James Bacon reflects on an amazing comic-filled weekend in Bedford with Alan Davis, Liam Sharp and more
NICE
New York Toy Fair in May cancelled, UK genre events may resume later this year
Events cancelled, but provisional comic event plans announced for late 2021
Buy a NICE comic, support your Local Comic Shop doing it!
A great idea to support Local Comic Shops…
NICE Covid-19 Fundraiser Auction launched on Catawiki in support of UK comic shops
A terrific online auction in support of UK comic shops hit hard by the Coronavirus Pandemic is live now
Two weeks to NICE in Bedford, offering over 30 top comics guests
We’re only two weeks away from NICE, taking place in Bedford (7th – 8th September 2019), offering over 30 incredible guests and free autographs
Day of Dredd – Signing Details across the UK and US revealed
Rebellion has announced the full thrill-powered line-up of events for The Day of Dredd, celebrating the legacy and cultural impact of Britain’s biggest comic book export, Judge Dredd. Taking place on Saturday 7th September 2019, this mixture of creator signings,… Read More ›
British and Irish Comic Conventions and Signings
Last Updated Tuesday 3rd December 2024: The downthetubes “rolling list” of British and Irish comic events
NICE 2018 auction offers amazing comic art in fund-raising bid for future events
Quickly following up on the success of the NICE convention last weekend, the NICE 2018 Auction, in aid of next year’s event, opens soon on the CatWiki site. Comic artists who were guests at NICE 2018 last week – who… Read More ›
Saturation Point: Have We Got Too Many Comic Cons?
I was very sorry to hear yesterday that Jeff Chahal, organiser of the highly-regarded, comics-focused NICE convention in Bedford, has reluctantly decided to cancel his 2017 event – although he hopes to be action next year. The decision followed news… Read More ›
Greg Tocchini, Esad Ribić and many 2000AD creators head for NICE 2016
We’ve had the brilliant NICE International Comic Convention (back for its fifth year on 3-4th of September at the Bedford Corn Exchange) on our downthetubes calendar for a while now, but here’s a more obvious reminder of the event, world renowned among comics… Read More ›