A special “Archive Interview” with Look-In comic and “Garth” Martin Asbury
Colin Shelbourn
Cheshire’s Weaver Words literature festival offers cartoon workshops from Colin Shelbourn
This year’s Weaver Words literature festival in Frodsham, Cheshire will include cartoon workshops for both adults and teenagers, and children, too, run by Lake District-based comic creator and illustrator Colin Shelbourn. Sharpen your wit as well as your pencils for… Read More ›
Lakes Festival kicks off with Steve Bell, Dave McKean
The 2015 Lakes International Comic Art Festival opened last night with a great talk from Guardian cartoonist Steve Bell, introduced by local MP and leader of the Liberal Democrats Tim Farron. Tim was demonstrably supportive of the Festival (he’s a long… Read More ›
What’s Through the Shop Window? Lakes Festival plans creator “Trail” of local art
In 2013, the Lakes International Comic Art Festival ‘Windows on Art Trail’ made an incredible impact, involving both business and locals in the inaugural event with fun displays of comics and comic-related ephemera. As with all such activities, the aim was… Read More ›
Lakes Comic Festival back next year
Buoyed by its undoubted success, the organisers of the first Lakes International Comic Art Festival have confirmed the event will return in October 2014, with some planning already being worked on for key threads to the event. Thousands of comics… Read More ›