RSS Feed

Comica Festival

Comica Social Club

Twitter

A COMICA REVIEW BY:

HELEN McCARTHY


Helen McCarthy is the British author of such anime reference books as 500 Manga Heroes and Villains, Anime!, The Anime! Movie Guide and Hayao Miyazaki: Master of Japanese Animation. She is also the co-author of The Erotic Anime Movie Guide and the exhaustive The Anime Encyclopedia with Jonathan Clements. Helen attended the Gravett & Stanbury lecture, Discovering Manga, on 23 October, 2008.

I had a wonderful time and really enjoyed the presentation. It was so impressive! The audience was very enthusiastic, I talked to some lovely people, and all in all it seemed like an event worth repeating. It looks as if there’s a whole new arena of lecture promotion for Gravett & Stanbury to move into. London used to be a venue for really exciting public lectures - even whole lecture series - in the days before TV became so widespread, and the lecture scene seems to be reviving, so your timing is perfect.

Newsletter

Mailing list sign-up:


Comica Events

Latest News

Enter 6th Cape/Observer/Comica Graphic Short Story Prize!

Comica Conversation with Jaime Hernandez & Woodrow Phoenix Online!

Comica Conversation with Jaime Hernandez of Love & Rockets, Thursday May 30th! More Tickets On Sale!

Comica MangAsia Comes To Asia House Sat May 18th!

Comica Festival At Central Saint Martins Is A Big Hit!

See All News

Reviews

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

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

"...he's a natural storyteller. He can't seem to stop."
Paul Tierney

"...it's a great time to be a comics fan in London!"
Chris Thompson

"I'll definitely be going to more Comica events."
Matthew Rees

"Hurrah! This year's Comiket was a brilliant success."
Sarah McIntyre

"I had a wonderful time and really enjoyed the presentation. It was so impressive!"
Helen McCarthy

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

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

"The ongoing stream of Comica-related events throughout the year spoils us..."
Andrew Salmond