The Forbidden Planet International Blog Log

I wrote about the forthcoming Birmingham Zine Festival yesterday, and now it’s time to head up north to the first (hopefully annual) Leeds Alternative Comics Fair, happening just one weekend later – Saturday 18th September.

It’s being organised by Steve Tillotson (Banal Pig Comics) and Hugh “Shug” Raine (REET! Comics) and they’ve done a couple of cracking posters to advertise the event:

(Steve Tillotson’s Leeds Alternative Comics Fair poster)

(Hugh Raine’s Leeds Alternative Comics Fair poster)

From their press release:

“We have both exhibited at the excellent Thought Bubble Festival for the last few years but want to see more events like it in and around Leeds and West Yorkshire. We were inspired by the events put on by the Alternative Press collective in London, the Alternative Press fairs and “Are You Zine Friendly” events, and wanted to try and replicate that in the north, raising the profile of small press comics in the north and staging an enjoyable social event in the process.

We have selected a range of creators that we feel represent the broad scope within the small press comics scene in the north and make up an interesting selection of products to buy and browse. There will also be a communal table for other creators to drop their comics off and sell.”

Sounds like it should be a great event and hopefully the first of many – but only your presence there will ensure that.

Contact Steve: banalpig@googlemail.com or Hugh: reetcomic@yahoo.co.uk for more info. More details at the Leeds Alternative Comic Fair website and their facebook page.