MCM London Comic Con, the biggest event of its kind in Europe, returns to ExCel London on 25-27th October. As well as hosting a galaxy of great sci-fi, movie, games, comics, anime and cosplay content, we’ve also got a brilliant… Read More ›
Events
Team Girl Comic At The Lakes Festival This Weekend
“Roll up roll up! Be prepared to be enthralled by our comics collection showcasing women artists from Scotland. Feast your eyes upon our tales of mystery, intrigue, excitement and more!” Glasgow’s Team Girl Comic collective will be decamping to Kendal… Read More ›
Lakes Festival: Opening Night Tickets to be Grabbed!
Thanks to those fine folk at the Lakes International Comic Art Festival, we have FIVE tickets for each opening night event on Friday to give away! The first people to email us at johnfreeman6-downthetubes@yahoo.co.uk to request a ticket and ask… Read More ›
Kendal Church celebrates the power of comics during Festival
Just like many European festivals, the Lakes International Comic Art Festival is doing its best not just to attract comic fans to Kendal next weekend (18th – 20th October), but also to involve the local community in the event. So… Read More ›
Dundee Comics Day Creator guests – details released
A quick reminder that Dundee Comics Day is fast approaching, an event that this year celebrates Starblazers – the creators of Science Fiction Comics. Comics Day 2013 will celebrate Science Fiction comics and will feature creators who have worked in… Read More ›
Andy Diggle heads for Lakes Festival
It’s just one week to go before the first ever Lakes International Comic Art Festival – and I’m looking forward to my session with former 2000AD editor and writer Andy Diggle. One of the UK’s leading comic-book writers, he is… Read More ›
Thought Bubble Festival programme goes live
The programme of events for this year’s Thought Bubble Festival in Leeds is now live. From 17th – 24th November, in association with Leeds International Film Festival, Allied London, and Arts Council England the largest celebration of comics and animation… Read More ›
Katie Green guest at Glasgow’s Aye! Write festival
Author Katie Green will be giving a talk in Glasgow as part of the upcoming Aye Write! and Scottish Mental Health and Arts Festival, on Friday 18th October. Lighter Than My Shadow is Katie Green’s new graphic novel about how… Read More ›
Steve Bell recalls the “Golden Age of Caricature”
Political cartoonist Steve Bell – best known for his work in The Guardian – will be at the University of Aberdeen in November, giving a free talk on Britain’s early visual satirists such as James Gillray, William Hogarth and George… Read More ›
SelfMadeHero creators head for The Lakes (Comic Festival, that is)
SelfMadeHero is attending the first Lakes International Comic Art Festival in Kendal, Cumbria, 18 -20 October with six of its writers and artists, including Oscar Zarate. Four of SelfMadeHero’s creators join forces for a Re-imagining the Classics panel discussion with… Read More ›
London Film and Comic Con in Pictures
Here are some of the brilliant Steve Cook‘s fantastic photographs from this weekend’s London Film and Comic Con, which he has kindly allowed me to re-post. Kindly invited by Mike Conroy to the event (thank you, Mike!) had a… Read More ›
Titan Comics gears up for New York Comic Con, new titles to be announced
Britain’s Titan Comics will be announcing brand-new comics and collections at New York Comic Con, along with hosting several panels and unmissable signings. The next wave of publications features special advanced copies of classic fantasy epic Marada The She-Wolf by… Read More ›
The Punisher Comes to Town; Thomas Jane and Tim Bradstreet to Guest at MCM
Film actor and comic book writer Thomas Jane and top cover artist Tim Bradstreet will attending to this month’s MCM London Comic Con (25-27th October) at the Excel, to promote comic book company RAW Studios which they co-own along with… Read More ›
‘The Mob’ comics project raises money for cancer charities
The Mob is an A3 drawing made in six weeks during July and August this year, the brainchild of Dave Kirkwood and others with the aim of raising money for cancer charities. Over 1,400 people, including many celebrities, showed their… Read More ›
2000AD set to storm New York Comic Con, offers show exclusives
The Galaxy’s Greatest Comic will be arriving in the Big Apple next week for New York Comic Con, one of the biggest dates in the convention calendar! 2000AD promise the event will be alive with Thrill-power as the droids bring… Read More ›
Comics Forum 2013 Registration Open
Registration is now open for Comics Forum 2013: Small Press and Undergrounds, which will be running at Leeds Central Library on the 21st and 22nd of November. This year features a fantastic lineup of speakers and papers, including a talk… Read More ›
Happy Birthday, Aces Weekly!
David Lloyd’s fab digital anthology Aces Weekly celebrates its first birthday this week with a knees up tonight at the Star and Garter, 62, Poland Street, Soho, London from 6.00 – 11.30pm. David Lloyd, Dave Hine, Kev Hopgood, Steve Marchant… Read More ›
Elephantmen web site revamped
Active Images, run by British creator Richard Starkings, have been busy this month. Not only do they have Elephantmen #54 on sale and are busy plugging the Tenth Anniversary Collection of Hip Flask: Unnatural Selection, but the company has also… Read More ›
Doctor Who’s Sophie Aldred back at Orbital Comics this Saturday for extra signing
By now you’ve already heard all about London’s Orbital Comics amazing exhibition featuring previously unseen photographs of Sylvester McCoy’s beloved companion, Sophie Aldred aka ‘Ace’ … But if you haven’t, then you only have a few days left to get… Read More ›
Stripped Event Report: Neil Gaiman On Sandman
Stripped was the 2013 Edinburgh International Book Festival’s major comics strand which featured many talks and workshops with comics creators both British and from overseas. Stripped had its own blog which featured book reviews, previews of events and post event… Read More ›