Main funder:

Arts Council England

Founding and main partners:

Brewery Arts Centre
Kendal College

Supported by:

Cumbria County Council
Kendal BID
Kendal Town Council
South Lakeland District Council
University of Dundee

Main sponsors:

Lancaster University
University of Cumbria
Wacom

Family zone sponsors:

Westmorland Shopping Centre

Also supported by:

Better
Brew Brothers
CeX
Choose Cumbria
Crescent Purchasing Consortium
Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc.
Fanfare
Knockabout Press
MTP Media
Riverside Hotel Kendal
Ruskins Bar
The Factory Tap

In partnership with:

Institut Français du Royaume-Uni
Japan Foundation
Lyon BD Festival
National Cartoonists Society
National Football Museum
On a Marché sur la Bulle
The Finnish Comic Society
The Finnish Institute in London
Wallonie Bruxelles International

Thank you to our patrons:

Sean Phillips, Bryan Talbot, Mary Talbot, Zoom Rockman and Stephen L. Holland, owner of the award-winning independent comic shop Page 45 in Nottingham.

Thank you to our donors:

Charlie Adlard Comics Lareate supported by Peter Kessler, Bryan Talbot, Sean Phillips supporting the LICAF Creator Development Fund and to all the artists who contributed to our auction.

Biggest thanks to all our wonderful volunteers!