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This year, British comic book convention and comic art festival Thought Bubble will be hosting Enter the Mulberry Tree and Fly Free, an exhibition of work by twelve Palestinian comic creators, Abdelrazaq Leila, Al-Nakhala Amal, Al-Shamali Shahd, Amer Shomali, Ata Iasmin Omar (also known as Delta), Dabaie Marguerite, Harb Samir, Hifaoui Nour, Jabareen Michael, Jarada[...]

The seven shortlisted creators were revealed at the Thought Bubble Comics Con this weekend, at a display of all 30 longlisted entries.  The shortlist includes graphic fiction and non-fiction, graphic reportage and memoir. 7 Creators From 7 Judges For First Graphic Novel Award Shortlist Gareth Cowlin's The Hiraeth Club Gerald Preston works at Wattersons Booksellers, and lives[...]

I'm currently working from Bettys in Harrogate after the conclusion of the Thought Bubble Comic Con With the wine and the beers and the shots, came the hot gossip at Mojo's Bar Comic book publishers that haven't been paying New conventions that may be starting Lawsuits that have been launched against creators Lots of stuff[...]

Thought Bubble has been and gone, and the Majestic Hotel kicked us all out again last night I believe some people will have words And I have bought a lot of comics to schlep to London… via Bettys, of course No matter what the world throws at you, at Bleeding Cool, you can still read[...]

Last year at Thought Bubble Comic Con in Harrogate saw former Comixology executives Chip Mosher and David Steinberger pop by the show for a series of mysterious meetings Meetings that Bleeding Cool seemed to keep stumbling upon them, much to their annoyance We noted they were in Leeds with Tula Lotay and Jock and then with[...]

The final day of Thought Bubble Comic Con in Harrogate has now finished As a comic con, it's not as cosplay-focused as some, with a greater focus on comic books But there was plenty about And Sunday, a quieter day than the Saturday, held another, smaller cosplay parade, to follow that from yesterday The hot[...]

Kieron Gillen took to the stage at Thought Bubble to run his comic book industry-themed edition of his role-playing game Die, with Michael W Conrad, Becky Cloonan, Al Ewing and Ram V All playing participants in an indie comic that never finished, and who had now gathered on a San Diego Comic-Con panel to play[...]

But at Thought Bubble Comic Con this year, Richard Starkings of Elephantmen and Comicraft fame has produced a print of Betty's Selling at his table for a mere £20, alongside Elephantmen, Ask For Mercy and more, including Parliament Of Rooks by Abigail Jill Harding, which you will first have read about on Bleeding Cool, announced[...]

The kick-off of Thought Bubble. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ The day came, and suddenly, there it was! A print version of Tales From The Quarantine, at table C35 in the Redshirt Hall at Thought Bubble 2023 in Harrogate. Although the price[...]

Thought Bubble begins in ten minutes And I have bought so many comic books And it's the final day today No matter what the world throws at you, at Bleeding Cool, you can still read all about comics, merch, TV shows, games, movies, and more The Daily Lying In The Gutters remains a long-running run around[...]

Thought Bubble Comic Con in Harrogate isn't as cosp[lay focused as some shows; it's more about the comic books But you can't keep a good cosplayer army down, and at Thought Bubble this weekend, fine designs were on display – and on the catwalk, courtesy of the cosplay parade sponsored by Dead Northern at the[...]

We learned plenty at the Jason Aaron Spotlight panel at Thought Bubble Comic Con in Harrogate today Not least of which is that BBC Humberside Breakfast Show presenter Kofi Smiles, who was hosting the panel, is a massive Jason Aaron geek, would regularly break into his deep dive expression of love of Jason's work through[...]

I bumped into Will Humberstone in the Majestic Hotel bar last night, as you do in the run-up to the Thought Bubble Comic Con at Harrogate Based in London, he has produced and self-published several DIY comics both independently and in collaboration with others over the last seven years and can be found on the[...]

Today saw the first day of Thought Bubble 2023 in Harrogate, and the line outside became a major event in and of itself as the show managed to get a humungous amount of people through the door.  Here's a YouTube video (uploaded thanks to the superfast Northern Wifi) of the line outside, half an hour[...]

Yesterday, I arrived in Harrogate for Thought Bubble, which has just kicked off an hour ago Last night, we all hung out in the bar of the Majestic Hotel Originally a Freemason club, it is famed at Thought Bubble for having the most majestic and sizeable men's toilets downstairs And a tiny cubicle for the[...]

Thought Bubble begins in half an hour Last night at Major Tom's and then the Majestic was stellar Now, the weekend begins No matter what the world throws at you, at Bleeding Cool, you can still read all about comics, merch, TV shows, games, movies, and more The Daily Lying In The Gutters remains a long-running[...]

I'm on the tube heading to King's Cross, then to Thought Bubble in Harrogate as I type this And we have… the Nightmare Before Christmas 3700 piece doll set to entertain us No matter what the world throws at you, at Bleeding Cool, you can still read all about comics, merch, TV shows, games, movies,[...]

Won't Back Down is a graphic novel anthology in aid of Planned Parenthood, edited by Trina Robbins, including a wide range of contributors, and debuting this weekend at Thought Bubble Comic Convention in Harrogate, England There will be copies in the Redshirt Hall at three tables, Allison Sampson at A10, Sayra Begum at B12 and[...]

Today, Dstlry announced its plans for this year's Thought Bubble Comic Convention, taking place this weekend in Harrogate, England On the 11th and 12th of November , the publisher will host signings with six of its Founding Creators and friends, alongside offering convention-exclusive variants of debut release The Devil's Cut. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top:[...]

At the beginning of 2023, Gail Simone tweeted to promote an artist she had met at Thought Bubble in Harrogate, England, this time last year, saying, "Okay, dear editors at @DCComics, @marvel, @ImageComics @Dynamite and elsewhere, I am about to do one of you a tremendous favor" showing off the work of one Danny Earls[...]

But who really is Rusalka and how did she come to be? Where do her powers come from and what dark secrets might hide in her fragmented memories? A complete graphic novel will be published by Strangers Publishing. The book will make its debut during the Thought Bubble festival next weekend in Harrogate The Polish translation of[...]

Shaun Martland, also known as Mr Picto comic books, has a new project debuting at Thought Bubble this coming weekend, Boozehounds #1 It's basically Pigs In Space, as long as those pigs are aliens and everyone is drunk Take it away, Shaun… "Deep in space, on the former mining colony of Warrsh sits the Auld Skrukk's[...]

Colleen Douglas may have been able to use her upcoming Thought Bubble appearance to help push this, but that will be three days too late Bleeding Cool has had a decent track record of helping crowdfunded campaigns make it over the finish line, sometimes with hours to spare, maybe we would be able to help[...]

It's a week until the Thought Bubble comic convention in Harrogate next weekend, but that's also the time for Thought Bubble to launch their week-long festival across the rest of Yorkshire between the 6th and 12th of November (but mostly Leeds and Harrogate). The Leeds Thought Bubble city-wide Art Trail installation opens today A large-format exhibition[...]

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 by Review, Old Waiting Room, Peckham Rye Train Station, Peckham Rye, 7-10pm To celebrate story-telling of all[...]

They'll be sponsoring the upcoming Thought Bubble Festival in Harrogate More about that in a minute. The news was announced at his panel: Music and Comics Collide, moderated by friend and fellow creator Phil Jimenez at San Diego Comic Con, drawn and coloured by Juan Bobillo, letters by Steve Wands, with covers and design by Rian[...]

Such as plans for ComiXology Originals projects from Richard Starkings, Abigail Jill Harding and Tula Lotay announced at a Thought Bubble panel a couple of months ago. Parliament Of Rooks by Abigail Jill Harding Richard Starkings has a long history in the comic book industry, initially from the days of Marvel UK, and then letting up a lettering[...]

The past weekend saw Thought Bubble kick off in Harrogate, the big Yorkshire comic book convention with an emphasis on comic books, and comic creators, especially of an indie, small press and creator-owned persuasion We got a cosplay parade on the Saturday, and as below on the Sunday The show has more of an emphasis[...]

I'm currently leaving Thought Bubble, and you can see a metric tonne of previews, debuts and features for comic books appearing at the show in Harrogate right here.  I'm fifty in a week, folks How did that happen? Anyway, this is what I managed to bring with me… photographed on the AirBNB bedspread as is[...]

Sins Of Sinister time! Thought Bubble is over for another year The tables are being packed away Usually, at this time, I would be exhausted, unable to put finger-to-keyboard and would be resigned to be slumped in a chair being drip-fed vodka and diet coke in the hotel lobby until I was able to raise[...]