Tag Archive | "conventions"

From our continental correspondent – summer’s coming, time for some festivals!

Thursday, May 24, 2012

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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 [...]

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3 weekends, 4 events … busy, busy, busy

Saturday, May 19, 2012

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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?

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2nd International Alternative Press Festival

Saturday, May 19, 2012

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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 [...]

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TCAF 2012 – Sean’s view

Thursday, May 17, 2012

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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 [...]

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Bristol show does not impress everyone

Monday, May 14, 2012

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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 [...]

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Malta Comic Con 2012 dates announced

Thursday, May 10, 2012

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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 [...]

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UPCOMING – SUNDAY – Demoncon

Saturday, April 21, 2012

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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.

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UPCOMING: Comica Comiket coming on Saturday

Sunday, April 15, 2012

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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, [...]

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Things I learned at Hi-Ex

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

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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 [...]

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Hi-Ex 2012 – comics fun in the sunny Scottish Highlands

Monday, April 2, 2012

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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 [...]

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Another new comics event… ELCAF

Saturday, March 31, 2012

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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 [...]

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Comic Cons tomorrow: Inverness and Birmingham

Friday, March 30, 2012

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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.

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Thought Bubble 2012 – guest list announced already….

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 [...]

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Comica Comiket 2012..

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 [...]

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Amazing Spider-Man panel at Wonder Con

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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