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Exhibitions followed by events… let us know if we missed any. Exhibitions: The Cartoon Museum: Drawing Life A new display showcasing the very best of the Cartoon Museums collection of cartoon art, curated by Cartoonist and Cartoon Museum Trustee Steve Bell Cartoon Museum, Wells Street Until August 30th 2020. Dear Mr Poole exhibition displays a never-before-seen collection of[...]

And we get an extra day as well. Exhibitions: Comic Creators – The Famous and the Forgotten exhibition, Ending on Sunday 9th February 2020! Cartoon Museum, Wells Street, ends 9th February. Events: Tuesday, February 4th Islington Comic Forum, North Library, Manor Gdns, 6.30pm Shoe Lane Comic Forum, An informal group dedicated to the understanding and enjoyment of the multifaceted medium of comic[...]

On Friday 24th of January Art Model Collective return to London's Cartoon Museum on Well's Street, just up the road from Gosh Comics, with a themed life drawing session aimed at cartoonists and illustrators Jason Atomic tells me, We wanted to create a session relevant to current affairs but the divisive nature of current politics has[...]

Cartoonist Carol Isaacs launched her first graphic novel The Wolf of Baghdad at the Cartoon Museum in London last night Attended by the likes of Martin Rowson, Steven Appleby, Mark Stafford, Jess Sage and more They even let me in There was music, punch, and turkish delights Here's a look at the presentation (in silhouette) by[...]

An Evening Of Creepy Comics being held at London's Cartoon Museum on the night of the 11th. Morbid Mark Stafford ( the Bad Bad Place), Chthonic Cathy Brett (Who Killed Jojo?), Necropolitan Douglas Noble (Jazz Creepers) and Diabolical Dan White ( Sticky Ribs), unrepentant cartoonists of the uncanny one and all, will gather to discuss the[...]

Until December 31st, Cartoon Museum, Wells St. The Cartoon Museum – Drawing Life. A new display showcasing the very best of the Cartoon Museums collection of cartoon art, curated by Cartoonist and Cartoon Museum Trustee Steve Bell Until December 31st, Cartoon Museum, Wells St. Events: Sunday, December 1st London Comic Mart, Royal National Hall, 38-51 Bedford Way, WC1H 0DG London,[...]

Well, it looks like they will be all attending the Lakes International Comics Festival in Kendle as well. But in between the two, they will all be appearing tomorrow night at London's Cartoon Museum for a Comics Laureate Round table tomorrow. In a talk hosted by Orbital Comics' Jason Atomic, they will answer questions such as what[...]

Until December 31st, Cartoon Museum, Wells St. The Cartoon Museum – Drawing Life A new display showcasing the very best of the Cartoon Museums collection of cartoon art, curated by Cartoonist and Cartoon Museum Trustee Steve Bell Until December 31st, Cartoon Museum, Wells St. In Focus: Arts Foundation Futures Award Esther McManus, Danny Noble, Zara Slattery and[...]

The recipient of the £10,000 award will be announced at the Arts Foundation Futures Awards on the 27th January at the ICA where all runners-up will also receive £1,000 awards towards their practice.  The four finalists will be celebrated at the Cartoon Museum as The AFFA in Comics 2020 will take over the 'In-Focus' section[...]

You can also pick up free sunglasses and earplugs to help with any sensory overload. Bub's Lounge is brought to you by Leeds Specialist Autism Services, who will also be exhibiting under the name 'Aut Bubble' in The Pride Hall, table 38. Cartoon Museum Time: Sat 10:00-18:00 & Sun 10:00-17:00 Location: The Pride Hall Event Type: Exhibition Age range: All Ages The[...]

Cartoon Museum, until October 13th. Robert Paul and the Beginnings of Cinema in Londonwith free graphic novel, London Metropolitan Archives, 40 Northampton Road, until 10th October. Comic Creators, the Famous and the Forgotten, London Cartoon Museum, Wells St – A new exhibition celebrating the world of comics, curated by Comics Curator Steve Marchant Grateful thanks to the National[...]

Exhibitions followed by events… let us know if we missed any. Exhibitions: Comic Creators, the Famous and the Forgotten, London Cartoon Museum, Wells St – A new exhibition celebrating the world of comics, curated by Comics Curator Steve Marchant. Grateful thanks to the National Lottery Heritage Fund, Until September 30th. The Cartoon Museum – Drawing Life. A new display showcasing[...]

London's Cartoon Museum reopened in its new location this week On Wells Street in Fitzrovia, the other side of Oxford Street to Gosh Comics, with a handy cycle dock almost designed for me, I've walked around the museum while it was setting up, but today was the first time I got a proper look at[...]

We now have a firm opening date for London's Cartoon Museum on Wells Street, opposite Oxford Street from Gosh Comics Ridiculously central, on the BBC's doorstep and surrounded by Fitzrovia media and studentdom, it is perfectly placed And on June 29th, the doors will open Here's a very sneaky peek, ten weeks out But you[...]

It was hard to see just where it was going. It's looking a lot more together now… here's a walkaround video. The new London Cartoon Museum will be opening sometime in June on Wells Street, which runs opposite Gosh Comics' Berwick Street, on the other side of Oxford Street. And you can see the Cartoon Museum speech bubble[...]

If you look on Google Maps on Wells Street in London's West End, you'll see the Cartoon Museum listed A jewel in the crown of the comic art scene, with amazing collections that often see visitors jaws drop Bleeding Cool has happily covered their events over the years and look forward to doing so in[...]

Things to do in London in December 2018… if you like comics, of course. Exhibitions followed by events… let us know if we missed any. Exhibitions: The Art

Things to do in London in November… if you like comics, of course. Exhibitions followed by events… let us know if we missed any, Exhibitions: Observer

In which Lord Sugar summoned the candidates to the House of Illustration, described as the UK's only gallery dedicated to graphic art, which manages to ignore The Cartoon Museum and the Putney Cartoon Art Museum in London alone But anyway. And hilariously, Lord Sugar appeared in Augmented Reality form as a business superhero, VAT Man telling[...]

Things to do in London in September… if you like comics, of course. Exhibitions followed by events... let us know if we missed any, Exhibitions: The Art

After over a decade and over fifty exhibitions, yesterday saw the final day of the London Cartoon Museum in its current location on Museum Street I cycled up to say goodbye to the old gang, and see everything start to come down The likes of Martin Rowson, Mark Stafford, David Hine and more… The new London[...]

A collection of original pages from this graphic novel will be on display in the Orbital Gallery. September 1st – 20th. Playful Inversions Exhibition by Frazer Irving, Chelsea Library, 3rd to 17th September 2018 50 Glorious Shows, The Cartoon Museum. September 1st – 2nd. I Object, British Museum.  A wide variety of objects (including comics and cartoons) will be on display in[...]

If you would like to add any — or offer suggestions for September's list — do get in touch. Exhibitions: Hope to Nope: Graphics and Politics 2008-2018 review, Design Museum Kensington until August 12th. 50 Glorious Shows, The Cartoon Museum, until 2nd September. Astérix in Britain: The Life and Work of René Goscinny, Jewish Museum, through to end of September. Jew(ish)[...]

His other books include "The Dog Allusion: Gods, Pets and How to be Human and Fuck: The Human Odyssey. The Coalition Book, a collection of his most scathing cartoons about the last government. In addition to being chairman of the British Cartoonists' Association, Rowson is also a trustee of the Cartoon Museum, The People's Trust for Endangered Species and a[...]

Last night, the Cartoon Museum in Bloomsbury, London, announced a big change As a result of their rent being doubled, the Cartoon Museum was to move to a new basement location in neighbouring Fitzrovia, where they would not have to pay rent at all, basically being in the basement of a new building developed by[...]

When the Cartoon Museum moved to Little Russell Street, London in February 2006, their collection of works numbered about 1,500 It has now grown to 4,200 works Since that date, it has put on 50 exhibitions of cartoons, comics, caricature, graphic novels and animation in London's West End And now the Cartoon Museum will show[...]

This time, they have made it part of the appeal, with some of the biggest newspaper cartoonists working today as well as the chairman of the Cartoon Museum – who will be organising the award. And yes, despite the increased prominence of women cartoonists recently, and that whenever I am in the Cartoon Museum, I only[...]

But I heard it was a blast. The British Women Cartoon and Comic Artists exhibition, currently running at the Cartoon Museum in London, just round the corner from the British Museum until 23rd July, seeks to answer the question "Why are there no women cartoonists?" with a big "open your eyes!" Well, actually, there are – lots[...]

And of course we will have oodles of the 2000 plus Progs available for perusal and sale, too! This will be the same day that the 2000AD Thrill-Power Festival kicks off, a few stops down the Piccadilly Line, with its own exhibition space. But it also overlaps with the Cartoon Museum original art 2000AD exhibition running into[...]

I heard word of this at the 2000AD Cartoon Museum exhibition last week Now it seems to be rocketing ahead. The rumoured revival of the comics/music magazine Deadline as Missed Deadline is going to begin with a UK music and arts festival this summer With, as I understand it, a possible world class A-List music act[...]