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Oh look, it must be MCM London Comic Con this week… Is this what happens when a major international comic convention organiser acquires another major international comic convention organiser? Bleeding Cool scooped the news that Reed POP had acquired MCM Comic Con last week, and it went official this week And whether you can ascribe changes[...]

This is what London's Cartoon Musuem looked like in April, at the opening night of an exhibition celebrating the work of over 200 female cartoonists. And here is the news today, tweeted by the British Ladeez Do Comics account, announcing the British Cartoonists' Association's call for entrants for Young Cartoonists Of The Year A prize I[...]

The last couple of days of London Film and Comic Con at the London Olympia were manic, with a huge amount of people in on Saturday and a surprisingly busy Sunday, too We visited with comic creators, catching some great panels (including our own Rich Johnston on a panel alongside Kevin Smith) In between places,[...]

As I did last year, Bleeding Cool (as in, me) will be attending this year's Nine Worlds Geekfest in Hammersmith, London running from the 4th to the 6th of August Dubbed the petri dish of the future of genre conventions, by Kieron Gillen, the show bends over to be accessible and enjoyable to all audiences,[...]

promote) the release of the recent Power Rangers movie on Blu-ray and DVD at the end of the month, Bleeding Cool is giving away 40 tickets – that's 20 pairs – to a special fan screening of the film in Central London on Wednesday 26th July from 6:30pm. The event will also include refreshments and a[...]

The look is iconic, a small bear in an old red hat, a blue duffel coat carrying a battered suitcase… just about everyone has at least seen the character. The first story starts simply with Paddington being discovered at Paddington railway station in London by the Brown family, he is sitting on his suitcase with a note pined to[...]

Yesterday saw the massive Pride march in London, estimated at drawing a million souls out onto the sun drenched streets of central London I went out with the girls to enjoy the sights, the music, the clothes, the general free spirit of liberation and the lesson that they are free to be whoever they are. It's a pretty[...]

My most regular of comic shops, Orbital Comics in London, will be welcoming Jeff Parker to their store on Saturday 24th June for a signing followed by an after-hours talk. Writer and artist Jeff Parker has worked on titles such as Agents of Atlas and Hulk from Marvel, his Eisner nominated The Interman and more recently[...]

What is it with Spider-Men showing off their lip-sync talents of late? Not weeks after Tom Holland wowed crowds at Lip Sync Battle with his rendition of Rihanna's Umbrella, now Andrew Garfield, the former Peter Parker of Sony's Amazing Spider-Man series, made a surprise appearance at Queens Werq the World tour at Troxy in London,[...]

Yay! I went to MCM London Comic Con! Lots to talk about, but first, let's take a look at some cosplay shots from the show… especially as the sun decided to show it's bright glittery face… which means lots of cosplayers going for ice cream. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img { border:[...]

But I heard it was a blast. The British Women Cartoon and Comic Artists exhibition, currently running at the Cartoon Museum in London, just round the corner from the British Museum until 23rd July, seeks to answer the question "Why are there no women cartoonists?" with a big "open your eyes!" Well, actually, there are – lots[...]

Next Friday you can learn the art of comic book inking from Cam Smith, an industry icon who has worked on everything from Spider-Man to Batman and of course, 2000AD. It's all happening at Orbital Comics in London on Friday 7th April, from 7pm Limited to 30 places I understand there are a handful of places[...]

World class footballer, turned sports presenter, turned household name, turned crisp salesman, he lives in Barnes, London. And less than an hour ago, he popped into the Starbucks on the high street Where my wife and my youngest daughter, Alice, popped in for a drink and a lemon muffin. Alice had her lemon muffin on the table,[...]

Orbital Comics in London will be hosting an exhibition in association with 2000AD and their ongoing Fortieth Anniversary celebrations From February 11th, the Orbital gallery will be displaying a show entitled "Beyond 2000 AD: The broader cultural impact of the Galaxy's Greatest Comic". This exhibition will showcase items and ephemera from the last forty years inspired[...]

No other details are given. The festival will launch Deadline as a limited edition print issue #1 (and online), with subsequent print copies available by subscription and from good comics and music retailers, starting with the Cartoon Museum in London and then rolling out across the country. The Cartoon Museum will also exclusively stock the Missed Deadline[...]

Last night, I got chatting to cartoonist, satirist and graphic novelist Martin Rowson at the Cartoon Museum in London, He know my work for Guido Fawkes, but the reason he was there last night was to open the 2000AD Exhibition Turns out he's a fan from the old days, and has a specific Judge Dredd[...]

As 2000 AD celebrates its fortieth birthday with a big bash in Hammersmith in February, in Central London, the Cartoon Museum will have kits own celebration. They will be hosting a three-month exhibition of original art from 2000AD and Judge Dredd Megazine, under the name Future Shock! 40 Years of 2000 AD  Bleeding Cool will be attending a private[...]

Today, Orbital Comics in London launches a new exhibition in its gallery, Moonage Daydreams, for what would have been Bowie's seventieth birthday and a year after his death. By Nick Roche   Moonage Daydreams sees 20 artists from the comic book field & beyond offer their unique take on their favourite David Bowie albums & singles. By Jamie Coe Each artist[...]

Londoners, get down to Greenwich Market to take a peek at Becky Cloonan's wares on display at The Flood Gallery, a rarity in England as a place that stocks concert-poster-as-art pieces which are traditionally more popular state-side and in Australia Phantasmacosm runs until the 4th of December and prints and original art are available on[...]

For the purposes of the Thought Bubble Festival, and this article, Leeds has become a suburb of London Shush. So, things to do in London (and Leeds) if you like comic books in November… Thursday, 3rd November Gosh Comics, Berwick Street London Signing with Brian Schirmer, author of great weird west comic series Black Jack Ketchum from 5-6pm. Gosh Comics, Berwick Street[...]

 Unveiled at the MCM London Comic Con, our first look at the cover to Justice League Of America, the new series from Steve Orlando and Ivan Reis And while we knew the book would have Killer Frost, The Atom, Vixen and The Ray, until now we didn't know to expect Batman, Black Canary… and Lobo. Old-style[...]

From the Cartoon Museum's Great British Graphic Novel exhibition, currently on display in London, Hunt Emerson shows off the history of the medium in Britain – and how all the themes, influences and ideas cross pollinate… Here's how it looked when I walked around – and went upstairs. From the Cartoon Museum's Great British Graphic Novel[...]

Comica Comiket is returning to London after the show was cancelled last year. It promises a "Cavalcade of Celebrity Cartoonists drawing live throughout the afternoon in The Fabulous Drawing Parade." The Comica Comiket will take place beneath the giant Victorian glass-roofed shed that spans the gap between the brand new building for the House Of Illustration –  where[...]

Okay, in a very small font in black and white on a red background next to a piece of Eddie Campbell artwork. I had loaned a page of From Hell from my original art collection to the Great British Graphic Novel exhibition currently on display at the Cartoon Museum in London But it was overshadowed by so[...]

Want to go to the Captain America: Civil War premiere in London? Want a chance to see it as well? Here's the info you'll need… good luck! Want to go to the Captain America: Civil War premiere in London? Want a chance to see it as well? Here's the info you'll need… good luck! [...]

Print by Michael Allred from Gosh Comics, Soho, London, It was just the other day that I was meeting Bob Fingerman in a pub on Wardour Street in London where I used to regularly drink,that I discovered it used to be one of David Bowie's old haunts But then I get the feeling that's true of[...]

We may be able to arrange press access as well. "London, city of sin, London the place I grew up in, just one big old looney bin, London" – Richard Curtis, The Tall Guy First, two pieces of London knowledge Farmers' market delivery service Farmdrop, to keep you fed, watered and healthy And Uber to get you home[...]

If you missed Craig Thompson's £8 a ticket talk at the British Library in London, last night, with Paul Gravett, there's still a chance for something of that ilk tomorrow. Orbital Comics will see Craig Thompson, author of Blankets and Habibi, visit for a signing on Wednesday from 5-7pm, followed by a Director's Commentary with Craig talking the audience through his latest[...]

Tonight, the British Library in London sees an evening with comic book creator Craig Thompson, author of Blankets and Habibi, in conversation with Comica's Paul Gravett. As we;; as his previous work, they'll be talking about his new family drama colour graphic novel, Space Dumplins. In the tradition of plucky heroines like Alice, and their astonishing adventures, his new[...]

Do you live in London? Do you like comics? There's lots going on… including one event starting in just an hours time! Current Exhibitions: A Taste of Honeysett: The Acerbic Wit of Martin Honeysett at the Cartoon Museum Comix Creatrix: 100 Women Making Comics at the House Of Illustration Shojo Manga: The World of Japanese Girls' Comics, 19 March onwards The first major[...]