Virtual Guests line up for LICAF LIVE

The Lakes International Comic Art Festival has announced some of its programming plans and guest line-up for LICAF LIVE, the virtual comics event taking place 9th – 11th October 2020 that replaces the usual Lakes International Comic Art Festival this year.

A free virtual Festival bursting with ready-made content, plus a special live strand throughout the weekend, LICAF Live aims to enthral, inspire and entertain you.

Dagsson

Hugleikur Dagsson is an Icelandic cartoonist and comedian known for simple drawings and dark humour. He has published many books in many countries, written a few plays, directed his own animated TV show, and taped a couple of stand up specials.

Dagsson Online

Web: dagsson.com
Twitter: @hugleikur
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Festival Podcast warps back to Warhammer Monthly

On a special episode of the Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast the team go all grim dark with a look at the Warhammer comic universe, leading with a chat with comics writer and author Dan Abnett.

Dan, whose comics career began as an editor and writer at Marvel, UK, and currently writes strips for titles such as 2000AD, including “Sinister Dexter” and “Kingdom”, has also written Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy.

Overview

Over the weekend of 9 - 11 October we celebrated the amazing world of comic artists, creators and writers with LICAF Live!

A free virtual festival bursting with ready-made content plus a special live strand throughout the weekend, LICAF Live... with online videos and workshops hoping to enthral, inspire and entertain you.

Infinity and Beyond

In association with SouthernGFX... A special section of our online festival devoted to how technology is pushing the boundaries of comics.

These short videos and how-tos will be especially helpful if you’re looking for a career in digital creation.

Creative workshops

Seven free mini workshops!

Offering you an introduction to a myriad of ideas and skills to boost or kickstart your creative practice.

Exhibition: Coronacartoon of the Year

A virtual exhibition of cartoons about the pandemic, taken from newspapers and other sources worldwide.

As well as looking at the wildly different approaches that cartoonists have taken, you had the opportunity to vote for your favourite - check out the winners!

Don't Go Shopping with Viz

The boys from Viz did not bring you a new type of shopping online.

Typically Viz ignored the brief and decided to do a quiz instead.

Personality Quiz - What sort of comic reader are you?

There are many kinds of comic readers, from obsessive collectors to dentist’s-waiting-room dilettantes. Which kind are you?

Find out in our specially commissioned personality quiz!

Through the Comic Keyhole

Celebrity comic collectors take us into their homes and show us their prized possessions.

We’ve peered behind the net curtains that conceal some of the most amazing collections of comics in the world.