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

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

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

"Comica normally comes up with some great talks and panels, but this was particularly memorable..."
Comix Influx

"It was a real learning experience."
Tom Humberstone

"There's always something interesting in Comica's raft of events..."
Joel Meadows

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

"With Comica, the ICA is doing what it does best: reaching out to culture's fringe."
Kulture Flash

"...a fantastically wide selection of comics, to be touched, admired and purchased."
Toby Litt

"....plenty of food for thought in terms of fresh reading material ideas..."
Euan Gillespie

"Britain's leading comic event..."
The Wall Street Journal