Thought Bubble has announced major changes for its Festival later this year, moving the event from Leeds to Harrogate – a Yorkshire spa town famous for Betty’s Tea Rooms, RHS Harlow Carr Gardens and renovated Royal Baths development – and announcing… Read More ›
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British and Irish Comic Conventions and Signings
Last Updated: Friday 29th March 2024, the downthetubes “rolling list” of British and Irish comic events
Looking Back at Thought Bubble 2018 and finding new ways to learn the comic craft
Artist and writer Gavin Pollock looks back at this year’s Thought Bubble Festival and reflects on its unique approach to promoting comics and, more widely the opportunities seeking to learn the comic craft it brings into focus… Thought Bubble day… Read More ›
Silent Killer: 32 Kills by Mike Garley, Andy Clift, out now from Comichaus
32 Kills , a new project by Mike Garley and Andy Clift, published by Comichaus is getting its launch at Thought Bubble this weekend, and is available on the publisher’s digital comics platform, available to read now on the Comichaus app. Co-created… Read More ›
Comics and Beer? No-one’s going to find that attractive, right? But if you do…
. For those of you who once shocked the French in Angoulême during their annual BD Festival by drinking bars dry, and those of you who’ve laughed when hotels fail to understand some comic fans capacity for drinking… there’s good… Read More ›
Netflix Primer: Luke Pearson’s “Hilda” – a quick guide to the graphic novels
If you’ve been listening to the Awesome Comics Podcast recently, you’ll know that I’ll be running the Nobrow table at Thought Bubble in Leeds over the weekend of 22nd – 23rd September 2018. We’ll be situated at Table 28 in… Read More ›
Warren Ellis to deliver Thought Bubble Keynote Talks, 2000AD creator competition details revealed
Thought Bubble has announced they’ll be welcoming comics writer Warren Ellis as a special guest to this year’s convention in Leeds (22nd – 23rd September). Warren will be giving special keynote talks on each day of 2018’s con. You can… Read More ›
Thought Bubble tickets on sale now
The spring Thought Bubble update has gone live over on the popular annual event’s website and it’s a big one – because tickets are now on sale. Thought Bubble 2018 runs from 17th – 23rd September, at venues across Leeds… Read More ›
That Was the Comic Week That Was: New Aces Weekly, Strontium Dog, Moomins – and a chance to get your work in 2000AD – and Mr Men!
It’s been a busy week, and not just in terms of stories posted on downthetubes. Among other things, I’ve been to London (not for London Film and Comic Con, which looked incredible, but to discuss an exciting comics project at… Read More ›
Budding comic creator? Don’t miss out on Thought Bubble and 2000AD’s annual Creator Challenge
Do you have what it takes to be a 2000AD creator? At 2017’s Thought Bubble in Leeds, returning to the city next month, a quick reminder that 2000AD is again running its talent search for writers and artists. The prize?… Read More ›