(via Jeremy Briggs): Britain’s Tank Museum in Bovington is using the seminal anti-war comic Charley’s War to promote activities at the centre this coming half term. The Museum has planned a week of art themed family activities for the October… Read More ›
Events Comics
Dave Gibbons Comics Workshop In Dundee
The fifth annual Dundee Comics Day will be taking place at the University of Dundee on Sunday 28th October 2012 and, as previous reported, will be dedicated to talks by writer Grant Morrison and his artistic collaborators Cameron Stewart (Batman),… Read More ›
Rossendale to host major new Games Festival?
Game makers in the North of England are trying to drum up interest in a new gaming festival in Rossendale, offering an event that will feature appearances by artists and writers alongside animators, developers, games companies and others It’s hoped the… Read More ›
Photo Review: Carlisle MegaCon 2012
The inaugural half day MegaCon was held in Carlisle’s Richard Rose Central Academy on Saturday 18 August where the hot Saturday afternoon made for a pleasant experience outside as well as inside the venue. For most attendees the first experience… Read More ›
Mike Carey first announced major guest for Malta Comic Con 2012
Wicked Comics the organisers of the annual Malta Comic Convention and the promoters of comic culture world wide, has announced British comic creator Mike Carey as their first guest to the forthcoming Malta Comic Con which this year is going… Read More ›
Comix Reader event to open International Alternative Press Festival
This Friday (3rd August) sees the launch of The Comix Reader Issue #4 at Gosh! London. The free event, which starts at 7.00pm, includes an exhibition of original artwork from the issue and you can chat with some of the… Read More ›
Megacon Comes To Carlisle In August
With just less than one month to go, the Carlisle Megacon comics, manga/anime and gaming event has finalised its guests, small press and dealers line-up. Organised by the Carlisle branch of Waterstones, this is an expansion of the shop based… Read More ›
Dead Universe’s Late Launch today
Today sees the official launch of Dead Universe Comics in Aylesbury. Regular readers may recall we mentioned the opening of the shop last year. You may have already seen Aylesbury Dead, Little Terrors and Apes ‘n’ Capes, plus the Japan… Read More ›
Elephantmen versus Strontium Dog story in the works
Elephantmen creator Richard Starkings and artist Boo Cook will be signing at Travelling Man in Leeds this Saturday with advance copies of the fifth Elephantmen hardcover, Devilish Functions. The collection includes ‘Man and Elephantman’ (including the sold out one shot… Read More ›
Eagle Day announced for September
(via the Eagle Times): The Eagle Society is to hold an Eagle Day in August to celebrate the classic British comic. Eagle Days were the idea of the late Bob Rothwell, offering fellow ‘Eaglers’ and collectors, to chat, swap, buy… Read More ›
International Alternative Press Festival returns to London
A quick reminder that the 2nd International Alternative Press Festival begins on 20th July, featuring an inspired assortment of creative events in London. The festival events lead up to the 4th-5th August weekend Small Press Fair in Holborn’s Conway Hall…. Read More ›
Girl Genius web comic creators Phil and Kaja Foglio head for Cambridge
Phil and Kaja Foglio, creators of the steampunk web comic Girl Genius (www.girlgeniusonline.com), are to be Guests of Hounour at the Congenial convention in Cambridge next month. Taking place over 10-12th August 2012, Congenial is an SF and role-playng convention… Read More ›
Caption readies for another great event
The annual small and indie press event Caption takes place 18th – 19th August 2012 in Oxford. Oxford’s annual small-press comics convention is a unique, friendly event that brings comics creators, manga artists, comic-book readers and professionals together to mingle… Read More ›
Carlisle comic convention announced
(with thanks for the heads up of Dave West at AccentUK): Carlisle comic fans have banded together and are planning Carlisle MegaCon, a comics event aimed squarely at giving North West comic fans an event that will be easy to… Read More ›
Alternative Press Festival plans exhibtions and other lead-in events
Preparations are now in full swing for this year’s International Alternative Press Festival on 4th-5th August 2012 at the Conway Hall, London. The second International Alternative Press Festival will bring together UK and European small press comix, zines, book arts… Read More ›
Blank Slate’s ‘Nelson’ in the spotlight at Hay Festival
(via Sarah McIntyre’s blog): If you’re in Wales at the Hay Festival this weekend, don’t miss out on what is sure to be an awesome panel by six of the comics creators who made NELSON, published by Blank Slate –… Read More ›
Mega Signing at Forbidden Planet London this Friday
Forbidden Planet London is capitalising on Kapow this coming weekend by having a fantastic line-up of artists and writers for a fabulous Friday Night Mega-Signing. “On Friday 18th May, from 6 – 7pm, at the London Megastore, 179 Shaftesbury Avenue,… Read More ›
‘Kill Shakespeare’ creators hit the UK for signing tour
The Canadian creators of IDW Publishing’s Kill Shakespeare comic book series look to court controversy this month by bringing their take on Shakespeare and his characters to the birth country of the Bard himself this month – on a two-week… Read More ›
Drokk’s Debut Gig at Orbital Comics announced
Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury will be performing extracts from the new record, Drokk – Music Inspired By Mega-City One, released on Invada UK, at Orbital Comics on the 16th May. As we’ve previously reported, this project kicked off when… Read More ›
CamCon 2012 lines up its guests
A new British comic convention will take place in May and has an impressive line-up of guests that includes longtime indie creator Glenn Dakin, 2000AD artist Leigh Gallagher and many others. The brainchild of Ziggy Newman, CamCon – Cambridge’s new… Read More ›