Things To Do In London If You Like Comics For April 2026

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Things To Do In London If You Like Comics For April 2026 from Forbidden Planet to Gosh Comics, Richmond to Tower Hamlets

This is Things To Do In London If You Like Comics for April 2026, bang on time this month. If you are tired of comics in London, you are tired of life!

Wednesday 1st of April

• Workshop – 1st April: Aardman Model Making Workshops – Shaun the Sheep 2pm – 3pm (kids), 4pm – 5pm (kids), 6.30pm – 7.30pm (adults)
  Join one of Aardman Animations very own animators for a session making your own clay Shaun the Sheep – perfect for welcoming in the spring time!

Thursday, 2nd of April

• Troopers, Soho, from 6pm. Those who know, go
• Tiny Hercules Comic Book workshop with Jon Lock & Nich Angell – Waterstones Piccadilly, 3pm
  To celebrate the opening of our Comic Book Pop-up shop, you are invited to join Jon and Nich, creators of the brilliant Tiny Hercules!
  To celebrate the opening of our Comic Book Pop-up shop, you are invited to join Jon and Nich, creators of the brilliant comic book Tiny Hercules, for an interactive workshop of legendary proportions! They’ll share lots of tips on how to make larger-than-life comics and characters of your own, as well as lead a live drawalong of some of their jam jar-sized characters! Suitable for budding artists aged 7 + years
• MarkMakerz IRL: Alternative Life Drawing, 6.30-8.30pm, Proposition Studios, Cambridge Heath Road, Tower Hamlets
  We bring you life drawing, with a twist! Expect music, art tips and a creative experience, we want to build a fun, vibrant community, so don’t expect your typical silent sketch session. Each session will be focused around a (clothed) Life Model who will feature a range of poses throughout. The idea is to upskill and focus on form. You can do this however you like, with from pens, paints, poscas, or procreate! This session is open to all creatives, so feel free to stick to your preferred discipline or come and experiment with new ones. Wumi “Wumzum” Olaosebikan is a Nigerian-British illustrator, muralist and animator who specialises in character & world design.

• Mythical Manga Workshop, Cartoon Museum, Wells Street, Noho. 11am-12:30pm, age 8-14
  Manga and anime are filled with dragons, humans that turn into dragons, and other strange and wonderful creatures. In this workshop you’ll learn how to draw different types and feature them in a page of story artwork.
• Create a Comic Strip Workshop, Cartoon Museum, Wells Street, Noho. 2pm-3:30pm, age 8-14
  Learn how to design your own cartoon characters and then draw them in a one-page comic strip story. Study best ways and bad ways to draw pictures for comics, and how to do proper speech bubbles. Great for beginners, and fun for those with a little more experience.

Friday, 3rd of April

•  Workshop- 3rd April: Caricatures – Fun with Faces Cartoon Museum, Wells St. Noho 11am-12.30pm
  Using simple lines and shapes, draw some famous comic characters and real-life people as cartoons. Learn special techniques for drawing cartoon faces and take part in a fun competition where you could win a special prize!
• Workshop- 3rd April: Manga Cartoon Museum, Wells St. Noho 2-3.30pm
  Whether you’re new to the world of Japanese comics, or if you love manga and anime characters and would like to create your own, we’ll be looking at the basics of drawing manga, creating our own character, and then featuring them in a page of manga artwork.
• Odnal’s Pral – An Audience With Oepedius Flax and Ex.Mag Volume 6 Launch Party Gosh Comics, Berwick Street, Soho, 7-9pm
  “We’ll be joined by Ex.Mag contributors Gareth Damian Martin and Lando/ Lando is part of the self-publishing collective known as Decadence Comics, co-founded with Stathis Tsemberlidis, and has been an indispensable part of the Gosh! small press shelves for several years. Lando will be releasing his new comic Odnal’s Pral – An Audience With Oepedius Flax, and also contributed a story in the new sci-fi themed Ex.Mag. In addition, we’ll also have new editions of his Garden of Glass book, published by Breakdown Press and ourselves in celebration of our 40th anniversary! Gareth Damian Martin is a games designer, writer and artist who created the astounding Citizen Sleeper and its recently released sequel Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector, a personal favourite of mine. They also made In Other Waters, a game that will be celebrating its 6th birthday on this date too! Gareth teamed up with artist Linnea Sterte (A Frog in the Fall, Stages of Rot) for their contribution in Ex.Mag Volume 6. We’ll have an exclusive signed Ex.Mag bookplate to accompany volume 6 too”
• Comic and Manga Creators Group London, 7.30-9pm,  Meltdown London, 342 Caledonian Road, Islington
  “If you are interested in creating your own comic, but need help to put your vision together or do not know where to start then we may have the solution for you. Come talk shop with fellow creators, share experiences, ideas, techniques and tips to help each other grow and have a chance in the industry.”

Saturday, 4th of April

• Lee Garbett Signing Daredevil #1, Forbidden Planet, Shaftesbury Avenue, Covent Garden
• OverBoard London – games, films, comics & geek culture, The Thirsty Bear, Stamford Street, Southwark, 2-8pm
  “If you’re looking for a laid-back Saturday playing board games and talking nerd stuff in a pub with some awesome people, this is the meetup for you! Whether you’re new to London or just want to get some long-lost in-person socialisation, we’re a friendly community and welcome you all.”

Tuesday, 7th of April

• Workshop- 7th April: Superheroes Cartoon Museum, Wells St. Noho 11am-12.30pm
  Superheroes are going from strength to super-strength. Learn how to draw some favourite superheroes and create a brand new one of your own. Then we’ll showcase your character on a Marvel-style front cover.
• Workshop- 7th April: Make a Mini-Comic Cartoon Museum, Wells St. Noho 2-3.30pm
  Lots of comic creators got started by making mini-comics. Learn how to create your own characters and draw them into a special booklet that you'll easily be able to make copies of to give to your friends.
• Cartoon & Comic Art Workshop, North Harrow Community Library, Harrow, 2:30-3:30pm
  Learn and create a short comic using your imagination in this creative writing session for all ages! Nurture your drawing skills and imagination in this cartoon and comic session for all ages! Optional bookbinding kits £5 lets learners keep their creations in a special handmade book.

Wednesday, 8th of April

• Workshop- 8th April: Manga Cartoon Museum, Wells St. Noho 11-12.30pm
  Whether you’re new to the world of Japanese comics, or if you love manga and anime characters and would like to create your own, we’ll be looking at the basics of drawing manga, creating our own character, and then featuring them in a page of manga artwork.
• Workshop- 8th April: Create a Comic Strip Cartoon Museum, Wells St. Noho 2-3.30pm
  Learn how to design your own cartoon characters and then draw them in a one-page comic strip story. Study best ways and bad ways to draw pictures for comics, and how to do proper speech bubbles. Great for beginners, and fun for those with a little more experience.
• Reads April, monthly comics reading group at Gosh Comics, Berwick St, Soho, 7-9pm
  Volume 1 of Witch Hat Atelier. Gosh online discount code: READSMAR26. “If you don’t already know, we’ve been running a comics reading group for some time now. Once a month on a Wednesday evening, the shop closes its doors and welcomes the reading group in for an evening discussion of one of our favourite comic books. Reads is free to attend and welcome to all! You simply need to turn up on the night. The reading group are a friendly bunch and always welcome new members.”

Thursday, 9th of April

• Workshop- 9th April: Mythical Manga Cartoon Museum, Wells St. Noho 11am-12.30pm
  Manga and anime are filled with dragons, humans that turn into dragons, and other strange and wonderful creatures. In this workshop you’ll learn how to draw different types and feature them in a page of story artwork.
• Workshop- 9th April: Spider-Potato Cartoon Museum, Wells St. Noho 2-3.30pm
  A special fun workshop for children aged 5-7. They must be accompanied by a parent or adult guardian (at no extra cost). In this session we’ll draw some famous superhero faces using simple lines and shapes. Then we’ll create a silly superhero and draw it onto a blank Marvel-style cover.
• Publish Your Own Comic, St John’s Wood Library, 10am-12.30pm
  A FREE 2 day comic workshop for children aged 6-13 years, run by a professional comic artist. From Character to comic in two days. Design your own character, write your story, and create a finished comic. Your work will be printed and showcased at the Library Comic Festival on 2nd May. You will be guided through character design, story building, cover design, typography.
• Comic Book Workshop with Jack Noel, Waterstone Piccadilly. 1-2pm
  To celebrate the opening of our Comic Book Pop-up shop, join award-winning author and illustrator Jack Noel as he brings his hilarious new graphic novel series DADBOT to life! DADBOT is packed with robots, puns, and dastardly dad-napping – ideal for fans of BUNNY VS MONKEY and CAT KID! Jack’s events are full of fun and creativity! He’ll share the secrets behind making graphic novels in his trademark entertaining style, guaranteed to get everyone giggling. Plus, kids can take part in an exciting draw-a-long, creating their very own robot. Suitable for budding artists aged 6 + years
• Nicola Jennings and Evan Bond sci-fi + caricature workshop, 6:30pm-8:30pm. Cartoon Museum, Wells St. Noho
  In the first half of the workshop, artist Evan Bond will explain how he has created his brand-new Sci-Fi comic and how he manages to merge real life politics and fantasy in his work. Evan is The Cartoon Museum’s current Young Cartoonist in Residence. This programme provides expert support and guidance for autistic artists to create new works of art, exhibit their work, create merchandise and run workshops like this one. The second half of the workshop you will learn from Nicola Jennings how she takes a face and creates a caricature. Nicola is one of Britain’s most famous caricaturists, with her work being instantly recognisable from the pages of The Guardian. Nicola has an amazing eye for creating caricatures that whilst remaining humorous, are also able to tackle complex political events in a single image. This one-off workshop will allow guests to learn from two incredible artist at different stages of their careers. Whilst this workshop isn’t a ‘relaxed event’ we will have a ten-minute break in between Evan and Nicola’s portions, and participants are free to take things at their own pace.
• Mighty Mega Pets: Freaky Food Fiasco Launch Party With Gary Northfield Gosh Comics, Berwick Street, Soho, 7-9pm
  Gary Northfield is back with a fantastic new comic, Mighty Mega Pets! Gary is one of the best kids comics authors around, a favourite of ours at Gosh! and his books are always flying off the shelves.

Friday, 10th of April

• Workshop- 10th April: Caricatures – Fun with Faces Cartoon Museum, Wells St. Noho 11am-12.30pm
  Using simple lines and shapes, draw some famous comic characters and real-life people as cartoons. Learn special techniques for drawing cartoon faces and take part in a fun competition where you could win a special prize!
• Workshop- 10th April: Make a Mini-Comic Cartoon Museum, Wells St. Noho 2-3.30pm
  Lots of comic creators got started by making mini-comics. Learn how to create your own characters and draw them into a special booklet that you'll easily be able to make copies of to give to your friends.
• Publish Your Own Comic, St John’s Wood Library, 10am-12.30pm
  A FREE 2 day comic workshop for children aged 6-13 years, run by a professional comic artist. From Character to comic in two days. Design your own character, write your story, and create a finished comic. Your work will be printed and showcased at the Library Comic Festival on 2nd May. You will be guided through character design, story building, cover design, typography.
• Comic and Manga Creators Group London, 7.30-9pm,  Meltdown London, 342 Caledonian Road, Islington
  “If you are interested in creating your own comic, but need help to put your vision together or do not know where to start then we may have the solution for you. Come talk shop with fellow creators, share experiences, ideas, techniques and tips to help each other grow and have a chance in the industry.”

Saturday, 11th of April

• Everything Dead and Dying Launch Party With Jacob Phillips and Pip Martin Gosh Comics, Berwick Street, Soho, 7-9pm
  We’re honoured to welcome the artist Jacob Phillips and colourist Pip Martin to the shop celebrating the release of the collected edition. Get ready to have your heart broken, this haunting and beautifully illustrated comic set in rural America is unlike any zombie apocalypse story you’ve seen before. We’ve loved the single issues of this and are so excited for the collected volume, which we’ll be selling alongside an exclusive signed bookplate that Jacob drew for us!
• OverBoard London – games, films, comics & geek culture, The Thirsty Bear, Stamford Street, Southwark, 2-8pm
  “If you’re looking for a laid-back Saturday playing board games and talking nerd stuff in a pub with some awesome people, this is the meetup for you! Whether you’re new to London or just want to get some long-lost in-person socialisation, we’re a friendly community and welcome you all.”

Wednesday, 15th of April

Thursday, 16th of April

Friday, 17th of April

• Comic and Manga Creators Group London, 7.30-9pm,  Meltdown London, 342 Caledonian Road, Islington
  “If you are interested in creating your own comic, but need help to put your vision together or do not know where to start then we may have the solution for you. Come talk shop with fellow creators, share experiences, ideas, techniques and tips to help each other grow and have a chance in the industry.”

Saturday, 18th of April

Sunday, 19th of April

Friday, 24th of April

• Drink and Draw, Gosh Comics/Royal George, Soho, from 7pm
• Comic and Manga Creators Group London, 7.30-9pm,  Meltdown London, 342 Caledonian Road, Islington
  “If you are interested in creating your own comic, but need help to put your vision together or do not know where to start then we may have the solution for you. Come talk shop with fellow creators, share experiences, ideas, techniques and tips to help each other grow and have a chance in the industry.”

Saturday, 25th of April

• Christian Ward Signing Event Horizon: Inferno #1, Forbidden Planet, Shaftesbury Avenue, Covent Garden
• OverBoard London – games, films, comics & geek culture, The Thirsty Bear, Stamford Street, Southwark, 2-8pm
  “If you’re looking for a laid-back Saturday playing board games and talking nerd stuff in a pub with some awesome people, this is the meetup for you! Whether you’re new to London or just want to get some long-lost in-person socialisation, we’re a friendly community and welcome you all

Wednesday, 29th of April

• Comica Social Club, new venue, The Lion and Unicorn pub inside Waterloo Station, 6pm onwards
  “Our monthly meetup is all about informality and fun. You can chat, greet, gossip, and network with like-minded folks. Share your latest creations, grand plans, or impressive wants lists (but we might run away!) or explore what’s new in the reading nook. If you know no one, look for the Man in the Orange Fez, and he will introduce you to new friends.

Thursday, 30th of April

Ongoing Exhibitions

• The Future Was Then, Cartoon Museum, Noho, 4th October to the 16th of May 2o26
  The Future Was Then features over 80 pages of original comic art alongside other items that tell stories about the future of the human race from 1990 to 4000 AD. The exhibition includes original work from iconic futuristic worlds such as Tank Girl, Judge Dredd, Black Mirror, Buck Rogers and Thunderbirds, and original artwork by legendary artists such as Jamie Hewlett, Frank Bellamy and Sydney Jordan. Science fiction and dystopian comics give us possible visions of Earth’s future, imagining what may be in store for humanity. Will hope triumph, with space rangers taking to the cosmos to explore new worlds? Or will fear set in, with futuristic authoritarian regimes taking hold?

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