The Lakes International Comic Art Festival is delighted to announce its fourth tranche of guests for its annual weekend of comics celebration, taking place across Bowness-on-Windermere over Friday 26th – Sunday 28th September 2025.

Festival Passes are available now.

Newly announced guests heading to the Lakes in September are, in alphabetical order, Abbigayle Bircham, Matthew Dooley, Kate Evans, Khaled Jarada, Pertti Jarla, Comics Laureate Bobby Joseph, Michael Lark, Martin Rowson, Kev F Sutherland, Bryan Talbot, Mary Talbot and the team from VIZ.

They join already announced guests such as Charlie Adlard, Mehdi Annassi, Serge Bloch, Philip Bond, Shelly Bond, Simone Lia, Lorenzo Mattotti, Bill Morrison, Sean Phillips, Alison Sampson, Lucy Sullivan, and Craig Thompson.

Check out full profiles for Guests for the 2025 Festival announced So Far here

“We’re absolutely thrilled to reveal more guest for this year’s truly international Festival,” enthuses Festival Director Julie Tait. “It’s great to welcome returning creators, and introduce our new audiences to new faces, too.

“Complementing our new partnership with Phoenix comic, we think we’ll be delivering on of the best mixes of comic talent we’ve ever brought to Cumbria.”

• Festival Passes for the rest of LICAF 2025 are available now

• Check out full profiles for Guests for the 2025 Festival announced So Far here

Announced guests for 2025 in alphabetical order include in alphabetical order, Charlie Adlard,  Mehdi Annassi, Abbigayle Bircham, Serge Bloch, Philip Bond, Shelly Bond, Chris Condon, Dagsson, Matthew Dooley, Kate Evans, Khaled Jarada, Pertti Jarla, Comics Laureate Bobby Joseph, Michael Lark, Simone Lia, Lorenzo Mattotti, Bill Morrison, Robbie Morrison, Mike Perkins, Jacob Phillips,  Sean Phillips, Will Potter, the Rickard Sisters, Martin Rowson, Mohammad Sabaaneh, Alison Sampson, Chris Shepherd, Lucy Sullivan, Kev F Sutherland, Bryan Talbot, Mary Talbot, Donya Todd. Craig Thompson, and the team from VIZ – with more guests to come

PHOENIX FEST TICKETS ON SALE SOON

This year’s Festival in the heart of the Lake District this autumn as part of an exciting new partnership, also includes, for the first time ever, Phoenix Fest – the UK’s best-loved children’s comics festival – which will join LICAF for a weekend of storytelling, creativity, and comic fun in Bowness-on-Windermere, from Friday 26th to Sunday 28th September 2025. Phoenix Fest guests include Abby Bulmer, Neill Cameron and Jamie Smart.

Tickets for Phoenix Fest events will be sold separately from LICAF’s general Festival Pass, and will go on sale at 8.00pm on Tuesday 1st July 2025

Further details, including the full line-up and event updates will be available via www.comicartfestival.com and thephoenixcomic.co.uk/phoenix-fest