Bandai UK continue to host Dragon Ball Pop Up events around the country this month, after a successful start in Liverpool last week
Events
Seattle’s Emerald City Comic Con postponed until the Summer
Seattle’s Emerald City Comic Con has been postponed until at least the summer
Vault Comics cancels Emerald City Comic Con 2020 appearance, announces “virtual event”
Vault Comics has pulled out of this year’s Emerald City Comic Con as fears over COVID-19 escalate
In Pictures: The Life and Times of Orcadian Artist Jim Baikie Exhibition
Comic artist Tony O’Donnell was lucky enough to explore The Life and Times of Orcadian Artist Jim Baikie exhibition
Posy Simmonds and Bill Morrison join growing Lakes International Comic Art Festival 2020 guest list, Gemma Correll’s ident art revealed
Gemma Correll’s art for this year’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival unveiled, and more guests, including Posy Simmonds, announced
Doctor Who’s Crystal Palace Dinosaurs Connection!
News that Historic England is to add London’s Crystal Palace Dinosaurs to its Heritage At Risk Register prompted memories of the time Doctor Who companion Ace had an encounter with them, back in 1990…
Newcastle’s Space Zone brings space exploration to life, opened by Britain’s first astronaut Helen Sharman
Officially launched by Helen Sharman, Britain’s first astronaut, earlier this month, Space Zone brings space exploration to life
Small Press Day returns on Saturday 18th July
Small Press Day is back, taking place Saturday 18th July 2020
First Philippine International Comics Festival announced for June 2020
Komiket is launching the PICOF – the 1st Philippine International Comics Festival this summer
International guests at British comic and SF conventions under threat from government visa plans?
Concerns are being raised that government visa plans will severely impact on musicians and other artists, including comic creators, visiting the UK
The77 anthology secrets revealed in new Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast
Mike Williams catches up with The77 anthology team member Ben K Sy for the latest Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast, editor of the new retro anthology
Fancy a free Comic Art Masterclass from Ian Kennedy and Tom Foster? Read on…
Comic artists Ian Kennedy and Tom Foster join forces for a free Comic Art Masterclass next month at Paisley Central Library, on Saturday 7th March 2020, as part of Renfrewshire Libraries celebrations for Will Eisner Week
Jibé’s free, funny 2019 Lakes International Comic Art Festival journal published
The Lakes International Comic Art Festival has just published a wonderful Festival Journal by Jean-Baptiste Pollien, a.k.a. Jibé on their official site, celebrating last year’s weekend-long event in Kendal
Enniskillen ComicFest is back in May, spotlights classic British titles Action and Battle
Enniskillen ComicFest returns on 1st and 2nd May 2020 for its fifth year – and the award-winning event will spotlight some classic British comics as well as three creators who helped shape them
Cardiff Comics Carnival returns to Cardiff in March
Cardiff Comics Carnival will be returning on Sunday 29th March at its new venue: Kongs, on St. Mary’s Street
Art Academy Newington hosts “Women for All Seasons” exhibition
The Art Academy Newington is hosting “Women for All Seasons”, an exhibition by 30 women artists celebrating International Women’s Day 2020, which includes the work of comic artists Rachael Ball, Lucy Sullivan and Wallis Eates, among others
Oxford Comics Network, Maison Française co-host event with European Comic Art co-editor Ann Miller
Tomorrow night the Oxford Comics Network join forces with the the city’s Maison Française to welcome Ann Miller, joint editor of European Comic Art, the first English-language scholarly publication devoted to the study of European-language graphic novels, comic strips, comic books and caricature.
Orkney Museum hosts exhibition of art by the late Jim Baikie
This Saturday (8th February 2020) sees the opening of the exhibition “The Life and Times of Orkney Artist Jim Baikie” at the Orkney Museum at Tankerness House, running until the end of the month.
Coming Soon: Moochin’ About with comic creator Tim Quinn in Arnside, Cumbria!
Arnside’s coffee hub Moochin’ About is hosting an evening with comics editor, writer and raconteur Tim Quinn, making an appearance at the Cumbrian cafe in March
Avery Hill’s Katriona Chapman, Gustavo Vargas chat creating comics in new Lakes Festival Podcast
The latest episode of the Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast features chats with the creator of Let Me In, Katriona Chapman and comic creator Gustavo Vargas, creator of the independent dystopian SF thriller comic, Manu.