There not one but two items of Lakes International Comic Art Festival news this morning, with the event opening applications for tables from comic creators for its 2020 Comics Clock Tower, and a new podcast to savour from the team headed up by Ian Loxam and Nikki Bates.
The Festival has just opened applications from comic creators for tables for its Comics Clock Tower at the Lakes International Comic Art Festival 2020 in Kendal, taking place Friday 9th to Sunday 11th October 2020, with the Comics Clock Tower at Kendal Town Hall open for business as usual on the Saturday and Sunday. Admission to the venue will again be free.
The Festival’s first guest announcements will be made soon, reflecting a large international guest list from Asia, Europe and North America. All the event’s popular elements are set to return including guest panels, Live Draws, Family Zone, exhibitions and much more.
The first edition of the Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast for 2020 offers recording of one of 2019’s most popular panels: “My Own Private Hell” with Junko Mizuno (Hellbaby), Sean Phillips ( Hellblazer), Duncan Fregredo (Hellboy) and Lawrence Campbell (Hellboy).
The panel is hosted by Chris Thompson and features artists creating their own hell inspired art and talking about their processes and work.
• If you would like to apply for a table, head over to the official Festival web site and download and read their Terms and Conditions, download the application form, fill it out and return it to Carole Tait via carole@comicartfestival.com by 5.00pm on Friday 27th March 2020
• Listen to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast Episode 67 right here
• Download the latest episode of the Podcast on Spreaker | iTunes | Stitcher | Spotify | iHeart Radio
• The Lakes International Comic Art Festival is back in Kendal in the Lake District 9th – 11th October 2020: www.comicartfestival.com
• Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast: www.comicartpodcast.uk | Twitter: @comicartfestpod | Facebook: @ComicArtPodcast | Instagram: @ComicArtPodcast
Regular contributors to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast include Tom Stewart from That Comic Smell, Pete Taylor, and Mike Williams
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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.
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