Thought Bubble announces first overseas guests

By John Freeman on February 18, 2014

Red Sonja by Allison Sohn

The Leeds-based Thought Bubble has announced this year’s convention, part of their annual week of comic-related events will take place on 15th-16th November, and have announced some of their overseas guests already, conscious, perhaps, of the number of other comic events now running in the UK.

The announced guests so far are as US comic artist Natasha Allegri, Montreal-based artist Andy Belanger (Kill Shakespeare), Canada’s Emily Carroll (Out of Skin, Grave of the Lizard Queen), the award-winning Becky Cloonan (Demeter, The Wolves), Danielle Corsetto (Girls with Slingshots), Adam Hughes (best known today for his incredible covers), Jeff Lemire (Green Arrow), Matteo Scalera (Dead Body Road), US writer Scott Snyder (American Vampire, The Wake), Allison Sohn (Red Sonja, sample above) and Jillian Tamaki

More news on this hugely-popular event as we receive it.

• Though Bubble 2014 – 9th – 16th November, Comic Con 16th – 17th November. Web: http://thoughtbubblefestival.com

John Freeman

The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.

He’s the writer of “Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies” for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.