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• Carlisle’s EdenCon Returns in April

  By John Freeman on 26 October 2015

  

  Carlisle’s EdenCon returns for its second year on 23rd April 2016, raising money for cash4kids. Guests have yet to be announced (last year they included myself, Gary Erskine, Mal Earl and a very rare convention appearance by Steve and Annie Parkhouse) and  but… Read More ›

• Creators @ Lakes International Comic Art Festival 2015

  By Jeremy Briggs on 25 October 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  The remarkably warm and dry weekend of 16-18 October 2015 saw the third Lakes International Comic Art Festival take place in the Lake District town of Kendal. LICAF, or more simply Lakes, has grown in stature and visitor numbers over the… Read More ›

• First Impressions: A Beginner’s Guide to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival

  By John Freeman on 25 October 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  As a newbie to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival (LICAF) Norman Boyd wondered how he was supposed to tackle a big event like this. Some of you will think “what’s he on about?” but experience tells me Norman’s not the… Read More ›

• Something For The Weekend: Wild’s End Collected (US Comics On Sale 21st October 2015)

  By John Freeman on 24 October 2015

  

  Here’s this week’s run down of new comics on sale in comic shops across the UK, with the emphasis, as ever, on titles that are the work of British creators and published by British publishers. If you missed the monthly… Read More ›

• Sneak Preview: Johnny Red #1 from Titan Comics

  By John Freeman on 23 October 2015

  

  4th November sees the launch of the hotly anticipated Johnny Red series from legendary Preacher creator Garth Ennis and artist extraordinaire Keith Burns (The Boys, Castles in the Sky). The explosive new series features original adventures of the fighter ace… Read More ›

• Thought Bubble 2015 Programme Announced

  By John Freeman on 22 October 2015

  

  The team behind Thought Bubble, the annual and hugely-popular comics festival held in Leeds, have lined up a terrific week of comics celebration, bringing some of the best creators in the world to the city. The programme for this year’s festival… Read More ›

• European Literature Night 2016 Date Set

  By John Freeman on 22 October 2015

  

  European Literature Night (ELN), the British annual literary showcase which brings the best of the continent’s writers to the British Library, has announced its Call for Participation for 2016 is now open with the Night itself set to 11th May 2016. A EUNIC… Read More ›

• Sunderland Literature Festival features Liz Million, Bryan and Mary Talbot and Daniel Weatheritt

  By John Freeman on 22 October 2015

  

  The Sunderland Literature Festival, the city’s annual celebration of the written word, has something for everyone and includes events with top children’s book illustrators Liz Million and Daniel Weatheritt, and award-winning comic creators Bryan and Mary M. Talbot. Liz Million appears at the Festival on Monday 26th… Read More ›

• Lakes Festival Announces 2015 Windows Art Winners, chosen by public vote and creator judges

  By John Freeman on 22 October 2015

  

  This year’s Windows on Comic Art Trail – organised by the Lakes International Comic Art Festival, whose annual event took place last weekend – made an incredible impact across Kendal, involving local business, clubs and schools as well as local and national artists…. Read More ›

• Doctor Who and Iris Wildthyme Author Paul Magrs creates the “Lovely Levy Colouring Book”

  By John Freeman on 22 October 2015

  

  With Christmas just around the corner, Levenshulme’s very own ‘Artist in Residence’ – Doctor Who, Brenda and Effie and Iris Widthyme author Paul Magrs – has turned his daily obsession of painting a different scene of village life into a… Read More ›

• Manchester Animation Festival line-up includes “Simon’s Cat” team and new “Danger Mouse” creators

  By John Freeman on 22 October 2015

  

  The Manchester Animation Festival – a celebration of the animated art form – is taking place on 17, 18, 19th November 2015 and passes and tickets are on sale now. Animation is everywhere, from the smallest smart phone screen to the largest… Read More ›

• “Walking The Line” Exhibition Featuring Work of Oliver East Opens

  By John Freeman on 22 October 2015

  

  The University of Cumbria Institute of the Arts, working with the Lakes International Comic Art Festival, is hosting an exhibition of sequential illustration based around the theme of walking, which launched last week with a guest lecture for students from top… Read More ›

• Cine Excess Gets Graphic in Brighton with Pat Mills, Jim McCarthy and Martin Barker

  By John Freeman on 21 October 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  The ninth annual Cine Excess international Festival turns its focus on the world of graphic novels for the first time this year, with a special panel discussion on violence in comics featuring Professor Martin Barker, comic book writer and editor Pat… Read More ›

• Lancaster to host Out of This World Fiction Fest next month

  By John Freeman on 21 October 2015

  

  Lancaster’s Gregson Art and Community Centre is to be the venue for the Out of This World Fiction Fest – a free gathering of local authors and artists on Saturday 7th November, including comics writer Eddie Robson, comics artist Dan Charnley, SF author JS Collyer… Read More ›

• Will Overton’s ” Smart Bomb” Hits the Web, Print Edition in the Pipeline

  By John Freeman on 21 October 2015

  

  Smart Bomb!! is a new 48-page, all-ages colour comic masterminded by Will Overton, which fellow Tuber Tony Esmond had sight of in print form at last weekend’s Leamington Comic Con. Set in an alternative gamingverse, one where TV games you’ve never… Read More ›

• 2016 Lakes International Comic Art Festival Date Announced

  By John Freeman on 21 October 2015

  

  The dates for next year’s annual Lakes International Comic Art Festival have been announced after its 2015 event proved a massive success once again at the weekend, attracting both comic creators and fans from around the globe – and some 14,000 visitors…. Read More ›

• Transformers rivals Robo Machines comic art by Mario Capaldi on show

  By John Freeman on 21 October 2015

  

  Many years ago, while Group Editor at Marvel UK, I was nominally in charge of a project to clear the company’s Arundel House basement of old artwork, which Editorial Director Paul Neary wanted  cleaned out for his artists’ bullpen, where the… Read More ›

• Who Remembers ‘Chippy’ Stark and a Killer Shark? Commando Readers!

  By John Freeman on 20 October 2015

  

  Here’s the lowdown on this week’s Commando releases from DC Thomson (Issues 4855-4858), on sale from Thursday 22nd October in all good newsagents and via various digital platforms, all listed below. Commando No 4855 – Eagles Of Dunkirk Story: Ferg… Read More ›

• In Review: Leamington Comic Con 2015

  By John Freeman on 20 October 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  Leamington Comic Convention on the 17th October was an absolute blast. Rumours were that there had been a massive amount of tickets sold and unlike rumours about my hair being made in China, these rumours turned out to be 100… Read More ›

• Draw a Rabbit – A Thought Bubble Competition from Avery Hill

  By Antony Esmond on 20 October 2015

  

    Remember that pesky Rabbit? Well the great people at Avery Hill are offering a competition to draw Craig the Rabbit from Rachael Smith‘s excellent graphic novel The Rabbit, released earlier this year. There are two entry groups. One for… Read More ›

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