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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, exhibitions including spotlights on German and Korean comics, our unmissable, free-entry Comiket Fair and Transitions Conference, plus numerous satellite events across the capital.
HEADLINE EVENTS:
Aline & Robert Crumb: Drawn TogetherThe Crumbs reveal all in their unique "two-headed" jam autobiographical comics, now compiled in Drawn Together More...
Where: Foyles Bookshop, 3rd Floor Gallery, London WC2H 0EB
When: November 3, 2012 6.30-7.30pm
Comica Comiket Fall 2012 Independent Comics FairDiscover the very best in comics & enjoy the Drawing Parade of superstar artists, all for free! More...
Where: Bishopsgate Institute, 230 Bishopsgate, EC2M 4QH
When: November 10, 2012 11am to 7pm
CONVERSATIONS:
Aline & Robert Crumb: Drawn TogetherThe Crumbs reveal all in their unique "two-headed" jam autobiographical comics, now compiled in Drawn Together More...
Where: Foyles Bookshop, 3rd Floor Gallery, London WC2H 0EB
When: November 3, 2012 6.30-7.30pm
Korean Manhwa and British Comics NetWorkShop Top comics creators from Korea and the UK meet and share their projects and experiences. More...
Where: Foyles, 113-119 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0EB
When: November 4, 2012 2-4pm
Anke Feuchtenberger & Andrzej KlimowskiThe influential Hamburg-based artist is interviewed by Andrzej Klimowski. More...
Where: Foyles, 113-119 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0EB
When: November 4, 2012 4.30-5.30pm
Fifty Shades of Comics: The Erotic Imagination Aline Crumb and Evie Blake reflect on the erotic in their work with host Karrie Fransman. More...
Where: Foyles, 113-119 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0EB
When: November 4, 2012 6.30-7.30pm
Kevin O'Neill: An Extraordinary CenturyKevin O'Neill reveals all about the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen's Century trilogy. More...
Where: Foyles Bookshop, 3rd Floor Gallery, London WC2H 0EB
When: November 8, 2012 6pm for 6.30pm start
Grandville Bête Noire Premiere: Bryan & Mary TalbotThe Badger is back in the third of the phenomenal Grandville series of anthropomorphic steampunk romance thrillers! More...
Where: Foyles, 113-119 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0EB
When: November 9, 2012 6pm for 6.30pm start
Alison BechdelBechdel talks about and reads from her compelling graphic memoirs Fun Home & Are You My Mother? More...
Where: Foyles, 113-119 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0EB
When: November 12, 2012 6pm for 6.30pm start
Posy Simmonds: Comedies of English Manners For forty years, The Guardian cartoonist has chronicled Britain's ever-changing society with laser-sharp precision. More...
Where: Foyles, 113-119 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0EB
When: November 14, 2012 6pm for 6.30pm start
Oliver Frey: The Graphic Gay GazeMeet Britain's most provocative artist & storyteller of adults-only homoerotic fantasies More...
Where: Foyles Bookshop, 3rd Floor Gallery, London WC2H 0EB
When: November 15, 2012 6pm for 6.30pm start
Comics: Refreshing Parts Other Literature Can't Reach!Hannah Berry curates a special comics night with Glyn Dillon, Simone Lia, Sarah McIntyre, Dave McKean & more. More...
Where: Free Word Centre, 60 Farringdon Road, EC1R 3GA
When: November 19, 2012 6.30 for 7-9pm
Doug Sneyd: Playboy ArtistA night of drinks & discussion with the legendary Playboy Magazine artist talking with Jason Atomic. More...
Where: Orbital Comics, 8 Great Newport Street, London WC2
When: November 23, 2012 from 7.30pm
Make Mine Manga!: Free Japanese Comics & Cosplay PartyParty with Christina Plaka & Yishan Li who share their passions for creating manga & Japan's pop culture. More...
Where: Goethe-Institut, 50 Princes Gate, London SW7 2PH
When: November 24, 2012 6.30-9.00pm
Joann Sfar's InspirationThe French director & author of The Rabbi's Cat, Klezmer & others talks about his inspirations. More...
Where: Institut Français, 17 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EL
When: November 24, 2012 1.30-2.30pm
EVENTS:
Comica Symposium 2012: Transitions 3FREE one-day symposium promoting new research on comics/conmix.manga/bandes dessinées. More...
Where: School of Arts, 43 Gordon Sq., Birkbeck, WC1E 7HX.
When: November 3, 2012 9.30am - 7pm
Gosh! Comics presents The Phoenix Activity DayHours of fun for 6 to 13 year-olds with three Phoenix artists: Neill Cameron, Lorenzo Etherington & Gary Northfield. More...
Where: Gosh! Comics, 1 Berwick Street, London WiF 0DR
When: November 3, 2012 1-5pm
Comics, Manga & Co.: Launch PartyThe opening night of this major touring exhibition celebrating the best in contemporary German comics. More...
Where: Goethe-Institut, 50 Princes Gate, London SW7 2PH
When: November 5, 2012 7.00-9.00pm
Launch Party: The Strumpet & Ink+PaperCelebrate the release of these sparkling new issues with the publishers & contributors. More...
Where: Orbital Comics, 8 Great Newport Street, London WC2
When: November 9, 2012 7-9.30pm
Alois Nebel: Opening Gala Screening & Live Music PartyJaromír 99 introduces a premiere screening of the animated movie & performs the original score. More...
Where: Riverside Studios Gallery, Crisp Rd, Hammersmith, W6 9R
When: November 9, 2012 8.15 Film 9.45 Party
Comica Comiket Fall 2012 Independent Comics FairDiscover the very best in comics & enjoy the Drawing Parade of superstar artists, all for free! More...
Where: Bishopsgate Institute, 230 Bishopsgate, EC2M 4QH
When: November 10, 2012 11am to 7pm
Line Hoven: Scraperboard WorkshopLearn to make your own scraperboard illustrations from the acclaimed German graphic novelist. More...
Where: Goethe-Institut, 50 Princes Gate, London SW7 2PH
When: November 11, 2012 11am to 5pm
Jewish Film Festival 2012 presents The Art of Spiegelman Screening & discussion of documentary film about the studio & world of the creator of Maus. More...
Where: Tricycle Cinema, 269 Kilburn High Rd, NW6 7JR
When: November 15, 2012 6.45pm
Life Drawing Master Class with Doug SneydLearn from the legendary Playboy magazine artist & draw his special guest model, Manko. More...
Where: Orbital Comics, 8 Great Newport Street, London WC2
When: November 16, 2012 from 7.30pm
Krent Able's Book of Mischief Party & Club NightRevel in Krent Able's viscerally satirical celebrity skewerings now in book form. More...
Where: Gosh! Comics, 1 Berwick Street, London WIF 0DR
When: November 20, 2012 6.30-8.30pm & later!
Teatime Launch for Recipes from The Kitchen DrawerHelen Ashley makes & sells special Comica Cookies for a teatime launch of her book of graphic recipes - all welcome! More...
Where: Eggs Milk Butter, 192 Southgate Road, London, N1 3HU
When: November 25, 2012 2-5pm
Dante's Inferno Launch Party: Sinners & DemonsCelebrate Hunt Emerson & Kevin Jackson's graphic adaptation of this diabolical literary classic! More...
Where: Italian Cultural Institute, 39 Belgrave Sq, SW1X 8NX
When: November 30, 2012 6.30-8.30pm
EXHIBITIONS:
Manhwa - The Colours of Korean ComicsVisit this free exhibition of unique paintings from famous Korean comics, cartoons and webtoons. More...
Where: Korean Cultural Centre, 1-3 Strand, London WC2N 5BW
When: November 1 to November 21, 2012
Alois Nebel: My LifeArtworks from the first modern graphic novel from the Czech Republic, now an animated film. More...
Where: Riverside Studios Gallery, Crisp Rd, Hammersmith, W6 9R
When: November 1 to November 18, 2012
Foyles: A Graphic History Billboard Exhibition14 top artists illuminate the bookshop's past & future on giant billboard panels. More...
Where: Foyles, 107-109 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0EB
When: November 2 to February 28, 2013
Comics, Manga & Co.: The New Culture of German ComicsMawil, Kleist, Feuchtenberger, Bellstorf & Hoven are among 15 German graphic novelists spotlighted in this major show. More...
Where: Goethe-Institut, 50 Princes Gate, London SW7 2PH
When: November 3 to December 15, 2012
6th Observer/Cape/Comica Graphic Short Story PrizeEnjoy the four-page stories by the shortlisted finalists, runner-up & winner of this year's competition. More...
Where: Foyles, 113-119 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0EB
When: November 3 to November 16, 2012
Score and ScriptSee how 30 of the UK’s best cartoonists respond to John Miers' comic script or score. More...
Where: C4RD, 2-4 Highbury Station Rd, N1 1SB
When: November 22 to December 15, 2012
COMPETITIONS:
Graphic Short Story Prize 2012Are 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: 12 October 2012
