If you’re bored with London, you might be bored with life, and in February 2023 that goes doubly so when you like comedian books. This is what is going on down.
The brand new version of Issues To Do In London If You Like Comics for February 2023, with half-term golf equipment, anime conventions, comedian cons in Hemel Hempstead, comedian marts in central London, large signings at Gosh and FP, and the elusive Troopers.
Thursday, 2nd of February
Troopers from 7pm. Those that know, know.
Saturday, 4th of February
Why Do not You Love Me Signing with Paul B. Rainey, Gosh Comics, Berwick Road, Soho. 1-2pm.
Paul has been a fixture of the UK self-publishing scene for many years, notably along with his serialised science fiction story There’s No Time Just like the Current (ultimately collected by Escape Books). His grip on narrative and character whereas fusing the improbable with the on a regular basis distinguishes him from a lot self-published work that’s produced. It is nice to see his darkish, sci-fi tinged comedy drama – initially serialised in Aces Weekly – collected by a writer with the profile of Drawn & Quarterly, finally giving him the publicity he is so lengthy deserved.
The Fermenting Males Graphic Novel Launch Celebration, Werewolf Beer Arch, Randolph Road, Camden, 4-9pm,
WEIRD MYCELIUM! HOMICIDAL MANIACS! TOMBS OF MYSTERY! BEER GOGGLED ROMANCE! London within the new millenium, two middle-aged HELLRAISERS got down to craft the proper ale from unusual esoteric lore. Their quest unleashes internal DEMONS and NIGHTMARES from past. A madcap saga of cosmic terror, black humour, physique horror and beer. Written and drawn by Barry Flynn (Eyestalker, Mysteries of the Spookiverse, They Stay Once more). For the primary time, each problem of the underground comedian collected in a single quantity. A restricted version publication by Ugly Man Comics.
Child Launch Celebration With Patrick Kyle, Gosh Comics, Berwick Road, Soho. 7-9pm.
Patrick Kyle is releasing his new comedian, Child with Breakdown Press! Toronto primarily based cartoonist and illustrator, Patrick Kyle (Black Mass, The Demise of The Grasp, Do not Are available Right here), initially self-published Child as a collection of zines from 2019 to 2021. This collects all of Kyle’s comics that seize the perpetual feeling of by no means rising up and the hazards of wanting maturity all too quickly.
Chill Out Saturday with Overboard London, video games movies, comics & geek tradition. The Thirsty Bear, 62 Stamford Road, Waterloo, 2-8pm.
Our Native Hero- Comedian Ebook Workshops For Kids by Kayleigh De Sousa, St Raphaels Voice Centre, Pitfield Method, Brent Park, 1-5pm, Free.
Sunday, fifth of February
London Comedian Ebook Mart, Royal Nationwide Resort at Russell Sq., Bedford Method, 11am-4pm, £5, Free after midday.
Tuesday, seventh of February
Comedian and Graphic Novel Readers Membership, 7-9pm, Prince of Wales, Drury Lane, Covent Backyard
In a slight change of tempo for the second guide, we’ll be Kate Beaton’s “Geese: Two Years within the Oil Sands”.
Wednesday, eighth of February
Reads at Gosh Comics, Gosh Comics, Berwick Road, Soho 7pm.
Followers of inventive group Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda, and their New York Occasions bestseller MONSTRESS (a former Gosh Better of), ought to brace themselves for his or her newest spine-tingling story of excessive parental expectations, mild yard work and homicide most foul. Plucked from the Gosh Better of 2022 record THE NIGHT EATERS: SHE EATS THE NIGHT is guide one the story of Billy and Milly, Chinese language American twins and the youngsters of Hong Kong immigrants Ipo and Keon. Between their private {and professional} failures the youngsters actually have higher issues to be doing than clearing out the run down wreck throughout the road, however their insistent mom may simply be scarier than the ghosts that supposedly dwell on this haunted home, and so begins their reluctant descent into terror. Now Billy and Milly are in for an evening of horror, gore, and supernatural mayhem the place household secrets and techniques are revealed and all the pieces is at all times greater than meets the attention. As regular THE NIGHT EATERS is obtainable from our pals at Gosh (https://goshlondon.com/night-eaters-sc-book-one/) with the low cost code READSFEB23. We’ll be assembly from 19:00 in-store, earlier than ultimately making our technique to native watering gap after what I anticipate can be some full of life chat. So be there or undergo the everlasting curse of the vengeful lifeless!
Friday, tenth of February
London Anime & Gaming Con, Novotel London West, Hammersmith. £12-£45
Saturday, eleventh of February
I Am The Regulation: How Choose Dredd Predicted Our Future Signing with Michael Molcher and Pye Parr, Gosh Comics, Berwick Road, Soho. 1-2pm
Michael is a stalwart of the British comics trade, a well-recognized face to anybody who has handed a 2000AD sales space at conventions domestically and overseas. An completed journalist, Michael usually contributes options by way of Rebel’s numerous publishing channels, in print and on-line, and works because the Model Supervisor for 2000AD. Who higher then to dive deep into the predicitive energy of that journal’s most beloved and influential strip: Choose Dredd? I Am the Regulation is that deep dive, unpicking the satirical foresight that the strip’s creators imbued in its pages, and the way it’s refelcted within the terrifying realities of policing within the twenty first century. It is an enchanting learn, that includes a putting cowl by 2000AD and Choose Dredd Megazine head designer Pye Parr.
London Anime & Gaming Con, Novotel London West, Hammersmith. £12-£45
Our Native Hero- Comedian Ebook Workshops For Kids by Kayleigh De Sousa, St Raphaels Voice Centre, Pitfield Method, Brent Park, 1-5pm, Free.
Chill Out Saturday with Overboard London, video games movies, comics & geek tradition. The Thirsty Bear, 62 Stamford Road, Waterloo, 2-8pm.
Comedian Ebook Panel Artwork Workshop (12yrs+) Landmark Arts Centre, Ferry Highway, Teddington.
Uncover completely different types of illustration and increase the follow of drawing by making an attempt new methods of working with pen/pencil and paper. On this introductory workshop, we’ll go to the work of well-known comedian artists and create a one-page caricature that would come with components of story writing and easy methods to convey that by way of imagery. All supplies offered, together with a newbies’ comedian artwork package (price £20). Tutor: Matthew Frost £50.
Sunday, twelfth of February
London Anime & Gaming Con, Novotel London West, Hammersmith. £12-£45
Hemel Hempstead Comedian Con and Toy Honest, Hemel Hempstead Leisure Centre Park Highway, £10
AniManJapan (Anime, Manga and Japanese Tradition), TCR Bar, Tottenham Court docket Highway, Noho, 1.30-3.30 pm, Free.
In the event you love manga then please be part of us for our weekly manga meetups, the place we principally simply sit, chat and skim manga! We is not going to concentrate on one particular guide/comedian like a typical guide membership. On this meetup, you possibly can BYOM (deliver your individual manga) or learn one from the choice we’ll deliver. See this as a chance to find, suggest or just take pleasure in Japanese comics with like-minded folks! Notice: you probably have any manga you desire to us to try to deliver, please point out them within the feedback! Additionally please deliver refreshments earlier than attending the occasion because the Waterstones bar is now closed.
Monday thirteenth of February
Comedian Artwork Masterclass with Kev Sutherland, Central Library Bexleyheath, Townley Highway, Bexleyheath. 10am-12.30pm. Free.
Comedian Artwork Masterclass with Kev Sutherland, Sidcup Library, Sidcup Excessive Road Sidcup 1.30-4pm Free.
February Half Time period Camp Comedian Membership Age 7-15, Fortismere Faculty, Creighton Avenue, Tetherdown 9-3pm
Tuesday, 14th of February
Comedian Artwork Masterclass with Kev Sutherland, Erith Library, Excessive Road Erith, Dartford, 1.30-4pm. Free.
Comedian Artwork Masterclass with Kev Sutherland, Welling Library, Bellegrove Highway Welling. 10am-12.30pm. Free.
February Half Time period Camp Comedian Membership Age 7-15, Fortismere Faculty, Creighton Avenue, Tetherdown 9-3pm
Wednesday, fifteenth of February
February Half Time period Camp Comedian Membership Age 7-15, Fortismere Faculty, Creighton Avenue, Tetherdown 9-3pm
February Half-Time period Workshop: Create a Comedian Strip, The Cartoon Museum, Wells St, Fitzrovia, 11am -12.30pm £12
Discover ways to design your individual cartoon characters after which draw them in a one-page caricature story. Examine greatest methods and dangerous methods to attract footage for comics, and easy methods to do correct speech bubbles. Nice for newbies, and enjoyable for these with a little bit extra expertise. Locations on all workshops are restricted, so advance reserving is crucial. Workshops are for youngsters aged 8-14
Thursday, sixteenth of February
Meet Jamie Sensible at Waterstones Piccadilly, Waterstones, Piccadilly Circus, £10 features a copy of Bunny vs Monkey: Multiverse Combine-up (RRP £9.99) and a Phoenix Comedian goody bag (restricted to first 100), to gather on the occasion.
Come alongside to Waterstones Piccadilly to fulfill bestselling comedian guide creator, Jamie Sensible, to get a signed, devoted copy of the newest guide in his Bunny vs Monkey collection, Multiverse Combine-up. Jamie Sensible has illustrated comics for The Sunday Occasions, the Dandy, the Beano and Poisonous journal, in addition to usually publishing his well-loved Bunny vs Monkey and Looshkin tales in The Phoenix comedian, and as bestselling graphic novels. He’s additionally the creator/illustrator of the middle-grade Flember collection. Jamie may also be joyful to signal copies of his different books. Kids may also find a way go to and participate in an interactive Bunny vs Monkey enjoyable zone celebrating lots of Jamie’s good characters. Dad and mom accompanying their kids don’t require a ticket (one accompanying grownup per baby with ticket.)
February Half-Time period Workshop:Manga with Saturday AM, The Cartoon Museum, Wells St, Fitzrovia, 11am -12.30pm £12
Saturday AM is a digital comics model that includes manga-style webcomics by impartial creators from all over the world. Artist Philippa Borman will share a few of her work and lead a workshop exhibiting you easy methods to create your individual manga character, with digital tutorials from manga artists all over the world. Locations on all workshops are restricted, so advance reserving is crucial. Workshops are for youngsters aged 8-14. Any kids attending 2 separate classes on the museum on the identical day have to be collected at lunchtime so the classroom will be made prepared for the afternoon workshop.
February Half-Time period Workshop: Superior Manga with Saturday AM, The Cartoon Museum, Wells St, Fitzrovia, 2pm -3.30pm £12
Saturday AM artist Philippa Borman will share a few of her work and lead a workshop exhibiting you easy methods to create your individual manga caricature, with digital tutorials from manga artists all over the world. Locations on all workshops are restricted, so advance reserving is crucial. Workshops are for youngsters aged 8-14. Any kids attending 2 separate classes on the museum on the identical day have to be collected at lunchtime so the classroom will be made prepared for the afternoon workshop.
February Half Time period Camp Comedian Membership Age 7-15, Fortismere Faculty, Creighton Avenue, Tetherdown 9-3pm
Friday, seventeenth of February
February Half Time period Camp Comedian Membership Age 7-15, Fortismere Faculty, Creighton Avenue, Tetherdown 9-3pm
February Half-Time period Workshop: Spider-Potato, The Cartoon Museum, Wells St, Fitzrovia, 11am -12.30pm £12
A particular enjoyable workshop for youngsters aged 5-7. They have to be accompanied by a guardian or grownup guardian (at no additional price). On this session we’ll draw some well-known superhero faces utilizing easy strains and shapes. Then we’ll create a foolish superhero and draw it onto a clean Marvel-style cowl. Locations on all workshops are restricted, so advance reserving is crucial. This workshops is for youngsters aged 5-7 and price £12 per particular person attending.
February Half-Time period Workshop: Multiverse Insanity, The Cartoon Museum, Wells St, Fitzrovia, 1-3.30 pm £12
What if there’s one other you dwelling in one other dimension? Maybe on this different world you’re a pirate, or an astronaut, a superhero, or one thing else. Let’s have enjoyable discovering out in a comic book strip! Locations on all workshops are restricted, so advance reserving is crucial. Workshops are for youngsters aged 8-14.
Saturday, 18th of February
Our Native Hero- Comedian Ebook Workshops For Kids by Kayleigh De Sousa, St Raphaels Voice Centre, Pitfield Method, Brent Park, 1-5pm, Free.
Chill Out Saturday with Overboard London, video games movies, comics & geek tradition. The Thirsty Bear, 62 Stamford Road, Waterloo, 2-8pm.
Sunday, nineteenth of February
AniManJapan (Anime, Manga and Japanese Tradition), TCR Bar, Tottenham Court docket Highway, Noho, 1.30-3.30 pm, Free.
In the event you love manga then please be part of us for our weekly manga meetups, the place we principally simply sit, chat and skim manga! We is not going to concentrate on one particular guide/comedian like a typical guide membership. On this meetup, you possibly can BYOM (deliver your individual manga) or learn one from the choice we’ll deliver. See this as a chance to find, suggest or just take pleasure in Japanese comics with like-minded folks! Notice: you probably have any manga you desire to us to try to deliver, please point out them within the feedback! Additionally please deliver refreshments earlier than attending the occasion because the Waterstones bar is now closed.
Saturday, twenty fourth of February
Golden Rage Launch Celebration With Chrissy Williams, Lauren Knight and Sofie Dodgson, Gosh Comics, Berwick Road, Soho. 7-9pm.
Acclaimed poet and editor for Depraved & Divine releases her comics writing debut, which pits aged girls towards one another, together with artist Lauren Knight (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), colourist Sofie Dodgson (Tank Lady) and letterer Becca Carey. These 4 have united to kind the proper group for this tender granny-on-granny brawl. This is the evelvator pitch from writer Picture Comics: Older girls have been deemed ineffective to society and deserted on a distant island, the place they have to battle to the demise, while making pals and dessert. Welcome to GOLDEN RAGE: a not-too-distant dystopia the place Battle Royale meets The Golden Women. Good for readers who loved Deanna Raybourn’s Killers of a Sure Age and Helene Tursten’s An Aged Lady Is As much as No Good.
Saturday, twenty fifth of February
Sins Of Sinister Marvel Signing Occasion, Kieron Gillen, Al Ewing & Si Spurrier signing Sins Of Sinister #1, Storm & The Brotherhood Of Mutants #1, Nightcrawlers #1 & Immoral X-Males #1 at Forbidden Planet London, Shaftesbury Avenue, Covent Backyard, 2-3pm.
Our Native Hero- Comedian Ebook Workshops For Kids by Kayleigh De Sousa, St Raphaels Voice Centre, Pitfield Method, Brent Park, 1-5pm, Free.
Chill Out Saturday with Overboard London, video games movies, comics & geek tradition. The Thirsty Bear, 62 Stamford Road, Waterloo, 2-8pm.
Sunday, twenty sixth of February
AniManJapan (Anime, Manga and Japanhttps://www.meetup.com/animanjapan-anime-manga-and-japanese-culture/occasions/290698141/ese Tradition), TCR Bar, Tottenham Court docket Highway, Noho, 1.30-3.30 pm, Free.
In the event you love manga then please be part of us for our weekly manga meetups, the place we principally simply sit, chat and skim manga! We is not going to concentrate on one particular guide/comedian like a typical guide membership. On this meetup, you possibly can BYOM (deliver your individual manga) or learn one from the choice we’ll deliver. See this as a chance to find, suggest or just take pleasure in Japanese comics with like-minded folks! Notice: you probably have any manga you desire to us to try to deliver, please point out them within the feedback! Additionally please deliver refreshments earlier than attending the occasion because the Waterstones bar is now closed.
Ongoing Exhibitions
SKINT: Value of Residing Creations with W. Heath Robinson, from 1st December to twenty sixth February 2023. The Cartoon Museum, Wells Road, Noho.
This Exhibition is a WORK EVENT! till April sixteenth 2023, The Cartoon Museum, Wells Road, Noho.
Since taking workplace, Boris has been THE MOST cartooned politician within the historical past of our nation. To have fun – or mourn that truth relying on the place you fall – The Cartoon Museum has collected a various collection of political cartoons detailing the completely different phases of his profession and the broader societal affect on Britain over the past 4 years. From the 2019 Election to Brexit to Covid (and Partygate) to Ukraine and eventually his early exit from workplace. The nation’s favorite newspaper cartoonists have offered glorious work the Museum is worked up so as to add to their assortment. However a public call-out was additionally made to try to contact among the extra marginalised voices in cartoon and comedian artwork. Irrespective of the race, orientation or political affiliation, cartoonists of all creeds have had LOTS to say about Boris – good and dangerous – these previous couple of years and The Cartoon Museum needs to point out all of it.
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