Crouch End Comic Art Festival Returns in June

By John Freeman on April 5, 2016

The third Crouch End Comic Art Festival (CECAF) will take place at the Earl Haig Hall, Crouch End, London on 18th June 2016, hosting the best and brightest cartoonists and independent publishers currently active in the UK comic scene.

“The past five years have seen a huge growth in creators, publishers and consumers of comics,” says organiser and comic creator Sean Azzopardi. “Crouch End is home to some of these cartoonists, so it seems natural to bring this type of event to the hot creative hub of N8.

“Following on from the energy of this summer’s smash Crouch End Festival, CECAF will provide the opportunity for all ages to experience the varied and engaging world of the independent comic publisher.”

Over 25 exhibitors selling a variety of comics, graphic novels, prints and all sorts of visual matter will be at CECAF on the day, including Avery Hill Publishing, Backward Burds, David Baillie, Matt Boyce, Breakdown Press, Broken Frontier Six To Watch, Francesca Cassavetti, Richy Chandler, Claude TC, Craig Conlan, Daniel Merlin Goodbrey, Sarah Gordon, Sally Anne Hickman, Amber Hsu, Oliver Lambden, Roger Langridge, Limehouse Press, Cliodhna Lyons, Danny Noble, Douglas Noble, One Beat Zines, Paul Rainey, Zoom Rockman, Karen Rubins and Darrell Thorpe.

Official site: www.cecaf.uk | Find CECAF 2016 on Facebook | Follow CECAF on Twitter @CECAF2016

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John Freeman

John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.

He’s the writer of comics such as Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs”, with Dave Hailwood.