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This year, coming out of the pandemic, he switched to relaunch the Bristol Comic Con as Tripwire Presents Bristol Comic Con which was due to take place in September at the Doubletree At Hilton in Bristol However, that show, it seems, will no longer be going ahead In a letter, Joel Meadows writes; Dear Friends, colleagues[...]

Grafitti artist Banksy is making and selling T-shirts for £25 to support four people facing trial accused of criminal damage over the toppling of a statue of 17th-century slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol, which went on sale in the town today The shirts depict the statueless plinth, the rope used to pull the statue[...]

Created and written by Edson Burton, a historian, poet, playwright, and performer, the series features an almost all-black cast and features myths and the supernatural crashing in on characters living in Bristol's inner city in often cataclysmic fashion There's a pleasing vibe you get from the best Vertigo comics at their peak Deacon isn't so[...]

Patrick Dane writes for Bleeding Cool Last week I had the pleasure to be at Bristol's 18th Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival Over the last few years, it has become one of my personal annual highlights; not only for a great chance to spend some time in one of the most interesting cities in England,[...]

To be filmed next week in Bristol. Corn Street will be covered in snow in the evening until the early morning as a night shoot will take place to minimise disruption to the city, as Bristol stands in for London a hundred and twenty years ago. So if you are around next week, do pop by with[...]

Will you make a pledge? If nothing else listen to editor Joel Meadows talking about the history of the magazine… [issuu viewMode=singlePage width=550 height=777 printButtonEnabled=false backgroundColor=%23222222 documentId=120522103835-b7764854d60d4a8f8341b5a92347e740 name=tripwire-bristol-kapow-images-lowres username=richjohnston tag=bleedingcool unit=px v=2] It's the twentieth anniversary of British comics, film and music magazine Tripwire[...]

It is a little ridiculous. (Photo by Roger Gibson) This weekend is the Bristol Comic Expo, the genetic inheritor of the old UKCAC conventions With guests such as Alan Davis, Mark Buckingham, Ian Churchill, Mike Carey, John Higgins, Anne Stokes, Gary Erskine, Dylan Teague, Rob Williams, Ian Edginton, Lee Garbett, Neil Edwards, Paul Cornell, David Hine, Simon[...]

The publication of the Bosnian-based comic publisher PrintMedia's preview of Strip Magazine has had its debut at the Bristol International Comic Expo happening today, delayed due to French strike action at the Charles de Gaulle airport. So instead the publishers have put the free preview online For free Look up, it's there. The STRIP Magazine panel[...]