Here's Stephen L. Holland's review of STARTING, the Wacom-sponsored anthology created during this year's Festival, featuring strips by Chris Gooch, Marc Jackson, Luke McGarry, John Martz, Mikiko, Jake Phillips. It's still available from our partner retailer Page 45 in Nottingham, who can ship the book anywhwere worldwide.

Just a quick reminder that if you're looking for items for yours (or others!) Christmas Stocking, then our Spirit Centenary Newspaper is still available from our partner reatler Page 45 in Nottingham, who ship worldwide.

In the latest episode of the Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast, hosts Ian Loxam and Nikki talk about their experiences at the awesome Lakes International Comic Art Festival 2017. They look at each of their days at the event and the talks they went too as well as the evening’s entertainment.

The countdown has begun to this year's Lakes International Comic Art Festival in October (13th - 15th). We're delighted to continue our "Kendal Calling" interviews with 2000AD comic artist Mark Sexton, who's coming to the event all the way from Australia along with a number of others forming a Caravan of Comics from Down Under...

If you’re heading up to Kendal this weekend, make sure you try this year’s festival beer. Brewed for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival by local brewery, Bowness Bay, it boasts two specially designed labels – Blondie by Luke McGarry, and Rogue Trooper by Dave Gibbons.

2017 marks the 40-year anniversary of 2000 AD, so what better way to raise a toast than with Rogue Trooper? The label has been designed for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival by Dave Gibbons, who is also known for his work on the Watchmen, Green Lantern, Batman and Doctor Who comics.

Heading to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival? Get the Festival app on your iPhone, iPad or iTouch - and grab some artwork rewards as you explore Kendal.

Created by Mobetrics, a Cumbrian mobile technology and app development company, the app, designed by Joe Lethbridge at Cactus Creative, will enhance your Festival experience by providing event information, assistance in finding venues.

The Lakes International Comic Art Festival would like to announce a last-minute change to its planned events for its 2017 Festival weekend.

Unfortunately, post his busy New York Comic Con schedule, writer Peter Milligan (whose new Dan Dare comic launches this week) has taken ill and is unable to attend.

The Lakes International Comic Art Festival is a celebration of the comic art form in all its genres, styles and creative forms. The Festival exists to progress the comic art form, support the industry and to deliver an amazing festival experience for our visitors. We are now in our fifth year and each year we work hard to improve and build on what’s working and learn from the feedback we have received.

This year, we have been challenged over our approach to diversity, specifically race and religion. The Festival is of course concerned that such comments have been made.

With the Lakes International Comic Art Festival just over a week away, we continue our Kendal Calling interviews with a chat with Lynn Johnston, a Canadian cartoonist known for her newspaper comic strip For Better or For Worse. She was the first woman and first Canadian to win the National Cartoonist Society's Reuben Award.

This week, Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast talk to busy creators Jonathan Edwards and the Felt Mistress about their brand new exhibition Archipelagogo - which has just opened at the Wildman Gallery in Kendal, ahead of the start of Festival (13th - 15th October).

Ian and Nikki were lucky enough to visit the opening of the event and talk about that on the Podcast, too.