A COMICA REVIEW BY:

THE FIRST POST

The First Post is a free and independent daily online news magazine - a place to find out what the news means, a place to read about the issues of the day in short, sharp, informative articles. The following comments by Danny Graydon appeared in advance of the 2007 Comica Festival in The First Post.

The world’s best comics come to London.

Now in its fifth year, The London International Comics Festival, hosted at the ICA, is far and away the best place to find a serious and eclectic showcase of world comics fare.

Advertisements

See Your Advert Here

Newsletter

Subscribe to the Comica, Paul Gravett and Escape Books mailing list.

Associated Sites

Escape Books
Paul Gravett
Peter Stanbury

Latest News

Comica Argentina

Joe Sacco’s Comica Interview Online

ComiXmas Panel: How A Comic Is Made

Reinhard Kleist: The Man In Black & White

ComiXmas: When Worlds Collide

Reviews

"Paul Gravett Rules!"
Peggy Burns

"...a two-week celebration of the art form..."
The London Paper

"...some of the UK's sharpest cartoonists gathered at the ICA in London for a unique test of creativity and endurance: a 24-hour comic marathon, during which each artist was challenged to create a spontaneous 24-page story."
The New Statesman

"Gives the comic form the cultural representation the UK doesn't normally see."
David Greene

"The Comica Festival's uniqueness resides in its selection of international comic artists [and] its presentation of cutting-edge themes..."
Dominique Le Duc

"...a major new international festival devoted to sequential narratives."
Flux

"Imagine one of the world's greatest cities hosting a series of events starring the world's greatest cartoonists, put together by one of the world's greatest comics scholars. That's London's Comica."
The Beat

"PHEW! I just met Matt Groening!"
Jim Medway

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

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