Saturday 28 May 2016 saw the Wonderlands UK Graphic Novel Expo return to the CitySpace building of the University Of Sunderland. Named for the city’s links with Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland and inaugurated last year to help celebrate the book’s… Read More ›
Nothing is more boring than going to a gallery and seeing the same pieces over and over again. After a while, it’s time to shake it up, and that’s exactly what they’re doing at London’s Cartoon Museum. At the end… Read More ›
Following on from a very successful event last year, Hull Comic Con is back on Saturday 18th June 2016, and will be a much bigger event, taking over over all three floors of its venue, the Hull University Union building…. Read More ›
Celebrating its fifth birthday across three days and three new venues, ELCAF 2016 is back this weekend (10th – 12th June), offering an exciting roster of international cartoonists, picture book illustrators and digital creators, included in the mix are Adrian Tomine,… Read More ›
Here’s the details of this year’s Moniaive Comic Festival Weekend (11th – 12th June) – two days of all things related to comic books in Moniaive, a village in the Parish of Glencairn, in Dumfries and Galloway, South-West Scotland. Some… Read More ›
The Second Annual Lancaster Comics Day was a lavish and star studded event (smiley face). Full of eager comics buyers, readers, sellers, creators and cake, lots of cake (thanks, Katie White). Whilst not exactly a red carpet event, it evoked comics… Read More ›
Star Trek: The Exhibition will beam in to Blackpool at the end of June (Thursday 30th June). Designed by the stage designer Andrew Edwards, The Exhibition will be an experience for fans and families to visit, as it takes audiences on… Read More ›
Last night saw the world premiere of illustrator, filmmaker and musician Dave McKean‘s multimedia performance of his new graphic project Black Dog – The Dreams of Paul Nash in Kendal Town Hall – the first of a number of shows across the… Read More ›
After the success of last year’s Lancaster Comics Day, Preston-based comic creator Graham Pearce – best known for his wonderful SGT. MIKE BATTLE indie comic – is back with his popular REPAINTED workshop where he will be inviting comic fans… Read More ›
The 2000AD/ Judge Dredd-inspired comic event Lawgiver back on Saturday 28th May and organisers promise it will be bigger, better and more badass! The Lawgiver III guest list includes Mick McMahon (artist on “Judge Dredd”, “Slaine”, “ABC Warriors”, Batman, Tank Girl); Abigail Bulmer (artist… Read More ›
Top designer Alligator Descartes, who has created some amazing Crucible figures based on designs by Smuzz for the eponymous comic story which you can read on Tapastic, will be giving a talk at Satellite 5, a Glasgow SF convention, this weekend,… Read More ›
MCM London is fast approaching, taking place over the three days between Friday 27th of May and Sunday 29th of May at the Excel Centre, in London’s Docklands. Whilst it’s normally a gaudy and minor celebrity filled show, it’s important… Read More ›
There’s a chance to travel back in time with Dan Dare artist Rian Hughes this Sunday at the Bradford Literature Festival, who joins author Andy Croft, choreographer Jonathan Watkins and moderator Michael Stewart to discuss ‘How The Future Looked From The… Read More ›
The second Lancaster Comics Day, organised by The Friends of Lancaster Library, will take place on Sunday 5th June 2016 in Lancaster’s Main Library. Drawing largely on local talent, the event will be celebrating a landmark for Doctor Who comics with several creators… Read More ›
Created by Dave McKean Publisher: Lakes International Comic Art Festival and Hourglass (the Artist’s Book, limited edition of 300 – a graphic novel edition will be published by Dark Horse in October Let me start this item by saying that this is neither a ‘Preview’ nor a… Read More ›
Comics. Food. Artists. Recipes. For Orbital Comics next thematic exhibition, the brilliant London comic store has gathered a bunch of food-loving cartoonists and illustrators and asked them what they really enjoy cooking these days. Their answers will be up on the… Read More ›
Shweta Taneja will be talking to Jason Quinn on the new wave in Indian comics and graphic novels, the industry, the readership surrounding it and her experience at the heart of it all, at London’s Cartoon Museum on Friday 27th May 2016. Shweta Taneja is… Read More ›
Woodrow Phoenix will be dropping in at London’s Cartoon Museum tonight (Thursday 12th May 2016) to talk about his giant graphic novel, She Lives, Dr Monica Walker will be giving spotlight talks on highlights from the Museum’s collection and co-curator Dr Paul Williams will be discussing… Read More ›
Back in 2002, Bristol’s Museum and Art Gallery played host to a Dan Dare exhibition, the same year that saw the launch of the short-lived animated series. One visitor, John Leslie Sinclair, has kindly shared some of his pictures of… Read More ›
Just released by Titan Books is former Doctor Who script editor and Rivers of London comic co-writer Andrew Cartmel’s new novel The Vinyl Detective: Written in Dead Wax. Titan have clearly got a lot of faith in this new title… Read More ›