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Sophie Castille Awards for Comics in Translation – English 2025 Nominees Announced
The nine nominees for this year’s Sophie Castille Awards for Comics in Translation – English have just been announced. The awards will again be presented in partnership with VIP Brands, Ltd, Comica and the Lakes International Comic Art Festival, during the annual Festival weekend… Read More ›
Michele Hutchison announced as winner of inaugural Sophie Castille Awards for Comics in Translation
New awards aim to recognise a much under-appreciated, vital aspect of comics publishing
Brian Bolland and Dave Gibbons at COMICA 2023 – Report
Richard Sheaf reports on the recent, sold out COMICA event with two legendary British comic creators…
The Man at the Crossroads: An Interview with comic catalyst extraordinaire, Paul Gravett
We catch up with the man behind COMICA, co-creator of Escape, and veritable comics catalyst
Lakes International Comic Art Festival, VIP Brands Ltd. announce new Sophie Castille Awards for Comics in Translation
A major award for a much under appreciated vital aspect of comics publishing
COMICA’s 20th anniversary lineup unveiled
An amazing lineup of comic creatives celebrate COMICA’s 20th anniversary next month in London
Twentieth Anniversary COMICA event announced, coming soon to London
Great news for fans of this influential London comics event
Don’t miss your chance to win the Observer / Faber / Comica Graphic Short Story Prize!
There’s still time to create your comic to enter this year’s Observer / Faber / Comica Graphic Short Story Prize and win £1000 – and publication in The Observer New Review
British and Irish Comic Conventions and Signings
The downthetubes “rolling list” of British and Irish comic events. Last Updated: Friday 12th September 2025
Observer celebrates 10 years of Graphic Novel Competition with Comics Special this Sunday
This Sunday (5th November), British newspaper The Observer is celebrating 10 years of the Observer / Jonathan Cape / Comica graphic short story prize with a graphic novel special section as part of its New Review section. This year’s winner… Read More ›
Observer/ Cape/ Comica Graphic Short Story 2017 Competition Launches
Are you an aspiring graphic novelist? Do you have an original story to tell? Jonathan Cape Graphic Novels and Comica have again got together with the Observer newspaper to offer you the chance to see your work in print and win £1,000…. Read More ›
Cor! By Gum! It’s a Comiket loads of comic creators – in Woking… Tomorrow!
Not only is the Cor! By Gum! Zarjaz! exhibition at The Lightbox in Woking (reviewed here) going great guns, but tomorrow (Saturday 8th October) sees the venue hosting a sparkling Comica Comiket – followed, as we reported earlier in the week,… Read More ›
London’s Barbican Library gets S.M.A.S.H.ed!
S.M.A.S.H. is a one-day all ages event at the Barbican Library on Saturday 7th November, produced in association with CityRead, Comica and the London Graphic Novel Network. The event has a great line up of creators, including author and comics writer Ben… Read More ›
Call For Papers: Transtions 6
The TRANSITIONS 6 – New Directions in Comics Studies 2015 Symposium will take place on 31st October 2015 at Birkbeck, University of London and a Call For Papers has just gone out. The Respondent will be Professor Roger Sabin (of Central… Read More ›
In Review: Goddamn This War! – Tardi with Pat Mills
Goddamn this war!: Tardi with Pat Mills Monday 10th November 2014 7.00pm – Foyles Bookshop My anticipation of the meeting of minds between Pat Mills and Jacques Tardi is so combustible that they should really advertise this… Read More ›
Misty artist Shirley Bellwood makes first ever comic convention appearance
Calling All Misty Fans! This Sunday is your first ever chance to meet Shirley Bellwood, the amazing illustrator of the long-running British girls’ comic Misty‘s spooky hostess at Comica Festival at the British Library Book it! A painter, illustrator and… Read More ›
Exploring the Legacy of Fear: the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund come to London
As part of his flying visit to the UK this month, Charles Brownstein, Executive Director of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund will host a special talk at London’s Orbital Comics on Thursday 14th August 2014, entitled Legacy of… Read More ›
Observer launches annual graphic short story competition with Jonathan Cape and Comica
The Observer launched the 2014 Jonathan Cape/Observer/Comica graphic short story competition on Sunday. The winner will receive a cheque for £1,000 and the winning story will be published in the Observer New Review in November. Now in its seventh year, the… Read More ›
London’s Comica 2013 continues its amazing line-up
Comica 2013, the fantastic London International Comics Festival, continues its vibrant, visionary Programme right through till November 16th. Here are some of the upcoming highlights! It's already seen the appearance of an amazing delegation of Polish comics movers-and-shakers, including three… Read More ›