Some great “Luther Arkwright” postcards by Bryan Talbot are being offered by the Cartoon Museum
Events Exhibitions
2000AD artist Simon Davis solo “I am Because You Are”exhibition announced
Coming soon to the Panter & Hall gallery on Pall Mall, a special exhibition from this great 2000AD artist, four years in the making
Explore the secrets of Venice, with Hugo Pratt’s Corto Maltese
This city guide combines fascinating history with a great comic character – what’s not to like?
“Serge Micheli: Facets of the World” exhibition opens in Paris
An exhibition dedicated to the Corsican painter and comic artist Serge Micheli has just opened in Paris
‘Ten Years to Save the World’ international comic exhibition opens in Manchester in response to the climate crisis
A new exhibition opens in Manchester on Monday, showcasing comic artwork and storytelling created in response to the climate crisis…
London’s Cartoon Museum gets a permanent new home
London’s Cartoon Museum has announced it has secured a new, permanent home in the centre of the capital, just as it launches its 50 Glorious Shows! exhibition, marking 12 years in its current home on Little Russell Street. The new… Read More ›
Image Duplicator exhibition opens this week at Orbital Comics
Pop artist Roy Lichtenstein currently has a show on at the Tate Modern. While the public is intimately familiar with his work, what they may be unaware of is that many of his images were directly “appropriated” from comic artists… Read More ›
Comica Festival preps for launch with Brian Bolland and many more
Brian Bolland, Frazer Irving, Warren Pleece, Mark Stafford and many more comic creators will be part of this year’s fantastic Comica Festival thus weekend (April 19th and 20th) at Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design, King’s Cross, London…. Read More ›
Comica Festival Unveils Dave Gibbons’ Giant Print Satirising Roy Lichtenstein
The Comica Festival will unveil Dave Gibbons’ giant print satirising Roy Lichtenstein’s ‘WHAAM!’ at Central Saint Martins, King’s Cross, London, Saturday 20th April. ‘WHAAM!’ by Roy Lichtenstein is Pop Art’s most famous appropriation of comic book panels. It is currently… Read More ›
Photographer Steve Cook announces "Sophie’s World" exhibition, seeks missing negatives
Brilliant photographer Steve Cook, whose design credits include Doctor Who Magazine and 2000AD as well as projects such as Alternity with Shaky Kane and whose 2009 Secret Origins exhibition of many British comic creators remains a superb snapshot of the… Read More ›
German comic artists in the spotlight at new exhibition
Art by Reinhard Kleist The University of Dundee’s Matthew Gallery is hosting a new comics exhibition in November, in partnership with Germany’s Goethe Institute and there’s an artist’s talk to open it this evening (Wednesday 31st October).Comics, Manga & Co…. Read More ›
From Superheroes to SuperSized exhibition opens in Rome
Ernesto and Mirella © Katia Ravaioli and Giancarlo CaracuzzoView the blog (in Italian) Who said that fatties are all unhappy and unpleasant? “From Superheroes to SuperSized”, a new exhibition in Rome featuring the work of Giancarlo Caracuzzo, who drew ROK… Read More ›
Beasts take over the Cartoon Museum!
Animals have always inspired cartoon and comic artists, from the British Lion to Bunny Suicides, Korky the Cat to Simon’s Cat. Now, London’s Cartoon Museum is to host an exhibition of animal-inspired cartoons. The Animal Crackers exhibition includes works by… Read More ›
Treating Comics Seriously: Six Questions For Curator Jesper Ericsson
Jesper Ericsson is the curator of the Gordon Highlanders Museum in Aberdeen which celebrates the 200 year history of the Gordon Highlanders infantry regiment from its creation in 1794 to its amalgamation with the Queen’s Own Highlanders in 1994. The… Read More ›
Commando Steadfastly Soldiers On
For the third time in less than twelve months the Commando archive has been opened to allow artwork to be used in a public exhibition. After the Draw Your Weapons exhibition in London’s National Army Museum (with downthetubes being the… Read More ›