Tag Archive | "conventions"

Events Round Up – May 2011

Monday, May 2, 2011

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The latest round up of the various comics, zines and related events coming up (caveat – this isn’t intended to be an exhaustive list, nor will it include individual store signings and exhibitions etc etc)… Free Comic Book Day – Everywhere, 7th May 2011 Bristol International Comic and Small Press Expo: Bristol, UK,  14th/15th May 2011 [...]

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Three cartoonists, two comics festivals, two coasts.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

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Ellen Lindner has posted up a report and a whole bunch of photographs from the recent US outing for her, Sarah McIntyre and Cliodhna Lyons, who were at MoCCA in New York with several other creators from the Brit Indy comics scene, then the three of them crossed to the opposite side of America for [...]

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Well, what do you know – Birmingham will have a comic show this year.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

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Yep, Birmingham will have a comic show this year, it just wont be the traditional 2-day British International Comics Show we’ve come to expect over the last few years. Instead, the city will be hosting the one day Birmingham Comicon in August. Put together by “International Comic Shows” (basically most of the team behind BICS), [...]

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The Pain Of Conventions…

Monday, April 25, 2011

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I was going to put this in one of the weekend art posts, but it’s just too good, too funny (and too painfully true) and deserves it’s own post. “Yeah, my questions is :  Who is stronger, Maus or Jimmy Corrigan ?” Paul Rivers, from the Spanish magazine El Estafador‘s comic festival issue cuts right to the [...]

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Hi-Ex is back!!!

Thursday, April 21, 2011

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Rejoice my Caledonian chums, for the extremely fine Scottish comics convention Hi-Ex will be returning to the Highlands next year! Organisers Rich and Vicky have announced after the hiatus this year Hi-Ex will return for its fourth edition on Saturday March 31st and Sunday April 1st 2012. Regular readers will know I’ve really enjoyed the [...]

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Kapow – happening this weekend

Saturday, April 9, 2011

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The first Kapow convention opens it’s doors in just a few short hours. Full details available on the website, including a full guest list and events schedule. The whole thing is a Mark Millar organised event which means three things. One; it will be a hugely hyped thing, and it has been. Two; it will [...]

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This weekend: Memorabilia – now with added Comics Village

Friday, March 25, 2011

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It’s been a huge event for many years, taking place at Birmingham’s NEC, but this is the first year that Memorabilia will have it’s own dedicated Comics Village. A little smaller than the massive MCM London Expo Comic Village perhaps, but still nice to see the Midland show acknowledging comics properly after many years of [...]

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Happening tomorrow* – Leeds Alternative Comics Fair

Friday, March 18, 2011

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Like it says above – Saturday 17th March is the 2nd Leeds Alternative Comics Fair. And yet again, a child related incident prevents me from going. Last September it was Year 7 art homework doing Molly’s poor little head in which meant I had to miss it. This time it’s for a much better reeason. [...]

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Events Round Up – March 2011

Saturday, March 5, 2011

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The latest round up of the various comics, zines and related events coming up (caveat – this isn’t intended to be an exhaustive list, nor will it include individual store signings and exhibitions etc etc)… London Comic and Small Press Expo: London, UK,  March 12th 2011 Leeds Alternative Comics Fair: Leeds, UK, March 19th 2011 Kapow [...]

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Birmingham Zine Festival dates announced for 2011…

Sunday, February 20, 2011

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Another event to add to the calender of comics events this year (and it’s getting full already!) – The Birmingham Zine Festival, so successful when it debuted in 2010 (see here for the report from last year). This time round it’s found what may be the perfect home – the We Are Birmingham Shop Gallery space [...]

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Comics at SciFi London!

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

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This year is Sci-Fi London’s 10th anniversary and as the The London International Festival of Science-Fiction and Fantastic Film heads our way this spring, good chum of the blog Alex Fitch tells us that they are also expanding to take in a two-day comics festival as well, celebrating modern British comics creators from the last [...]

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Leeds Thought Bubble – now a two day, two hall event….

Sunday, February 13, 2011

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Leeds Thought Bubble is a really enjoyable and very accessible convention and comic festival (or I certainly thought so – see here). But from 2011 the convention will be growing in size – from 1 to 2 days (Sat 19th, Sun 20th November) and across two halls – the existing Savilles Hall and the Royal Armouries Hall [...]

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Upcoming: International Alternative Press Festival

Saturday, February 12, 2011

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The Alternative Press Fair gets bigger and better – and it’s gone international. Taking place in May 2011, the main event is a 2 day Fair at the Conway Hall of  “zines, comix, poetry, radical literature, printmaking and anything else self-published!”. In addition to the Fair there will be workshops, talks and events throughout the [...]

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Upcoming: 2nd Leeds Alternative Comics Fair

Sunday, February 6, 2011

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After the success of last years debut, Hugh Raine and Steve Tillotson have announced that this year’s Leeds Alternative Comics Fair will take place on Saturday 19th March (12-6pm) at The Nation Of Shopkeepers, Leeds. Pics and details from last years event here. Although I couldn’t make it, it looked like a great day of [...]

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Events Round Up – February 2011

Saturday, February 5, 2011

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The latest round up of the various comics, zines and related events coming up (caveat – this isn’t intended to be an exhaustive list, nor will it include individual store signings and exhibitions etc etc)… Exeter Comic Expo: Exeter, UK, 20th February 2011 Cardiff International Comics Expo: Cardiff, UK, February 26th 2011 London Comic and Small [...]

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