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Comics and SF at the London Literature Festival

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

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James reports that The London Literature Festival has a nice selection of items for comics and fantastic genre fans. For Comic Readers, ‘Drawing the Story’ will be taking place on Saturday the 26th of May at 2pm, as part of the London Lit Festival, in the Southbank Centre. Mary Talbot, Glyn Dillon and Stephen Collins will [...]

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Upcoming: MCM Comic Con London, Manchester & Glasgow

Friday, May 17, 2013

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Oh lucky geekdom, we seem to have moved in just a few years from having a handful of comics events to having a whole multitude to choose from, from small and intimate Indy themed gatherings to large US style ones which also embrace gaming as well as TV and film science fiction and fantasy. Into [...]

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Exhibitions: the Vice Illustration Show

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

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Coming up this month, the Vice magazine gang have the Vice Illustration Show kicking off in the Pure Evil Gallery in London’s Shoreditch (108 Leonard St) from 17th of May to the 2nd of June, and includes prints and original art from the likes of Johnny Ryan, Cei Willis, Jonny Negron and Krent Able. (Above: [...]

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Books: The Clarke Award, a report by our wandering man of letters, James Bacon

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

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In the middle of last week the most prestigious awards ceremony celebrating one of our hugely rich strands of literary heritage, British science fiction, took place, mixing discussion of real science, speculation by scientists of The Shape of Things To Come and the crossover between fiction and real science, as well as the awards themselves. [...]

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Upcoming: BD Passion

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

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A reminder that the annual BD Passion festival celebrating some of the best in European, British and North American comics culture is coming up very soon, and the website has been updated now with the full programme of events (talks, workshops, signings and films for all ages). The guest list has been updated too and [...]

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Upcoming: Alternative Press has No Dark Places event in June

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

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The Alternative Press crew are organising a small press fair as part of the No Dark Places music and DIY festival at The Albert on London’s Albert Road (near the Queen’s Park tube station), on June 1st. The small press fair runs from 11am to 5pm, with the music bash running from 12 noon to [...]

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Comics: to do in London – Comica!!!

Friday, April 19, 2013

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Yes, it’s that time of year, spring has very begrudgingly sprung (sort of) and regardless of the vagaries of the infamous British weather there is the rising sun of Comica to spread cheer across the laughing populace. Taking place today and tomorrow at Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design in London, Brian Bolland, [...]

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Upcoming: some top signings at Gosh

Friday, April 12, 2013

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Hayley drops us a line to let us know about some cracking events coming up over the next couple of weeks at London’s fine Gosh Comics, kicking off with the mighty Pat Mills and the superb Kev O’Neill on Saturday 20th, signing the new deluxe hardback collection of their bitterly dark superhero satire Marshal Law, [...]

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Comics: BD & Comics Passion Festival 2013

Thursday, February 21, 2013

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Thuy from the BD & Comics Passion Festival drops us a line to let us know the event, which celebrates the best of European and British comics work with talks, movies, workshops and more,  is returning again this year, once again at the Institut Français in London, this year running from May 30th to June [...]

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Comics: workshops for adults and kids coming up in London

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

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Karen Rubins drops us a line to let us know of several upcoming comics workshops she is organising, mostly in London, for children and adults. Coming up for the half-term holidays there’s the Manga-tastic course at Chipping Barnet Library, for ages 12 through to 18, “four afternoons of planning, writing and drawing manga stories” with [...]

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