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Tim Bird's Golden Days, The Freedom And Boredom Of Being A Teenager

Tim Bird talks to Bleeding Cool about the two projects he'll have debuting at Thought Bubble this weekend in Harrogate. He tells me, "I'll have two new(fish) things – a comic called Golden Days and a poster zine called The North. Golden Days is about messing around with your friends after school. It's about the contradiction of the boredom and freedom of being the teenager. Of knowing there's a world out there beyond the familiar streets but not being sure if you're ready to explore it. It's about feeling safe in your own world. The North is a poster zine I made as part of my Illustration course that I'm doing at Falmouth University. One side tells the story of going to visit my dad, and the other is a recipe for jam!" Take a look below…

Thought Bubble is the UK's largest comic art festival; a week-long celebration of comics, illustration, animation, and more that culminates in this weekend's comic convention. Focused on those who create comic books, specifically the artists, and the writers, it is especially supportive of small press. The festival was founded in 2007 by Yorkshire artist, Lisa Wood, also known as Tula Lotay, and was organised as part of the Leeds International Film Festival to raise the profile of comics in the area. The first Thought Bubble was held on Saturday, 10 November 2007 in the basement of Leeds Town Hall and was attended by a couple of hundred people, but has grown a little since then. The convention originally ran throughout Leeds but, in 2019, due to issues with Leeds City Council and the need for more space, the convention moved to nearby Harrogate. And earlier this year, Lisa Wood stepped down from the role of director to be taken by Travelling Man's Nabil Homsi. This week's events are already underway and the convention begins on Saturday the 12th of November until Sunday the 13th of November. Bleeding Cool will be reporting from the show all weekend long. Do feel free to say hi!

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