Calling all
#ComicArt
fans! From Friday 29 Sept to Sunday 1 Oct 2023 Bowness-on-Windermere will be bursting with comic art creators, events & activities! And all in the super scenic
#LakeDistrict
#Cumbria
! Don’t miss this! Book your Festival Pass today!🤩
A comic art spectacular is coming to the beautiful
#LakeDistrict
29 Sep–1 Oct! Guests will be joining us from across the
#comicart
universe… with a fantastic FREE comics marketplace, live draws, talks, signings, a family-zone & much more… Book your festival pass today!…
Thank you to everyone who has given our RT to our new Twitter
@comicartfest
account here - even though this one has the same name! We were victim to a hostile takeover. We’d built a following of over 12K of followers here since 2012 and we’d like to get them back
WOO! We're absolutely delighted to announce comic writer, artist, tutor & editor Bobby Joseph as the new Comics Laureate! Following in the footsteps of
@davegibbons90
,
@CharlieAdlard
&
@streakofpith
, & illustrator &
@PageFortyFive
's Stephen L. Holland. Congratulations Bobby!!!
Absolutely delighted to welcome
@KevinKalbo
to
#LICAF2023
! Kevin Eric Raymundo is an animation director & comic artist who has worked on many animated shows & is known for his hit webcomic “Tarantadong Kalbo” (Shamelessly-Foolish-Disrespectful Baldy).
Big shout out to all our awesome Red Brigade volunteers!!!! What an amazing job 💥🤩they have done for us all weekend! You are the ❤️ of the festival! You guys rock! 💥💥💥👍
Join us in the beautiful
#LakeDistrict
29 Sep–1 Oct! Guests will be joining us from across the
#comicart
universe… with a fantastic FREE comics marketplace, live draws, talks, signings,
#LittleLICAF
family fun & much more… Book your festival pass today!
We're delighted to announce
@bryan_talbot
&
@EyeDotter
+ three representatives from
@LDComics
the largest women-led comics forum in the UK, and more comic creators as part of the line-up for this year’s annual Festival (29th September – 1st October 2023)
A comic art spectacular is coming to the
#LakeDistrict
29 Sep–1 Oct! Guests will be joining us from across the
#comicart
universe… with a fantastic comics marketplace, live draws, talks, signings, a family-zone & much more… Book your festival pass today!
Thank you, again, to everyone who is getting the word out about the hostile takeover of our old account which was victim to hostile takeover by the attached (reported to
@TwitterSupport
&
@actionfrauduk
) and renamed. Please follow us again here, thank you! As for them…
Bobby Joseph in today's Guardian - Comic book author and graphic novelist wants to spend time in the role tackling industry’s lack of diversity... Congratulations Bobby on being our new Comics Laureate! Thank you
@Emine_Sinmaz
@guardianculture
@guardian
So thrilled that
@davegibbons90
will be joining us at
#LICAF2023
! Dave Gibbons established himself in underground comics & fanzines before becoming a frequent contributor to 2000AD, illustrating Harlem Heroes, Dan Dare & co-creating Rogue Trooper🤩👇
A celebration of
#ComicArt
is coming to the
#LakeDistrict
! Join us at
#LICAF2023
from September 29 - October 1 for a weekend of superheroes, aliens, manga & so much more! And all in beautiful Bowness-on-Windermere! Check it out!💥🤩👇
#LetsCreate
#Comics
An absolute pleasure to welcome multi-media artist Eldo Yoshimizu who will be joining us at
#LICAF2023
! His Ryuko trilogy captures the ravishing, raven-locked yakuza heroine in his cool, cinematic, retro-inspired graphics.
@ryukoyoshimizu
#ComicArt
So thrilled that
@DaveMcKean
will be joining us at
#LICAF2023
! An incredible illustrator, photographer, graphic designer, filmmaker and musician... And also one of the UK most acclaimed comic artists! His latest comic, Raptor, was published in 2021.
An absolute pleasure to present Steve Parkhouse who will be joining us at
#LICAF2023
! Steve is a writer, artist & letterer who has worked in comics since 1967, on titles including
#2000AD
,
#DoctorWho
Magazine & Resident Alien. 👽🛸
#LetsCreate
#ComicArt
Check it out! Our Lakeside
#Comics
Marketplace has doubled in size this year! FREE all weekend from 30 Sept - 1 Oct with creators galore taking residence in this beautiful spot in Bowness-on-Windermere
@lakedistrictnpa
#LakeDistrict
… Come and join us!
Hi
@TwitterSupport
- hijackers who stole our handle are active again, account restored, with OUR legacy content in THEIR feed, dating Nov 2012 - Feb 2023 (Our last tweet original hijacked account was posted 22 Feb). Pls follow up support requests & resolve. 12K followers confused
Super thrilled that our Festival Founder Patron
@seanpphillips
will be joining us at
#LICAF2023
! Drawing comics professionally since the age of fifteen,
#Eisner
award-winning Sean Phillips has worked for all the major publishers.
#LetsCreate
#ComicArt
A pleasure to present Festival Patron
@bryan_talbot
who will be joining us at
#LICAF2023
! Published in 20+ countries & winner of multiple awards... Bryan has produced underground, fantasy & superhero stories including The Adventures of Luther Arkwright.
A very special thank you, once again, to our AMAZING Red Shirt Brigade, the glue that keeps
@ComicArtFest
going through a very busy weekend! Volunteer here for 2024!
A very warm welcome to our Festival Patron
@EyeDotter
who's joining us at
#LICAF2023
! Mary is an acclaimed scholar of gender, language & power... Her 1st graphic novel, Dotter of her Father’s Eyes, (with
@bryan_talbot
) won the Costa Biography Award in 2012
WOO! The
#LICAF2023
Festival Guide is launched!🚀So excited to be celebrating the wonders of
#ComicArt
from the UK & around the world! Join us in Bowness-on-Windermere from 29 September - 1 October!
#LakeDistrict
#LetsCreate
Download the guide here 🤩👇
Love
#ComicArt
? Check out
#LICAF2023
! This year's festival promises to be better than ever! With the best comic artists, writers & creators heading to the
#LakeDistrict
for a packed comic art weekend... 29 September - 1 October Bowness-on-Windermere🤩👇
Curious about
#manga
? Don’t miss
#MakeMineManga
! A FREE exhibition now at Manchester Central Library until 18 August… exploring the marvellous world of manga! Part of
@MCRCityofLit
#FestivalofLibraries
featuring incredible Japanese & British creators!🌸
So delighted to welcome
@CharlieAdlard
to
#LICAF2023
! A “veteran” of the comic industry for 25+ yrs... Charlie was the UK’s Comics Laureate 2017-2019 & has won many awards including the
#SergioAragon
és International Award for Excellence in
#ComicArt
2019!
Absolutely delighted to welcome
@rachael_
to
#LICAF2023
! Rachael Smith is an award-winning comic artist and writer. Her graphic novels include Quarantine Comix, Wired Up Wrong and The Rabbit.
#LetsCreate
#ComicArt
A pleasure to present
@NicolaStreeten
who will be joining us at
#LICAF2023
! A multi-award-winning graphic novelist &
#comics
scholar, Nicola is founding director of
@ldcomics
– a women-led forum championing graphic novel works, particularly by women.
A pleasure to present
@_gustavoduarte
who will be joining us at
#LICAF2023
! A Brazilian cartoonist, comic creator & graphic designer, working on
#comics
as both writer & artist with books including “Có!”, “Taxi”, “Birds” & “Monsters”.
#LetsCreate
#ComicArt
Check out the line-up of awesome exhibitors joining us for
#LICAF2023
! Located in the Lakeside Comics Marketplace overlooking
#Windermere
- a perfect spot to enjoy some
#ComicArt
creativity! From Saturday 30 September to Sunday 1 October... Join us! ✍️🤩
Our line-up for 2023 is bursting with opportunities to get up close with some of the leading comic artists & writers from across the world! Here’s a little flavour from last year in Bowness-on-Windermere!
#ComicArt
#LakeDistrict
#Cumbria
#LetsCreate
✍️🤩👇
Don’t miss this! Today is the last day to get your Early Bird festival tickets! We have a super stellar line-up of guests heading to
#LICAF2023
! Come and join us in beautiful Bowness-on-Windermere
#LakeDistrict
from 29 Sep–1 Oct!
#ComicArt
#LetsCreate
🤩👇
Just a reminder that earlier this year our Twitter account was taken over by hostile forces - we’re rebuilding our following here but RTs appreciated about our Festival. Thank you!
A comic art spectacular is coming to the
#LakeDistrict
29 Sep–1 Oct! Guests will be joining us from across the
#comicart
universe… with a fantastic comics marketplace, live draws, talks, signings, a family-zone & much more… Book your festival pass today!
What lovely feedback from a visitor to Bolton Library (
@boltonlms
) about the "Make Mine Manga" exhibition! Find out more about this touring project here
#MakeMineManga
@paul_gravett
WOO! What a guest list we have for you at
#LICAF2023
!!!!!! So many awesome 🤩 artists & creators are joining us in Bowness-on-Windermere from 29 Sep to 1 Oct. It’s going to be one super massive comic spectacular! See you in the
#LakeDistrict
🤩🚀🎉
#LetsCreate
#ComicArt
…
Here’s
@ForbiddenPlanet
’s Andrew Sumner chatting with
@davegibbons90
at this year's
@ComicArtFest
(special thanks to
@ace__london
). Watch the full Forbidden Planet TV video at | The Festival returns to Bowness-on-Windermere 27th - 29th September 2024:…
Comics created by pupils from Kendal schools will be in Kendal Library on Monday 22nd May until 5th June 2023, a project supported by
@ComicArtFest
. Free drop-in creative sessions coming up, too, on Saturday 27th May!
@Cumblibraries
@littlelicaf
If you previously followed us here on Twitter, please follow us again at - unfortunately, our account was misappropriated, and although we recovered the original handle, we lost our strong following here. We’d love to have you back!
So thrilled that Peter Hogan will be joining us at
#LICAF2023
! Peter is best known as the writer and co-creator (with Steve Parkhouse) of the critically acclaimed RESIDENT ALIEN series of graphic novels. 👽🛸
#LetsCreate
#ComicArt
Thrilled that Gigi Cavenago will be joining us at
#LICAF2023
! For 15+ yrs he worked for the Italian market & made his debut in American comics with The Magic Order vol.3 by
@mrmarkmillar
. In addition to comics, he works as a concept artist for cinema & TV.
Delighted to welcome Gerhard who's joining us at
#LICAF2023
! For 20yrs Gerhard worked as background artist, environmental designer & cover colorist on the
#Cerebus
graphic novel... hailed as “one of the most sprawling pieces of visual fiction ever created”
We're delighted to reveal
@lomovalucie
@DaveMcKean
&
@theawkwardyeti
as our first guests for our annual gathering this autumn – and this year’s haunting Festival art by Egyptian comic creator, Mohamed Salah. Full announcement at
Early Bird Tickets on sale now for the Festival (29th September - 1st October 2023, in Bowness-on-Windermere) - plus guests
@CharlieAdlard
Gerhard, Gigi Cavenago, Michael Lark, Marek Rubec and Rachael Smith:
The festival artwork by Mohamed Salah is looking stunning this year! The leaflets, bookmarks and posters are out there 🚀 We can wait to welcome all you comic lovers to the festival this year! Check out the guests and events programme online - See you at -…
A pleasure to present Sayra Begum who will be joining us at
#LICAF2023
! Sayra is an artist based in Nottinghamshire... Her style is inspired by Islamic miniatures and Surrealism.
#LetsCreate
#ComicArt
Thrilled that
@lucyportercomic
will be joining us at
#LICAF2023
! Lucy is the Queen of Comedy! Last year she presented our opening gala event. For the Festival this year she’s back in Bowness-on-
#Windermere
to host our very own Saturday night pub quiz!🤩🍻
A very warm welcome to
@ggaffa
who will be joining us at
#LICAF2023
! Author of numerous novels, he has also published two graphic novels with Dan Berry – The Three Rooms In Valerie’s Head (2018) and Rivers (2021) – and is working on a third.
#LetsCreate
So excited that
@art4mad
is a guest at
#LICAF2023
! Tom Richmond is caricaturist, cartoonist and humorous illustrator who has spent the last nearly four decades as a freelance illustrator for multiple publications & clients. ✍️🤩
#LetsCreate
#ComicArt
A pleasure to present Darryl Cunningham who will be joining us at
#LICAF2023
!
@AcmeDarryl
is a cartoonist/writer of factual based books that explore subjects as diverse as mental health, science, economics, politics & climate change.
#LetsCreate
#ComicArt
Delighted to welcome
@ahokoivu
who will be joining us at
#LICAF2023
! Mari Ahokoivu an illustrator & comic artist who draws for adults & kids. She's been published in Finland as well as abroad & received the Puupäähattu prize in 2023 from
@finnishcomics
Flashback to
#LICAF2023
! Thank you to all our supporters, guests, exhibitors, volunteers & comic fans for making it such a special weekend! Lots of happy memories & so many new comics to discover. LICAF returns Fri 27 – Sun 29 September 2024!
#LetsCreate
#comics
#comicsart
✍️🤩
A very warm welcome to
@JosieLong
who will be joining us at
#LICAF2023
! A multi-award-winning comedian, writer, podcaster & film-maker, she is a trailblazer of the UK comedy industry as the 1st woman to be nominated 3 times for the Edinburgh Comedy Award!
We're delighted to present Caroline Soucy, a cartoonist, illustrator & concept artist based in Quebec, who is joining us at
#LICAF2023
! Caroline has been drawing animals since her childhood & they're her main source of inspiration.
#LetsCreate
#ComicArt
If you're in Bowness-on-Windermere check out the
#LICAF2023
Windows on Comic Art Trail! Still showing until 8 October & including the incredible
#FromInkToAction
supported by
@BritishCouncil
... A collection of climate comics calling for
#ClimateAction
!
So excited that
@frankieboyle
is a guest at
#LICAF2023
! One of the UK’s premier comedians and writers, & a lifelong
#comics
fan. Frankie has also penned three best selling books & wrote “
#RexRoyd
”, a comic strip for
@mrmarkmillar
’s CLINT comic anthology.
Here's some pictures of the "Make Mine Manga" exhibition at Bolton Library, which is touring the North West of England in coming months. More info and manga-related resources: Delighted to be part of this
@MCRCityofLit
@ace_national
@paul_gravett
Exciting! Check this out...
@SelfMadeHero
announce First Graphic Novel Award for debut authors, comics creators, cartoonists, or writers & artists who have not previously had a full-length graphic novel published:
#comicart
@Cartoonmuseumuk
@ThebksAgency
Presenting the incredible tour de farce that is
@vizcomic
! Joining us at
#LICAF2023
for another cartooning party! Prepare to be wowed & entertained as Simon Thorp & Graham Dury lure you into the irresistibly tantalising VIZ Universe!
#LetsCreate
#ComicArt
Thrilled to be part of the
#QatarUKFestival2023
running
#comics
workshops with young people focusing on sustainability ✍️🌍 A huge thank you to all the young artists who joined the workshops... it was superb! Incredibly rewarding, engaging & creative!
#LittleLICAF
#ClimateComics
Presenting Bernard Hage (
@TheartofBoo
) who will be joining us at
#LICAF2023
! Known best for his cartoons published weekly with L’Orient Le Jour since 2018, the French language Lebanese daily, Bernard also created the brilliant giant 1-page
@comicarteurope
comic ‘The Philosopher’.
Check it out we have Festival Patron Stephen L. Holland joining us at
#LICAF2023
! Stephen is co-owner of the superb Nottingham-based comic shop
@PageFortyFive
, he's also the current Comics Laureate.
#LetsCreate
#ComicArt
Delighted to welcome Lucie Arnoux who will be joining us at
#LICAF2023
! Lucie is the creator of Stonetop, a tabletop fantasy adventure centred on a village community... her graphic novel, Je Ne Sais Quoi, was published last year by
@JonathanCape
Delighted to have James Albon joining us at
#LICAF2023
! James is an award-winning illustrator and writer based in Edinburgh. His fourth graphic novel - Love Languages - is supported by Comic Art Europe
@comicarteurope
#LetsCreate
#ComicArt
A very warm welcome to Fouad Mezher who will be joining us at
#LICAF2023
! A cartoonist and illustrator based in Lebanon,
@mezherillo
now spends most of his time working on Suraya, a graphic novel due for publication in 2025.
#LetsCreate
#ComicArt
Welcome comic lovers to another day of comic loveliness at
#LICAF2023
! So much to enjoy today...events, live draws, exhibitions & a whopping free Lakeside Comics Marketplace - enjoy! 🤩💥🚀
An absolute pleasure to present Mohamed Salah who created this year’s fab festival artwork & will be joining us at
#LICAF2023
! He’s a comic book artist & visual narrator with a knack for social commentary &
#scifi
across a multitude of disciplines 💫🪐🌕
So excited that Mehdi Annassi, aka Machima, is returning to join us at
#LICAF2023
! Machima is a self-taught multidisciplinary comics, visual & street artist based in Casablanca. His artworks have been shown in Morocco, Spain, Egypt , France, UK & Lebanon.
Morning
#ComicArt
lovers!
#LICAF2023
is GO GO GO! 🚀💥If you’re joining us today in Bowness-on-Windermere you can pick up programmes & passes @ Visitor Information Centre by The Glebe… Wishing you a SUPER FAB Festival!🤩 Info on events is on our website:
So many ace Festival venues in Bowness-on-Windermere for
#LICAF2023
! Massive thanks to Flemish comic strip author Pieter De Poortere for this fab map... bringing his character
#Boerke
(aka
#Dickie
) & other cool
#ComicArt
characters to the
#LakeDistrict
!
A warm welcome to
@walliseates
who's joining us at
#LICAF2023
! Wallis is a comic creator & drawing explorer. Shortlisted for
@MyriadEditions
First Graphic Novel Award in 2014, she's produced zines, self-published comics & is on the core committee
@LDComics