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COMICA FESTIVAL

Since 2003 the Comica Festival has been dedicated to showcasing the best of the comics medium through a series of comics-related events centered around the ICA and other London venues. The Comica Festival is held during the months of October and/or November each year. More...

COMICA EVENTS

In addition to the main annual Comica Festival programme, a series of special one-off Comica events are held regularly throughout the year to highlight significant comic creators and new books. More...

COMICA DIRECTOR: PAUL GRAVETT

The Comica Festival and related events are organised by Paul Gravett. Paul is a London-based freelance journalist, curator, lecturer, writer and broadcaster, who has been working in comics publishing and promotion since 1981. His own web site is regularly updated with articles and further information on comics, graphic novels and manga:
www.PaulGravett.com

COMICA GUIDES

Explore the worlds of comics in a series of booklets on comics, graphic novels and manga, featuring reviews, commentary, recommended further reading, author profiles and more. More...

GRAPHIC SHORT STORY PRIZE

Are you an aspiring graphic novelist? Do you have an original story to tell? Since 2007, The Observer newspaper, in association with publisher Jonathan Cape and the Comica Festival, has launched an annual graphic short-story competition. More...

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Reviews

"Yet another fabulous evening."
Martin Eden

"Comica Comiket at the ICA was buzzing with invention and ideas."
The Guardian

"A Comica event - but at the V&A?!"
Jinty

"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

"The whole affair was very effective as an insight into the creative process of a genius."
Unified Review Theory

"I went in a casual fan, and came out an undisputed Kirbyphile."
Comic Book Resources

"...chat over beers with some of the UK's coolest comic types..."
Thomas Behe

"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

"It is turning into one of the best comic-related events of the year in London."
Joel Meadows