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Things To Do In London If You Like Comics for January 2026

Things To Do In London If You Like Comics for January 2026, including Megacon Live and the First Graphic Novel Award

This is Things To Do In London If You Like Comics for January 2026, with Megacon Live, the First Graphic Novel Award, Gosh Comics signings and more…

Thursday, 1st of January

• Troopers, Soho, from 6pm. Those who know, go.

Friday, 2nd of January

• Comic and Manga Creators Group London, 7.30-9pm,  Meltdown London, 342 Caledonian Road, Islington
  "If you are interested in creating your own comic, but need help to put your vision together or do not know where to start then we may have the solution for you. Come talk shop with fellow creators, share experiences, ideas, techniques and tips to help each other grow and have a chance in the industry."

Saturday, 3rd of January

• OverBoard London – games, films, comics & geek culture, The Thirsty Bear, Stamford Street, Southwark, 2-8pm
  "If you're looking for a laid-back Saturday playing board games and talking nerd stuff in a pub with some awesome people, this is the meetup for you! Whether you're new to London or just want to get some long-lost in-person socialisation, we're a friendly community and welcome you all."

Thursday, 8th of January

• MarkMakerz IRL: Alternative Life Drawing, 6.30-8.30pm, Proposition Studios, Cambridge Heath Road
  We bring you life drawing, with a twist! Expect music, art tips and a creative experience, we want to build a fun, vibrant community, so don't expect your typical silent sketch session. Each session will be focused around a (clothed) Life Model who will feature a range of poses throughout. The idea is to upskill and focus on form. You can do this however you like, with from pens, paints, poscas, or procreate! This session is open to all creatives, so feel free to stick to your preferred discipline or come and experiment with new ones. Wumi "Wumzum" Olaosebikan is a Nigerian-British illustrator, muralist and animator who specialises in character & world design. Wumzum's craft has taken him across 4 continents and takes inspiration from a range of sources: the visual language of comics, the interactivity of video games, the dynamism of graffiti, and the fluidity of the London Jazz scene. MarkMakers is a London-based creative collective, predominantly made up of illustrators from diverse backgrounds. We hold space for creators in the city to come together, share and develop their practice. From hosting online challenges, collective exhibitions and IRL workshops. We believe our lived experiences help us distinguish ourselves and expand our limits beyond a world of generic or AI art.

Friday, 9th of January

• Comic and Manga Creators Group London, 7.30-9pm,  Meltdown London, 342 Caledonian Road, Islington
  "If you are interested in creating your own comic, but need help to put your vision together or do not know where to start then we may have the solution for you. Come talk shop with fellow creators, share experiences, ideas, techniques and tips to help each other grow and have a chance in the industry."

Saturday, 10th of January

• OverBoard London – games, films, comics & geek culture, The Thirsty Bear, Stamford Street, Southwark, 2-8pm
  "If you're looking for a laid-back Saturday playing board games and talking nerd stuff in a pub with some awesome people, this is the meetup for you! Whether you're new to London or just want to get some long-lost in-person socialisation, we're a friendly community and welcome you all."

Tuesday, 13th of January

• WIP In-Person Afterwork Session, Royal Festival Hall, South Bank Centre
  On the 2nd Tuesday of each month, comic creators meet up in person at London's Royal Festival Hall to share their work and chat about making comics. For people new to making comics and professionals alike, it's a perfect forum to share story ideas, get tips on process and find inspiration.

Wednesday, 14th of January

• Reads January , monthly comics reading group at Gosh Comics, Berwick St, Soho, 7-9pm. Rune Vol 1

Thursday, 15th of January

The Crystal Vase Launch Party with Astrid Goldsmith, Gosh Comics, 7-9pm

Astrid is an animator, writer and comic-artist! She has a background in stop-motion, setting up her own animation studio, Mock Duck, which has created several award-winning short films. In 2022, Goldsmith won the Observer/Cape/Comica short story award for her comic A Funeral in Freiburg. Astrid is now releasing her first long form comic, The Crystal Vase, published by Jonathan Cape.

Friday, 16th of January

• Comic and Manga Creators Group London, 7.30-9pm,  Meltdown London, 342 Caledonian Road, Islington
  "If you are interested in creating your own comic, but need help to put your vision together or do not know where to start then we may have the solution for you. Come talk shop with fellow creators, share experiences, ideas, techniques and tips to help each other grow and have a chance in the industry."

Saturday, 17th of January

• OverBoard London – games, films, comics & geek culture, The Thirsty Bear, Stamford Street, Southwark, 2-8pm
  "If you're looking for a laid-back Saturday playing board games and talking nerd stuff in a pub with some awesome people, this is the meetup for you! Whether you're new to London or just want to get some long-lost in-person socialisation, we're a friendly community and welcome you all."

Monday, 19th of January

• The First Graphic Novel Award Ceremony, 6:30 to 8:30pm, Waterstones Piccadilly
  Join the most exciting graphic novelists of the future as a panel of judges reveal who has won the 2025 First Graphic Novel Award! The lucky winner will receive a publishing contract from independent comics publisher SelfMadeHero, and a £500 cash prize sponsored by The bks Agency. The 2025 First Graphic Novel Award has been generously supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England. Judges Karrie Fransman, Emma Hayley, Shazleen Khan, Janette Parris and Oscar Zarate will share their thoughts about the six shortlisted entries, while the entrants themselves will answer questions from host Alex Fitch. With special guests James Spackman from The bks Agency and Waterstones' own Nessa Urquhart, the audience will hear about the vital part that comics and graphic novels have to play in the 2026 National Year of Reading.

Thursday, 22nd of January

• MarkMakerz IRL: Alternative Life Drawing, 6.30-8.30pm, Proposition Studios, Cambridge Heath Road

Friday, 23rd of January

• Comic and Manga Creators Group London, 7.30-9pm,  Meltdown London, 342 Caledonian Road, Islington
  "If you are interested in creating your own comic, but need help to put your vision together or do not know where to start then we may have the solution for you. Come talk shop with fellow creators, share experiences, ideas, techniques and tips to help each other grow and have a chance in the industry."

Saturday, 24th of January

• Altamont Signing With Charlie Adlard, Gosh Comics, from 1pm.
  With more than 20 years experience in the comics industry, Charlie is a seasoned artist whose work is beloved by many, including all of us at Gosh! With a strong passion for music, Altamont is a comic Charlie has wanted to do for a while and we can't wait to read it. We approached Charlie a while back to do an exclusive bookplate for this and it looks incredible, so we're excited to finally have this on our shelves very soon! Originally printed in France in 2023, Altamont makes its way to us with this English reprint by Image Comics. Charlie made us an exclusive bookplate to accompany Altamont too.
• MegaConLive 2026, London ExCeL, Docklands 9am-6pm
  MegaCon Live with Bob Layton and Lee Townsend, from co-founder of MCM Comic Con, Bryan Cooney.
• OverBoard London – games, films, comics & geek culture, The Thirsty Bear, Stamford Street, Southwark, 2-8pm
  "If you're looking for a laid-back Saturday playing board games and talking nerd stuff in a pub with some awesome people, this is the meetup for you! Whether you're new to London or just want to get some long-lost in-person socialisation, we're a friendly community and welcome you all."

Sunday 25th of January

• MegaConLive 2026, London ExCeL, Docklands 9am-6pm

Tuesday, 27th of January

• Discovering our Collections through Comic Books, Wellcome Collection, 3-4pm
  Join Ed Bishop and Océane Lacanau from the Wellcome Collection library team for an interactive workshop designed to help you explore our collections and inspire your own research projects. In this hour-long session, you'll receive an introduction to comic books, which are books or magazines that use sequences of drawings to narrate a story. The comic books in our collections generally relate to health and wellbeing. You'll be able to examine items from our collection and create your own comic strip from materials provided in the workshop – no previous experience is necessary. This workshop is open to all levels and backgrounds but will be especially suited to those who are new to Wellcome Collection or at the beginning of their research journey.

Wednesday, 28th of January

• Comica Social Club, new venue, The Lion and Unicorn pub inside Waterloo Station, 6pm onwards
  "Our monthly meetup is all about informality and fun. You can chat, greet, gossip, and network with like-minded folks. Share your latest creations, grand plans, or impressive wants lists (but we might run away!) or explore what's new in the reading nook. If you know no one, look for the Man in the Orange Fez, and he will introduce you to new friends."

Friday, 30th of January

• Comic and Manga Creators Group London, 7.30-9pm,  Meltdown London, 342 Caledonian Road, Islington
  "If you are interested in creating your own comic, but need help to put your vision together or do not know where to start then we may have the solution for you. Come talk shop with fellow creators, share experiences, ideas, techniques and tips to help each other grow and have a chance in the industry."

Saturday, 31st of January

• OverBoard London – games, films, comics & geek culture, The Thirsty Bear, Stamford Street, Southwark, 2-8pm
  "If you're looking for a laid-back Saturday playing board games and talking nerd stuff in a pub with some awesome people, this is the meetup for you! Whether you're new to London or just want to get some long-lost in-person socialisation, we're a friendly community and welcome you all."

Ongoing Exhibitions

• The Future Was Then, Cartoon Museum, Noho, 4th October to the 21st March 2o26
  The Future Was Then features over 80 pages of original comic art alongside other items that tell stories about the future of the human race from 1990 to 4000 AD. The exhibition includes original work from iconic futuristic worlds such as Tank Girl, Judge Dredd, Black Mirror, Buck Rogers and Thunderbirds, and original artwork by legendary artists such as Jamie Hewlett, Frank Bellamy and Sydney Jordan. Science fiction and dystopian comics give us possible visions of Earth's future, imagining what may be in store for humanity. Will hope triumph, with space rangers taking to the cosmos to explore new worlds? Or will fear set in, with futuristic authoritarian regimes taking hold?

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