WHEN illustrator Alan Corbett published the children’s comic book, The Ghost of Shandon, in 2012, he felt he was a lone voice in Cork. Since then, there have been milestones: Marvel artist Will Sliney’s Celtic Warrior: The Legend of Cú Chulainn on O’Brien Press, and the recent anthology I’m Awake, I’m Alive by local independent publisher, Turncoat Press.

For many people, bookshops conjure fond images of intimate readings, in-store cafés and delight at the discovery of a new author. Despite this, many high street bookshops are under threat thanks to the rising popularity of eReaders and online shopping.

A group of Cork-based comic book artists have released their first anthology in the midst of what is being describd as a new golden age of comics, writes Don O’Mahony.