Over the last few years Thought Bubble and Travelling Man have teamed up to present micro-bursaries for UK-based comic creators. Every year we receive requests from our amazing community to donate towards them so, throughout May, you can now donate here:
Thought Bubble stands with Trans people.
We want to make it extremely clear that our festival is a safe, welcoming and supportive space for Trans people.
Trans rights are human rights. 🏳️⚧️ ❤️ 🏳️⚧️
Every year Thought Bubble commissions an artist to make our festival image. This year's beautiful piece is by Natalie Andrewson (
@natAndrewson
), and we are in love with it.
Supporting artists is at the core of everything we do, and that's how it will always be.
It's time to reveal the Thought Bubble 2021 Festival image! This year our festival is blessed by the work of the incredible
@chootalks
. We are absolutely in love and have been having so much fun working with it already. Keep your eyes peeled for it taking over really soon
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This year we commissioned the incredible
@mingjuechen
who's created this colourful and dynamic image 😍 She's an illustrator and art director who's worked on a number of comics for DC and Marvel.
#WomensHistoryMonth
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Toot Toot!! Our 5 Digital Comic Con halls are NOW OPEN. Head over to our Entrance Hall and jump right in. Fill those bags, buy those gifts!! Show these amazing comic creators some serious love.
Head to:
Hey gang! We've got a lot of exciting news to share with you today! First is our beautiful new festival image by
@MingjueChen
and our fab new logo by
@_Passport
We love them both so much!
The way creators price their work in the comic art industry is highly discussed 💬 We set out on a Fair Pay for Artists Project, with aims of sharing knowledge and building resources to help everyone earn a fair living 😊 Read the full report at
#FairPay
Hi Thought Bubble friends! We’re busy sorting all the info for this years festival & will make announcements in the next few weeks. Until then we wanted to let you know our 2019 dates are the 9th & 10th of Nov. Sorry for keeping you hanging & thanks for your patience 🙏 xx
An important Thought Bubble update for all our amazing supporters. Read the full announcement and some ways you can support us:
Lovely exhibitors & ticket holders, we've sent you an email this morning. If you haven't received it, please contact us.
⭐ Guest Announcement ⭐ Team TBF are SO excited to share our first batch of 2021 Comic Convention guests with you. We've maybe said this before, but could this be our best line up EVER?
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Find out more:
Grab your tickets:
Thank you so much for the love on this year's festival image, here is the full thing! Created by the amazing Natalie Andrewson (
@natandrewson
).
Thank you Natalie!! We can't wait to work more with this incredible piece!
We want to say a HUGE THANK YOU to all of our amazing volunteers who help us make
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Comic Con what it is! You are the best family we could ever ask for 🙌 We love you 💕
We are excited to start revealing our Digital Comic Con details to you, including the first set of amazing guests who'll be taking part. We'll also have FIVE digital exhibitor halls 😱😱 Thought Bubble: This time its on your personal computer!
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Your
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red-shirt crew - infinite thank yous to this incredible group, and all those not pictured, who gave up their time and energy to make this year’s convention possible.
Here is our 2022 Festival in all its glory! Created by the excellent
@yec_yourz
, it joins an ever growing line of incredible images we have been blessed with.
Our biggest news this year is that the Thought Bubble convention will be held at the Harrogate Convention Centre. Check out the full statement on our website for the reasons behind the move + why we think you’re going to love our new convention home!
Thought Bubble is back! 🤩 Your favourite Yorkshire Comic Art Festival lands 9-15 Nov 2020 with our famous Comic Con back at
@HgtConventions
on 14-15 Nov! Thank you to
@bampshi
for our amazing new festival image. Tickets now on sale at 👈
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Thought Bubble 2022 is now finished. An eternal thank you to every single one of you; exhibitors, ticket holders, guests, redshirts! You're all the best. Want do it again next year?
We're happy to announce that our 2023 Comic Creator Micro-Bursaries are open!
There are three bursary groups for UK Based Comic Creators; Disabled Creators, Trans/Non-Binary Creators and Creators of Colour with 5 recipients in each.
Find more info here:
Calling all UK based Trans and/or Non-Binary comic creators!
With the support of
@crowdfundr
we're offering FIVE half tables at our convention PLUS £100 in cash to help you come to the show, print new work or buy yourself something nice!
Find out more:
When lockdown hit in 2020 we created a post where people could support each other's creative work. It was so lovely and positive that we wanted to do it again.
Creators: Drop a bio below, add links and/or images
Comic Fans: Like, comment and follow your new comic-creating faves!
A planet sized thank you to each of our guests, exhibitors, ticket holders, volunteers and every single other person involved in making our comic convention happen this year.
Wanna do it again next year?
⭐ Guests!! ⭐ We are so excited to share our first batch of incredible guests who will be appearing at Thought Bubble Comic Convention 2023.
Find out more:
Grab your tickets:
This Pride Month, Thought Bubble is offering table space at our 2021 Comic Convention to two Trans and/or Non-Binary comic creators. You will also receive £100 cash and a £100
@AwesomeMerch
voucher.
Find more info on how to put your name forward here:
Quick
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update - next year's Thought Bubble will be taking place from 17th - 23rd September, with our convention on 22nd & 23rd - we're just giving the website its annual overhaul, so we'll be back with the first wave of festival info soon! 🎉
Thought Bubble Comic Convention 2023 will be on a whole new scale! With two days full of your favourite comic artists, writers, panels, kids' activities, cosplay and everything in between.
Stop dragon your feet and get your tickets, they're on sale now:
In 2015 we brought on-board the skills of
@babsdraws
, comic artist and illustrator, to create this fun and colourful festival image 😄 She's worked on Batgirl, is the creator of Motor Crush and co-hosts Critical Role's Pub Draw!
#WomensHistoryMonth
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We think this might be our biggest announcement day EVER... Starting with a new wave of digital guests we are beyond excited to share. Each one will be taking part in our Digital Comic Con on Nov 14-15 2020. Tell all your friends!
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Find out more:
And that is a wrap on
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! Thank you so much to everyone who came and visited us for our events over the week, and helped us celebrate comics in such spectacular fashion this weekend!
THANK YOU to everyone who came to
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Comic Con and Festival. We’ve had an amazing weekend in Harrogate and you’ve all made it so special. We love you all! 💕😂
Hi everyone! Hope you're having a nice post-festival break, and a good end to 2018 - this is just to say that it's my (Clark's) last day working on the festival, and it's been an absolute pleasure getting to do this for the last ten years!
We hope you've made room in your diaries for Thought Bubble 2021. We know our dates are already out there in the world after postponing 2020, but it's time to get excited about the planning of our 2021 Comic Art Festival! Who's coming!?
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Now we've had a tiny little sleep we wanted to say a real big thank you to everyone who made the convention possible this year, all our incredible exhibitors, guests, redshirts, every ticket holder.
You're all amazing and we are feeling blessed.
We are truly blown away by your supportive response to our postponement announcement. We were so nervous, and you are all absolutely wonderful 😭 Thank you! We feel extremely lucky. We'll have some actual positive news coming your way within the hour too.
With lockdown v.2 looming here in the UK, it's more important than ever to support indie businesses and comic creators as much as we can. The Thought Bubble Digital Exhibitor Halls will be the perfect way to do this; over 300 creators in one place. They open in one week's time!
The 16th edition of Thought Bubble Comic Convention will take place on 12-13 November 2022 at Harrogate Convention Centre! Here is the first part of our astronomical guest list, with many more coming soon.
Tickets are on sale now:
Let's take a second to bask in the glory of our 2021 festival image, by the amazing Choo.
It joins a long line of beloved images. Why not check out some past images:
The following guidelines must be adhered by all Thought Bubble Comic Convention 2021 ticket holders, exhibitors, guests, volunteers and core staff. We appreciate your understanding in working together to make TB21 possible, and safe!
For full info:
Comic books are for everyone! But that doesn’t mean they are accessible to everyone, which is why we are launching the Comic Book Drive.
You are invited to donate comic books, which we will distributed to schools, libraries and charities!
Find out how:
We're helping raise money for the Islamic Relief UK Palestine Relief Fund
Ticket are £1 each and will be available at the Thought Bubble Merch table, Redshirt Hall D1.
100% of funds (minus card charges) will go to:
⭐️ GUEST PROFILE -
@charlubby
⭐️ Artist | Creator behind ChuckDrawsThings - comics about her experiences with mental illness using pigeons! | Releasing 'Bird Brain' this Autumn - a collection of pre-existing and exclusive comics | 🐦
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#ComicCon
BIG NEWS! We are so proud to announce that we are teaming up with
@Comic_Con
in 2020! We will be collaborating on content to inspire the next generation of creators and bring the wonder of comics to new and more diverse audiences in the UK, US and beyond. Watch this space!
🌟GUEST PROFILE🌟 Priscilla Bampoh (
@bampshi
) is a freelance artist based in South-East London, UK who loves making dark and stylish art. She is currently working as an illustrator on “Absolutely Nonny Books” a series with Leah Osakwe.
Find out more:
We want to try and do something positive. Scroll through the replies to this post; share them, like them, reply to them, send them to a friend! Let's pull together, even in this little way, and get through these tough times.
HAPPY NEW YEAR COMIC PALS!
The whole of Team Thought Bubble Team are back in action today and planning for our 2022 festival. Can't wait to share it with you all.
Hey! We are working on some lovely story telling content and we would love to know what are some of your favourite kids books, short comics, graphic novels, picture books and everything else that you read to your kids at bed time!
Answers below...
Tickets are now on sale for this year's Thought Bubble comic convention!
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runs from 17 - 23 Sept, with our huge convention taking place on 22 & 23 Sept in the heart of Leeds City Centre! Full ticket details, including how to book, can be found at
Oh, hello! Are you ready for Thought Bubble 2024? Well, thats lucky, because the dates are coming soon!
To be the first to know, when dates are announced and applications open, join our mailing list:
COMIC CON DAY ONE!
Head to: to start your Thought Bubble Digital Con experience. We'll be releasing some incredible videos throughout the day in our Panel Room, plus Bub's Lounge, a Kids' Zone, Galleries, and of course our amazing exhibitors!
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Thought Bubble and
@LeedsBID
have come together to create an exciting comic art installation in Leeds City Centre; The Trail for Hope, is a brand new story created by our own
@tulalotay
, and coloured by
@deezoid
. The pieces will be on display across the city to form an art trail!
Here is a super special first look at our astronomical 2022 festival image! Our dates and first announcement will be coming up in the following weeks, so keep your eyes peeled, star gazers ✨
Our last video is out in the wild, and we are blown away by how much love we have received. To those who supported our exhibitors by buying their work, liked our videos or shared anything we did this week; Thank you! We couldn't have done it without you. See you next year?
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🎉 THOUGHT BUBBLE FESTIVAL IS HERE 🎉 Get stuck into all things comics this week with the best comic arts festival in the UK! We've got exhibitions, screenings, signings and more as well as a HUGE Comic Con in Harrogate! Check out what's on at
#TBF19
Full festival image reveal day!! This year's image is by the amazing Rocío Arreola Mendoza and we are in love with it. Thank you, Rocío!
You can see more of Rocíos work on Instagram @ denarmen
Want to show off your stuff at Thought Bubble 2022? Well, applications are now open! You have until midnight GMT on Monday 7 March to get your applications in.
All details, some tips and the application form can be found here:
So, we thought we would try and squeeze all the guests we have announced so far into one post... it was a tough job, but here it is! Phew. And YES, there is more to come.
Read more about each guest:
Get your tickets:
Hope you lot having a good
@ThoughtBubbleUK
weekend so far! Here’s the design I made with
@familystoreuk
for the volunteers t-shirts. You can grab your own at the comiXology hall
Spotlighting pieces in our charity art auction, which closes tomorrow! We have original art by
@sara_pichelli
up for grabs at all proceeds (excl. P&P) to
@barnardos
, and worldwide shipping available!
This year sees Thought Bubble entering its 16th edition! 2022 will see the return of our intergalactic week-long festival of comics, culminating with a supernova comic convention.