Jessica Martin

Jessica is a celebrated actress, comic artist and graphic novelist. She is best known to fans of cult television for her role as ‘Mags’ the intergalactic werewolf in the Seventh Doctor era of “Doctor Who” and as an impressionist in the classic series of “Spitting Image”. She is a sought after voice actor and has recorded many productions for Big Finish, Spiteful Puppet and recently featured in Dirk Maggs’ bestselling audio adaptations of Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman Act I and II. But it is specifically as a comics creator that she returns as a guest exhibitor to LFCC. She has been creating her own style of comics, influenced by her love of classical Hollywood and her experiences in entertainment since 2013. From her first comic “It Girl” based on the life of Clara Bow to her latest graphic memoir “ Life Drawing. A Life Under Lights”, Jessica’s work has consistently won critical acclaim including nominations for the Myriad Editions First Graphic Novel Prize, the Comedy Women in Print Prize