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COMICA FESTIVAL 2011
From 3 to 27 November, Comica, the London International Comics Festival, rises again to showcase an exceptional panoply of British and international comics creatives and connoisseurs in exhibitions, panels, talks, a bigger and better one-day Comiket Fair, a free Conference, a Club Night, film screenings, and much more in venues across the city, including a special East London focus in association with Nobrow Press.
HEADLINE EVENTS:
Comica Comiket: Independent Comics FairFrom solo authors to innovative majors, meet & buy direct from UK creators & publishers at Comica Comiket. More...
Where: Bishopsgate Institute, 230 Bishopsgate, London
When: November 12, 2011 - 11am to 6pm
Warren Ellis: Captured GhostsWarren Ellis is interviewed by Lenny Henry before the UK premiere of a documentary about his life & writings. More...
Where: Bishopsgate Institute, 230 Bishopsgate, London
When: November 12, 2011 - From 7pm
Comica Club NightTaking over The Book Club basement with music, performance, drawing, film & amazing guests. More...
Where: The Book Club, 100-6 Leonard St, London EC2A 4RH
When: November 15, 2011 - 7pm to midnight
EXHIBITIONS:
Nobrow: The DoubleBeautiful and cutting-edge illustrations on show from Nobrow's The Double. More...
Where: DreambagsJaguarshoes, 32/34 Kingsland Rd, E2 8DA
When: November 3 to January 20, 2012
BackhanderA solo exhibition of new work from London-based comic art project LMFYFF. More...
Where: Studio 1.1, 57a Redchurch St, London E2 7DJ
When: November 4 to November 27, 2011
Hannah Berry: Britten & BrulightlyAn exhibition of Hannah Berry's stunning original artworks from her graphic novel Britten & Brulightly. More...
Where: Trichrome, 965 Fulham Road, London SW6 5JJ
When: November 5 to November 20, 2011
Graphic Short Story Prize 2011See the four-page comics by the finalists and winners of this year's Graphic Short Story Prize. More...
Where: Foyles, 113-119 Charing Cross Rd, London WC2H 0EB
When: November 7 to November 21, 2011
PizzafiktionThe Berlin-based collective Biografiktion mount their first London exhibition of their dazzling comics and prints. More...
Where: Old Shoreditch Station, Kingsland Road, Shoreditch
When: November 11 to January 9, 2012
CONVERSATIONS:
Comic Gosh!p: Comic Book Discussion GroupComic Gosh!p are discussing Batman Year One by Miller & Mazzucchelli and Josceline Fenton's Hemlock. More...
Where: Gosh! Comics, 1 Berwick Street, Soho W1F 0DR
When: November 9, 2011 - 7.15pm to 9pm
Frederik Peeters: SandcastleA signing, talk and Q&A with Swiss graphic novel superstar, Frederik Peeters. More...
Where: Gosh! Comics, 1 Berwick Street, Soho, W1F 0DR
When: November 11, 2011 - from 7pm
Richard McGuireRichard McGuire (RAW, The New Yorker, McSweeney's) in conversation with Steven Appleby. More...
Where: Gosh! Comics, 1 Berwick Street, Soho, W1F 0DR
When: November 14, 2011 - 7pm to 8pm
Uli Oesterle & MawilBlank Slate artists Uli Oesterle & Mawil sign and discuss their books. More...
Where: Gosh! Comics, 1 Berwick Street, Soho W1F 0DR
When: November 18, 2011 6pm to 7pm
Laydeez Do ComicaLaydeez Do Comics links up again with Comica to present special guests from Canada, USA and Germany. More...
Where: The Rag Factory, 16-18 Heneage St, London E1 5LJ
When: November 21, 2011 - 6.30pm to 9.30pm
The History & Future Of SuperheroesPaul Gravett's illustrated overview of how the superhero genre was born, has evolved & is heading next. More...
Where: Islington Central Library, Fieldway Cresent N5
When: November 23, 2011 - From 7pm
Professor Munakata's British Museum AdventureNicole Rousmaniere and Paul Gravett discuss the creation of this unique manga adventure. More...
Where: The British Museum, London
When: November 25, 2011 - From 6.30pm
Sarah Leavitt & Nicola StreetenSarah Leavitt (Tangles) and Nicola Streeten (Billy, Me & You) discuss their autobiographical graphic novels. More...
Where: Orbital Comics, 8 Gt Newport St, London WC2H 7JA
When: November 26, 2011 - 7.30pm to 8.30pm
Julien NeelPaul Gravett will be interviewing the truly brilliant French cartoonist Julien Neel and translator Ros Schwartz. More...
Where: Institut Francais, 17 Queensberry Place SW7 2DT
When: November 27, 2011 - From 3pm
EVENTS:
Launch Party: Nobrow 6 - The DoubleComica Festival opens with the free launch party of the new edition of the biannual Nobrow journal. More...
Where: DreambagsJaguarshoes, 32/34 Kingsland Rd, E2 8DA
When: November 3, 2011 - 6.30pm to 9.30pm
Comica Symposium: Transitions IIA gathering for academic-types promoting the research of comics, graphic novels and manga. More...
Where: School of Arts, Birkbeck Uni, London WC1E 7HX
When: November 5, 2011
Launch Party: Solipsistic Pop 4Celebrate the release of the new edition of Tom Humberstone's comics anthology Solipsistic Pop 4. More...
Where: Concrete, London E1 6JJ
When: November 8, 2011 - 7.30pm to 12pm
Opening Party: PizzafiktionThe Berlin-based collective Biografiktion mount their first London exhibition of their dazzling comics and prints. More...
Where: Old Shoreditch Station, Kingsland Road, Shoreditch
When: November 10, 2011 - 6.30pm to 9.30pm
Launch Party: Ink & PaperCelebrate the launch of the new Ink+Paper comics anthology. More...
Where: Orbital Comics, 8 Gt Newport St, London, WC2H 7JA
When: November 11, 2011 - from 7pm
Comica Comiket: Independent Comics FairFrom solo authors to innovative majors, meet & buy direct from UK creators & publishers at Comica Comiket. More...
Where: Bishopsgate Institute, 230 Bishopsgate, London
When: November 12, 2011 - 11am to 6pm
Comica Club NightTaking over The Book Club basement with music, performance, drawing, film & amazing guests. More...
Where: The Book Club, 100-6 Leonard St, London EC2A 4RH
When: November 15, 2011 - 7pm to midnight
Launch Party: Klaus by Richard ShortCelebrate Nobrow's latest book, the first volume of Short's sophisticated, surreal feline funnies. More...
Where: Nobrow Gallery, 62 Great Eastern Street, EC2A 3QR
When: November 17, 2011 - 6.30pm to 9.30pm
Launch Party: NelsonRaise a glass to British Comics with the launch of Nelson a 54-creator project to aid Shelter. More...
Where: Cartoon Museum, 35 Little Russell St WC1A 2HH
When: November 22, 2011 - 6.30pm to 8.30pm
Launch Party: The StrumpetA London launch party for the first issue of The Strumpet , the world's rockingest journal of ladies' cartoon art More...
Where: Miller Pub, 6 Snowsfields, London Bridge, SE1 3SS
When: November 24, 2011 - from 7pm to close
Launch Party: NelsonAn army of British creators launch Nelson, an experimental, collaborative, biography of a girl called Nel. More...
Where: Gosh! Comics, 1 Berwick Street, Soho W1F 0DR
When: November 25, 2011 - from 6pm
Launch Party: A Girl's Best FriendA launch party for Sylvia Libedinsky's book of cut-out shoes, A Girl's Best Friend. More...
Where: BookArtBookShop, 17 Pittfield St, London N1 6HB
When: November 25, 2011 - 6.30pm to 8.30pm
Book Launch & Signing: Luke PearsonLuke Pearson signs copies of his new book Hilda & The Midnight Giant. More...
Where: Gosh! Comics, 1 Berwick Street, Soho, W1F 0DR
When: November 26, 2011 - 6pm to 7pm
COMPETITIONS:
Graphic Short Story Prize 2011Are you an aspiring graphic novelist? Do you have an original story to tell? Win a £1,000 cash prize and the chance to see your story printed in The Observer. More...
Deadline: 14 October 2011
