Elephantmen creator Richard Starkings and artist Boo Cook will be signing at Travelling Man in Leeds this Saturday with advance copies of the fifth Elephantmen hardcover, Devilish Functions. The collection includes ‘Man and Elephantman’ (including the sold out one shot… Read More ›
Events Comics
Eagle Day announced for September
(via the Eagle Times): The Eagle Society is to hold an Eagle Day in August to celebrate the classic British comic. Eagle Days were the idea of the late Bob Rothwell, offering fellow ‘Eaglers’ and collectors, to chat, swap, buy… Read More ›
International Alternative Press Festival returns to London
A quick reminder that the 2nd International Alternative Press Festival begins on 20th July, featuring an inspired assortment of creative events in London. The festival events lead up to the 4th-5th August weekend Small Press Fair in Holborn’s Conway Hall…. Read More ›
Girl Genius web comic creators Phil and Kaja Foglio head for Cambridge
Phil and Kaja Foglio, creators of the steampunk web comic Girl Genius (www.girlgeniusonline.com), are to be Guests of Hounour at the Congenial convention in Cambridge next month. Taking place over 10-12th August 2012, Congenial is an SF and role-playng convention… Read More ›
Caption readies for another great event
The annual small and indie press event Caption takes place 18th – 19th August 2012 in Oxford. Oxford’s annual small-press comics convention is a unique, friendly event that brings comics creators, manga artists, comic-book readers and professionals together to mingle… Read More ›
Carlisle comic convention announced
(with thanks for the heads up of Dave West at AccentUK): Carlisle comic fans have banded together and are planning Carlisle MegaCon, a comics event aimed squarely at giving North West comic fans an event that will be easy to… Read More ›
Alternative Press Festival plans exhibtions and other lead-in events
Preparations are now in full swing for this year’s International Alternative Press Festival on 4th-5th August 2012 at the Conway Hall, London. The second International Alternative Press Festival will bring together UK and European small press comix, zines, book arts… Read More ›
Blank Slate’s ‘Nelson’ in the spotlight at Hay Festival
(via Sarah McIntyre’s blog): If you’re in Wales at the Hay Festival this weekend, don’t miss out on what is sure to be an awesome panel by six of the comics creators who made NELSON, published by Blank Slate –… Read More ›
Mega Signing at Forbidden Planet London this Friday
Forbidden Planet London is capitalising on Kapow this coming weekend by having a fantastic line-up of artists and writers for a fabulous Friday Night Mega-Signing. “On Friday 18th May, from 6 – 7pm, at the London Megastore, 179 Shaftesbury Avenue,… Read More ›
‘Kill Shakespeare’ creators hit the UK for signing tour
The Canadian creators of IDW Publishing’s Kill Shakespeare comic book series look to court controversy this month by bringing their take on Shakespeare and his characters to the birth country of the Bard himself this month – on a two-week… Read More ›