Events
On this page we will slowly be building up a list of event links in the weeks to come. Please get in touch with our Andy Oliver here if you have a community-based comics event or initiative you’d like to have listed on this page.
Comics Socials
October 14, 2021
French Comics Drink & Draw at the Institut Francais, London
Hosted by Nora Goldberg and featuring artists Jul’ Maroh (Blue is the Warmest Colour), Boulet (Notes, Donjon) and Sébastien Verdie (Orwell with Pierre Christin).
October 21, 2021
Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Online
Join us on Twitter for three rounds of themed drawing fun. Guests TBC.
Discussions, Launches and Panels
Exhibitions
May 18 – October 31, 2021
The Cartoon Museum, London – V for Vendetta: Behind the Mask
The Cartoon Museum re-opens with an exhibition examining the cultural impact of V for Vendetta, from seminal graphic novel to hit film.
Festivals and Fairs
October 2021
Shortbox Comics Fest
Online comics festival with every exhibitor debuting a new digital comic.
October 15-17
Lakes International Comics Art Festival
LICAF returns to Kendal after a year’s hiatus as an in-person event.
November 13-14
Thought Bubble Comic Convention
Another welcome return to in-person form as the UK’s biggest comics event returns to Harrogate.
November 27-28
BIF Christmas Fair
The Brighton Illustration Fair returns with a festive special.
Exhibitor application details here
Prizes/Competitions/Awards
The Cape/Observer/Comica Graphic Short Story Prize
Last year’s winner Paul B. Rainey.
