The Lakes International Comic Art Festival 2019 is inviting students of the arts, young comic art enthusiasts and the next generation of comic creators to flex their creative talents by exploring the depths of Hell to create a new comic character.

The competition is a tribute to Mike Mignola's Hellboy - and like the loveable, intensely red and horned half-demon, your superhero must be a force for good.

On the latest episode of the Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast, editor and publisher Tim Pilcher talks about the new, recently launched Breakthrough project, aimed at encouraging new and upcoming comics talent.

Episode 47 marks the Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast's two year anniversary show. The ace team, led by Ian Loxam and Nikki Bates. have been on the air twice a month for two whole years - and what a time it’s been.

Kendal, 5th March 2019: The Lakes International Comic Art Festival is delighted announce its first guests for its weekend-long event in October 2019, with Early Bird Passes on sale now.

Announced are Japanese manga artist Junko Mizuno, who has also provided the stunning art for this year's Festival, an event focused on how comics are always Pushing Boundaries, while celebrating, as usual, the rich diversity of the entire comics medium.

Our partner event in the United States, NCSFest has announced the full incredible line-up of world-renowned creators appearing at NCSFest 2019 over 17th-19th May in Huntington Beach, California.

From the world of comic strips come the creators of Zits, Baby Blues, Mutts, Cathy, The Family Circus, Luann, Lio, Popeye, Beetle Bailey and dozens more, all at the first Festival taking place over 17th - 19th May 2019.

Breakthrough project co-ordinator Tim Pilcher talks about the people who helped him find his feet in the comics industry, and how that has led to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival's innovative new project to develop new comics talent...

The Lakes International Comic Art Festival has launched its ambitious Breakthrough project, which aims to give under-represented individuals a chance to express themselves through the medium of comics.

Walking Dead artist and UK Comics Laureate Charlie Adlard is back chatting with the Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast team this week.

Charlie helped kick off the Podcast almost two years ago with his involvement in the very first episode and he's back to discuss his term as UK Comics Laureate, a role he took on from Dave Gibbons, and hands over to Hannah Berry on 1st March.

Episode 45 of the Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast features a chat with comic  creator Nick Prolix, creator of the superb Slang Pictorial.

Writer Ian Rankin, poet Simon Armitage and the UK’s Comics Laureate Charlie Adlard are amongst the creators to collaborate on new First World War educational resources, based on the ambitious comic anthology ‘Traces of the Great War.