/ref=sr_11_1/202-5115165-0103033?ie=UTF8
accessdate = 2006-10-15 ] , 'Different for girls' which featured in the anthology 'Stardust' (2006) [cite web
title = Stardust
publisher = Amazon UK
url = http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stardust-Laura-Watton/dp/1905038062/sr=1-3/qid=1160825945/ref=sr_1_3/202-5115165-0103033?ie=UTF8&s=books
accessdate = 2006-10-15 ] and 'Steam' which featured in the anthology 'Blue is for Boys'. In 2006, Watton was one of the winners of the Neo magazine manga competition, with her short comic "Sea Bream Dream". [cite book
title = Neo Manga Competition 2006
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accessdate = 2006-12-28
accessyear = 2006
accessmonth = December
edition = issue 24
year = 2006
month = October
publisher = Uncooked Media
language = English
pages = p62
quote = ] She has also published a graphic novel volume of "Biomecha" (ISBN 1905038121), her ongoing manga style comic which was shortlisted for the 2007 Eagle Awards.cite web
url = http://www.eagleawards.co.uk/vote.asp
title =The Eagle Awards | accessdate = 2008-04-07] She also achieved a runner-up position in the 3rd Rising Stars of Manga United Kingdom & Ireland competition.cite web
title = Rising Stars of Manga UK & Ireland
publisher = Tokyopop
url = http://www.tokyopop.com/RSOM_PeoplesChoice/tp_article/1023144.html
accessdate = 2008-01-28 ] Watton was also one of the Head Contributors to 'Draw Manga Sweatdrop Studios' for New Holland Publishers (UK) Ltd. [cite web
title = Draw Manga
publisher = New Holland Publishers (UK) Ltd.
url = http://www.newhollandpublishers.com/catalogue/practical_art_photography/view/index.php?id=883
accessdate = 2007-04-08 ]

Bibliography

* Sugardrops (multiple artists; ISBN 1-905038-00-3)
* Stardust (multiple artists; ISBN 1-905038-06-2)
* Blue is for Boys (multiple artists; ISBN 978-1-905038-08-4)
* Cold Sweat & Tears (multiple artists, ISBN 978-1-905038-02-2)
* Biomecha Book 1 (ISBN 978-1-905038-12-1)
* Digital Manga Techniques (Hayden Scott-Baron, ISBN 0-7136-7475-X)
* Draw Manga - Sweatdrop Studios (multiple artists; ISBN 1-84537-416-9)
* Drawing Manga (Selina Dean, ISBN 0-00723-178-4)
* Manga Clip Art (multiple artists; ISBN 1-904705-83-9)
* The Cartoonists' Bible (multiple artists; ISBN 1-844481-88-3)
* 500 Manga Characters (Sweatdrop Studios; ISBN 0-061256-52-8)
* Rising Stars of Manga UK & EIRE #3 (multiple artists; ISBN 1-427811-65-2)
* Mammoth Book of Zombie Comics (multiple artists; ISBN 978-1-845297-14-5)

References

External links

* [http://www.pinkapplejam.co.uk/ Laura Watton's Homepage]