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THE LAKES INTERNATIONAL
COMIC ART FESTIVAL 2018
FREE FESTIVAL GUIDE
@comicartfest www.comicartfestival.com
12-14 October 2018
Main Funder
Kendal, Cumbria
2 THE LAKES INTERNATIONAL COMIC ART FESTIVAL 2018
INTRODUCTION
Welcome festival-goers. A sincere
thank you to our regulars for their
steadfast support and a warm
welcome to newcomers for giving
LICAF a go. This year is our sixth
festival and we continue to refine,
adapt and add to our programme
to keep it relevant, fresh and
challenging too. This year we have
more special guests than ever before,
an expanded Clocktower (which
maintains its intimacy), a bigger
social, “out of hours” programme
and more new countries represented
including Russia, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, India and Nepal. Our
partnership with Wacom, Lancaster
University, the University of Cumbria
and the National Cartoonists’
Society continues to grow and we
welcome our new partners, Dundee
University and Lyon BD Festival,
with whom we expect to work more
closely over coming months. We
also welcome back Amiens Comics
EVENTS
Festival, the Finnish Institute, a fresh
delegation from the Netherlands and
representatives from the Flemish
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Literature Fund.
Times, dates and venues for A huge thank you to our funders
this year’s amazing events and partners but most of all to our
tremendous team of volunteers
without whom we’d be lost, fumbling
around in a sea of intent!
Julie, Carole, Sharon, Marianne,
Aileen, Matt, Nick, Steve, John, Jo
and Chris
CONTENTS
4 Festival Overview
5 Festival Map
6 Friday Events
7 Opening Event: Marvel vs DC
8 Friday Timetable
COMICS FAMILY FUN
9 Films
10-11 Saturday Events
12-13 Saturday Timetable
18 22
14-15 Sunday Events
The fantastic Comics Clock Demonstrations and 16-17 Sunday Timetable
Tower and CCT Extra at the workshops for all the 18-19 Comics Clock Tower
Shakespeare family 20 CCT Extra
21 Scottish Comics Bothy &
Knockabout’s Knaughty Corner
22-23 Family Zone
24 Cartoon Cafe
25-27 Exhibitions
28-29 Windows Trail
32 Graeme McNee, Festival
Journal
35 Traces of the Great War
36 Out of Hours
37 Clockwork Watch
38 Merchandise
39 Festival Poem
FILMS EXHIBITIONS
40 Funders, Partners and
Supporters
9 25
Marketing & Editor: Creative Concern
Programme of thought Hero(ine)s, Playing for a Design: Curious Road
provoking and awe-inspiring Draw, The Art of Stranski and Cover artwork: Petteri Tikkanen
films from the comic genre Spotlight on Hunt Emerson Print: MTP
CAM EDMOND GRAHAM JEROEN LORENZO MIKIKO RIAN SIMON TOY-BOX
KENNEDY BAUDOIN DURY HUGHES THORP
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FUNKE ETHERINGTON
All guests and events were correct at the time of publication, please see our website & social media for updates
THE LAKES INTERNATIONAL COMIC ART FESTIVAL 2018
For timetable of events, please go to pages 4 – 17
www.comicartfestival.com
CHARLIE ED GRAEME JEFF KRIPA MARY PETTERI SETH TOMAS
ADLARD BRUBAKER MCNEE KEANE JOSHI TALBOT TIKKANEN KUCEROVSKY
BRYAN DEBORAH GARY JC DEVENEY KEN MARK PETE SEAN THE SURREAL
Box Office 01539 725133
TALBOT TATE ERSKINE NIIMURA STAFFORD DOHERTY PHILLIPS MCCOY
Title: Sayonara Minasan p.5 (さよーならみなさん) (2013)
TSUCHIKA NISHIMURA (西村 ツチカ) original work
BRUCE DAVID FRANK ILYA KATE MARK OWEN SAYRA STUART
MUTARD SILVERMAN QUITELY Size: B4
Price: 40,000yen
EVANS HENDRIKS JOHNSON BEGUM MEDLEY
No. 1
BOBBY DAVID ETHERINGTON IAN KAISA MARCEL OTTILIE SATOSHI STEVEN
JOSEPH HINE BROTHERS RANKIN LEKA RUIJTERS HAINSWORTH KITAMURA APPLEBY
BENOÎT DAVID EMMI IAN JOHN MARC ORIJIT ROBBIE STEVE ZOOM
PEETERS GAFFNEY NIEMINEN KENNEDY WAGNER JACKSON SEN MORRISON MCGARRY ROCKMAN
The 2018 Guest List
ARITRA DAN EMMA HUNT JOE MAAIKE MONTY ROBERT STEFAN YOMI
SARKAR BERRY VIECELI EMERSON KELLY HARTJES NERO DEAS NIEUWENHUIS AYENI
ALAN COREY ELIZABETH GUY JOHN LUKE MITCH ROBERT STANLEY VICTORIA
GRANT BROTHERSON BREITWEISER DELISLE FERGUSON MCGARRY BREITWEISER BROWN CHOW LOMASKO
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OVERVIEW
FESTIVAL CATEGORIES
INTERVIEW LIVE DRAW FILM FAMILY ZONE MASTERCLASS/ PRESENTATION PANEL PERFORMANCE
WORKSHOP DISCUSSION
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BUY THE WEEKEND PASS IS FOR ALL DAYTIME EVENTS ON SATURDAY
AND SUNDAY. THE WEEKEND PASS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE FRIDAY GALA
EVENT OPENING EVENT. YOUR FESTIVAL DAY PASS GIVES YOU ACCESS TO ALL DAYTIME
7.00 – 9.00pm, BAC Theatre EVENTS ON THAT DAY. FESTIVAL FILMS REQUIRE A SEPARATE TICKET.
SATURDAY 13 OCTOBER
CRIME LORDS – ED BRUBAKER EMMI NIEMINEN – ALTERNATIVE HERO(INE)S A GAME OF TWO HALVES:
& IAN RANKIN THE INTERNET OF HATE Saturday, 12.45 – 1.45pm WAGNER & GRANT
Saturday, 10.00 – 11.00am AND LOATHING BAC Screen Two Saturday, 2.45 – 3.45pm
Main Theatre, BAC Saturday, 11.00 – 12 noon BAC Screen Two
BAC Studio Theatre COMICS: A FORCE FOR
FLYING HIGH – MEET THE CHANGE - ARITRA SARKAR MEET MISS MOTI
KENNEDYS TALKING FRANK QUITELY Saturday, 1.00 – 2.00pm KRIPA JOSHI
Saturday, 10.15 – 11.15am Saturday, 12 noon – 1.00pm BAC Studio Theatre Saturday, 3.00 – 4.00pm
BAC Screen One Main Theatre, BAC BAC Studio Theatre
SHINING BRIGHTLY
TICK, TOCK, TICK TOCK – GRAPHIC REVELATIONS THE ART OF DAVID SILVERMAN TRACES OF THE GREAT WAR
COUNTDOWN TO AN AUDIENCE WITH Saturday, 2.00 – 3.00pm THE OFFICIAL UK LAUNCH
CLOCKWORK WATCH GUY DELISLE Main Theatre, BAC Saturday, 4.00 – 5.30pm
Saturday, 10.30 – 11.30am Saturday, 12.15 – 1.15pm Main Theatre, BAC
BAC Malt Room BAC Screen One THE WORLD ACCORDING TO
SETH THE ART OF THE
THE MANY NOT THE FEW – THE BEST OF Saturday, 2.15 – 3.15pm COLOURIST(S)
ROBERT BROWN KILL OR BE KILLED BAC Screen One Saturday, 4.15 – 5.15pm
Saturday, 10.30 – 11.30am Saturday, 12.30 – 1.30pm BAC Screen One
CCT Chamber BAC Malt Room GOING DUTCH
Saturday, 2.30 – 3.30pm VIZ COMIC SNATCHPHRASE
SATOSHI KITAMURA BRYAN AND MARY TALBOT BAC Malt Room Saturday, 6.15 – 7.15pm
Saturday, 10.45 – 11.45am PREVIEW BAC Main Theatre
BAC Screen Two Saturday, 12.30 – 1.30pm VOICES FROM THE CZECH
CCT Chamber REPUBLIC I KILL GIANTS -
Saturday, 2.30 – 3.30pm FILM WITH INTRO
CCT Chamber Saturday, 8.30 – 10.30pm
Main Theatre, BAC
SUNDAY 14 OCTOBER
THE GREATEST COMIC BOOK DOCUMENTING RUSSIA THE JOY OF SALTIRE – SAYRA BEGUM – CAUGHT
MOVIE… EVER WITH VICTORIA LAMASKO AVENGERS MEETS GAME OF BETWEEN TWO CULTURES
Sunday, 10.30 – 11.30am Sunday, 11.15 – 12.15pm THRONES Sunday, 2.30 – 3.30pm
Main Theatre, BAC BAC Screen Two Sunday, 12.30 – 1.30pm CCT Chamber
FUSION – KEN NIIMURA BAME (BLACK ASIAN CCT Chamber THE BEST COMIC FILM
AND MIKIKO MINORITY ETHNIC) STYLE ICONS – STANLEY EVER WINNER
Sunday, 10.45 – 11.45am REPRESENTATION IN COMICS CHOW AND RIAN HUGHES Sunday, 2.45 – 4.45pm
BAC Screen One WITH BOBBY JOSEPH Sunday, 12.45 – 1.45pm BAC Screen One
Sunday, 11.30 – 12.30pm BAC Screen One
THE WOLF OF BAGHDAD BAC Studio Theatre COMICS AND
Sunday, 10.45 – 11.45am STEVEN APPLEBY – COLLABORATIONS
CCT Chamber THE (LEGENDARY) BIG DRAGMAN Sunday, 3.15 – 4.15pm
ZOMBIE COMIC DRAW Sunday, 1.00 – 2.00pm BAC Screen Two
JEFF KEANE AND HIS Sunday, 12.30 – 1.45pm
FAMILY CIRCUS BAC Malt Room THE SIMPSONS MOVIE
BAC Theatre
Sunday, 11.00-12noon INDIA RISING FILM WITH INTRO
BAC Malt Room Sunday, 1.15 – 2.15pm Sunday, 4.00 – 5.45pm
BAC Screen Two BAC Theatre
KAISA LEKA – A TRUE STEAM BOY
FORCE OF NATURE Sunday, 6.00 – 8.30pm
For timetable of events, please go to pages 4 – 17 Sunday, 1.15 – 2.00pm BAC Theatre
Box Office 01539 725133 www.comicartfestival.com BAC Studio Theatre
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FOR MORE INFO ON VISIT
visit-kendal.co.uk
For timetable of events, please go to pages 4 – 17
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EVENT LISTINGS - FRIDAY 12 OCTOBER (DAYTIME)
FRIDAY FESTIVAL
PASS NEEDED
Friday 12 October 10.00-5.00 (registration from 9.15)
The Malt Room Brewery Arts Centre Kendal LA9 4HE
Host: Alex Fitch
Join us for a full day of talks and discussions exploring comic art in all its guises. Topics include the history of
comics, the craft of comics, new research into the wider impacts of comics and a focus on a couple of the main
LICAF 2018 themes: Traces of the Great War and Scottish Comics.
Open to academics, students and all comic fans who wish to dig a
bit deeper into this fascinating medium.
INTRODUCTION KEYNOTE 2 “You could also look normal if you’d
Friday, 10.00am - 10.05am Friday, 1.30 – 2.20 just wear pants”: Kaisa Leka (comics
creator from Finland) gives an illustrated
COMIC ART, COMICS AND ART presentation about things that Normals have
KEYNOTE 1 A personal take on the origins and history of said to her during her encounters with them
Friday, 10.10 – 11.25am comic art. in Normalland.
COMICSOPOLIS Benoit Peeters, Comics writer, scholar and Graphic Medicine: Megan Sinclair discusses
Christopher Murray, Professor of Comics Professor of Graphic Fiction and Comics at healthcare-focused public information
Studies at the University of Dundee will Lancaster University. comics produced at the University of
explore the history of Comics in Dundee Dundee, from ‘Fibromyalgia and Us’, to her
from the late nineteenth century to the 2.20 – 2.45: Benoît Peeters and Christopher own work, ‘Batman Danny and Close to the
present day. Murray discuss their roles as Professors Heart’.
of Comics and the current state of Comics
and Studies. Chair: Olivia Hicks, PhD student at the
SALTIRE THE CREATION OF A University of Dundee and independent
Chair: Andy Tate, Senior Lecturer in English comics creator
SCOTTISH SUPERHERO: at Lancaster University & Lancaster
Phillip Vaughan, Senior Lecturer and Course
University’s Graphic novels and comics
Director for the University of Dundee’s MDes
network (ReoPeN) Co-Director KEYNOTE 3
in Comics & Graphic Novels will look at the Friday, 4.10 – 4.45
creation of Saltire, a Scottish superhero
steeped in the mythology and folklore of PANEL 2 BLOKE’S PROGRESS
Caledonian history. Friday, 2.50 – 4.00 Comic’s creator Hunt Emerson and writer/
biographer Kevin Jackson discuss ‘Bloke’s
Chair: John McShane, Comic’s historian, COMMUNICATING THROUGH COMICS: Progress’ their new comic book inspired by
aficionado and expert on Scottish comics Four panellists explore the wider impact of the ideas of John Ruskin
comics.
PANEL 1 Chair: Howard Hull, Director of Brantwood
Trauma and Memory in Comics: Golnar House Museum, home of John Ruskin.
Friday, 11.30 – 12.30 Nabizadeh (lecturer in comics studies
University of Dundee) discusses the 4.45 – 5.30: Guided tour of ‘Bloke’s Progress’
REIMAGINING HISTORY …WRITERS representation of trauma and memory exhibition with Hunt Emerson (spaces
AND COMICS CREATORS in comics, focusing particularly on the restricted to 12, sign up at registration)
Mary Talbot, Orijit Sen, Joe Kelly and Charlie mechanics of the form.
Adlard discuss the challenges (and pitfalls)
of basing their work on historical events Comics aren’t just a Visual Medium: Monty Friday Sessions Festival Pass £20
(all four write for and/or draw comics and Nero (comics creator with a Masters in Concessions £15
contributed short stories to the ‘Traces of the Comics & Graphic Novels from University
Great War anthology’). of Dundee) discusses how complex
interactions between text and image make
Chair: Natasa Lackovic, Lecturer in Higher comics uniquely powerful.
Education at Lancaster University &
Lancaster University’s Graphic novels and
comics network (ReoPeN) Co-Director
Sponsored by:
For timetable of events, please go to pages 4 – 17
Box Office 01539 725133 www.comicartfestival.com
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EVENT LISTINGS - FRIDAY 12 OCTOBER (EVENING)
OPENING NIGHT
SEPARATELY
TICKETED
OPENING NIGHT EVENT
WHICH IS BEST?
Friday, 12 October, 7.00 - 9.00pm
Main Theatre, Brewery Arts Centre
Age: Suitable for all ages
Tickets: £8 / £5 concessions
IF THERE’S ONE ARGUMENT THAT OBSESSES SUPER-HERO FANS ALL OVER THE WORLD, THIS IS IT.
In the blue corner, DC: the people who started International panellists will include Joe Kelly
it all. They gave us Superman and Batman. (USA – ‘Deadpool’), Steven Appleby (UK –
Without DC, we wouldn’t have skin-tight ‘Dragman’), Kaisa Leka (Finland – ‘Female
costumes and capes. And in the red corner, Mutant Ninja Turtles’), Peter Kessler (UK –
Marvel: the people who made it relatable. They award-winning TV producer), Dr Sarita Robinson
gave us Spider-Man and Howard the Duck: (UCLAN) and Ed Brubaker (USA – ‘Captain
heroes with problems. And of course, they gave America’). The debate will be accompanied by a
birth to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. live draw by festival favourites Luke and Steve
McGarry from the USA.
Well, now it’s Clobbering Time. We’re bringing
two teams of experts together to find out The evening will culminate with the
which comic colossus is truly the greatest. announcement of the next Comics Laureate
Hosted by the brilliant (and unbiased) Emma 2019-2021 and the recipient of the second
Vieceli, our teams will slug it out to settle Sergio Aragones International Award for
this thing once and for all. And, of course, the Excellence in Comic Art.
ultimate arbiters: you. It will all be decided
with a public vote. So come and take part in
the definitive debate of the decade.
ON THE EDGE
Friday, 12 October, 6.15 – 7.00pm FREE ENTRY
Brewery Gardens
Sound Intervention’s projector bikes will animate the
Brewery garden with sounds and images from local
watery edgelands.
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TIMETABLE - FRIDAY
EXHIBITIONS
THE BREWERY ARTS CENTRE (BAC)
THEATRE MALT ROOM SUGARSTORE INTRO BAR & KENDAL WILDMAN
WAREHOUSE MUSEUM GALLERY
9.00
EXHIBITION: EXHIBITION:
9.15 PLAYING FOR A THE BLOKE’S
DRAW BY PROGRESS
9.30 STEVE MCGARRY
Intro bar
9.45 21 September -
4 November 5 October -
10.00 REGISTRATION 9.15AM 9 November
INTRODUCTION 10AM 2018,
usual opening 2018,
10.15 usual opening
hours
KEY NOTE 1: hours
10.30 FREE ENTRY
• Comicsopolis FREE ENTRY
10.45 • Saltire the
creation of a
11.00 scottish superhero
10.10am - 11.25pm EXHIBITION: EXHIBITION: EXHIBITION:
11.15 SPOTLIGHT ON HERO(INE)S THE ART OF
HUNT EMERSON STRANSKI
11.30 6 October -
Warehouse 12 November 12 October -
11.45 PANEL 1: Gallery 2018 15 November
• Reimagining History 2018
12.00 ...writers and comics 5 October - open 11am - 5pm
creators 9 November 2018 during festival
12.15 open 11am - 5pm
11.30am - 12.30pm FREE ENTRY during festival.
12.30 usual opening DURING 11am -3pm other
hours FESTIVAL days
12.45
FREE ENTRY FREE ENTRY
13.00
13.15
13.30
13.45 KEY NOTE 2:
• Comic art, comics
14.00 and art
14.15 1.30pm - 2.20pm
14.30
14.45
15.00
PANEL 2:
15.15 • Communicating
through comics
15.30
2.50pm - 4.00pm
15.45
16.00
16.15 KEY NOTE 3:
16.30 • Blokes progress
4.10pm - 4.45pm
16.45
17.00
17.15
19.00
19.15 MARVEL VS DC
WHICH IS BEST?
19.30
7.00pm - 9.00pm
20.00 Ticketed event, INCLUDING: DJ SESSION
£8 standard WITH LEVEL UP LEROY
20.30 £5 concession see page 36 for full details
21.00
For timetable of events, please go to pages 4 – 17
Box Office 01539 725133 www.comicartfestival.com
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SATURDAY FILMS Separate ticket price
I KILL GIANTS
FILM WITH INTRO BY
JOE KELLY AND
KEN NIIMURA
Sat 13 October
8.30 – 10.30pm
Main Theatre, Brewery Arts Centre
Tickets: £8.00 standard /
£4.00 concession
Enjoy an introduction to the
screening of ‘I Kill Giants’ from Joe
Kelly, writer (including screenplay)
and Ken Niimura, artist of the
graphic novel.
‘I Kill Giants’ is based on the
acclaimed comic book by Joe Kelly
and Ken Niimura.
Oddball Barbara Thorson regularly
brings a Norse Warhammer to
her school and has a detailed
imaginary life in which she is a
skilled giant killer. However, her
flights of fantasy might be an
attempt to cope with troubles at
home.
SUNDAY FILMS Separate ticket price
THE SIMPSONS MOVIE STEAM BOY
FILM WITH INTRO FROM DAVID SILVERMAN
Sun, 14 October, 6.00 – 8.15pm
Sun 14 October, 4.00 – 5.45pm Main Theatre, Brewery Arts Centre
Main Theatre, Brewery Arts Centre Tickets: £8.00 standard /£4.00 concession
Tickets: £8.00 standard /£4.00 concession
Katsuhiro Otomo, director of ‘Akira’, returns with this visually
Join David Silverman, Director of ‘The Simpsons Movie’, for a striking fusion of the past and the future, set in an alternate
screening of this animated feature film featuring the hearty UK during the industrial revolution.
laughs, biting satire, and honest portrayal of an American
Shortly before the first ever World Expo, a new invention and
family that makes the show so popular.
source of immense power called the ‘Steam Ball’, is bestowed
After Homer accidentally pollutes the town’s water supply, upon a young inventor by his grandfather. Meanwhile the
Springfield is encased in a gigantic dome by the EPA and the nefarious Ohara Foundation has sent men to acquire the
Simpson family are declared fugitives. Steam Ball, so that they can use its power towards their own
illicit ends.
For timetable of events, please go to pages 4 – 17
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EVENT LISTINGS - SATURDAY 13 OCTOBER 2018
CRIME LORDS THE MANY NOT THE FEW TALKING FRANK QUITELY THE BEST OF
ED BRUBAKER & ROBERT BROWN KILL OR BE KILLED
Saturday, 12 noon – 1.00pm
IAN RANKIN Main Theatre, BAC
Saturday, 10.30 - 11.30am Saturday, 12.30 – 1.30pm
Saturday, 10.00 - 11.00am CCT Chamber Age: All ages BAC Malt Room
Main Theatre, BAC Age: All ages Age: All ages
Frank Quitely is a modest but
Age: All ages
Robert Brown is best-known for extraordinary artist who started Celebrating one of the best comic
Ed Brubaker (‘Criminal’, ‘Kill or be creating the comic ‘Killjoy’ in 2011. his career in his native Glasgow, art collaborations of recent
Killed’) and Ian Rankin (‘Inspector His new book is ‘The Many Not writing and drawing ‘The times – Ed Brubaker, Elizabeth
Rebus’ novels) are two of the world’s the Few: An Illustrated History Greens’ for the independently- Breitweiser and Sean Phillips –
leading crime writers with a shared of Britain Shaped by the People’ published ‘Electric Soup’. A recent and, arguably, one of their best and
love of comics. They meet here on with the Japan-based writer. Sean retrospective exhibition of his work most successful creations, ‘Kill or
stage for the first time to discuss Michael Wilson. The book is an at Glasgow’s KelvinGrove was a be Killed’, John McShane invites
what draws them to the genre, historical comic about labour massive hit and we are delighted you to discover what makes this
crime and realism and the current movements and people’s history he will be making his first visit to trio tick.
state of the crime genre with Alex (largely in Britain) from the Middle the Lakes.
Fitch from Resonance FM. Ages and the so-called Peasants’ BRYAN AND MARY
Revolt of 1381 to the present day. Frank has worked on a number
of one-shots, limited series, TALBOT
It will be published by Workable
FLYING HIGH monthlies and graphic novels, PREVIEW
Books, a new imprint of New
MEET THE KENNEDYS Internationalist, and the General notably ‘Flex Mentallo’, ‘The
Authority’, ‘New X Men’, ‘Sandman: Saturday, 12.30 – 1.30pm
Saturday, 10.15 - 11.15am Federation of Trade Unions. CCT Chamber
Endless Nights’, ‘We3’, ‘All Star
BAC Screen One Hosted by Professor Andrew Miles, Superman’ and ‘Jupiter’s Legacy’. Age: All ages
Age: All ages The University of Manchester. Still based in Glasgow, he has Mary and Bryan Talbot discuss
Ian Kennedy and Cam Kennedy come full circle, and is back to their next graphic novel
are two of the longest ‘serving’ SATOSHI KITAMURA writing and drawing his own collaboration with comics expert,
comic artists in the world. They independently published material. John Freeman. Set against
were both major forces during ‘The Saturday, 10.45 – 11.45am the backdrop of the disastrous
BAC Screen Two Chaired by Alex Fitch of
Golden Times’, of the 60s, 70s and Resonance FM. floods in the North of England
80s, with work appearing in a wide Age: All ages a couple of years ago, Rain
variety of publications – ‘Knockout’, Satoshi Kitamura is one of the dramatically chronicles the
‘Air Ace’, ‘Battle, Hotspur’, ‘Wizard’, GRAPHIC REVELATIONS developing relationship between
world’s most influential children’s
‘Warlord’, ‘Football Judy’, ‘Bunty’, AN AUDIENCE WITH two young women, one of whom
book creators and a multi-faceted
‘Blake’s 7’, ‘M.A.S.K’., ‘2000 visual artist. He is a major GUY DELISLE is a committed environmental
AD’, ‘Judge Dredd’, ‘Dan Dare’, exponent of the traditional form campaigner. Their wild Brontë
‘Commando’, ‘Batman’, ‘Agent of Saturday, 12.15 – 1.15pm moorland is being criminally
of Japanese art of Kamishibai BAC Screen One
Shield’, to name but a few! storytelling. Here, he discusses his mismanaged, crops are being
Age: All ages systematically poisoned and birds
This is a unique opportunity to see work with Manga historian, Paul
Gravett, launch a new storybook Guy Delisle’s work handles the and animals are being slaughtered.
Ian and Cam draw live and discuss The characters are fictitious:
their incredible careers with John and presents a unique Kamishibai heaviest of subjects with the
performance. lightest of touches – imagine what’s happening around them is
Freeman. shockingly real.
Peanuts depicting human rights
‘Thanks to James Stacey’ abuse. He has created hauntingly
TICK, TOCK, TICK TOCK powerful travelogues chronicling ALTERNATIVE
COUNTDOWN TO EMMI NIEMINEN his own travels in Burma, China, HERO(INE)S
CLOCKWORK WATCH THE INTERNET OF HATE Israel and North Korea, and he’s
balanced them with funny – almost Saturday, 12.45 – 1.45pm
Saturday, 10.30 - 11.30am AND LOATHING BAC Screen Two
painfully truthful – cartoons
BAC Malt Room Saturday, 11.00 – 12 noon about life as a loving, but slightly Age: All ages
Age: All ages BAC Studio Theatre misguided, father. Most recently,
Since the beginning of comics,
Clockwork Watch is an interactive Age: All ages Guy’s 2017 work ‘Hostage’ tells
almost 180 years ago, female
steampunk story told through the true story of one man’s
Emmi Nieminen is a highly- protagonists have been few and
graphic novels, an online kidnapping in the Russian republic
acclaimed visual artist, illustrator far between. Almost 70% of well-
newspaper, and live immersive of Ingushetia. Told almost entirely
and comics artist from Tampere, known comics characters are male.
events and role-play. This year from the perspective of a man
Finland. Here she presents one of locked in a room, it’s an intense
we’re collaborating with creators Out of a research project, Lyon BD
her recent works, the journalistic and gripping account of human
Yomi Ayeni and Corey Brotherson, Organisation and the renowned
comic ‘The Internet of Hate and resilience.
and Kendal College to bring the creator JC Deveney created the
Loathing’, created together with
fantastical story world to life right exhibition ‘Hero(ine)s: Female
journalist Johanna Vehkoo in 2017. We’re honoured and excited that
here, on the streets of Kendal. Representation in Comics’. We’re
What is online misogyny? Who Guy will be joining us this year.
proud to have the exhibition at
This session goes through the participates in it? And what is to be He’ll be talking to LICAF Chair,
LICAF this year, presenting more
basics of developing an interactive done about it? Peter Kessler, about his work,
than 20 artistic contributions in
narrative and looks at audience his bizarre experiences – and his
Introduced by Dr Mel Gibson. which the greatest heroes are
engagement. It’s a hands-on demanding children.
Supported by Finnish Institute. given feminine traits. Paul Gravett
workshop to develop and co-create Supported by Institut Français. finds out more about the results
story elements within the Clockwork of this project with its creator JC
Watch universe, in preparation for Deveney and three of its most
a participatory live event staged recent contributors Steve McGarry,
later this evening, starting from Steven Appleby and Kaisa Leka.
the front of the temporarily re-
dubbed ‘Clockwork Watch Tower’. In partnership with Lyon BD, EU,
Everyone is invited to take part in University of Cumbria,
the workshop, but the evening event Institut Français
is an adult only experience.
Hosted by Chris Thompson.
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COMICS: A FORCE FOR THE WORLD ACCORDING A GAME OF TWO HALVES TRACES OF THE GREAT
CHANGE TO SETH WAGNER & GRANT WAR THE OFFICIAL UK
ARITRA SARKAR LAUNCH
Saturday, 2.15 – 3.15pm Saturday, 2.45 – 3.45pm
Saturday, 1.00 – 2.00pm BAC Screen One BAC Screen Two Saturday, 4.00 – 5.30pm
BAC Studio Theatre Age: All ages Age: All ages Main Theatre, BAC
Age: All ages Age: All ages
Seth is a Canadian cartoonist who Alan Grant has written a boat-load
Artitra Sarkar (India) believes has been producing comic art for of stuff. For DC: ‘Batman’, ‘Lobo’, Celebrate the launch of a new
that now, more than ever, there more than 20 years. His books ‘The Demon’, ‘LEGION’, ‘Bob the and ambitious anthology co-
is a need for a new-age literary include ‘It’s a Good Life’, ‘If You Galactic Bum’ and ‘Outcasts’. commissioned by LICAF, Amiens
movement that will address Don’t Weaken’, ‘Wimbledon Green’, For Marvel: ‘RoboCop’, ‘The Last Comics Festival, 14-18 NOW, SLDC
contemporary global issues with ‘George Sprott’, and his ongoing American’, ‘Punisher’ and ‘Nick and the Mission du Centenaire de
original tales, presented in new series, ‘Palookaville’. Apart from Fury’. For Dark Horse: ‘Terminator. la Première Guerre Mondiale. The
ways (visual and interactive). comics, he is the illustrator for For Rebellion’, ‘Judge Dredd’, anthology consists of new short
‘Lemony Snicket’s All the Wrong ‘Anderson PSI’, ‘Robo-Hunter’, comics that explore the continued
His new publishing house, Wedoria Questions’ series. He is the ‘Strontium Dog’ and ‘MazeWorld’. relevance and resonance of the
Chronicles’, first title, ‘Goliath of designer for several classic comics And he’s about to start on a new First World War.
Shenzhen’ is an attempt to address reprint series, notably collections Anderson story for the Judge Dredd
the global issue of authoritarianism of work by Charles Schulz, John Megazine. This event will feature more than
and suppression of freedom Stanley, and Doug Wright. Here he a dozen writers and artists who
worldwide. Aritra will argue for John Wagner is best known for have contributed to the anthology
gives an overview of his career to
graphic novels as a force for his work for 2000AD, having co- including Charlie Adlard, Joe
date.
change and announce an upcoming created Judge Dredd, Strontium Kelly, Victoria Lomasko, Mikiko,
collection of visual stories and Hosted by Chris Thompson. Dog, Robo-Hunter and many Robbie Morrison, Ken Niimura,
novels on social injustice to be other memorable characters. His Sean Phillips, Ian Rankin, Orijit
published next year and to which Paradox Press graphic novel ‘A Sen and Bryan and Mary Talbot.
GOING DUTCH History of Violence’ is a major film.
everyone is welcome to submit
writings. Saturday, 2.30 – 3.30pm His latest project (with co-writer Hosted by Natasa Lackovic,
BAC Malt Room Alan Grant and artist Dan Cornwell) Lancaster University and Pascal
Hosted by Professor Andrew Miles, Age: All ages is ‘Rok of the Reds’, the strange Meriaux, Amiens Comics Festival.
The University of Manchester. and wonderful tale of the world’s
Dutch comics are in full bloom and first alien footballer. An homage THE ART OF THE
SHINING BRIGHTLY we are delighted to bring together to the comics of their youth, ‘Rok
some of its leading exponents for COLOURIST(S)
THE ART OF of the Reds’ ties in beautifully with
the first time at LICAF – Marcel one of our main exhibitions Playing Saturday, 4.15 – 5.15pm
DAVID SILVERMAN Ruijters, Maaike Hartjes, Mark for a Draw. BAC Screen One
Saturday, 2.00 – 3.00pm Hendriks and Jeroen Funke. Age: All ages
Main Theatre, BAC Chaired by our very own David
Stefan Nieuwenhuis offers a unique Letterman, John McShane. A fine art in itself, two of its
Age: All ages insight into the evolution of Dutch greatest proponents, both having
David Silverman is an comics since 1950 and is a leading coloured for Sean Phillips amongst
comics journalist, anthologist MEET MISS MOTI
extraordinary cartoonist and others, come together for the first
animator. His name is synonymous and curator for the Dutch Comics KRIPA JOSHI
time to share their processes in a
with ‘The Simpsons’, starting Museum in Groningen. Saturday, 3.00 – 4.00pm special live draw event.
back in 1987 on ‘The Tracy Ullman BAC Studio Theatre
Show’. Hosted by Chris Thompson,
VOICES FROM THE Age: All ages
Elizabeth Breitweiser and Pete
He has since been the most prolific CZECH REPUBLIC Kripa Joshi is the creator of Miss Doherty will demonstrate how
director on ‘The Simpsons’ series, Saturday, 2.30 – 3.30pm Moti, a plump character who there’s more to it than meets the
was brought to Pixar by Steve CCT Chamber blurs the line between fantasy and eye.
Jobs and co-directed ‘Monsters Age: All ages reality. Originally from Nepal, she
Inc.’ Since then he has directed studied Illustration at the School VIZ COMIC
‘The Simpsons Movie’ and many Here we celebrate the UK launch of Visual Arts, New York, with a
other projects, and is often found of the graphic novel ‘We Are Still at SNATCHPHRASE
Fulbright scholarship. In 2016 she
performing the tuba with the Los War’, which sold more than 13,000 started the ‘Motivation Mondays’ Saturday, 6.15-7.15pm
Angeles band Vaud and the Villains, copies in the original Czech edition. series, a weekly illustration of ‘Miss BAC Main Theatre
sometimes setting it on fire. You The book features documentary Moti’ with a motivational quote. Age: Adult content
know, the way people do… comics in the style of Art ‘Miss Moti’ has been featured in
Spiegelman’s ‘Maus’, combining ‘BBC Women’s Hour’, ‘BBC Asian It’s time to play Viz Comic
Celebrating the extraordinary life of oral history with high artistry. It Snatchphrase. The rules are very
Network’, ‘The Guardian’ and other
David Silverman is Steve McGarry, contains 13 testimonies by people simple. Watch as cartoonists
international publications.
fellow cartoonist and President who experienced the totalitarian Graham Dury, Simon Thorp,
of the National Cartoonist Society regime – either Nazi rule or Hosted by Paul Gravett. Steve McGarry and Luke McGarry
Foundation. communism and we are delighted illustrate definitions from the
to welcome two of those artists to latest edition of ‘Viz Comic’s
In partnership with National
LICAF, Tomas Kucerovsky and Toy Profanisaurus – War and Piss’.
Cartoonist Society.
Box who will be in conversation Then flick through your free mini
with Paul Gravett. copy of the book to guess which
definition is being illustrated. The
first person in the audience to
correctly shout out the answer wins
a fantastic Viz pen worth 18p. The
event concludes with a Meat Raffle
to be drawn by ‘The Simpsons’
director David Silverman. Warning:
This event contains adult themes,
strong language and £50 worth of
meat on a tray.
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TIMETABLE - SATURDAY 13 OCTOBER 2018
THE BREWERY ARTS CENTRE (BAC)
MAIN THEATRE SCREEN ONE MALT ROOM SCREEN TWO STUDIO THEATRE
10.00
CRIME LORDS
10.15 ED BRUBAKER &
IAN RANKIN FLYING HIGH
10.30 MEET THE
10.00 – 11.00am KENNEDYS TICK, TOCK, TICK TOCK
10.45
COUNTDOWN TO
10.15 – 11.15am CLOCKWORK WATCH SATOSHI
11.00 KITAMURA
10.30 – 11.30am EMMI NIEMINEN
11.15 10.45 – 11.45am THE INTERNET
11.30 OF HATE AND
LOATHING
11.45
11.00am –12.00pm
12.00
TALKING FRANK
12.15
QUITELY
GRAPHIC
12.30 12.00noon - REVELATIONS
1.00pm AN AUDIENCE WITH THE BEST OF
12.45 KILL OR BE KILLED
GUY DELISLE
ALTERNATIVE
13.00 12.30 – 1.30pm
12.15 – 1.15pm HERO(INE)S
COMICS: A FORCE
13.15 12.45 – 1.45pm FOR CHANGE
13.30 ARITRA SARKAR
13.45 1.00 – 2.00pm
14.00
SHINING BRIGHTLY
14.15
THE ART OF
14.30 DAVID SILVERMAN THE WORLD
ACCORDING
2.00 – 3.00pm TO SETH GOING DUTCH
14.45
2.15 – 3.15pm 2.30 – 3.30pm A GAME OF TWO
15.00
SIGNINGS HALVES:
WAGNER & GRANT MEET MISS MOTI
15.15 KRIPA JOSHI
15.30 2.45 – 3.45am
3.00 – 4.00pm
15.45
16.00
TRACES OF THE
16.15
GREAT WAR THE
16.30 OFFICIAL UK THE ART OF THE
COLOURIST(S)
LAUNCH
16.45 4.15 – 5.15pm
4.00 – 5.30pm
17.00
17.15
17.30
17.45
18.00
18.30 VIZ COMIC
19.00 SNATCHPHRASE
6.15 – 7.15pm
19.30
20.00
20.30
21.00
I KILL GIANTS
8.30 – 10.30pm
21.30
Ticketed event,
22.00 £8.00 standard
£4.00 concession
22.30
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EXHIBITIONS FAMILY ZONE
THE BREWERY ARTS CENTRE COMICS CLOCK
TOWER, COUNCIL KENDAL LIBRARY
SUGARSTORE INTRO BAR & KENDAL WILDMAN CHAMBER & WESTMORLAND
WAREHOUSE MUSEUM GALLERY SHOPPING CENTRE
10.00
EXHIBITION: EXHIBITION: INVENT YOUR OWN
PLAYING FOR A THE BLOKE’S MYTHICAL PET 10.15
DRAW BY PROGRESS
STEVE MCGARRY Kendal Library 10.30
Intro bar THE MANY NOT THE
21 September - FEW – ROBERT 10.00 – 11.30am 10.45
4 November 5 October -
9 November BROWN 11.00
2018,
usual opening 2018, SIGNINGS 10.30 – 11.30am
usual opening 11.15
hours
hours
FREE ENTRY 11.30
FREE ENTRY
11.45
MEET THE
12.00
ARTIST
EXHIBITION: EXHIBITION: EXHIBITION: FAMILY FUN AT
Sat ,11am – noon 12.15
SPOTLIGHT ON HERO(INE)S THE ART OF
HUNT EMERSON
THE MALL
STRANSKI
6 October - Westmorland 12.30
Warehouse 12 November 12 October - BRYAN AND MARY Shopping Centre,
Gallery 2018 15 November TALBOT Kendal 12.45
5 October - 2018 PREVIEW
open 11am - 5pm 10am – 4pm 13.00
9 November 2018 during festival open 11am - 5pm 12.30 – 1.30pm
See page 22 for 13.15
FREE ENTRY during festival. full details
usual opening DURING 11am -3pm other 13.30
hours FESTIVAL days
13.45
FREE ENTRY FREE ENTRY
MEET THE 14.00
MEET THE ARTIST MEET THE
ARTIST Sat, 4 -5pm ARTIST 14.15
Sat, noon - 1pm Sat, 3 - 4pm
14.30
VOICES FROM THE ALL THE WAY 14.45
CZECH REPUBLIC FROM JAPAN
2.30 - 3.30pm Kendal Library 15.00
SIGNINGS
2.30 – 4.00pm 15.15
15.30
15.45
16.00
16.15
16.30
16.45
17.00
SIGNINGS
17.15
17.30
17.45
18.00
18.30
INCLUDING:
32 SHORT FILMS ABOUT GLENN GOULD 19.00
ONE MAN BOND 19.30
THE DOPES
THE INAUGURAL (BUT NOT AWFUL) LICAF 20.00
STAND UP COMEDY CLUB – OPEN MIC
20.30
OUT OF HOURS activities are listed separately
FESTIVAL on pages 32-33
KARAOKE
CLOCKWORK WATCH 21.00
see page 36 for full details
21.30
22.00
22.30
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EVENT LISTINGS - SUNDAY 14 OCTOBER 2018
THE GREATEST COMIC THE WOLF OF BAGHDAD BAME (BLACK ASIAN STYLE ICONS
BOOK MOVIE… EVER MINORITY ETHNIC) STANLEY CHOW AND
Sunday, 10.45 – 11.45am
CCT Chamber
REPRESENTATION IN RIAN HUGHES
Sunday, 10.30 – 11.30am
Main Theatre, BAC Age: All ages COMICS WITH BOBBY JOSEPH
Sunday, 12.45 – 1.45pm
Age: All ages Sunday, 11.30am – 12.30pm BAC Screen One
‘The Wolf of Baghdad – A memoir
BAC Studio Theatre Age: All ages
So many great movies started of a lost homeland’ is where The
out as brilliant comics or graphic Surreal McCoy explores her Iraqi- Age: All ages
LICAF brings together two of the
novels. But which is the best of the Jewish roots through a graphic Bobby Joseph is the critically- UK’s leading illustrators, who also
lot? That’s what we’re going to find memoir with its own musical acclaimed comic book author of work in the field of comics, to offer
out in this hard-fought session of soundtrack. Based on her family’s ‘Skank Magazine’, ‘Black Eye’ and you a masterclass in drawing with
passion and debate. memories and recollections of the ‘Scotland Yardie’ graphic novel. style and substance.
their life in Baghdad, the wordless Via a slide show, Bobby will look
From the very first comic adaptation memoir will eventually be shown as Under the name Device, Rian
(1951s ‘Superman and the Mole at the representation of BAME
an animated slideshow accompanied Hughes provides design, custom
Men’) to ‘Avengers Infinity War’ – characters in comics from the early
by a live band (including The Surreal type and illustration for advertising
and beyond, we’ll sort the ‘Ghost days of comic books through to
McCoy herself) playing music of Iraqi campaigns, record sleeves,
Worlds’ from the ‘Ghost Riders’ to the redefinition in the modern age
and Judeo-Arabic origin. Here she book jackets, graphic novels and
find LICAF’s own, definitive, ultimate of comics via BAME comic book
gives us a preview of this incredible television. His first graphic novel
comic-book movie. creators. He will look at negative
and ambitious new work. Funded by was ‘The Science Service’ for
racial interpretation of characters,
Arts Council England and Dangoor Belgian publisher Magic Strip,
Three experts will each pick the one through to the revolution that was
Education (in memory of Sir Naim which was published in five
film they feel trumps all the others, the ‘Black Panther’ movie and the
Dangoor). languages. This was followed
and put their case to our audience. inclusion of BAME comic writers
by ‘Dare’ for IPC’s short-lived
We’ll even allow speeches from the Hosted by Alex Fitch of and artists in mainstream comics.
Revolver, an iconoclastic revamp
audience, in case our panel miss Resonance FM. of the ’50s comic hero ‘Dan Dare’,
the one you think should win. And THE (LEGENDARY) BIG written by Grant Morrison. More
to cap it off, the movie that walks off ZOMBIE COMIC DRAW
JEFF KEANE AND HIS recently he wrote and drew a
with the ultimate accolade will then
FAMILY CIRCUS ‘Batman: Black and White tale’,
be shown on the main screen (BAC Sunday, 12.30 – 1.45pm contributed to Vertigo: Magenta,
Screen One at 2.45pm). BAC Theatre
Sunday, 11.00-12noon designed the map of the DC
BAC Malt Room Age: All ages Multiverse and was reunited with
Hosted by Peter Kessler, TV
producer, founder of the Oxford Age: All ages Zombies (the undead not the Morrison for two stories in the SF
University Comics Research cocktail) come in many shapes Special issue of ‘Heavy Metal’.
If you’ve never heard of Family
Network and LICAF board member. and sizes and have appeared in
Circus, then you probably don’t read Stanley Chow is an illustrator from
any of the 1,500 newspapers that a wide range of comics, from Manchester and is best known for
FUSION this cartoon appears in around the ‘Marvel Zombies’ to ‘The Walking his portrayals of icons from the
KEN NIIMURA AND world. From its creation in 1960 by Dead’. Four fantastic artists come world of entertainment, politics
Bil Keane (and that’s not a typo – it’s together to celebrate the art of the
MIKIKO undead in our ever-popular Big
and sport which have appeared
Bil with one ‘l’) to its ongoing success in magazines around the world
Sunday, 10.45 – 11.45am today, writer, cartoonist and Bil’s Live Draw. including The New Yorker, Der
BAC Screen One son Jeff tells the story of ‘Family Spiegel, Empire, Time, GQ, and
Featuring Mitch Breitweiser
Age: All ages Circus’, the most popular, most Variety to name a few. He is ‘The
(USA), Luke McGarry (USA),
Mikiko is a London based German- widely syndicated, and most circular Steven Appleby (UK) and Charlie New Yorker’s’ resident portrait
Japanese artist working in comics, cartoon panel of all time. Adlard (UK) and hosted by Chris artist, has collaborated with
manga, game art, TV, teaching Thompson. Aardman Animation and been
Hosted by top cartoonist Steve McGarry. working for Apple and Manchester
and illustration. Since 2011, she
has been working with Tokyopop United. He has just had an
DOCUMENTING RUSSIA THE JOY OF SALTIRE exhibition at The National Football
Germany, releasing five books in AVENGERS MEETS
total. Today she’s mainly known WITH VICTORIA LAMASKO Museum and features in our
GAME OF THRONES Playing for a Draw exhibition.
for her work online, especially her Sunday, 11.15 – 12.15pm
slice-of-life webcomic, ‘Miki’s Mini BAC Screen Two Sunday, 12.30 – 1.30pm See these two maestros in action
Comics’, which has gained her a Age: All ages CCT Chamber and discussion with Alex Fitch,
huge online following. Age: All ages Resonance FM.
Drawing on Russian traditions
Ken Niimura is a cartoonist and of documentary graphic art (as This critically-acclaimed series
illustrator based in Tokyo. His practiced during the Siege of first emerged in 2014. Since then,
breakthrough in the industry Leningrad, in the Gulag, and within publisher Diamondsteel Comics
came with the publication of the the military), Victoria Lamasko has received award nominations
acclaimed graphic novel, I Kill explores contemporary Russian for Arts and Culture, Best British
Giants, earning him and writer society, especially the inner Comic and What’s On Book Of The
Joe Kelly nominations for the workings of the country’s diverse Year among others. The series
prestigious Eisner Award and subcultures, such as Russian centres around Scotland’s first
winning the International Manga Orthodox believers, LGBT activists, comic book superhero, while the
Award in 2012. I Kill Giants is now migrant workers, sex workers, dark and gritty world of the main
a major feature film. Niimura is and collective farm workers in the character is a pseudo-history of the
also the author of the short story provinces. Her work has appeared
country and its mythology.
collection “Henshin,” published in mainstream print publications in
Russia and abroad, and exhibitions Phil Vaughan, Senior Lecturer in
originally in Japan by Shogakukan.
in Russia and throughout Europe. Comic Studies at the University
His new series, “Umami,” launched
in 2017 though Panel Syndicate. Her book ‘Other Russias’, a of Dundee and accomplished
collection of graphic reportages on game designer, comic artist and
Join Paul Gravett for an social themes, was published in the consultant on this project, will
unforgettable live draw. US by n+1 and the UK by Penguin. discuss the rise of Saltire and the
She travels from Russia to talk arts politics of national identity with its
and activism with Professor Andrew creator and author, John Ferguson.
Miles, The University of Manchester.
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STEVEN APPLEBY SAYRA BEGUM
DRAGMAN CAUGHT BETWEEN
Sunday, 1.00 – 2.00pm TWO CULTURES
BAC Malt Room Sunday, 2.30 – 3.30pm
Age: All ages CCT Chamber
Steven Appleby is the absurdist Age: All ages
creator of comic strips for many Sayra Begum is a Cornwall-based
newspapers, including ‘The illustrator who recently completed
Guardian’, ‘The Observer’, ‘The a Master’s degree in Illustration
Times’ and ‘Frankfurter Allgemeine at Falmouth University with a
Zeitung’. His first graphic novel, focus on female and marginalised
‘Dragman’, to be published by voices. She is currently working
Jonathan Cape, tells the story of on her debut graphic novel,
August Crimp, a man who has ‘Mongrel’, which will be published
superpowers when he puts on by Knockabout Comics. It tells
women’s clothes, and his struggle the story of a girl growing up as a
to come to terms with his secret British Muslim caught between two
compulsion to dress as a woman. cultures, challenging and tearing
August is terrified of being ‘outed’, away the differences to reveal the
but when his neighbour’s 12-year common humanity.
old daughter, Cherry, discovers
his secret, that day becomes Hosted by Aileen McEvoy.
inevitable… Ken Niimura
Hosted by John McShane. THE BEST COMIC FILM
EVER WINNER
INDIA RISING Sunday, 2.45 – 4.45pm
BAC Screen One
Sunday, 1.15 – 2.15pm Age: All ages
BAC Screen Two
Age: All ages If you’re not too exhausted from
the mega-bunfight earlier on in
Orijit Sen, a graphic artist based in the day, you are invited to settle in,
New Delhi, is widely regarded as relax and enjoy the winning film,
the ‘godfather’ of Indian comics. introduced by Peter Kessler.
His pioneering work, ‘River of
Stories’, is considered to be India’s
first graphic novel. He is joined COMICS AND
on stage by philosopher and COLLABORATION
technologist Aritra Sarkar, who
Sunday, 3.15 – 4.15pm
has recently published ‘Goliath of
BAC Screen Two
Shenzhen’, a cautionary tale set
Age: All ages
in contemporary China exploring
the limits of freedom. This is the What’s it like as a comic book
world’s first dual-facing novel, told artist to draw stories using
in both visual and prose formats someone else’s words? Or as a
where you can choose your reading writer to see your words turned
experience. into comic books? How do these
collaborations work in practice?
Hosted by Paul Gravett.
And how can two artistic visions Sayra Begum
be blended together to form a
KAISA LEKA cohesive whole?
A TRUE FORCE OF
David Gaffney and Dan Berry have
NATURE
produced one successful book
Sunday, 1.15 – 2.00pm together already – ‘The Three
BAC Studio Theatre Rooms in Valerie’s Head’ – and are
Age: All ages currently working on their next.
David Hine and Mark Stafford are
Kaisa Leka is an award-winning also frequent collaborators who
Finnish comics artist, campaigner have most recently published ‘Lip
and adventurer. Together with Hook’ together. They have previous
her partner, Christoffer Leka, she worked together on ‘The Man who
published autobiographical books Laughs’ and the serial ‘The Bad
about the nature of being. When Bad Place’ and have produced
she’s not drawing she’s usually shorter pieces for ‘The Lovecraft
exploring the world on a bike, but Anthology’, ‘The Broken Frontier
the two aren’t mutually exclusive. Anthology’ and ‘The Corbyn Comic
Hosted by Dr Mel Gibson. Book’. Join these four artists as
they discuss the perils and the
joys of cross-artform collaboration
and give tips on effective working
methods for those new to the
process.
Mikiko
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TIMETABLE - SUNDAY 14 OCTOBER 2018
THE BREWERY ARTS CENTRE (BAC)
MAIN THEATRE SCREEN ONE MALT ROOM SCREEN TWO STUDIO THEATRE
10.00
10.15
10.30
THE GREATEST
10.45
COMIC BOOK
MOVIE… EVER FUSION
11.00 KEN NIIMURA AND
10.30 – 11.30am MIKIKO JEFF KEANE AND
11.15
HIS FAMILY CIRCUS
10.45 – 11.55am DOCUMENTING
11.30 11.00am – RUSSIA WITH
12.00noon BAME (BLACK ASIAN
11.45 VICTORIA LAMASKO
MINORITY ETHNIC)
12.00 11.15am – REPRESENTATION
12.15pm IN COMICS
12.15
11.30am – 12.30pm
12.30
THE (LEGENDARY)
12.45
BIG ZOMBIE COMIC
DRAW STYLE ICONS
13.00 STANLEY CHOW
12.30 – 1.45pm AND RIAN HUGHES STEVEN APPLEBY
13.15
DRAGMAN
12.45 – 1.45pm INDIA RISING KAISA LEKA
13.30 1.00 – 2.00pmn A TRUE FORCE
1.15 – 2.15pm
13.45 OF NATURE
1.15 – 2.00pm
14.00
14.15
14.30
14.45
THE BEST COMIC
15.00
FILM EVER WINNER
15.15
2.45 – 4.45pm
COMICS AND
15.30
COLLABORATION
15.45 3.15 – 4.15pm
16.00
THE SIMPSONS
16.15
MOVIE
16.30 4.00 – 5.45pm
16.45 Ticketed event,
£8.00 standard
17.00 £4.00 concession
17.15
17.30
17.45
18.00
STEAM BOY
18.15
6.00 – 8.15pm
18.30
Ticketed event,
18.45 £8.00 standard
£4.00 concession
19.00
19.15
19.30
19.45
20.00
20.15
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EXHIBITIONS FAMILY ZONE
THE BREWERY ARTS CENTRE COMICS CLOCK
TOWER, COUNCIL KENDAL LIBRARY
SUGARSTORE INTRO BAR & KENDAL WILDMAN CHAMBER & WESTMORLAND
WAREHOUSE MUSEUM GALLERY SHOPPING CENTRE
10.00
EXHIBITION: EXHIBITION:
PLAYING FOR A THE BLOKE’S 10.15
DRAW BY PROGRESS
STEVE MCGARRY FAMILY FUN AT 10.30
Intro bar THE MALL
21 September - 10.45
4 November 5 October - THE WOLF OF Westmorland
9 November Shopping Centre, 11.00
2018, BAGHDAD
usual opening 2018, SIGNINGS Kendal
usual opening 10.45 – 11.45am 11.15
hours
hours 10am – 4pm
FREE ENTRY 11.30
FREE ENTRY See page 22 for
full details 11.45
MEET THE
12.00
ARTIST
EXHIBITION: EXHIBITION: EXHIBITION:
Sun, 1 - 2pm 12.15
SPOTLIGHT ON HERO(INE)S THE ART OF
HUNT EMERSON STRANSKI
6 October - 12.30
Warehouse 12 November 12 October - THE JOY OF SALTIRE CREATE YOUR OWN
Gallery 2018 15 November AVENGERS SONIC THE COMIC 12.45
5 October - 2018 MEETS GAME CHARACTER 13.00
open 11am - 5pm
9 November 2018 during festival
OF THRONES Kendal Library
open 11am - 5pm 13.15
FREE ENTRY during festival. 12.30 – 1.30pm
usual opening 12.30 – 2.00pm
DURING 11am -3pm other 13.30
hours FESTIVAL days
13.45
FREE ENTRY FREE ENTRY
MEET THE 14.00
MEET THE ARTIST MEET THE
ARTIST Sun, 4 - 5pm ARTIST 14.15
FAMILY FUN AT
Sun, noon - 1pm Sun, 3 - 4pm THE MALL 14.30
SAYRA BEGUM – Westmorland
Shopping Centre, 14.45
CAUGHT BETWEEN
TWO CULTURES Kendal
15.00
SIGNINGS 10am – 4pm
2.30 – 3.30pm 15.15
See page 22 for
full details 15.30
15.45
16.00
16.15
16.30
16.45
17.00
SIGNINGS
17.15
17.30
17.45
18.00
18.15
18.30
18.45
19.00
19.15
OUT OF HOURS activities are listed separately on pages 32-33
19.30
19.45
20.00
20.15
DAY LE
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WELCOME TO THE COMICS CLOCK TOWER
Saturday 13 October 10am - 6pm • Sunday 14 October 10.30am - 5pm
OOR
GROUND FL Lift
21 22 23 9
Tomas Kucerovsky Rachel Jane Ellen Stubbings Lost Monkey Art
& Toy-Box Findlay Printmaker Illustration
8
Centrala
20
Karen Rubins/
Comic Turns
19
DOOR
7
Card Cartoonists
Shark 28 Club GB
Comics Russell
Stearman
25
Ink DOOR
18
Splattery
This
Man, 26
This 6
Pete! Myfanwy
Tristram Vanilla
5
27 Flix
17 Gillett
Zoom
mayamada Rockman
4
Silversong
Comic
3
16 15 Fefe S 2
comicbook.ie comicbook.ie DOOR Comics Youth CIC
Bindloss Room DOOR
STAIRS STAIRS
Information Desk
Town Hall 71
Entrance Knockabout
in the Romney Room
KEY
CREATORS
38 Abi Kerner 7 Cartoonists’ Club of GB 39 Jack Knight 17 mayamada
69 Akiro Tea 8 Centrala 70 Jed McPherson 62 Michi Mathias
68 anja uhren 10 Chris Askham 61 Jens K Styve 57 Moonsquid Ink
58 Arctic Ring Comics 2 Comics Youth CIC 49 Jessica on Paper 26 Myfanwy Tristram
44 45 Art-Bubble 1 Dormaeus Publishing 38 Jetsam Scout 22 Rachel Jane Findlay Printmaker
33 A.S. Chambers 51 downthetubes 65 Jim Stewart 34 Robert Brown
52 B7 Media 23 Ellen Stubbings Illustration 40 Joe Latham 54 Rory Dunne
63 B&stard Galaxia 37 Ethan 20 Karen Rubins/Comic Turns 32 Russell Mark Olson Comics
53 Ben Bernard-Smith 3 Fefe S 48 Kat Karus 24 Russell Stearman
67 Big Brown Eyes Collective 5 Flix Gillett 46 King Louie’s Lab 4 Silversong Comic
60 Blue Fox Comics 35 Graeme McNee 9 LostMonkey Art 14 SIMO
13 C.P. Thompson 31 Happy Space Sloth 59 Lyndon White 64 Steve MacManus ‘Action Man’
19 Card Shark Comics 25 Inksplattery 47 Marc Robinson
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