Glasgow’s Forbidden Planet International has secured something of an exclusive next month, with comics writer Grant Morrison in store on Thursday 14th July signing his new book, Supergods: Our World in the Age of the Superhero. Published by Jonathan Cape,… Read More ›
Comics Events
Strange New Worlds – in Worthing…
Saturday July 23rd and Sunday July 24th 2011 sees Team Strange New Worlds put on their second Science Fiction and Fantasy festival at St. Paul’s, Chapel Road in Worthing, with guest authors and artists from the worlds of comics and… Read More ›
Imagined Cities: New londonprintstudio exhibition
Imagined Cities, a new exhibtion at lononprintstudio, opens this week (17th June) and features the work of a number of great British comic artists including Al Davison and Karrie Fransman. The exhibition will launch with a party on 16th June… Read More ›
Manchester Comic Collective Bigs Up its gathering
This month the Manchester Comic Collective is doing something a little more special than its usual gatherings of creators for a friendly drink – along with the Sandbar, they’ll be hosting the first Big Drink n’ Draw on the very… Read More ›
Forbidden Planet lines up Peter Hogan and Chris Sprouse signing
Forbidden Planet London has announced a special signing in August by Peter Hogan and Chris Sprouse for their graphic novel Tom Strong and the Robots of Doom (Titan edition) As Tom Strong and his family prepare to celebrate a wedding,… Read More ›
Quitely does it – New X-Men artist latest Expo guest
Renowned comic book artist Frank Quitely will be joining the hundreds of top comic artists and writers assembling at MCM Expo’s famous Comic Village this weekend. Best known for his collaborations with Grant Morrison on titles such as New X-Men,… Read More ›
2D Preps for Take-Off
The cream of the world’s comic talent will touch down in Derry/Londonderry next week for 2D, the Northern Ireland Comics Festival. The free event – hosted annually by the Verbal Arts Centre – runs from 2nd – 4th June and… Read More ›
Caption goes austere for 2011
Caption, the longest running comic convention in the UK is back for 2011, celebrating small press and indie press comics. This year’s theme is Austerity, as the organisers thought this might be appropriate to the current climate in the UK…. Read More ›
Comics@SciFiLondon Schedule Released
Comics @ Sci-Fi London takes place this weekend (30th April – 1st May) – a two day festival about the best of British Comics from the last 30 years in a lovely new space – The Blue Room – at… Read More ›
New Birmingham Comic Con announced
(via Paul Birch at Speech Balloons): Birmingham is to host 2011 B.C., an all-new comic convention on Saturday 27th August. Reporting for the Birmingham Mail’s Speech Balloons coulmn, Paul Birch reports the new day and-a-half event of 2011 B.C. is… Read More ›