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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

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

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

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

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

"Yet another fabulous evening."
Martin Eden

"Every time I go to these events I come back inspired to do more work."
Sylvia Libedinsky

"...a comprehensive, varied and exciting season that demonstrated the reach and diversity of the art form."
The Comics Journal

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

"The talk - to a full house - was pleasant, convivial and amusing."
Tim Pilcher

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