Lake District portrayed in graphic art postcards

It's all Hunky-Dory in Cumbria by Bill Morrison

Seven comic illustrators have followed in the footsteps of William Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter by taking inspiration from the Lake District.

The area is depicted in graphic art-style in a set of works entitled "Wish You Were Here - postcards from the edge of reality".

They will be auctioned in London later in the year.

Proceeds will go to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival and the charity Comics Literary Awareness.

All Your Lakes Are Belong To Us by Dave Gibbons

Dave Gibbon, the first comics laureate who is best known as artist of The Watchmen, created a postcard entitled All Your Lakes Are Belong To Us.

Visit the Lakes of the Imagination by Steven Appleby

Steven Appleby, who creates comic strips for newspapers including The Guardian and The Times, said his postcard was inspired by Arthur Ransome's Swallows and Amazons.

He said: "I got lost in the books as a child and have reread them many times since.

"They made me aware for the first time that it's possible to rename and re-imagine the world, and then step into it."

Bring Me Sunshine by Sean Phillips

Many of the artists will be attending The Lakes International Comic Art Festival in Kendal from 16-18 October.

Castlerigg Day Out by Jonathan Edwards

The festival features talks, cinema, live drawing and exhibitions.

The Shooting Party by Bryan Talbot

Festival director Julie Tait, said: "The Festival brings together internationally renowned comic artists in a world class landscape hoping to inspire future generations of creators and readers.

"The postcard project, in a snapshot, aims to show the versatility and accessibility of comic art."

Traditional Pug -Bathing at Friar's Crag by Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre