Joining us for the first Cartoon County of 2017 on Monday 30th January are Matt Hardy and Edward Bentley, the creators of Mad Robot Comics, a new independent publisher based in Worthing. Their titles include Madhouse, an uproarious supernatural thriller set in an asylum, Cadavers, a zombie satire about British media barons, and Last Exit to Brighton, a dystopian look at a certain seaside town. Matt and Edward have been successful at using micropayments - for example selling Last Exit to readers at 50p per 10 pages - and kickstarter to fund the printing of their comics, and will be talking about their genre based titles and publishing techniques.

Northern Lights is closed for the moment, so we're meeting from 7pm, 30th Jan, The Farm Tavern, 13 Farm Rd (off Western Road), Hove BN3 1FB. Comics practitioners, fans and aficionados all welcome.