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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Reviews

"The Comica Festival's uniqueness resides in its selection of international comic artists [and] its presentation of cutting-edge themes..."
Dominique Le Duc

"...a major new international festival devoted to sequential narratives."
Flux

"Thank you, Paul Gravett, for another wonderful season of Comica!"
Sarah McIntyre

"...some of the UK's sharpest cartoonists gathered at the ICA in London for a unique test of creativity and endurance: a 24-hour comic marathon, during which each artist was challenged to create a spontaneous 24-page story."
The New Statesman

"The whole affair was very effective as an insight into the creative process of a genius."
Unified Review Theory

"....plenty of food for thought in terms of fresh reading material ideas..."
Euan Gillespie

"...Sacco had some interesting things to say about the comics form in general."
Simon Hacking

"Comiket... was packed to bursting with enthusiastic, earnest artists hustling their work."
Mike Leader

"It was fascinating and welcoming..."
Mike Leader

"...one of the most interesting and high quality celebrations of comics the country has ever seen."
Ninthart