The Lakes International Comic Art Festival is to auction some fantastic pieces of original comic art in an effort to raise funds after the loss of thousands of pounds worth of giclees, prints, tables, books and other equipment in the devastating floods that hit Kendal last December. The Festival has been helping others in Kendal affected by the floods […]
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World premiere of Dave McKean’s new ...
Cumbria will host a world-premiere performance and the launch of a unique graphic novel as part of 14-18 NOW, the UK’s official arts programme for the First World War centenary. Initiated by The Lakes International Comic Art Festival, Black Dog – The Dreams of Paul Nash, exploring the work of one of Britain’s first modernist […]
Lakes Festival’s Original Comic Art ...
Kendal, 5th November 2015: Art from the Walking Dead comic by Charlie Adlard, superhero drawings by Darwyn Cooke and Stuart Immonen and cartoons by Guardian cartoonist Steve Bell and VIZ artist Graham Dury have been added to the catalogue for Lakes International Comic Art Festival Grand Auction of Original Comic Art, which will take place live and online […]
2016 Lakes International Comic Art Festiva...
Kendal, 21st October 2015: The dates for next year’s annual Lakes International Comic Art Festival have been announced after its 2015 event proved a massive success once again at the weekend, attracting both comic creators and fans from around the globe – and some 14,000 visitors. Visitor numbers for the Festival were again higher than […]
Homes and the Homeless in the spotlight at...
Kendal, 8th September 2015: Kendal’s YWCA will be transformed in October into an art installation that is part comic strip, part crossword puzzle, that examines our concepts of home, and homelessness. As part of the Lakes International Comic Art Festival (16th -18th October) “Windows Trail”, local shops and businesses are paired with comic artists, who […]
Lancaster Comics Day Launch Event
A small event to launch Lancaster Comics Day will take place at First Age Comics, Lancaster on Saturday 30th May 2015 from 11.00am. Lancaster Comics Day, taking place Sunday 14th June 2015 in Lancaster Library, is a new event aimed at comic fans of all ages for the city which has no shortage of comic […]