First British International Rights Comics Catalogue

VIP Brands has gathered all the publishers and titles they will be presenting at the first British International Comic Rights Market at this year's Lakes International Comic Art Festival in September in Bowness-on-Windermere into an online resource, available for anyone to access. You can visit it here: licaf-rights-market.com

Comics Laureate Bobby Joseph curates Laureate Library List

Comics Laureate Bobby Joseph has curated an incredible list of graphic novels by a diverse range of comic creators for children and general readers which is being promoted by Arts Council England and distributed to libraries across the UK.

Dave McKean’s multimedia performance of Black Dog returns to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival

We are absolutely delighted to announced the return of its co-commission, premiered in 2016, Black Dog: The Dreams of Paul Nash by Dave McKean, at this year’s Festival in September in Bowness-on-Windermere.

Lakes International Comic Art Festival full guest line-up revealed, Opening Night “Avengers – Uncivil War” tickets on sale now

The full lineup of guests from around the globe heading to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival has been announced, joining comic creators from across the UK in Bowness-on-Windermere in September.

LICAF 2024 Guests

Don't miss the Ink to Action exhibition at Didsbury Library

The free Ink to Action exhibition we're very proud to have initiated in partnership with the British Council - MENA - continues at Didsbury Library, 692 Wilmslow Rd, Didsbury, Manchester, M20 2DN until 30th June 2024, a Manchester City of Literature event. (More details here).

Mohammad Sabaaneh

Mohammad Sabaaneh is an award-winning Palestinian cartoonist and caricaturist, and an active member in the Cartoon Movement. He has been a cartoonist since 2002, and works with the Arab American University. His work has been published in many Arabic newspapers, such as Al-Etihad, Al-Quds Al-Arabi, and Al-Ghad. He has also participated in many international leaflets and books, and his comics have been translated into French, Italian, and Arabic.

“Comics in Libraries Just Makes Sense”

Cross posted from the Broken Frontier web site with permission, the British Comics Now delegation talks about their Toronto Comic Art Festival Experience

How Comics have a positive impact in the classroom

The final artist workshops for our two year research project looking at how Comics have a positive impact in the classroom took place last week. George Hastwell School, in Barrow, and Sandgate, in Kendal, were visited by Alastair Fleming for an incredible session demonstrating how Comics can be used in the wider world.

Grab your copy of "Between the Lines" #1

As we edge closer to this year's Lakes International Comic Art Festival, returning 27th - 29th September 2024 to Bowness-on-Windermere, we're delighted to bring you the first issue of Between The Lines, our new magazine focusing on Festival guests and other matters comic.

Lakes International Comic Art Festival partnership with Creative Scotland brings more top talent to annual event

The Lakes International Comic Art Festival is delighted to announce that it will bring a number of Scottish comic creators to its annual Festival in September in Bowness-on-Windermere, thanks to the support of The National Lottery through Creative Scotland.