Our guest on Monday 30th March 2026 is Katriona Chapman, who is back at Cartoon County to talk about her latest graphic novel The Pass, which brings to life the fast-paced, high-pressure atmosphere of restaurant life. To quote Tille Walden, it's a ‘tender portrait of a culinary life that will make your heart ache’.

Alex Fitch talks to Kat about having a graphic novel published by Fantagraphics for the first time, choosing the restaurant scene in London as a follow-up to the Brighton cinema setting of her previous book, and the continuing challenge of being head of marketing for Avery Hill Publishing.

Monday 30th March 2026, Doors 6.30pm, Q&A 7.30pm, The Walrus, 10 Ship St, Brighton BN1 1AD / live streamed at www.youtube.com/@panelbordersvideo

More info about Kat Chapman here and The Pass on Fantagraphics’ website.

You can hear Alex's previous interview with Kat at https://panelborders.wordpress.com/2024/12/23/panel-borders-drawing-on-artistic-practice

Can't be there in person? Alex records all the interviews and broadcasts them on Resonance FM, with podcasts later at www.panelborders.com

Join us on Monday 30th March from 6.30pm in person, Q&A from 7:30 pm, at The Walrus, 10 Ship Street, Brighton BN1 1AD. We’ll be in our usual room, The Hideaway, at the back of the pub.

We look forward to welcoming you in person at The Walrus. Many regular audience members are part of the Brighton comics community, so coming along to Cartoon County is a great opportunity to meet local creators and feel part of the Sussex cartoonists scene.

And if you can’t join us in person, you are welcome to watch the event here live on YouTube!