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Events
Banned Books Week spotlights most challenged books, Star Trek’s George Takei Honorary Chair
Star Trek star champions a vital annual campaign
Angoulême to host “Censorship & Freedom in Creating Comics” conference
A special event that comes at a vital time
Bruce McCall: Visions of the Retrofuture opens soon in New York
Adam Baumgold Fine Art presents the exhibition, Bruce McCall: Visions of the Retrofuture, from 15th October until 7th November 2025, to be held at DFN Projects in New York. Bruce McCall (1935–2023) was a visionary artist and writer whose meticulously… Read More ›
SPOOKy Cartoon-Art Workshops haunt Macclesfield and Warrington!
Drawing fun for kids!
Studio Ghibli and Art History of Anime/Manga talks by Helen McCarthy lined up at Quay Arts
Helen McCarthy, who wrote the first books in English on anime, is giving two talks at Quay Arts, Newport, on the Isle of Wight, over 10th and 11th October 2025.
New Forest Painters exhibition includes equestrian art by 2000AD’s Alan Langford
Annual exhibition returns, offering wide range of paintings on display
Preston Comic Con returns this weekend offering celebrity and comic creator lineup, £100 cosplay prize
Mayhem ahead in Preston this weekend!
British and Irish Comic Conventions and Signings
Your guides to upcoming British and Irish comic events
LICAF Special Award announced for Palestinian cartoonist Safaa Odah
Recognition for work in adversity in Gaza
Lorenzo Mattotti wins 2025 Sergio Aragonés International Award for Excellence in Comic Art
Deserved further acclaim for an incredible artist
Mollie Ray announced as UK’s First-Ever Young Comics Laureate
A bold new role putting comics at the heart of young people’s lives
First Graphic Novel Award Longlist Announced
The First Graphic Novel Award has announced the longlist for 2025
Graphic Novelists Mollie Ray, Helen Bate lined up for Lancaster Litfest
Two acclaimed graphic novelists head to Lancaster
Rob Talbot’s GraveWorms to be unleashed on the Lakes!
A love letter to all the great – and even the not so great – horror comics of yore
Between the Lines digital zine spotlights Lakes Festival 2025 guest Lorenzo Mattotti
Grab your digital copy now
downthetubes News Round Up: new SHIFT, Commando vs Zombies, and more
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Former Blue Peter presenter Anthea Turner drafted for Thunderbirds duty – again!
Iconic Tracy Island build brought out of retirement
Save The Date: Sequential Scotland returns in August 2026; new Small Press Scotland CIC formed
Two great Scottish comic events ahead
Birds of a Feather set to Flock Together at Cartoon County
Plenty going on down Sussex way