Caption goes austere for 2011

By John Freeman on May 17, 2011

Caption, the longest running comic convention in the UK is back for 2011, celebrating small press and indie press comics.

This year’s theme is Austerity, as the organisers thought this might be appropriate to the current climate in the UK. So, this could cover anything from the cheapest way to produce comics, to comics about self-sufficiency/grow your own, to revolutionary thoughts caused by austerity… however you want to interpret the theme.

As usual the event won’t be having dealer/exhibitor tables, but will instead run the Caption table. This allows comic publishers to drop off your comics, they’ll sell them for you for a 10% fee of anything sold, while you enjoy the rest of the con… or just sit in the bar!

More news on guests, workshops & panels will be added to the event’s facebook page as they confirm items.

Attendance fee is £5 a day (to be confirmed), or you can volunteer to be a gopher during the weekend for free entry.

• Suggestions, queries and contact: captionATcaption.org. More info on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=201267483224587

Poster designed by David O’Connell (Tozo).

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John Freeman

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.