It's time to celebrate cosplay! Whether your cosplay is homemade, store bought or a bit of both, we want to embrace it and the best way to do that is to strut your stuff on the stage as part of our annual Cosplay Parade hosted by the amazing Kofi Smiles.
Join Christian Ward and Jock as they share their experiences as comic artists now illustrating their own writing. With host Jazzlyn Stone.
The Sovereign Comics team will be delivering their signature Sovereign SMAAAASH graphic novel creation taster workshop. And real life superhero Mr Numbervator will be demonstrating the power of edutainment fun in a way that has never been done before, using maths and the power of comic books.
Kieron Gillen runs a live game of DIE RPG with Al Ewing and whoever else Kieron asks before the show for the ultimate panel from hell.
2000 AD lands at Thought Bubble 2023 with an out-of-this-world panel! With very special guests including Rob Williams, Anna Morozova, Tom Foster and El Sandifer discuss the latest blockbusters from The Galaxy’s Greatest Comic, with secrets revealed exclusively during the panel.
Sketching Spotlight is a unique chance to see your favourite comic creators drawing LIVE. Guests to be confirmed soon!
Budding comic creators of all ages are invited to this special opportunity; to discover how to create your own 4-panel manga (Yonkoma) story with mayamada!
In their first live episode, hosts and co-creators of The Odds, Ben Hennessy and Dave Hendrick invite their guests Rachael Stott and Ram V to tell all about their favourite apocalypses.
You have your amazing comic idea, now let's get started!! Creators discuss how you can get those comics made! With Ollie Hicks, Lyndon White, Arielle Jovellanos, Jeff Lemire and Ver.
A spotlight on the icon that is ND Stevenson, genius creator of Nimona and more! Interviewed by Jazzlyn Stone.
Join Kieron Gillen (you know him) and game designer Mink Ette (Oubliette Escapes, Preloaded); your hosts for a workshop about games inspired by comics.
Like drawing stuff? Always wanted to be part of something bigger? Do you have your own stories and characters that you'd like to share? Well the time has come to show the world!
Using kids’ comics to raise difficult and challenging subjects. With Dapo Adeola, Shazleen Khan, Molly Knox Ostertag and Emma Reynolds, with host Robin Brenner.
Join aspiring comic artists as they submit their work to the scrutiny of 2000 AD, with the prize being paid work with the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic!
In his very interactive and lively workshop, JAKe will show you how to draw your favourite characters from the Star Wars universe, including Droids, Wookiees, Bounty Hunters and more!
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Kieron Gillen makes a triumphant return to the decks, along with Sarah Gordon, Al Ewing and more! Party with your pals on the dance floor, or head over to our quiet(er) space, to hang out and chat with your fellow comic lovers.
Join us for a screening of Episode One of Essex County, followed by a Q&A with creator Jeff Lemire, hosted by Paul Gravett.
Live edition of the YouTube series Strip Panel Naked. A deep behind-the-scenes look at the art of storytelling, featuring Juni Ba, Christian Ward, Jason Aaron and Molly Knox Ostertag.
It's time to celebrate cosplay! Whether your cosplay is homemade, store bought or a bit of both, we want to embrace it and the best way to do that is to strut your stuff on the stage as part of our annual Cosplay Parade hosted by the amazing Kofi Smiles.
SILENCE! To Astonish, comics' premier panel quiz/debate/muckabout/cry for help. Join Gary Lactus, The Beast Must Die and Al To Astonish with Rachael Stott, Al Ewing and Lucy Sullivan.
Sketching Spotlight is a unique chance to see your favourite comic creators drawing LIVE. Guests to be confirmed soon!
Join the award-winning Manga artist and CBBC Britain's Best Young Artist judge Sonia Leong and try drawing your own original Manga-style characters using just simple shapes and guidelines.
Join creators Kim-Joy, Joe Latham, Lewis Hancox and Judith Vanistendael, with host Robin Brenner, as they share why they chose the power of comics to tell their stories.
Come on a journey to further explore this visual language and have a go at creating your own.
The story of comic book artist Dean Ormston, co-creator of the Black Hammer universe, and his struggle to recover from an event that almost cost him his career and his life. A film by Paul Ross.
Scarborough Zine Library is an open and accessible archive of local (and also wide-ranging) zines and small indie publications. With a range of Zines from diverse voices and ranging topics, they’ll show you how to make your own!
Jason Aaron is approaching 25 years of writing comics. Join us for a career spotlight, with Kofi Smiles interviewing.
Join this fantastical panel as they discuss how the creators of films, games, art and comics play with images and words to create intricate fantasy worlds. With Kieron Gillen and Isabel Greenberg alongside Tanya Kirk and Matthew Sangster, curators of the new British Library exhibition, Fantasy: Realms of Imagination.
Join host Fiona Marchbank with ND Stevenson, Shazleen Khan, Eve Greenwood and Hamish Steele as they gush over their love of Webcomics.
Join Hannah, Rhi, Sara & Zara (from CCIC) and Peter Stones & Jordain Dawkins (Arts Council England) for a conversation about funding opportunities. There will be cake, so come for a snack and a chat!
