School Of Bitches is a British ‘art-house’ originally based in Cardiff, Wales.
Established by artist Alan Stealth this collective of various writers, artists and other contributors were assembled to collaborate on Genesis, the house’s flagship publication.
Stealth, who has spent over half of his life conducting experiments in narrative and artistic sciences to create the world of Genesis – was first joined by writer and friend David Dhalia in the spring of 2012, and together, they unleashed a preview on an unsuspecting Maltese audience, at the annual Comic Con. It was soon thereafter, they were joined by part-timer and self-proclaimed brain-thinker Adam “Judas” Rees and thus a formidable trio was born.
Their first issue launched at the 2013 Cardiff Comic Expo, and the team went on to enjoy success at a variety of UK conventions throughout the year, everywhere from Melksham to Northern Ireland. A triumphant return to Malta in the December, saw the launch of Issue 2, which went on to be shortlisted for ‘Favorite British Black & White Comic’ at the True Believer’s Awards (the former Eagle Awards) in 2014.
Last year also saw the launch of Issue 3, Issue 4 and a preview of From The Ashes; a proposed anthology that would continue to “explore the world” outlined in Genesis – specifically the fate of Malta.
With the art-house growing in size and branching out on to multiple projects, a ‘second base’ was established in Malta in April 2015 with local artist Jasper Schellekens joining the team as lead artist on the Maltese based issues. At present, the team are working hard on various projects, including, the concluding parts of Genesis: Virtue’s Chronicles and the first story of From The Ashes: Maria’s Song.
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“As Malta’s people struggle for survival in the wake of “The Event”, an aspiring community comes under attack from pirates. We follow the story of a local girl Maria as she soon learns that all is not what it seems…”
