COMICA FESTIVAL 2015

Comica Festival 2015, the 12th London International Comics Festival, presents conversations, exhibitions, workshops, launches and our unmissable, free-entry Comica Comiket, the Independent Comics Market, and Transitions Conference, plus numerous satellite events across the capital. More...

COMICA FESTIVAL 2014

From 20 October to 19 November, Comica Festival 2014, the 11th London International Comics Festival, presents conversations, exhibitions, workshops, launches and our unmissable, free-entry Comica Comiket, the Independent Comics Market, and Transitions Conference, plus numerous satellite events across the capital. More...

COMICA FESTIVAL 2013

From 2 to 30 November, Comica Festival 2013, the 10th London International Comics Festival, offers a stunning season of major British and international guests and exhibitions. More...

COMICA FESTIVAL 2012

From 2 to 30 November, Comica Festival 2012, the 9th London International Comics Festival, offers a stunning season of major British and international guests and exhibitions. More...

COMICA FESTIVAL 2011

From 3 to 25 November, Comica rises again to showcase an exceptional panoply of British and international comics creatives and connoisseurs in events, films, talks and much more in venues across London. More...

COMICA FESTIVAL 2010

Between November 5 and December 1 the 2010 Comica Festival is centered around the That's Novel exhibition, allowing you to discover the very best comics by leading international innovators and the British cutting edge. More...

COMICA FESTIVAL 2009

Between 5 and 26 November London comes alive with international comics during the Comica's annual three-week season of exhibitions, events, talks, performances, workshops, films, a conference and publishers' fair. More...

COMICA FESTIVAL 2008

The fifth Comica Festival was held between 14 and 26 November 2008, featuring Alan Moore, Melinda Gebbie, Dave McKean, Alex Maleev, Emmanuel Guibert, Gilbert Shelton, Spain and Art Spiegelman. More...

COMICA FESTIVAL 2007

A world of comics converged on the Comica Festival in 2007: African teen romance in 1970s Ivory Coast; Laika, the first cosmonaut dog in space; Shooting War exposing Iraq's frontline in 2011; and much more. More...

COMICA FESTIVAL 2006

After skipping a year in 2005, the Comica Festival returned in October 2006 with a variety of events, inluding Alan Moore, Melinda Gebbie, Marjane Satrapi, Scott McCloud, Ben Katchor, Alison Betchdel, Guy Delisle and many others. More...

COMICA FESTIVAL 2004

After the hugely successful first year in 2003, the Comica Festival returned in 2004 with the theme of 'Confessions & Convictions' highlighting the trend towards autobiography and political commentary prevalent in the comics medium. More...

COMICA FESTIVAL 2003

The first Comica Festival was held at the ICA in London between June 27 to July 6, 2003 with a stella cast of comic-greats, including Chris Ware, Joe Sacco, Charles Burns, Mike Carey, Warren Ellis, Frederic Boilet and many others. More...

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"...i left the ica full of encouragement and positivity."
Maartje Schalkx

"The talk - to a full house - was pleasant, convivial and amusing."
Tim Pilcher

"Comica normally comes up with some great talks and panels, but this was particularly memorable..."
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"The Comica Festival's uniqueness resides in its selection of international comic artists [and] its presentation of cutting-edge themes..."
Dominique Le Duc

"...the social buzz is what I will remember from the day."
Ed Pinsent

"The ICA treats comics the way they should be: as contemporary art."
Sci Fi London

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Paul Tierney

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Jim Medway

"With Comica, the ICA is doing what it does best: reaching out to culture's fringe."
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"Featuring some of the most critically-acclaimed international comic book creators..."
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