World Comics

While waiting for my Porter Airlines flight at Billy Batson Airport, I thought I'd dash off a thought or two. • It was an...

"I'm not sure what Doug Wright would make of today's comics," said admin Brad McKay, as the awards got underway. But Wright would...

Yesterday I wrote about the important Comics Unmasked art show on at the British Library. For those of us who can't go see it...

If there was ever a reason to go to England, as if more than real mushy peas was needed, this summer's "Comic Unmasked: Art and Anarchy in the UK" exhibition at the British Library is the one. Not only is it the biggest exhibit of British comics yet, it is by far the most official, and will be, I daresay, the most influential. Curated by Paul Gravett, along with John Harris Dunning, this is no mere "Oh look comics are cool!" exhibit, but a bracing investigation of the often transgressive gutter nature of comics in a specific culture. Since there is little chance I'll be able to go see it for myself before it closes on August 19th, James Bacon's photo heavy walk-through will have to do.

I thought this announcement of global comic book love was worth it's very own post. This is the second time this event has been...

Alex Fitch tell us that he's one of three people organising a one-day comic symposium set for the University of Brighton in England. The day will include panels, talks, workshops and so on.

The Ting Comic and Graphic Arts Festival in London Ontario is yet another of the comic arts festivals (CAFs) springing up around the world....

For a few years, top European cartoonists have been creating a special series of graphic novels done in conjunction with the Louvre Museum in...

Just in case anyone has the Monday Blues ... here's Shigeru Mizuki in a wig for you. pic.twitter.com/BHfROnd3VP— Zack Davisson (@ZackDavisson) February 17, 2014 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Shigeru...

Yep, it's convention season again! And over in New Delhi the 4th Annual Indian Comics Convention, one of the shows organized by Comic Con...

The Official Prizes of the 41st Festival International de la Bande Desinée were handed out in Sunday at 4pm. The big news was Bill...

Bonjour, Beat readers, after two days of travel and jetlag, I'm pretty much embedded here in the Rights Center at Angouleme, with free wifi and free Nescafe.

I haven't had a chance to see most of the Festival yet, but that will take several days as the entire town has been taken over by the world of bande desinée.