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Tom Scioli joins Charlie Adlard and Sean Phillips at Macc - POW , Macclesfield ’s Comic Art Festival , in June 2025
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Macclesfield is a small market town in Cheshire , in the North West of England , just south of Manchester . A population of around 55,000 , it was a major silk - manufacturing centre in the mid-18th C , home to breadmakers Hovis then and Astra Zeneca now , it has multiple mill buildings still standing , as well as Georgian construction such as the Town Hall and former Sunday School , while its St Alban ’s Church was design byAugustus Pugin . It gained the soubriquet Treacle Town , when a Equus caballus - drawn wagon tump over and spill its load of glop onto the street , which the poor scooped off the road . That was the biggest thing that ever take place in Macclesfield .
Until recently , that is . Until we saw the foundation of Macc - POW – Macclesfield ’s Comic Art Festival – a decade ago . Not so much batting above its weight but above its cosmic mass . This is the equivalent of San Diego Comic Con being held in Scranton , Pennsylvania . run from the 26th to the 29th of June , with a one day market place in the Georgian town hall we just cite on Saturday , the 28th . They are convey in cartoonist and activistTom Sciolifrom the USA , to attend out with the likes ofCharlie Adlard , Sean PhillipsandKev F Sutherland . And are definitely not going to detail him for three weeks when doing so . Show labor organizer and supporter of Bleeding CoolMarc Jackson , gets to draw him for the poster as well .
Along withLew Stringer , Tor Freeman , Michael and Keli Lark , Charlie Adlard , Rachael Smith , Ahmed Raafat , Mike Perkins , David Leach , Sonia Leong , Jacob Phillips , Mollie Ray , Sean Phillips , Emma Reynolds , Laura Howell , Kev Sutherland , Roger Langridge , Mister Hope , Ellie Dixon , Time Bomb Comics , Jim Medway , Nick Moffat , Feltham Edwards , The Graphic Novel Reading Room , and of course , Tom Scioli .
" MACC - POW ! return for its ' 10th celebratory twelvemonth with a full weekend lionise comic Bible graphics in the heart of MACCLESFIELD IN CHESHIRE . A really unique event for the town that bring in together both local and international creators in a leap and one - single - bound ! Get up - tight and personal with legendary comic pros , and the bright stars of the future , as we celebrate this wonderful reality with a diverse intermixture of amazing creators . Our master exhibitors day takes place once again in the listed Ithiel Town HALL BUILDING on Saturday June 28th ( 10 - 4PM ) with three suite bursting with unbelievable creators present their work and workshops , thanks to the continued bread and butter of Macclesfield Town Council . But this is just for crank , check back for our full programme over the next few calendar month , this year ’s anniversary is give-up the ghost to be one to recall ! "
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