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Things to do in London in December 2019… if you like comics, of course Exhibitions followed by events… let us know if we missed any. Exhibitions: Middlesex University's new Children's Book Illustration and Graphic novels MA is delighted to invite you to an exhibition of work by our latest graduating students Alex Moore – Christos Kyriacou –[...]

Cycling into London, It really is my thing now And even when the police close off roads for protests, they let the bicycles through So, on a cold Black Friday, it was protests regarding climate change, pension rights, gender parity and global over-commercialisation that greeted me, in three separate groups, on the way through central[...]

Well, it looks like they will be all attending the Lakes International Comics Festival in Kendle as well. But in between the two, they will all be appearing tomorrow night at London's Cartoon Museum for a Comics Laureate Round table tomorrow. In a talk hosted by Orbital Comics' Jason Atomic, they will answer questions such as what[...]

Just before the Thought Bubble opening party kicks off two hundred miles north of London, Bleeding Cool gets the word that a new comic book store will be opening out of an existing one. Earlier this week, Bleeding Cool broke the news that Orbital Comics of London had announced it would no longer sell new comic[...]

Orbital Comics has, over the last twenty years, become my comic store of choice in central London Smack bang next to Leicester Square tube station, and the Arts Theatre, they transformed the old photography studio into a store and gallery space It gets great footfall, not least from being right next to the real-life position[...]

Things to do in London in November 2019… if you like comics, of course Exhibitions followed by events… let us know if we missed any. Exhibitions: Philip Bond Retrospective Exhibition, 26th October until 27th November Orbital Comics. Comic Creators: The Famous and the Forgotten Special exhibition explores and celebrates the world of comics – from Aly Sloper and Dennis[...]

At the MCM London Comic Con Retailer Presentation yesterday, the Reed POP organisers of the show had some statistics to share In fancy infographic form, for their London show back in May. 75,000 fans in cosplayers, fans and families, 165 coverage pieces – probably a good third of them from Bleeding Cool – and 247 creators[...]

The City University of London is launching a new module for their English Master Of Arts degree, which will allow students to make more choices by looking at refugee comics as well as traditional texts and novels. The Image and Text module which is led by Dr Dominic Davies, Lecturer in English, will focus on stories[...]

Leading chat show host, broadcaster and comedy presenter Jonathan Ross will be introducing screenings of anime shows In/Spectre and Somali and the Forest Spirit at MCM Comic-Con London in just over a week's time. The screening will consist of the first two episodes of In/Spectre, a supernatural mystery thriller based on the Japanese novel written by[...]

As mentioned yesterday, Jamie Hewlett's icons and designs for the Extinction Rebellion protest, happening in London this week as well as many other locations around the world, went up on the side of the Houses of Parliament last night. This morning it was a little light for that, but I cycled through the closed-off streets past[...]

Tomorrow, Bleeding Cool hopes to report live from the Extinction Rebellion protests happening in London again I did my bit by not flying to New York Comic Con Also I cycle everywhere now, eat less meat, shop local and I reused a TARDIS, rather than let it be sent to the landfill. But Jamie Hewlett will[...]

Things to do in London in October 2019… if you like comics, of course Exhibitions followed by events… let us know if we missed any. Exhibitions: In Focus: Arts Foundation Futures Award, October 18th to December 1st Esther McManus, Danny Noble, Zara Slattery and Jess Taylor have been selected from a longlist of nominated comics artists as[...]

If you can think of a good story to tell then you can tell it through a series of images. "Let's crack on with creating animations!" Gosh! Comics X Thought Bubble Presents: Jillian Tamaki and Michael DeForge Time: 18:00-19:00 Location: Gosh! Comics, Berwick Street, Soho, London, W1F 0DR Event Type: Signing Age Range: All Ages Cost: Free Thought Bubble and Gosh! are proud[...]

It's four-thirty am and I have just seen a fox crossing London's late-night streets This omen feels right I told myself if I woke up early enough I would do this, and I did so I am I have just got on the 85 bus as I type this. Fleabag, the BBC TV series that took[...]

Things to do in London in September 2019… if you like comics, of course Exhibitions followed by events… let us know if we missed any. Exhibitions: In Focus – Jessica Martin Life Drawing: Life Under Lights, Jessica has recently published her graphic memoir Life Drawing: Life Under Lights that takes you on a journey from her early[...]

Uberfans know that Fleabag began life as a one-woman play Waller-Bridge wrote and performed at the Edinburgh Festival back in 2013. Now Waller-Bridge is going back to perform the original play one last time in London's West End Some fans are paying hundreds of pounds to scalpers just to see the original Rosetta Stone version of[...]

Things to do in London in August 2019… if you like comics, of course Exhibitions followed by events… let us know if we missed any. Exhibitions: Comic Creators, the Famous and the Forgotten, London Cartoon Museum, Wells St – A new exhibition celebrating the world of comics, curated by Comics Curator Steve Marchant. Grateful thanks to the National[...]

Arrow Video is starting to roll out the details on this year's FrightFest in London, which will be based at the Cineworld and Prince Charles Cinemas on Leicester Square You can find that in London's West End, or just fire off a Bleeding Cool Geek Emergency Flair and our own Rich Johnston will come and[...]

London's Cartoon Museum reopened in its new location this week On Wells Street in Fitzrovia, the other side of Oxford Street to Gosh Comics, with a handy cycle dock almost designed for me, I've walked around the museum while it was setting up, but today was the first time I got a proper look at[...]

Things to do in London in July 2019… if you like comics, of course Exhibitions followed by events… let us know if we missed any And what a great time to like comics, comic culture and be in London, as the Cartoon Museum reopens today. Exhibitions: Comic Creators, the Famous and the Forgotten, London Cartoon Museum, Wells[...]

Last night at London's Wembley stadium in front of a 60-90,000 strong audience, the Korean pop band BTS played their second of two nights It was part of their World Tour, before going on later this week to play France As a special surprise for my eldest daughter Eve, after some particularly strong school reports[...]

Things to do in London in May 2019… if you like comics, of course Exhibitions followed by events… let us know if we missed any And what a great time to like comics, comic culture and be in London. Exhibitions: The Citi exhibition Manga マンガ, British Museum until 26th August Tickets £19.50. Urasawa Naoki, ezhibition, Japan House, Kensington[...]

Based on Neil Gaiman's (American Gods) and the late Terry Pratchett's (Colour of Magic) novel and written by showrunner Gaiman, the six-part adaptation introduces us to angel Aziraphale (Michael Sheen) and demon Crowley (David Tennant) as they try to find the Anti-Christ… and figure out the logic behind ending the world. Now, the fine folks here at[...]

It's the end of the world as we know it… but from the looks of Amazon Prime Video's Good Omens London premiere and New York City red carpet/screening, it plans on going out in style Based on Neil Gaiman (American Gods) and the late Terry Pratchett's (Colour of Magic) novel and written by showrunner Gaiman, the six-part adaptation[...]

Things to do in London in May 2019… if you like comics, of course Exhibitions followed by events… let us know if we missed any May brings both Free Comic Book Day at the beginning of the month and MCM Londo Comic Con towards the end… what a great time to like comics, comic culture[...]

Put it in the calendar, Londoners We now have a firm opening date for London's Cartoon Museum on Wells Street, opposite Oxford Street from Gosh Comics Ridiculously central, on the BBC's doorstep and surrounded by Fitzrovia media and studentdom, it is perfectly placed And on June 29th, the doors will open Here's a very sneaky[...]

Two months ago, Bleeding Cool got the chance to walk round a little of the new London Cartoon Musuem, a couple of months out of its planned opening When last we saw the location, we had to wear hard hats and the place was still utterly under construction It was hard to see just where[...]

Things to do in London in April 2019… if you like comics, of course Exhibitions followed by events… let us know if we missed any. Exhibitions: More Instant Mash -Carl Stimpson Exhibition Clear line painter Carl Stimpson returns to Orbital's Eisner-winning gallery for an incredible new exhibition – More Instant Mash With a range of original paintings[...]

In the following clip for AMC/BBC America 'Killing Eve', Villanelle does her best Kill Bill impression and wills herself from the hospital and to safety.

Because as a family, we love to take the kids to London's South Bank We do a thing, play on the wooden slats playground, walk up the South Bank, maybe pop into the Royal Festival Hall to see what's going on, then wander up, maybe pop up the Tate Modern viewing pattern to invade the[...]