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thing To Do If You Like Comics In London In May 2025 , from MCM to Free Comic Book Day to graphic novel workshops
This is thing To Do In London If You Like Comics for May 2025 . Including Free Comic Book Day , withBlack Mirrorsignings , MCM London Comic Con , CSM Comic Con , and the Women Claim Your Story graphic novel workshops in Wimbledon .
Thursday, 1st of May
state trooper , Soho , from 6 necropsy . Those who have it off , go .
Friday, 2nd of May
laughable and Manga Creators Group London , 7.30 - 9pm , Meltdown London , 342 Caledonian Road"If you are you interested in creating your own comedian , but postulate aid to put your vision together or do not know where to begin then we may have the result for you . descend lecture workshop with fellow God Almighty , contribution experiences , estimation , techniques and wind to help oneself each other develop and have a opportunity in the manufacture . "
Saturday, 3rd of May
Free Comic Book Day at Forbidden Planet , Shaftesbury Avenue , Covent Garden . One travelling bag per client , while stocks last . Only strip marked as Free Comic Book Day titles are free of charge . Giving away a ' Golden Gift Bag ' to one favourable customer at each of our stores . This special Grab Bag will arrest a excerption of this year ’s Free Comic Book Day titles PLUS a rarefied variant variation comic . break away copy of Planet Death # 0 and Happy Hills Samplers while stocks last .
Neil Gibson Signing FCBD 2025 Black Mirror # 1 , 2 - 3pm .
The future tense is shiny … and it ’s terrific . " An introduction to the Black Mirror comic serial by Twisted Comics . This Free Comic Book Day grab offers a fresh take on a classic account , explore the dark side of engineering and society with the chilling twists Black Mirror is know for .
Free Comic Book Day at Gosh Comics , Berwick St , Soho ,
OverBoard London – game , films , comics & geek culture , The Thirsty Bear , Stamford Street , Southwark , 2 - 8pm"If you ’re front for a pose - back Saturday playing some board games and talking nerd stuff in a public house with some awesome people , this is the meetup for you ! Whether you ’re fresh to London or just need to get some long - lose in - person socialization , we ’re a friendly residential district and welcome you all . "
Tuesday, 6th of May
CSM Comicon at UAL , Central Saint Martins , Granary Square , UAL students only . workshop fromHaiqi Yang , Stephen O’Toole , Ian Horton , Kate Helen , Mark Hibbett , Miss Sugar Rush , Yiqi Zhang , Chris Shepherd , Anna Slepneva , Lorraine Henry King
Join us for a relaxed social at CSM ’s bar .
Wednesday, 7th of May
Reads May , monthly comics reading group at Gosh Comics , Berwick St , Soho , 7 - 9pm . Catwoman : Trail of the Catwomanand use codification READSMAY25on the Gosh website for a deduction .
Summer Shadows Launch Party With John Harris Dunning and Ricardo Cabral , at Gosh Comics , Berwick St , Soho , 7 - 9pm .
Launch party for the collected edition contain all four issues with writer John Harris Dunning and creative person Ricardo Cabral . " The Talented Mr. Ripley encounter Dracula , this fashionable neo - noir horror graphical novel will fall off its teeth into you and leave you infatuate . Forever . "
GO INSPIRE WORKSHOPS | WOMAN CLAIM YOUR STORY | Art , Power & Graphic Novels , Wimbledon Library , Wimbledon , 5 - 8pm with Josephine von Bülow
Drawing Techniques & Female Artists : Go Inspire , facilitators , radical introduction . Introduction to female creative person throughout time and their influence . A Old World chat about womanhood and the grandness of divers story and artistic creation . ACTIVITY / EXERCISE ( 1h . ): 30 minutes to finalize your approximate storyboard and elements that make up your floor . Help each other out and talk about how you go about make your stories . Even though you influence on individual story , you also stick out each other ’s cognitive operation as creatives and women . 10 min explanation and practice in building a graphical novel free-base on your scrawl , sketches and storyboard . 20 minutes Graphic Novel commence . We move into the final chapter of your fib where all your late work and exercises will regulate the point on which you ’ll visualize your narration . WRAP UP ( 10min . ): HOMEWORK for next meter : Continue function on your pictorial novel outlines and structure .
Thursday, 8th of May
There Was squall Everywhere II , Cartoon Museum , Wells St , Noho , 6.30pm .
Killer lineup at this live comic meter reading upshot at The Cartoon Museum ! London - based comic artists and wonderful people ( it ’s honest ) Roman Muradov , Peony Gent , and Jade King will showcase their comics on the heavy screen and say them to you . Brace yourself for news report about terrible fathers , doomscrolling , and the adventures of Britney and Tina .
Saturday, 10th of May
Sunday, 11th of May
London Comic Mart , Royal National Hotel , Bedford Way , Bloomsbury , 11am - noon £ 5 , noon-2pm £ 2 , 2 - 4pm gratis
Tuesday, 13th of May
WIP In - Person Afterwork Session , Royal Festival Hall , South Bank CentreOn the 2nd Tuesday of each month , comical creators gather up in - person at London ’s Royal Festival Hall to divvy up their employment and chat about make comics . For people new to making comedian and professional alike , it ’s a perfect forum to share storey idea , get baksheesh on process and find inspiration .
Wednesday, 14th of May
Final Creation INTRODUCTION ( 15 min . ): unveiling to Go Inspire , facilitators , group insertion . Sharing your forward motion with the group . ACTIVITY / EXERCISE ( 50 min . ): 50 minutes of finishing your graphic novel . The object is not to have a perfect last ware , but to have visualised your very own story . Throughout this final hour while you draw and write , I will speak about the power of storytelling and the grandness of claiming your own report . look at social conception that narrate womanhood in sealed way . SHARING CIRCLE ( 20 Amoy . ): Whether you are completely finished or halfway there , what matters is giving vox to female led stories . Sharing your journey and purpose of techniques . These are tools that can assist empower your life . portion out with the group what you have action and study throughout the workshop . partake in your lifelike novel
Friday, 16th of May
Saturday, 17th of May
Wednesday, 21st of May
Comic Book Workshop with Neill Cameron at Waterstones Finchley Roadto celebrate the spillage of Donut Squad , 4 - 5.30pm .
We are captivated to welcome cartoonist and writer , and Divine of the prize - succeed Mega Robo Bros serial , Neill Cameron to as he joins us for a Comic Book Workshop and to portray his sword - new , habit-forming , laugh - out - trashy comic volume , Donut Squad . Recommended for age 7 - 11 . Tickets : £ 10 Child Ticket , include entering and a copy of Donut Squad ( RRP £ 9.99 ) , available for collection at the effect or £ 6 Child General Admission
Thursday, 22nd of May
Comic Panel Discussion : Speed Switch : A Deep Dive into Chaos in Motion , Cartoon Museum , Wells St , Noho , 6.30pm .
The creative squad behindSpeed Switch , the gamy - octane cyberpunk racing saga that ’s taken comics , animation , and gaming by storm . The creators will take you on a journeying through the rootage of Speed Switch , share the inspirations that fueled its creation and how the serial publication evolved into the action - packed narrative it is today . The give-and-take will search the team ’s collaborative procedure and the challenges of bring the world of Speed Switch to life across different mediums , from comic strip to new frontiers in storytelling . Fans will also get an exclusive flavour at Issue 3 and a recap of the chronicle so far , delving into how character - driven narratives and dynamic artwork keep the series moving at full gun . To top it all off , the creators will tease what the time to come holds for the dealership , so get ready for surprises , insight , and an inside facial expression at the bedlam in question !
Friday, 23rd of May
MCM London Comic Con , ExCel Centre , Docklands
With laughable creatorsTom King , Jim Zub , Sean Gordon Murphy , Aaron Campbell , Alex Norris , Alison Sampson , Andrew Lee Griffith , Artgerm , Bex Ollerton , Chris Condon , Chris Shepherd , Christian Ward , Corin M Howell , Dave Cook , David Leach , Dennis Menheere , Elena Vitagliano , Eren Angiolini , Gary Erskine , Hamish Steele , hanavbara , Jacob Phillips , John Harris Dunning , John J. Pearson , Kayden Phoenix , Kyle Starks , Laura Howell , Lee Bradley , Lee Townsend , Marc Ellerby , Marc Laming , Mark Brooks , Mat Wakeham , Mitch Gerads , Monty Nero , NerfAlice , Nick Gribbon , Nigel Parkinson , Norm Konyu , Patrick Mulholland , Paul Fry , Rachael Smith , Rachta Lin , Raquel Travé , Relatable Doodles , Ryan O’Sullivan , Sarah Graley , Steve Tanner , Sunfwer , Tyler Kirkham
Saturday, 24th of May
Sunday, 25th of May
Monday, 26th of May
Jim Zub Signing Conan The Barbarian : Battle Of The Black Stone , Forbidden Planet , Shaftesbury Avenue , Covent Garden . 2 - 2 + 3pm .
Relaxed Mondays , Cartoon Museum , Wells St , Noho"Our free Relaxed Monday upshot have been specifically designed for children and young mass with autism spectrum consideration or sensational processing differences . "
Wednesday, 28th of May
Comica Social Club , The Clore Ballroom , Royal Festival Hall , South Bank . 6 pm onwards"Our monthly meetup is all about ease and fun . you’re able to chit-chat , recognise , gossip , and web with corresponding - minded folk . divvy up your latest creations , distinguished plans , or impressive wants lists ( but we might carry away ! ) or research what ’s new in the reading corner . If you know no one , look for the Man in the Orange Fez , and he will infix you to Modern acquaintance . "
Friday, 30th of May
Comic Book Workshop with Neill Cameron at Waterstones Piccadilly to observe the loss of Donut Squad , 1.30 - 3pm .
Saturday, 31st of May
small : Bowie ’s Berlin Years Signing With Reinhard Kleist , Gosh Comics , Berwick St , Soho , 1 - 2 pm .
Reinhard Kleist continues his David Bowie biopic , following his previous comic , Starman : Bowie ’s Stardust Years ! Reinhard ’s latest entry , print by SelfMadeHero , explore the the pappa god ’s time in Berlin while he recorded the ' Berlin Trilogy ' of albums . Reinhard ’s heat for music and comic strip is evident , with previous biopics of Nick Cave and Johnny Cash under his belt , being well furnished to take on this key full point in Bowie ’s life history . We ’ve also got an undivided signal ex libris trace by Reinhard to accompany all sales of the book .
Ongoing Exhibitions
Cats In Cartoons , Cartoon Museum , Wells St , Noho , until seventh SeptemberFrom Garfield to Simon ’s Cat , Krazy Kat to Bagpuss and everything in between , there is a farseeing line of iconic cartoon cats . For the first time , The Cartoon Museum is collecting many of the greatest cats to grace or comics , paper and magazines to explore why people have a go at it cats so much and what cats say us about life . Featuring works by artists such as Louis Wain , Ronald Searle , Heath Robinson , Wendy Eastwood , Simon Tofield , Anthony Smith , Gemma Correll , Natty Peterkin and Hunt Emerson – and more !
After the Darkness , Cartoon Museum , Wells St , Noho , until 29th June . A peculiar display to denounce the 80th anniversary of VE Day shining a light on stager ' service and their memories of VE Day , add to life through wonderful evocative refreshment suck by illustrator and long - full term help of Blind Veterans UK , Martin Impey .
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