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Alex Taylor, also known as azbt, has won the First Graphic Novel Award 2023, presented tonight at Waterstones Picadilly in London, where the seven shortlisted entrants showed their work Publisher Emma Hayley, whose company SelfMadeHero will award the winner a contract for publication, said, "The fun and colourful art style belies the intricate plot lines[...]

I was preparing my regular Things To Do In London If You Like Comics list for December 2023 More than anything, I use it as a guide for myself, but I know some visiting Editor-In-Chiefs have found it very handy Today is Saturday the 2nd of December and, while there is some stuff on, there's[...]

The new edition of Things To Do In London If You Like Comics for December 2023 And I have to say, next Saturday is looking like a monster comic book day in London and may deserve its own special post tomorrow… Friday, 1st of December London One Piece Anime and Manga Meetup Group, Meltdown London, 342 Caledonian[...]

I always like to highlight things to do in London if you like comics, but this one is pretty special The first Helsinki Comics Festival in London, at the end of this month I mean, it's the 38th Helsinki Comics Festival from the Finnish Society but the first that decided to take a trip It[...]

The new edition of Things To Do In London If You Like Comics for November 2023 And that includes towards the end of the month, the London Film And Comic Con's Winter event – held at the same time as Thought Bubble in Harrogate… Thursday, 2nd of November Troopers Soho, from 7pm Those who know, know. Peckham Writes[...]

MCM London Comic Con October 2023 has begun at the ExCel Centre in London's Dockland district And I am there along with around eighty thousand other folks This will tip into six figures tomorrow as everyone who can't get away from work turns up I have found out, though, that Pete Townshend, whom I was[...]

The word has gone out to members of Blacks Club, on Dean Street, Soho, London, that after 260 years, Blacks has had its own last night in Soho, and has closed its doors… for now. A decade ago, I joined the private members club as a place to write Bleeding Cool Long before working from home[...]

And so today, Disney+ was hosting a Loki Season 2 TVA activation event at the OXO Tower on London's South Bank Well, it would have been rude not to attend The event, teamed around the Time Variance Authority from the show, saw a bunch of influencers (and me) recruited by the TVA to interrogate a[...]

The new edition of Things To Do In London If You Like Comics for October 2023 And that includes towards the end of the month, the MCM London Comic Con But we begin with something going on in Gosh Comics right now… Sunday 1st October Estate sale of Kevin O'Neill's personal collection, Gosh Comics, Soho, 10.30am-7pm, on[...]

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Earlier today, The Sunday Times of London & Channel 4 went live with a joint investigative report accusing actor/comedian Russell Brand (Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Get Him to the Greek) of "rape, sexual assaults and emotional abuse." Later in the evening in the U.K., Channel 4 aired a special called Russell Brand: In Plain Sight, a[...]

Last night I went to see the Batman Day Opening Night at 180 Piccadilly in London Last week it was a fashion store Now it is the Batcave That's if you can find your way in, that is Opening to the general public today, and all this week, Bleeding Cool had a look inside, around[...]

So this is what I got up to yesterday, a couple of comic book signing events in London, at Gosh Comics and Forbidden Planet for Damn Them All and The Devil's Cut With Charlie Adlard, Jamie McKelvie, Si Spurrier, Tula Lotay, Christian Ward, Tom Muller, Sofie Dodgson, Ram V and Lee Garbett, with guest appearances[...]

I'll be going to the London event listed below, but there will be Batman events outside of the USA all around the world Here is a look at some of them, the events and programming that will be featured for Saturday, the 16th of September, and the surrounding days and weeks. Batman Day in the UK[...]

The new edition of Things To Do In London If You Like Comics for September 2023 suggests that Saturday, the 9th of September, will be a big day out for anyone who likes comics and can trek into the Big Smoke. Saturday, 2nd of September Twistwood Tales Signing With A.C Macdonald, Gosh Comics, Berwick Street, Soho, 1-2pm. Join[...]

There are a couple of weeks left of the Idiots Assemble: Spitting Image The Musical at the Phoenix Theatre in London's West End I went to see it back in June and thoroughly enjoyed it In its final fortnight, there are tickets going for £25 quid up, and maybe just a couple of minor spoilers[...]

The new edition of Things To Do In London If You Like Comics for August 2023, kicks off with lots of comic book stuff to do for the kids and a fair amount to do with the adults as well And a Small Press Day uniting Gosh Comics and the Cartoon Museum. Tuesday, 1st of August Create[...]

The South London Comic & Zine Fair took over the Stanley Hall near Croydon in London today,  with a plethora of self-published comic books filling the table, with guests from America and Europe joining the throng Obviously, I bought lots and also reconnected with all manner of comic book folk I also got a few[...]

Now, he's taking a break from the talking and getting back to the stunts – and that meant jumping off the Tower of London Bridge for his upcoming third comedy special In the TMZ-exclusive video, you get a chance to see the build-up before the "Union Jacked-Up" jump goes down – which apparently gave police[...]

Yesterday saw Pride celebrated all across the world, including London Lots of businesses have been running rainbow flags and displays during the past month, but Gosh Comics on Berwick Street in Soho always does a special comic book take on this with a window display, creating a rainbow using comic books, often with an LGBTQ[...]

The new edition of Things To Do In London If You Like Comics for July 2023, kicks off with signings at Gosh Comics today and the London Film And Comic Con next weekend over in Hammersmith, and a South London Comic & Zine Fair the weekend after that Going to be a busy July! Who[...]

This week he launched the book at the London Cartoon Museum, with all sorts of folk in attendance, Garth Ennis, Roger Langridge, Oscar Zarate, Jason Atomic, Lucy Sullivan, Tim Pilcher, Ed Ilya, Paul Gravett, Tony Bennett, Jess Kemp, Zoom Rockman, David Hine, Rian Hughes and more, to celebrate Martl's glossy-papered achievement.  Here is his three-minute[...]

Last night saw the gala performance of the Spitting Image Musical: Idiots Assemble at the Phoenix Theatre in London A star-studded affair, the notable attendees this time were political as well as performance-based – although is there much of a difference these days? Spitting Image has been running in one form or another for forty[...]

And in a week's time at the Cartoon Museum in Wells Street, London, just over Oxford Street from Gosh Comics, he will be launching his Salmonella Smorgasbord collection of his work across the decades.Despite working with Bryan Talbot and David Hine on big projects, published by Dark Horse and Boom Studios, being made an artist[...]

The new edition of Things To Do In London If You Like Comics for June 2023, kicks off with a signing at Gosh Comics tonight with Love And Rockets creator Gilbert Hernandez, alongside the remains of the half term comic book creating workshops. Thursday, 1st of June Gilbert Hernandez signing at Gosh Comics, Berwick Street, Soho, 6-7pm We're[...]

The sun is still shining in London for the second day of MCM London Comic Con, and so are the cosplayers Which is probably why I spent more time outside today than inside, when I wasn't trying to fix the coffee marking facilities in the Press/Creator room for Alan Davis (I failed) This is Day[...]

The sun is shining in London, and so are the cosplayers Both inside and outside the show This is Day One of MCM London Comic Con, traditionally the quiet day and though it started off that way, it has rapidly ramped up with every hour Permission was sought from all cosplayers in the foreground of[...]

MCM London Comic Con has kicked off today, for a gorgeous summer weekend of comics, cosplay, consoles and categories! Bleeding Cool, as ever, is running around the place like a blue-arsed fly-by and we have yet another From One Side Of The Show To The Other videos to display like a puffed-up peacock. This is from[...]

Today sees the opening of Zoom Rockman's Jewish Hall Of Fame at JW3 in Finchley, North London, right next to the Finchley & Frognal train station I ran a piece on the show's existence last week, but I really wasn't prepared for what I got to see, being given a tour around the exhibition by[...]

An unnamed man wearing a Spider-Man mask has come down from a vigil since 4 am this morning outside BBC's Broadcasting House in Fitzrovia, London He had been using a hammer to hit a statue carved by the late sculptor Eric Gill of Prospero and Ariel from Shakespeare's play The Tempest, which has stood outside[...]