DAVE McKEAN:
IMAGININGS

An indefatigable innovator, this year Dave McKean has conjured up The Graveyard Book with Neil Gaiman, The Savage with David Almond, drawing books Squink and Postcard from Paris, and Heston Blumenthal’s huge autobio-cookbook. Take a tour of his newest imaginings and his next solo comics as Dave McKean talks with illustrator Andrzej Klimowski. Followed by book signing. More…

Supported by Bloomsbury & Walker Books.

Book all three of today’s talks for £15, £12 concs, £9 members.

Tickets: £6, £5 concs, £4 members
Where: Brandon Room, ICA, The Mall, London
When: Sunday, November 16, 2008 - 2pm to 3.30pm

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“I was about to fall off my chair from overstimulation.”
Sarah McIntyre

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