If you’ve been lucky enough to catch one of the Free Comic Book Day activity days at Gosh! London, you’ll know how great it is, that thing they do where they sit a bunch of cartoonists at the same table… Read More ›
Events
Comic ConQuest game, spoofing comics events, revealed
Those of you who can’t afford to shell out for the flight and hotel to attend San Diego Comic Con (save your money for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival or Thought Bubble!) can soon enjoy all the fun of… Read More ›
Beano goes vintage – Glasgow Vintage Festival that is
Beano staff past and present will be on hand at Glasgow’s Vintage Festival (27th-28th July) to talk about the comic in a special workshop. Morris Heggie, who’s written about The Beano and Editor in Chief Mike Stirling will be at… Read More ›
Caption, the comics creator’s convention, guest list revealed
Oxford’s East Oxford Community Centre is once again host to Britain’s longest-running comics festival Caption next month – with a terrific guest list including of both new and experienced talent, including top comic artist and designer Rian Hughes, who created… Read More ›
Cats and Comics exhibition at Orbital Comics, London
Maybe it’s part of their masterplan to take over the world, or maybe it’s just that cool cats hang out with cool cartoonists, but have you ever noticed how often cats show up in comics? They turn up in autobiographical… Read More ›
New London convention “Nine Worlds” debuts in August
Nine Worlds is a new multi-genre convention in London taking place the weekend of 9–11 August 2013 for fans of science fiction, fantasy, gaming, cosplay, anime, science and having a big party. Covering film and TV, Doctor Who, Steampunk and more, the guest… Read More ›
Panel Borders: Small press gay comics and zines
Small press gay comics and zines: Continuing a month of shows about gay and lesbian comics, Alex Fitch talks to cartoonists David Shenton and Sina Sparrow about their work. Shenton discusses his plans for new cartoon work and his current… Read More ›
Digital comics to be focus of major US trade conference in October
With digital comic sales in the US alone up threefold in 2012, to around $70 million, or around 9% of the total market, from $25 million in 2011, how can the business of comics and graphic novels keep moving ahead,… Read More ›
Megacon Returns to Carlisle in August
After a successful event last summer, Megacon returns to Carlisle’s Richard Rose Academy at 1.00pm on the afternoon of Saturday 17 August 2013 with its same selection of book, comics, gaming, and cosplay. Megacon uses the enormous atrium of the… Read More ›
Free Stripped Mini Comic Mart In August
Stripped, the comic and graphic novels strand of the Edinburgh International Book Festival, have announced the creators who will be taking attending their two day Mini Comic Fair which takes place over the Stripped weekend of 24 and 25 August… Read More ›
The Art Of Sean Phillips exhibition announced
To tie in with artist Sean Phillips book The Art of Sean Phillips – on sale in October from US comics publisher Dynamite – there will be a retrospective exhibition of his comic art, illustration and fine art at one… Read More ›
Full Page Splash show spoofs its way to Manchester
Last year, we reported on Full Page Splash, a new theatre show from the Sigil Club. which the team put on in London in November. Well, this fun, fast-paced show about the history of comic books is being performed again,… Read More ›
Comic Forum 2013 Call for Papers: Small Press and Undergrounds
This year’s Comics Forum in Leeds this November (21-22nd – tying in with Thought Bubble) is titled Small Press and Undergrounds: A Conference on Comics, and a Call for Papers has just gone out. Although comics tend to be understood… Read More ›
London Anime Con expands events line up
With voice actor Mike Pollock (the voice of Dr Eggman, Bonaparte in Yu-Gi-Oh, and the narrator in Pokémon amongst dozens of other anime/gaming titles), David Vincent (Grimmjow from Bleach and many other anime titles), and many other guests announced, London… Read More ›
Manchester MCM Expo to extend in 2014
MCM Manchester Comic Con is to grow to a two day show for 2014, event organisers have announced. The move comes as advance ticket sales for this month’s Manchester event show a massive 138% increase compared with last year’s event… Read More ›
Lew’s View: London Film and Comic Con
(cross-posted with full permission from Lew Stringer’s blog): I had a great time at the London Film and Comic Con at Earl’s Court 2. I spent most of the day sketching and chatting to readers (good to put faces to… Read More ›
Carl Critchlow ‘Thrud’ signing announced
Carl Critchlow will be signing copies of Thrud the Barbarian at the Forbidden Planet London Megastore in London on Saturday 28th September. Thrud: big of muscle, tiny of head, which is fine for Thrud as you only need a big… Read More ›
Lakes Comic Festival launches Beano competition
The Lakes International Comic Festival, which takes place in October, has announced a special festival competition in partnership with The Beano for young creatives aged 15 or under. Design an original Beano character and be crowned the Comic Prince or… Read More ›
Comics are my Rock and Roll – trailer for new film released
Comics Are My Rock And Roll: Trailer from Daniel Baldwin on Vimeo. Film maker Daniel Baldwin has made a new film about something that is popular the world over, self-publishing and a trailer is live now on Vimeo. The film… Read More ›
SelfMadeHero creators head for Edinburgh International Book Festival
SelfMadeHero, UK’s award-winning independent publisher, is attending this year’s 30th Edinburgh International Book Festival with a number of its top British creators taking part in the newly created graphic novel section, Stripped on 25th and 26th August 2013. Glyn Dillon, author and illustrator… Read More ›