Tula Lotay is the

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of Lisa Wood, an English

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. She is known for illustrating '' Supreme: Blue Rose'', written by

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for

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, and for founding the Thought Bubble Festival, the UK's largest comics convention. She was also an artist for

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's eight-part series ''Bodies'', published by

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Biography

Lotay grew up in

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.Freeman, Sarah
"Bubble rap: How comic books changed our lives: Struggling to read as a child, Lisa Wood found escape through comic books. Now an artist, she tells Sarah Freeman about the Thought Bubble festival which is devoted to comic art,"
''

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'' (16 November 2014). She was adopted when she was a young child and had

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. She attended Dewsbury College and the

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. In 2007, while an employee of the local comics and

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retailer Travelling Man, she founded the annual Thought Bubble Festival to promote comic books to the general public, especially children with reading difficulties. Before becoming a comics artist, she was on the

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Committee but resigned in 2013 to pursue a full-time art career. Her first work was the cover art for ''

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'' #5 (2012), and in ''

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: Anthology'' #1 (2013). She has also contributed to ''

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''.

She illustrated issue #13 of ''

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'', which was published in 2015 and nominated for a

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for Outstanding Comic Book. Lotay and her ''Supreme'' collaborator Warren Ellis announced in 2015 that they were working on a new comic, ''Heartless''. As of early 2018, ''Heartless'' has yet to be released, but work was in progress. In early 2022, Lotay stepped down as manager of the Thought Bubble Festival in order to concentrate on her art career and family.Lomax, Claire
"Ilkley comic artist Tula Lotay steps down from Thought Bubble convention,"
''The Telegraph and Argus'' (3 Feb. 2022).

Awards

In 2019, in recognition for her work in creating the Thought Bubble Festival, Lotay was awarded the

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Humanitarian Award at the

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. Upon receiving the award, Lotay said:

Bibliography

Interior art

DC Comics/Vertigo Comics

* ''All Star Batman'' #7 (2017) * ''

: Anthology'' #1 (2013) * ''Bodies'' #1-8 (2014) * ''The Witching Hour: One Shot'' (2013)

Dynamite Entertainment

* ''Legends of Red Sonja'' #3 (2014)

Image Comics

* ''Elephantmen'' #45 (2012) * ''Supreme: Blue Rose'' #1-7 (2014) * ''Thought Bubble Anthology'' #1: The Hound (2011) * ''Thought Bubble Anthology'' #2: A Significant Portraiture (2012) * ''

'' #13 (2015) * ''Zero'' #18 (2015)

Marvel Comics

* ''

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: Volume 2'' #8 (2016)

Comixology Originals

* ''Barnstormers: A Ballad of Love and Murder'' #1-Present (2022- )

Cover art

Archie Comics

* ''Archie: Volume 2'' #17C (2017) * ''Betty & Veronica'' #1O (2016) * ''Josie and the Pussycats'' #2C (2016) * ''Jughead: Volume 3'' #12C

Boom! Studios

* ''Curb Stomp'' #1A (2015) * ''Fiction'' #1C (2015) * ''Grass Kings'' #4B (2017) * ''Joyride'' #1B (2016) * ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'' #3E (2016)

Dark Horse Comics

* ''Briggs Land'' #1-6 (2016) * ''Briggs Land'' #3B NYCC Exclusive (2016) * ''Rebels'' #1-10 (2015 -2016) * ''Tomb Raider:Volume 3'' #7-12 (2016-2017) * ''Night of the Ghoul'' #1B (2022)

Darryl Makes Comics

* ''DMC'' #1.5 Thought Bubble 2nd Print Variant (2015)

DC Comics/Vertigo

* ''All Star Batman'' #7A, #7C (2017) * ''Black Canary: Volume 4'' #1B (2015) * ''Everafter: From the pages of Fables'' #1-10 (2016–17) * ''Hellblazer'' #11 - 12A (2017) * ''Shade the Changing Girl'' #1B * ''Slash and Burn'' #1-6 (2015 -2016) * ''The Wildstorm'' #1B (2017)

Dynamite Entertainment

* ''Blackcross'' #1B, #2A-6A Regular Covers (2015) * ''Blackcross'' #1M, #2E-6E Virgin Art Covers (2015) * ''Dejah Thoris'' #1C (2016) * ''James Bond: Moneypenny'' #1A (2017) * ''Miss Fury'' #1A-5A Regular Covers (2016) * ''Miss Fury'' #1E-2E Virgin Art Covers (2016) * ''Red Sonja: Volume 3 '' #1C (2016) * ''Swords of Sorrow'' #1F, 2A-6A Regular Covers (2015) * ''Swords of Sorrow'' #1Q, 2D-6D Virgin Art Covers (2015) * ''Vampirella: Volume 4'' #1C (2016)

Great Beast

* ''Blood Blokes'' #3 Rear Cover (2013)

IDW Publishing

* ''Archangel'' #1-5 (2016-2017) * ''Jem and the Holograms'' #7C (2015)

Image Comics

* ''Codename Baboushka: Conclave of Death'' #1B * ''Elephantmen'' #29 Flip Cover (2010),'' #54 (2013) * ''Intersect'' #3B * ''Southern Cross'' #1C Ghost Variant (2016) * ''Supreme: Blue Rose'' #1-7 (2014) * ''Supreme: Blue Rose'' #1 Travelling Man Exclusive (2014) * ''Supreme: Blue Rose'' #1 SDCC Exclusive (2014) * ''Wayward'' #14B (2016) * ''The Wicked +The Divine'' #13B (2015) * ''Zero'' #18A (2015)

Independent

* ''North Bend'' #1B "''Kickstarter Project"'' (2016) * ''Girl With No Name (2019) * ''Legion M''

Marvel Comics

* ''The Amazing Spider-Man: Volume 4'' #9E Women of Power Variant (2016) * ''Black Widow: Volume 7'' #1C (2016) * ''Captain America: Sam Wilson'' #12B (2016) * ''Civil War II: Choosing Sides'' #6B (2016) * ''Gamora'' #1E (2016) * ''Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 4'' #16C (2017) * ''Star Wars: Han Solo'' #2C (2016) * ''Vision: Volume 3'' #2C (2015)

Titan Books

* ''Penny Dreadful'' #4A (2016) * ''Vikings'' #1E Fried Pie Variant (2016) * ''World War Tank Girl'' #2C (2017)

Valiant Comics

* ''4001 A.D.'' #1B-4B (2016) * ''Bloodshot Reborn'' #10E, #11D, #12D, #13C (2016) * ''Divinity II'' #2D, #4D (2016) * ''Faith: Volume 2'' #2F (2016)

Art Books

* ''Dirge'' * ''Pequod'' * ''Salome'' * ''Sequoia''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lotay, Tula Alumni of the University of Bradford British female comics artists English comics artists Living people People from Batley People from Ilkley Year of birth missing (living people)