The sixth issue of the Lakes International Comic Art Festival‘s Between the Lines magazine is available now, and leads with a special feature, “The Dream Worlds of Lorenzo Mattotti”, focusing one of Italy’s finest comic artists, with a small selection of his works. Lorenzo joins a massive guest list for this year’s event (26th – 28th September 2025, tickets on sale here)
We also bring you a look at Qusasat, a new Comics Anthology from Palestine, launching at the Festival; stick guest and former Comics Laureate on an imaginary Desert Island and ask him to tell us which comic he’d take with him; and present some of the work of the cartoonist, Dagsson. Be aware, it’s not for the faint-hearted and contains some adult material.
Beyond the Festival, we also bring you an introduction to Batman and Daredevil artist David Mazzucchelli, and explore thew work of Charles Schultz and his best-known creation, the newspaper strip, “Peanuts”.
• You can read Between the Lines #6 (and previous issues) on Issuu
Between the Lines Back issues
• Between the Lines #1 on Issuu
First Issue! Your guide to Lakes International Comic Art Festival 2024 guests, comic insights and more
• Between the Lines #2 on Issuu
Your guide to Lakes International Comic Art Festival 2024 guests, comic insights and the Festival’s year round creative projects
• Between the Lines #3 on Issuu
The third issue of the Lakes International Comic Art Festival’s “Between the Lines” magazine, offering background on Festival guests, projects and more
• Between the Lines #4 on Issuu
The fourth issue of the Lakes International Comic Art Festival’s “Between the Lines” magazine includes interviews with artist and patron Lucy Sullivan, Mohammad Sabaaneh and more
• Between the Lines #5 on Issuu
The fifth issue of the Lakes International Comic Art Festival’s “Between the Lines” magazine includes interviews with comic creators Philip and Shelly Bond, explores the connections between author Ayn Rand her influence on Steve (Spider-Man) Ditko and other comics/film creators, and much more – including an article by Martin Rowson on moving his work online
FREE ONLINE FESTIVAL 2025 PROGRAMME GUIDES
• Lakes International Comic Art Festival 2025 Guide – on Issuu
Your full, free guide to the 2025 Lakes International Comic Art Festival in Bowness-on-Windermere (26th – 28th September) Join us! Tickets still available!
• Phoenix Fest 2025 Guide – on Issuu
Your full, free guide to Phoenix Fest 2025, running alongside the 2025 Lakes International Comic Art Festival. Please note: Phoenix Festival has sold out!
• Lakes International Comic Art Festival 2025 – Maps and Trails
Here’s LICAF 2025’s separate collection of Festival maps, which includes the locations of all our Festival Venues, our Windows Trail and Phoenix Fest locations!
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John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.
Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.
He’s the writer of comics such as 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.
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