A Rat’s Tale by Adam Blackman & Dylan Shipley: one of the shortlisted entries. It’s based in modern Britan and aims to warn young people about the hazards of ‘drug use’ and ‘addiction’ Myriad Editions has announced its shortlist for… Read More ›
Comics Competitions
Adventures in Comics Challenge
After the huge success of Adventures in Comics 2011 organised by Marine Studios in Margate, the gallery will launch Adventures in Comics 2 on 3rd February 2012. The gallery hopes to bring comic lovers an amazing exhibition and a host… Read More ›
Cartoonist Steve English wins first ‘Tartan Bucket’ prize
Steve English with his‘Tartan Bucket’ Steve English has just been awarded the first Tartan Bucket Prize (named in honour of famous Scottish comics character Oor Wullie) organised by Dundee University in conjunction with D C Thomson. The aim of the… Read More ›
A Choice Of New Who Sketches Up For Grabs
Scotch Corner artist Graeme Neil Reid is running a competition over on his I Got No Work Done Today Because… blog to win one of three new Doctor Who colour sketches that he has been displaying over the last week…. Read More ›
Fifth year for Observer, Cape and Comica Graphic Short Story Comp
(via Paul Gravett): Back for For its fifth year, The Observer/Cape/Comica Graphic Short Story Prize has just been announced, inviting UK residents to submit a four-page comic on any theme, with the winner receiving £1,000 (the runner-up £250) and getting… Read More ›
Holy Mustard, Batman! It’s a competition
Batman Live Opening Put on your apron, dust off your mixing bowls: it’s competition time and National Family Week is looking for a cooking hero – who could win a VIP pass to the Batman Live Arena show when it… Read More ›
Myriad Editions announces First Graphic Novel Competition
Scouting through the large number of graphic novel publishers at the London Book Fair, I came across news of a graphic novel competition being run by Brighton-based publisher Myriad Editions, publishers of the brilliant Rumblestrip album by Woodrow Phoenix some… Read More ›
The Tartan Bucket Prize Competition
The Dundee Comics Day has been running since 2007 and in 2008 became part of the Dundee Literary Festival at Dundee University. The fifth comics day is due to be held in October and the University has announced that this… Read More ›
Tube Surfing: Kapow Comic convention, War Comix and Mag, Scientist
Kapow! Comic Con Trailer on Vimeo • Mark Millar has announced a new London-based comics convention, Kapow (9-10th April 2011) which will host the first Stan Lee Awards ceremony (see Newsarama and Bleeding Cool for more news). The guest line… Read More ›
Last few days for 2010 Northern Sequential Art Competition
You have a few more days to send in an entry if you want to take part in the new Northern Sequential Art Competition hosted by the Travelling Man comic retailer and the Thought Bubble Convention. The deadline of 8th… Read More ›