With the confirmation that actress Jodie Whittaker is to be Doctor Who‘s Thirteenth Doctor, we’re sure some of you will be racing to draw her. Several artists have shared their take of Jodie online already, including cover artist Hal Laren… Read More ›
Comics Competitions
Observer/ Cape/ Comica Graphic Short Story 2017 Competition Launches
Are you an aspiring graphic novelist? Do you have an original story to tell? Jonathan Cape Graphic Novels and Comica have again got together with the Observer newspaper to offer you the chance to see your work in print and win £1,000…. Read More ›
Heath Robinson Museum Announces 2017 Design Competition
The new Heath Robinson Museum in Pinner Memorial Park, London is dedicated to the work of the famous illustrator W Heath Robinson. William Heath Robinson is an artist whose work, whether in his well known humorous drawings or his illustrations… Read More ›
Myriad Comic Cuts Competition launched to create new comics-inspired TV comedy
Brighton-based publisher Myriad Editions has teamed up with the award-winning comedy television company Roughcut Television (perhaps best known as producers of The Office and The IT Crowd) in a call-out for a comedy or comedy/ drama in graphic novel form that… Read More ›
Dreams are made of this: win a trip to Japan in annual “Manga Jiman” comic competition
The Embassy of Japan in the UK has just launched their annual comic-writing competition to find the best creators of comic short-stories, and this year the theme is “Dreams”. Manga Jiman 2017 has two categories; Yonkoma Manga, requiring a comic… Read More ›
Lakes International Comic Art Festival celebrates Will Eisner with competition, comic and exclusive exhibition
Recognising the work of ground-breaking American comic creator Will Eisner, creator of “The Spirit”, the Lakes International Comic Art Festival is pleased to announce not one but three celebratory projects to mark his incredible contribution to the development of the comics form – a competition… Read More ›
Celebrate 2000AD – Or Else! (In a new art competition, that is…)
Every month, fans of the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic have the chance to win a 2000AD graphic novel by entering a themed art competition inspired by the long-running SF weekly. The theme for February 2017 is, unsurprisingly, “Celebrating 40 Years of… Read More ›
Matthew Dooley’s Milkman tale wins him £1000 Graphic Short Story Prize
Matthew Dooley, whose previous works include the self-published comic Meanderings, is the 2016 winner of the Cape Observer Comica Graphic Short Story Prize. His four-page story, “Colin Turnbull: A Tall Story“, which you can read here, wins £1,000 cash and… Read More ›
TPub Comics launches “Twisted Dark” film competition
Twisted Dark – So Easy – a sample video of a story from the Twisted Dark by Neil Gibson. For the source comics visit: tiny.cc/TwistedApp. TPub Comics – publishers of the top-selling psychological thriller Twisted Dark have announced a short film competition… Read More ›
Lakes Festival’s “Beatrix Potter Reimagined: Competition Winners Announced
The winners of the Lakes International Comic Art Festival’s Beatrix Potter Reimagined competition have been announced. A creative project by the organisation, supported by the University of Cumbria, the competition attracted entries from across the UK. The overall winner is artist Beatriz Lostalé Seijo, for her… Read More ›