Comics UK

The events schedule for this year's BICS is now online at: http://www.thecomicsshow.co.uk/events.htm

Signings and portfolio reviews to follow.

Chebbo

The final floorplan is now online at: http://www.thecomicsshow.co.uk/exhibitors.htm

Oh yeah, Fraser Irving has just confirmed too.

Shane

Thanks for another great convention Shane! A good atmosphere throughout. Nice to see an increase in UK humour artists appearing, (compared to say, 25 years ago,) such as Gary Northfield, Laura Howell, Jon Rushby, Paul Palmer, Dave Windett, Mike Higgs, etc.

Also pleased to pick up a bunch of new British comics / books which I'll be reviewing on my blog soon. ("The UK comics industry is dead"? HAH!)

Lew

UPDATE: Photo review of the event here:
http://lewstringer.blogspot.com/2008/10 ... ional.html

JUST WANTED TO SAY A HUGE THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO ATTENDED BICS 2008!!

ALSO A HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR GUESTS AND EXHIBITORS.

I hope everyone had a great weekend!

YOU ALL HELPED MAKE BICS 2008 THE MOST SUCCESSFUL UK COMICS SHOW OF THE DECADE!!

Chebbo

ps: Thanks Lew, Glad you had such a good weekend.

Just out of curiosity, who from this forum attended BICS this year, apart from myself, Laura Howell, Dave Windett, Brian Clarke, Kev F, Gary Northfield, and Shane?

If you didn't go, what put you off? Distance? The event schedule? The guests?

What or who would you like to see at a comic event that would encourage you to attend?

Lew

The fact that I'm in NI. I nearly did up sticks and go, but the cheap flights were all gone and overland travel wasn't going to get me back to Belfast by Sunday morning.

Distance, Hotel finding, Having uni work to do (i didn't, mind). Would have been good to buy that Gothic thing, printed on newsprint "like wot proper comics used to be" (heh).

Looking like my next con will be the Thing 2009. Can't miss that one!

AndyB wrote:The fact that I'm in NI. I nearly did up sticks and go, but the cheap flights were all gone and overland travel wasn't going to get me back to Belfast by Sunday morning.

Quite understandable. A few of your fellow countrymen (and women) managed to get over as representatives from the Derry comics festival. You may already be aware of that event? Worth keeping an eye on this site for the 2009 one. I'm hoping to attend next year if possible:

http://www.2dfestival.com/

Lew

Lew Stringer wrote:...If you didn't go, what put you off? Distance? The event schedule? The guests?...

Lew

Distance for me. A 5 hrs flight and then another 2 hrs travelling time made it a bit hard for me to go!

Hope everyone that went had fun.