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ARC Will Be The Best London Comic Convention This Summer

ARC will be the best London comic book convention this summer, and it's on in Peckham in three weeks. Hopefully it will be a little cooler

Published Fri, 26 Jun 2026 04:27:15 -0500

by Rich Johnston

Last updated Fri, 10 Jul 2026 06:18:36 -0500

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ARC Contemporary Comics Festival lands in Peckham, South London, on 11-12 July with free entry and 100+ exhibitors.
Expect one of the strongest London comics line-ups of the summer, from indie publishers to guests like Lizzy Stewart.
Special events include the Mote exhibition at AMP Gallery, Friday talks at UAL, and a Saturday night Peckham party.
Ben Wheatley will man his own stall, with international artists and standout UK creators making ARC a must-visit in London.

Ahead of the Things To Do In London If You Like Comics edition for July 2026, one comic event I would like to highlight well in advance is the ARC Contempotary Comics Festival being held in Only Fools And Horses country, Peckham in South London, on the weekend of the 11th and 12th of July at Unit 8, Copeland Park, as well as multiple satellite events including an exhibition at AMP Gallery. All events will be free to attend, from 11 am to 6 pm (5 on Sunday).

ARC Will Be The Best London Comic Convention This Summer — ARC Festival

As they say, "A festival of contemporary comics in South East London, taking place over four days in July, showcasing some of the best independent comics, graphic novels, sequential art and form-altering visual narrative. The festival will launch with an exhibition and talks, before culminating in a comics fair over 2 days, featuring a curated line-up of over 100 UK-based and international artists and publishers. Exhibitors include:

A Profound Waste of Time
A.T. Pratt
Abigail Rai / Zara Gee
Alex Taylor
Anaïs Sière
Andrés Magán / Peep Media
Anna Haifisch
Anna Readman
Antoine Cossé
Antoine Orand
Anu Ambasna (CAMP!)
Arara x FAWW Gallery
Avery Hill Publishing
Babak Ganjei
Beam Press
Beingernst Enterprises
Ben Wheatley
Blue Funnel Books
Bobby Joseph
Books
Brie Moreno
Breakdown Press
Broken Frontier 'Six to Watch'
Camberwell Comic Club
Cameron Arthur
Clarice Tudor
Clio Isadora
Colossive Press
Cram Books
Dan Cox
Dan Byron (Manga Originals)
Dan White
Dark and Golden Books
Darren Cullen (Spelling Mistakes Cost Lives)
Dayeon Auh
Decadence
Donya Todd
Douglas Noble
Ed Cheverton
Ed Pinsent
Emil Friis Ernst
Elisa Terranera
Emilia McKenzie AKA Emix Regulus
Emma Roulette
Evin Collis
Ferry Gouw
Fraser Geesin
Fidèle éditions
Fidelia Schlegl
Foot Books
Francisco de la Mora
Fredde Lanka / Queer Youth Art Collective
Gareth A Hopkins
Gareth Brookes
George Manson
Glacier Bay Books
Gosh! Comics
The Gullet Magazine
The Half-Digested Boy
Harry Deane Willmott
Henry McCausland
Hollow Press
Hugh Frost
Iglootree
Ilya
Isaac Lenkiewicz
Jade King
Jake Machen
Jesse Kay
Jim Hemmingfield
Joe Kessler
Joe Stone
Joekillick.Illustration
John Molesworth
John Riordan
John Powell-Jones
Joseph P Kelly
Josephine M. K. Edwards
Jul Quanouai
Jumbo Press
Kayla Lui / 9010 Press
Kieran Rid / Tim Blann
King Louie's Lab
Leo Fox
Leomi Sadler / Famicon Express
Liam Cobb
Lily Gould
Linnea Sterte
Lizzy Stewart
Lu Fraser
Lucinda Purkis
Lucy Sullivan
The Mansion Press
Mark Stafford
Martha Burgin
Matt Seneca
Max Huffman
Michael D. Kennedy
Mindless Ones
Miranda Smart
Molly Anne Stocks
Molly Colleen O'Connell
Myfanwy Tristram
Nadia Schlosser
NanaSometimesDraws
Nate Mcdonough
Necoco Studio
Niall Breen
Olivia Sullivan (ZEB.KO)
Omipalone Press
Otto Press
Owen D Pomery
PageMasters
Passage Books
Passe en profondeur / Emilie Clarke
Paul Hatcher
Paul Ashley Brown
Patrick Wray
Peony Gent
Peow2
Perfect Angel Press
Periodical
Physical Interface
Plastiboo
Richard Short
Rin Edwards / Amelie Ryder-Potter
Rock & Roll Public Library
Roman Muradov / Jan Blum
Sajan Rai
Sean Azzopardi
SelfMadeHero
Shortbox Comics Fair
Simon Harrison
SLCZF
Somnium Books
Sputnikat
Stathis Tsemberlidis
Stella Murphy / Bridget Meyne
Strange Attractor Press
Strangers Publishing / Adam Falp
Sylvia
Threesix
Toby Evans-Jesra / How To Catch A Pig
Tom Humberstone
Tom Jackson
Turnaround Publisher Services
Underground Kingdom Comix
Wai Wai Pang
Will Humberstone / Luke Stuart
ZEEL
Zine Freak
Zoe Taylor

Yes, that's Ben Wheatley, the film director, he also does comics and zines and will have a stall he's manning himself, solo. And yes, that's Lizzy Stewart of There's a Tiger in the Garden. It's that kind of show. Linnea Sterte, Anna Haifisch and Plastiboo are guests as well. But there's more before, during and after the show.

: ARC poster

: MOTE poster

There's a Mote Private View on Thursday 9th July, from 6 pm – 9 pm, and a public view from the Friday the 10th to Sunday the 12th at the AMP Gallery round the corner on Acorn Parade, exhibiting Anna Haifisch, Brie Moreno, Wai Wai Pang, Emil Friis Ernst, Andres Magan, Molly Colleen O'Connell, Zeel, Leomi Sadler, Hugh Frost, Joe Kessler and John Molesworth. There will also be talks (details still being put together) at The Hub at the UAL on Bonar Road in Peckham on Friday. And a Saturday night party with ARC and GOB nation from 6.30 pm until late at The Greyhound on Peckham High St. I'll be there as well, doing my usual video/photo runarounds and looking for the coolest comic books I can find. Feel free to say, and shout me out ahead of time if you want. And after that, it'll be Caption, The Lakes, MCM and Thought Bubble…