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Page 45 announces Lakes International Comic Art Festival signing, exclusive book launch plans – plus, win a Moomin!

By John Freeman on September 8, 2017

Stephen L. Holland and Moomintroll chum. Image courtesy Page 45

Nottingham-based comic shop Page 45 is making its annual pilgrimage northwards for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival next month – and has announced a slew of special signings at the weekend-long event.

The Page 45 team, led by Festival patron Stephen L. Holland, plan to present several enticingly exotic graphic novels – many of which you won’t find elsewhere – with creators to sign and sketch in them for free! Plus, a Moomintroll (perhaps escaped from the Moomin Exhibition at the Festival) might be yours – tune in to Page 45 on Twitter to find out more on Saturday 14th October).

Image: Stephen L. Holland

Taking place in Georgian Room, upstairs in the free-to-enter Comics Clock Tower over (access Saturday 14th October 14th and Sunday 15th October, there will be signings by John Allison, the Avery Hill Publishing team, Dan Berry, Hannah Berry, Joe Decie, Oliver East, Jonathan Edwards, Louise Evans (Felt Mistress), Jason, Metaphrog, Sean Phillips, Emmeline Pidgen, Bryan Talbot, Ben Read and Chris Wildgoose, and Emma Vieceli (full details here on the Page 45 web site, where you can also find out how to order books from award-winning store and collect them at the event).

Bryan Talbot’s Grandville: Force Majeure will be on sale exclusively in Page 45’s Georgian Room from 10.00am on Saturday, more than a month before it’s published on 16th November, by special arrangement with publisher Jonathan Cape.

“Although everything Page 45 does at LICAF is free – as is most of the festival including exhibitions and the entire Kendal Comics Clock Tower with dozens more creators like Duncan Fegredo signing, sketching in and selling their wonderful wares you will want to see talks,” Stephen enthuses. Get your weekend passes now using the links below.

“Every October Page 45 brings gorgeous graphic novels to The Lakes International Comic Art Festival in Kendal, where we have our very own Georgian Room. It is ever so lush! Then we clutter it up with comic book creators signing and sketching throughout the weekend for free!

“We do this because Kendal is kindness personified, and the entire town is taken over by our shared love of comics… It is honestly so much fun! We have fun, the creators have fun, their readers have fun, and we make a great deal of money!”

• Page 45: www.page45.com

Book Your Festival Tickets Now!

• Book your tickets for this year’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival here. This year’s events programme includes live draws, masterclasses, interactive talks and a chance to get up close to the best comic creators in the world!

John Freeman

The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.

He’s the writer of “Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies” for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.