'Sol Pop 3' targets young readers

Solipsistic Pop editor Tom Humberstone has revealed the theme of the third anthology.

Taking a closer look at the publication's manifesto pledge to made comics accessible to new readerships, the next instalment will be written with kids and young adults in mind.

"I wanted to publish something I could hand to my godson or younger brother and make them immediately want to start drawing and find more comics to read," Humberstone told Avoid The Future.

"It's not like there aren't comics that are accessible for kids (although it certainly seems that the major publishers aren't interested in attracting younger readers quite as much as I believe they should be), but more that I want an alternative comic that they can pick up and thus be exposed to the delightfully weird and diverse art styles and approaches to storytelling.

"Getting hold of those things at an early age are really important, I think. It shapes your view of a medium and what can achieved through it.

"As such I've asked the artists involved to make sure they don't dumb down their pieces or try to make conscious efforts to draw a kids' comic. I still want their very specific voices to come through and there's nothing worse than something aimed at children that talks down to them.

"Aim everything above and over their head and they tend to rise to meet it."

Solipsistic Pop 3 will be released in November.