It has been a while coming, but with summer finally arriving here are a few pointers for upcoming comics festivals on the Continent for the coming month or so. We’ve just had the 31st edition of the Arctic Comics Festival in Kemi, Finland, where Christophe Blain was the guest of honour. Also present were tintinologist [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, May 19, 2012
This weekend it’s…. Next week/weekend it’s …. And to end the month we have… Hmmm… what was it Tim Pilcher was saying about too many cons?
Continue reading...Saturday, May 19, 2012
Jimi Gherkin sends news of the next Alternative Press Festival – lots of notice – happpening in August… “We are SUPER EXCITED to announce the 2nd International Alternative Press Festival (#iapf2) on 4th & 5th August 2012! So far we have exhibitions planned for Orbital Comics, Gosh! London and TEN (yes, TEN!) venues in the [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 17, 2012
Writer, artist, good chum of the blog and seasoned comic con goer Sean Azzopardi returned to Canada recently to be a part of the parcel of comics delights that is TCAF; he even managed to fit in some more days off in Toronto and took in some related comics culture events taking part in the [...]
Continue reading...Monday, May 14, 2012
From what I’ve been seeing on Twitter over the last few days one of the venerable landmarks on the British comics con calendar, the Bristol Comics Expo, hasn’t quite cut the mustard this year, at least for some involved in the comics biz. I’ve seen a few creators twittering about poor footfall and subsequently poor [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 10, 2012
Now here is some news that I know will brighten the day of Sean Azzopardi, who has been quite a supporter of the event: the Malta Comic-con organisers have announced dates for the 2012 gig. Again it will take place during the winter, which as Sean observed in his special guest report on the 2011 [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, April 21, 2012
Demoncon 3 poster by Dave Stokes. Happening tomorrow – DEMONCON3, put on by The Grinning Demon, Maidstone, Demoncon is a one day convention at The Exchange Studio, Maidstone. Guests include Kieron Gillen, Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning, Ian Churchill, Laurence Campbell, Marc Laming, Garen Ewing, Cy Dethan, Andrew Cheverton, Tim Keable, and more.
Continue reading...Sunday, April 15, 2012
Comica Comiket moves to a twice yearly schedule with a spring event at Bishopsgate Institute featuring a one day comics and art fair, with a veritable who’s who of British comic publishing and many familiar artist names. A big feature of the day will be the Comica Drawing Parade, with John Allison, Darryl Cunningham, Tom Gauld, [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, April 3, 2012
As well as having a great, family-friendly comics con (see yesterday’s report), I also learned some things at Hi-Ex: Co-organiser Vicky Stonebridge lost her voice after much over-use directing events; fortunately she keeps a spare in her backpack. Such preparatory skills are one of the reasons she is a mighty organiser of the con. Maura [...]
Continue reading...Monday, April 2, 2012
It’s the final day of March, Scotland has been enjoying a wonderful week of warm, bright, spring weather (yes, really, it has been known to happen from time to time) and today on this sunny Saturday the capital of the Scottish Highlands, Inverness, is basking in golden sunlight as the crowds head to the splendid [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, March 31, 2012
Another entry on the comic event list – ELCAF 2012, East London Comics and Arts Festival is a new, small affair, organised by Nobrow and taking place on 17th of June at the rather splendid looking space of The Village Underground at Shoreditch. “We are very pleased to announce that on June 17th, we are [...]
Continue reading...Friday, March 30, 2012
Yep, this weekend sees the start of the comic con clashes. This weekend you have the choice of Inverness and Hi-Ex, and Birmingham with the MCM Expo Comic Con.
Continue reading...Monday, March 26, 2012
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Planning. Planning is great. Planning this far in advance is a sure sign of people who really seem to know what they’re doing. Leeds Thought Bubble gets bigger every year, yet still hasn’t lost that sense of being a great convention. Although sadly, since I just don’t get out much, it was my only con [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, March 24, 2012
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Coming in April; the now twice a year Comica Comiket…. “Following the huge success of last November’s Comica Comiket in the spectacular Great Hall at the Bishopsgate Institute near Liverpool Street station in London, we’re organising a brand new Comica Comiket for the Spring, a one-day comics and art fair – bigger and better than ever, offering the [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, March 22, 2012
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SeanXLong has video up from the Amazing Spider-Man movie panel at the 2012 Wonder Con:
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Thursday, May 24, 2012
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