Philip Barrett
Philip Barrett is a comic artist, illustrator, designer and comics educator originally from Co. Donegal. As well as the O'Brien press children's book best-sellers 'Where's Larry?' and its follow-up 'Where's Larry this time?', Philip has illustrated the Limerick-set graphic novel 'Savage Town' with the writer Declan Shalvey and published by Image comics. In 2023 he contributed comic strip illustrations for the book 'A Little History of Dublin' by Trevor White. His illustrations and comics have...See more
Philip Barrett is a comic artist, illustrator, designer and comics educator originally from Co. Donegal. As well as the O'Brien press children's book best-sellers 'Where's Larry?' and its follow-up 'Where's Larry this time?', Philip has illustrated the Limerick-set graphic novel 'Savage Town' with the writer Declan Shalvey and published by Image comics. In 2023 he contributed comic strip illustrations for the book 'A Little History of Dublin' by Trevor White. His illustrations and comics have appeared in publications as diverse as the Irish Times and Rabble. He has been self-publishing his comic 'Matter' in various forms for almost two decades and has contributed to numerous anthologies. He regularly provides courses and workshops on comics, visual storytelling and creative thinking to libraries, schools and businesses. Philip also specialises in live-drawing and has provided in-person illustrated graphic reports at countless events and meetings. See less