The cover of this year’s Thought Bubble Anthology, now on sale in all good comic shops.
With the Thought Bubble Festival proper starting in a few days time, the organisers have just plugged some great, free/drop-in events taking place across Leeds and beyond from 9th – 16th November.
For the full festival line-up, visit the Festival’s web site, or for some highlights of this year’s free festival events, read on…
Friday 31st October Onwards
Drew Struzan – Films Posters Exhibition, North Bar, 24 Upper Briggate, Leeds, opening times vary
Sunday 1st November Onwards
Thought Bubble Comic Art Competition Entries 2014 Exhibition, Leeds Central Library, Art Space (1st Floor), opening times vary, suitable for all ages
Sunday 9th November Onwards
Derek Danger In… Thought Bubble Rumble Exhibition, Travelling Man, 32 Central Road, Leeds, opening times vary, suitable for all ages. More about Derek Danger: http://dangeritis.tumblr.com
Monday 10th November, 6.30pm
The Rainbow Age: LGBQT* Comic Book Club, Wharf Chambers, Leeds, LS2 7EQ, 15+
Tuesday 11th November, 5.30pm
Alien Amigurumi Crochet Workshop, Leeds Library Art Reading Room, suitable for Families and young people, FREE, but places are limited, so please book in advance by emailing martha@thoughtbubblefestival.com
Comic book creator Becky Cloonan at the November 2008 Big Apple Convention in Manhattan. Photo: NightScream
Wednesday 12th November, 4.30pm
Travelling Man Signing Tour with Becky Cloonan, Babs Tarr, Brenden Fletcher, Cameron Stewart, and Richard Starkings, Travelling Man, 4 Dale St, Manchester, M1 1JW, All Ages
Thursday 13th November, 4.30pm
Travelling Man Signing Tour with Jason Aaron, Jason Latour, and Richard Starkings, Travelling Man, 43 Grainger St, Newcastle, NE1 5JE, All Ages
Thursday 13th November, 6.00pm
Creative Network & Thought Bubble Present… In Conversation with Adam Hughes and Matt Forsythe, Leeds College of Art, 18+, spaces must be booked in advance at http://thoughtbubblecn.eventbrite.co.uk/
Thursday 13th November, 9.00pm
Pints and Pencils drink and draw, Fab Cafe, Leeds, LS2 8PL, 2100-late, 18+ (please bring a valid form of photo ID)
Friday 14th November, 10.00am
Thought Bubble Book Crossing 2014 Free Comic Giveaway, Leeds Central, Wetherby, Moor Allerton, Chapeltown, and Garforth Libraries, All Ages
Friday 14th November, 4.30pm
Travelling Man Signing Tour with Tim Sale, Tony Harris, and Richard Starkings, Travelling Man, 54 Goodramgate, York, YO1 7LF, all ages
Friday 14th November, 5.00pm
Gosh! Comics Presents Jeff Lemire and Scott Snyder Signing, Gosh! Comics, Berwick Street, Soho, London, All Ages
• Festival Programme 2014: http://thoughtbubblefestival.com/festival-programme-2014/
The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.
Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.
He’s the writer of “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.
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