On the brisk Friday I had planned to meet up with Jessica Martin, I was late.
Like, seriously late. I had made the rookie foreigner’s mistake of believing that there was any chance at all that the Mega Bus would arrive within a relatively decent window of its scheduled time of arrival. I was so very, very wrong.
But the lovely Ms. Martin was quite patiently awaiting me at a little patisserie in Soho when I finally managed to tumble thorough the door, offering endless out-of-breath apologies. I do normally pride myself on my punctuality, honest!
When I’d caught my breath, we finally got to talking about travelling and London and all things artistic, and what an engaging, creative woman she is. Whovians will remember her best as Mags, the seriously awesome werewolf who befriended The Doctor and Ace in The Greatest Show In The Galaxy. She’s since lent her talents to many projects, including a cameo appearance as the voice of Queen Elizabeth II in Voyage Of The Damned, and over this past holiday season, she appeared as the Fairy Godmother in a successful run of Cinderella in London - full circle, she says, having played Cinderella a few years earlier. She’s also turned her hand to a new medium of late: comics. With a charming vintage style and influenced by classic cinema, she has recently released It Girl, the story of silent film star Clara Bow, which has been receiving plenty of positive attention. She’s got a full-length graphic novel in the pipeline, and I know I’ll be watching her comics career continue to grow with great interest. Her blog, chronicling her life in comics, can be found here. Keep being fabulous, Jessica!
