A selection of over 50 pieces of original artwork from the WH Allen / Target Books range from the 1970s and 80s goes on display for the first time together at the Cartoon Museum in London next month. The exhibition… Read More ›
Exhibitions
Exhibition news – mainly comics
Art Rookie Announces Debut Exhibition
Art Rookie – an online sales platform for UK artists and designers, supporting British creatives on their road to commercial success – is hosting its debut exhibition ‘Best of British’ in collaboration with theprintspace in London later this month. The organisation is showcasing an… Read More ›
Embassy of Japan “Manga Jiman 2015: The Winners” Exhibition Opens Soon
This year’s Manga Jiman Exhibition – Manga Jiman 2015: The Winners – opens at the Embassy of Japan on 21st March 2016. Manga Jiman is a comic-writing competition organized by the Embassy of Japan to uncover the brightest talent in the country. For the ninth edition of the… Read More ›
65 Years Young! Dennis the Menace exhibition celebrates the eternal wild child
The nation’s favourite wildchild, Dennis the Menace, turns 65 this month and an exhibition of screenprints featuring him is being held to celebrate in London. The iconic character from The Beano comic created by David Law made his appearance… Read More ›
Glasgow “Comic Invention” exhibition features world’s oldest comic alongside art by Frank Quitely
Next month sees the opening of Comic Invention: The Glasgow Looking Glass of 1825, an exhibition at the Hunterian Art Gallery in Glasgow featuring the world’s oldest comic, the Glasgow Looking Glass. This major new exhibition offers both art lovers and comic… Read More ›
SEQUENTIAL Offers free iPad Guide to Comics Creatrix: 100 Women Making Comics Exhibiton
SEQUENTIAL, the iPad app for digital graphic novels, has partnered with London’ House of Illustration to provide a free digital guide for their new exhibition Comix Creatrix: 100 Women Making Comics, as well as digital graphic novels displayed within the… Read More ›
Comix Creatrix: 100 Women Making Comics – Win a pair of tickets to the exhibition at the House of Illustration
As we previously reported, Comix Creatrix: Women Making Comics is the UK’s largest ever survey of the work of pioneering female artists working in the comics medium – and web site Ents24 is running a competition to win tickets. Comix… Read More ›
Thelwell: Ponies and Places exhibition at Mottisfont
A major exhibition of the work of one of Britain’s most popular cartoonists, Norman Thelwell is currently running at Mottisfont Abbey in Hampshire, a historical priory and country estate operated by the National Trust. Best known for his hilarious cartoons… Read More ›
Discovered: Black Women in Sequence, Uncut Funk and the world of Friday Foster
An email about a new book, Black Women in Sequence: Re-inking Comics, Graphic Novels, and Anime by Deborah Elizabeth Whaley took me on quite a journey of discovery this morning, leading me to the latest dates of a Funk-inspired animation… Read More ›
Bryan Talbot, Chie Kutsuwada join British Library “Alice in Wonderland” celebrations
To coincide with the Alice in Wonderland exhibition at the British Library in London, comic creator Bryan Talbot, author of Alice in Sunderland, will join leading comics authority Paul Gravett and manga artist Chie Kutsuwada on a panel discussion titled… Read More ›