Belgian artist Philippe Francq, best known in the UK for his Largo Winch series with writer Jean Van Hamme published by Cinebook, will be doing a signing in London later in the month. The French Bookshop in South Kensington, who… Read More ›
Events England
Photo Review: Carlisle MegaCon 2012
The inaugural half day MegaCon was held in Carlisle’s Richard Rose Central Academy on Saturday 18 August where the hot Saturday afternoon made for a pleasant experience outside as well as inside the venue. For most attendees the first experience… Read More ›
Comics Talk: Six Questions For The Carlisle MegaCon Organising Team
Despite the number of comics shops in places like Lancaster, Middlesbrough, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne and Carlisle, the north of England seems to have few comics events. This is starting to be addressed at a local level with Newcastle’s one day library-based Canny… Read More ›
Megacon Comes To Carlisle In August
With just less than one month to go, the Carlisle Megacon comics, manga/anime and gaming event has finalised its guests, small press and dealers line-up. Organised by the Carlisle branch of Waterstones, this is an expansion of the shop based… Read More ›
Newcastle Gets The Canny Comic Con
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne has long had a regular comic mart to go with its branches of Travelling Man and Forbidden Planet, but it has apparently been some fifteen years since it has had a big comics event. Small Press Big Mouth-er Stacey… Read More ›
Pat Mills Talks Charley’s War At The Tank Museum
Having already given talks this year on Charley’s War at the Imperial War Museum in London and the Edinburgh International Book Festival, writer and editor Pat Mills continues to discuss his World War One character at the The Tank Museum… Read More ›
Enjoy ‘Gnashional Trust’ fun as The Beano invades stately homes
Britain’s National Trust has opened its doors to the nation’s best-loved cartoon characters this summer – letting The Beano’s mischief-makers run riot across the country. This week’s issue of The Beano is the first ever time the National Trust has… Read More ›
Bristol and London Small Press Expos for 2011
Next year’s Bristol International Comic and Small Press Expo will be on Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th May 2011. With 3 extra exhibitor and trading spaces and 8 extra event areas this is now the largest independent and small press… Read More ›
In Review: London MCM Expo 17
The one thing that really hits you about the MCM Expo at London’s ExCel centre is its sheer size. The two big comics events in the UK are Bristol and BICS. Two weekends ago Bristol had 1000 people at it… Read More ›
Folk to watch out for at the Bristol Comic Expo
(with thanks to Bryan Talbot, who can’t be there due to deadlines – but Watch the Grandville trailer!): Here’s a list of just some of the comics creators at the Bristol Comic Expo this weekend to look out for if… Read More ›