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Lancaster gets a new indie comic shop, Zine Freak, ahead of this year's Coco Comic Con

Lancaster, already home to First Age Comics, has a new indie comic shop, Zine Freak, run by comic artist Matt Simmons

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From the LCD press release:

It’s a Roy of the Rovers Special: LANCASTER COMICS DAY Returns on Sunday 11th June

The third Lancaster Comics Day, organised by The Friends of Lancaster Library, will take place on Sunday 11th June 2016 in Lancaster’s Main Library.

This year, the organisers have gone football crazy, not only bringing local publisher Michael Barrett, author of PRESTON NORTH END: RISE OF THE INVINCIBLES graphic novel to the event, but artist David Sque, best known for his work on the iconic ROY OF THE ROVERS too – all the way from Spain!

image credit: Lancashire Post

  ROY OF THE ROVERS is of course one of Britain’s best-loved comic characters, first published in the weekly comic TIGER in 1954 but who eventually got his very own comic in the 1970s, edited by Barrie Tomlinson – who will also be at Lancaster Comics Day.

Barrie is eager to reveal some stories about British comics publishing for the very first time direct to fans who grew up reading the comics he edited such as Tiger and Eagle, and how he persuaded Morecambe and Wise to write for comics, and Prince Phillip, too!

Guest: Richard Piers Rayner

Joining them will be DOCTOR WHO and ROAD TO PERIDITION artist Richard Piers Rayner, a longtime artist in residence at Middlesbrough Football Club; publisher and comic artist Tim Perkins; top artist Nick Brokenshire, who’s currently blowing comic fans away with ONCE AND FUTURE QUEEN for Dark Horse Comics; local fantasy author A.S. Chambers, whose characters live and work in an alternate Lancaster; top indie comics creator Tom Ward, a master of crowdfunded comic publishing; BEANO and ACES WEEKLY artist Marc Jackson; and Lancaster Guardian cartoonist Jack Knight.

Guest: Tim Perkins

The event is supported by Lancaster’s very own comic shop First Age Comics and the Lakes International Comic Art Festival, who will be taking over a whole room to bring comic fans the latest news on their major comics event spanning 13th – 15th October. (Weekend passes already on sale).

With Comic Cake and plenty of comic creators on hand selling their independently created comics, as well as lots of comics to buy (and more), there will be plenty to do and comics to discover.

“We’ve had great fun over the last two years with Lancaster Comics Day and support for the event has been amazing, from local comic creators, fans, library staff, Lancaster’s own comic shop, First Age Comics, and backing from Kendal’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival”, says co-organiser and comics writer / editor John Freeman.

“Lancaster Comics Day also helped raise money for a sound systems for the Library last year and black out blinds in the first,” notes John, whose many credits include DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE and who runs the British comics web site downthetubes.net. “This year, we hope to support the Library still further, and make a donation to St. John’s Hospice.

“The British comics creator community has been hit hard this year by cancer-related deaths, with the passing of 2000AD artist Edmund Bagwell announced just this week,” he continues. “Stuart Reynolds, of the Friends of Lancaster Library and I were only too happy to agree to support our local Hospice in appreciation of the work such services do nationwide for cancer victims and their families.”

“I’m looking forward to second helpings of Lancaster Comics Day and I hope local comic fans are, too!”

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LCD 2016: Tim Quinn & Dave Windett

LCD 2016: Cris Welch & Tom Ward

LCD 2016: Mark Braithwaite (First Age Comics)

artwork: Nick Miller

LANCASTER COMICS DAY takes place from 11.00am until 5.00pm on Sunday 5th June 2017 at Lancaster Main Library in Market Square, Lancaster. Tickets £5 adults, £2 concessions, which includes admission to all four comics panels, accompanied children under 13 free. Web: www.lancastercomicsday.uk

Follow Lancaster Comics Day on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LancasterComics/

For further information about the Friends of Lancaster Library, contact Stuart Reynolds of the Friends of Lancaster Library: [email protected]

UK CONS: @LancasterComics Day returns Sun 11th June @BarrieEditor1 @TimPWizardsKeep @RPiersRayner and more From the LCD press release: It's a Roy of the Rovers Special: LANCASTER COMICS DAY Returns on Sunday 11th June…

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Something For The Weekend (w/c 18th July 2016) - Support Your Local Comic Shop!

Something For The Weekend (w/c 18th July 2016) – Support Your Local Comic Shop!

Art by Nick Miller. We’ve got a range of merchandise featuring this art on sale via CafePress So, last week as I was promoting the week’s new comics, I was a bit flippant about the price rises for imported US comics British comic shops will have to pass on to their customers (imposed by Diamond, who had no choice, either, raising prices for the first time in eight years). After some face to face…

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Happy Birthday, First Age Comics! Lancaster store celebrates ten year of comics trading today

Happy Birthday, First Age Comics! Lancaster store celebrates ten year of comics trading today

Mark and Lucy Braithwaite of First Age Comics. Lancaster comic shop First Age Comics will be celebrating today – not just because it’s Free Comic Book Day, which helps boost visitors to the shop – but also the fact it’s the company’s Tenth Anniversary. As you can imagine, dedicated owners Lucy and Mark Braithwaite, who operate the Moor Lane-based store and a thriving web-based comic retail…

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Flintworks Joins Lancaster Comics Day

Flintworks Joins Lancaster Comics Day

Art © Flintworks Lancaster-based comic creator Flintworks – whose work includes the eponymous Flintworks and Aquabats, on sale via BigCartel – has published this comment on library closures featuring a couple of well-known comic characters. Flintworks will have a table at Lancaster Comics Day. Follow Flintworks on Twitter @flintworks or on Instagram. The guest line up for the event, which…

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Britain's Small Press Day and Comic Shops That Sell Small Press Titles

Britain’s Small Press Day and Comic Shops That Sell Small Press Titles

Interest is growing rapidly in Small Press Day in the UK on 9th July 2016 – the brainchild of a group of comic creators including David Ziggy Greene, the team at Alternative Press and the smashing Andy Oliver over at Broken Frontier. Alongside that fantastic initiative, Beano artist Lew Stringer (and the creator of his own characters such as Brickman and Combat Colin) has just posted a blog…

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Something For the Weekend: US Comics (and more) on Sale 9th December 2015

Something For the Weekend: US Comics (and more) on Sale 9th December 2015

A week away followed by re-stocking of fridges/ freezers etc after power cuts and work catch up means I’m unable to bring you my normal more detailed breakdown of comics on sale in comic shops this week, but despite Lancaster’s floods, Mark Braithwaite at First Age Comics still posted his list of new titles, so here it is. Lancaster’s flood defences were overwhelmed after torrential rain and many…

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On Saturday 6th June, we are having a zine making session upstairs at First Age Comics, Lancaster. We are putting together a zine to showcase local talent for Lancaster Comics Day on June 14th. Your contribution can be anything you like; art, personal writing, poems, comics, tutorials etc. All contributors will get a free copy! Be there and be square!!! :D