Five comics, one luxury item, and your favourite crisps – what would you take to a desert island?
It’s our own version of the Radio 4 classic.
Comics, Clouds and Kendal Mint Cake
Why is the Lake District such a great place to inspire artists, and to read comics?
Travel with some of our top guests to a specific spot in the Lakes, and watch them read or discuss a comic there, showing us why they like the place and how the comic relates to it.
International Collaborations
Special events featuring top creators from France, Quebec and Denmark.
In association with Lyon BD, Quebec BD festivals and Artbubble, Denmark.
LICAF LIVE Podcast Exclusive!
The Lakes International Comic Art Festival recently announced it was going virtual with LICAF LIVE for 2020 – and the Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast team have an exclusive chat with Festival Director Julie Tait, who reveals more about the plans for this extraordinary and exciting step into the digital world.
Festival Podcast chats "Old Haunts" with artist Laurence Campbell
On this week's Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast (Episode 75), Pete Taylor chats to 2000AD and BPRD artist Laurence Campbell, and podcast hosts Ian Loxam and Nikki Bates chat to writer and comic book enthusiast Jordan Thomas about his comic "jam" project, Quarantine.
...a book launch supported by the Czech Literary Centre (Zátopek), a conversation (The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists) and a sketch (When I Came Out).
Colouring Fun part of new Outreach Projects from the Lakes International Comic Art Festival
The Lakes International Comic Art Festival is supporting local Cumbrian schools and aspiring comic creators – well, colourists – with two special initiatives.
Both are part of the organisation’s outreach programme and commitment to comics as a creative art, growing the Festival activities beyond its best-known project, the annual Festival weekend in October. This work includes continued international partnerships, publishing and working with aspiring creators alongside those established to develop their skills, through workshops or projects such as Breakthrough.
Comics Laureate Hannah Berry has launched a long-planned UK Comics Creator Survey, for everyone making comics in Britain today, aiming to “snapshot” the industry – and use the results to help support it.
The Lakes International Comic Art Festival 2023 is delighted to announce comic writer, artist, tutor and editor Bobby Joseph as the new Comics Laureate.
