The Friends of Lancaster Library have announced Lancaster Comics Day will return for a third year on Sunday 11th June 2017. Post the date in your diary now!

Lancaster Comics Day 2016 raised over £600 for Library funds, which will be used to buy new equipments to support future events. In 2015, funds raised from the day helped considerably toward the purchase of “black out” blinds for The Sanctuary room, enabling the screening of films.

Guests will be announced in coming months, but will include comics writer and editor John Freeman and local fantasy author A.S. Chambers.

House Lancaster Gaming Group have also signed on board to provide a Games Room for the event’s third year.

In related news, the Comics day team has also announced an extension to the deadline its Comics Competition, which will now run until October. Prizes for entires include Doctor Who-related goodies and original graphic novels. There’s more information here on the Lancaster Comics day web site.

• Stall bookings enquiries to Stuart Reynolds follmembers@gmail.com. Very limited numbers! Web: www.lancastercomicsday.uk

• Read a report of Lancaster Comics Day 2016 by Tony Esmond here