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The Night Before Thought Bubble 2018 In Photos

Last night I arrived in Leeds for Thought Bubble.

The Night Before Thought Bubble 2018 In Photos

But the festival has been going on all week. And there were a few pre-show events all around.

The Night Before Thought Bubble 2018 In Photos

It even brought a smile to Matt Ferguson's face for an exhibition of his posters and prints, taking on movie pop culture and reimagining and redefining it…

The Night Before Thought Bubble 2018 In Photos

 

With new work to be signed and bought…

The Night Before Thought Bubble 2018 In Photos

And lines going out of the door…

The Night Before Thought Bubble 2018 In Photos

Way out of the door…

The Night Before Thought Bubble 2018 In Photos

And across to where Nobrow had a pop-up event for their own books and comics.

The Night Before Thought Bubble 2018 In Photos

With the added benefit of free drink…

The Night Before Thought Bubble 2018 In Photos

With a tenth volume of their mega-anthologies on display…

The Night Before Thought Bubble 2018 In Photos

And just as many bright colours as in Matt's show.

 

 

The Night Before Thought Bubble 2018 In Photos

Which, given the greyness of the skies was a blessing, though thankfully the rain held off. Water, comics and posters do not sit well together.

The Night Before Thought Bubble 2018 In Photos

And so off to the Radisson Blu hotel we went for a pre-event mixer of comic pros, more comic pros, even more comic pros and the occasional fan.

The Night Before Thought Bubble 2018 In Photos

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And the face of the man who has just sold his Dark Horse comic, Resident Alien, to Syfy for a TV series. Happy happy Peter Hogan.

The Night Before Thought Bubble 2018 In Photos

Honest.

The Night Before Thought Bubble 2018 In Photos

Yeah, not even Leah believes it. Who is looking brilliant by the way. Hell of a year, but she is amazing. Get her to show you her scar. And the postcard of her new upcoming graphic novel.

The doors are just opening to Day One. Let's see what we can find…


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Rich JohnstonAbout Rich Johnston

Founder of Bleeding Cool. The longest-serving digital news reporter in the world, since 1992. Author of The Flying Friar, Holed Up, The Avengefuls, Doctor Who: Room With A Deja Vu, The Many Murders Of Miss Cranbourne, Chase Variant. Lives in South-West London, works from Blacks on Dean Street, shops at Piranha Comics. Father of two. Political cartoonist.
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