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Things To Do in London In March If You Like Comics
Do you live in London? Do you like comics? There's lots going on… including one event starting in just an hours time!
Current Exhibitions:
A Taste of Honeysett: The Acerbic Wit of Martin Honeysett at the Cartoon Museum
Comix Creatrix: 100 Women Making Comics at the House Of Illustration
Shojo Manga: The World of Japanese Girls' Comics, 19 March onwards
The first major exhibition to explore Japanese shōjo (girls') manga in the UK
Tuesday, 1st March
7-9pm, Gosh Comics
Let's Talk Intersectionality on Feminism and Comics, with Emma Vieceli as guest.
Gosh! will be hosting a special (but now regular) edition of Let's Talk Intersectionality, discussing the state of feminism in comics and culture. We'll have some brief presentations and provocations about interesectional issues in comics and then we'll break up in small groups to chat. Co-hosted by Lauren Murphy and Lisa Woynarski. With a commentary on the Angouleme Festival from Nora Goldberg.
This event is ticketed!
7-9pm, North Library Manor Gardens
Wednesday, 2nd March
6pm-7pm, Forbidden Planet
6.30pm-7.45pm, Marylebone Library
Marylebone Library Graphic Novel Club
6pm-7.30pm, Brompton Library
Brompton Library Graphic Novel Reading Group
Saturday, 5th March
3pm, House Of Illustration
Barbara Yelin, Hannah Berry and Catherine Anyango in conversation with Paul Gravett.
Women around the world are creating innovative and award-winning comics and graphic novels. We've invited three incredible creators, Barbara Yelin, Hannah Berry and Catherine Anyango – whose work can currently be seen in Comix Creatrix: 100 Women Making Comics – to discuss their work, ideas and influences with Paul Gravett.
Tuesday, 8th March
7pm, House Of Illustration
House of Illustration's own fast and furious evening of back-to-back presentations bringing up to a dozen leading illustrators into one room to share their work and ideas. Patrice Aggs, Rachael Ball, Kate Evans, Karrie Fransman, Isabel Greenberg, Kripa Joshi, Nicola Lane, Sarah Lightman, and Alison Sampson.
Each of them has six minutes to tell you as much or as little as they like about what do and what they think. As a starting point they've been asked to tell us what other work they would have liked to include in the exhibition Comix Creatrix: 100 Women Making Comics
Wednesday, 9th March
6pm-7pm, Forbidden Planet
Friday, 11th March
6.30pm, Forbidden Planet
7.30pm-9.30pm, Orbital Comics
Life Drawing Special
Saturday 12th March
5-7pm, Orbital Comics
Transformers signing and directors commentary with James Roberts
Wednesday, March 16th
6pm-7pm, Forbidden Planet
Ben Aaronovitch and Andrew Cartmel signing Rivers of London
Thursday, March 17th
4.30pm-6pm, The Barbican
A fun and informal book group dedicated to the understanding and enjoyment of the multifaceted medium of comic books and graphic novels. Make friends, converse, get recommendations and choose from a wide selection of books to borrow and take home. From novices to fanatics: open to all. This month's topic for discussion: Which genre do comics do best? And why?
Friday March 18th
7pm, House Of Illustration
Marie Duval: Laughter in the First Age of Leisure
Dr Simon Grennan and Dr Julian Waite, of the University of Chester and Professor Roger Sabin of Central Saint Martins, will focus on Duval's maverick and free-wheeling approaches to fashion, tourism and the stage, drawing on the new Marie Duval Archive, which launches this month.
7pm-9pm, Gosh Comics
Ben Aaronovitch and Andrew Cartmel signing Rivers of London
Saturday, March 19th
1pm-5pm, House Of Illustration
Carol Adlam: Creating graphic novels
Get to grips with the fundamentals of of writing and illustrating a graphic novel, including editing, storyboarding, and presenting a dummy book. Author-illustrator Caral Adlam will guide participants through the process and share insights from her own extensive experience.
Monday, March 21st
6.30pm-8pm, British Library
Craig Thompson: Journeys of a Graphic Novelist
Acclaimed American author Craig Thompson in conversation with comics authority Paul Gravett
In the tradition of plucky heroines like Alice, and their astonishing adventures, Craig Thompson's new character Violet is on an intergalactic quest to save her father in a bizarre polluted future. Acclaimed American author Thompson combines breathtaking imagination, poignant family drama and sharp ecological awareness in Space Dumplins – his first full-colour graphic novel for all ages. In his exclusive London speaking appearance, he also discusses his award-winning graphic novels – the autobiographical breakthrough Blankets and his powerful Islamic fairytale Habibi. In conversation with Paul Gravett, author of Comics Art and co-author of Comics Unmasked: Art and Anarchy in the UK. The event will be followed by a book signing.
Saturday, March 26th
2pm-5pm, House Of Illustration
Join illustrator and comic artist Jade Sarson for a fabulous manga illustration workshop. Jade's prizewinning book For the Love of God, Marie! will be published by Myriad in July.
Taking inspiration from her work, which is a fusion of British and Japanese influences, Jade will share her insights and show participants how to create dynamic characters and storylines. By the end of the afternoon, you'll have a fabulous finished manga comic page to take home!
Suitable for ages 5+, with places for 15 children. All children must be accompanied.
12.30pm-4pm, Cartoon Museum
Cut Out Animation – Make a film for YouTube. 8-14 year olds.
Wednesday, 30th March
11am-12.30pm, Cartoon Museum,
Spider Potato – learn how to draw superheroes, 5-7 year olds
Thursday, 31st March
11am-1pm Cartoon Museum
2-4pm Cartoon Museum
Cartooning For Beginners, 8-14 years
7-9pm, Carnegie Library
Modigliani: The Bohemian Prince, a graphic biography,
Join Laurent Seksik, illustrator Fabrice Le Hénanff, and comics scholar Paul Gravett, as they discuss the life of Amedeo Clemente Modigliani (12 July 1884 – 24 January 1920). How they portray the Italian painter and sculptor in the last years of his life; the intense power of visual storytelling and what makes images move.
31st March 6.45-7.45pm, Dalston CLR James Library
Dalston Comic Club is a fun and friendly meet up for newbies and veterans to delve into the world of comics and graphic novels. For all who want to want to meet, talk, share and learn.