A COMICA REVIEW BY:

KULTURE FLASH

KultureFlash is a free, weekly newsletter covering happenings and openings in and around London. The following review appeared in the Kulture Flash blog in 2004.

Art Spiegelman has described how he despises the fact that there’s no place for the comic book as artwork. Neither word nor image, it sits in that wonderful place that’s both serious and playful, great art and wonderous pop, both high and low. Yet childhood’s escape is now slowly being infiltrated by more adult, existential questions with images that are more for the artistic eye than the youthful one. With Comica, the ICA is doing what it does best: reaching out to culture’s fringe. In collaboration with the Institut Francais—and in its second edition—this is an opportunity to see, read and hear about the latest hot things working between image and word.

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Reviews

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

"...all [24 hour comic day] participants felt a huge sense of achievement and satisfaction by the end."
Jim Medway

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

"The ICA treats comics the way they should be: as contemporary art."
Sci Fi London

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

"Featuring some of the most critically-acclaimed international comic book creators..."
Tripwire

"Guibert turned out to be a captivating speaker."
Sarah McIntyre

"...an inspiring look into the creative lifestyle."
Pop Culture Hound

"The epitome of geekchic, it's most definitely worth checking out."
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"I'll definitely be going to more Comica events."
Matthew Rees