London comics calendar - 25th Nov 2016

London comics calendar - updated 25th Nov 2016

Thought it might be useful to try and pull together a listing of upcoming comics events, please let me know if I've missed any

note that new items are highlighted in red

London comics calendar

Exhibitions

The story of British comics so far cor, by gum, zarjaz, The Lightbox, Woking, until 31/12/16
http://www.thelightbox.org.uk/the-story-of-british-comics-so-far-cor-by-gum-zarjaz-2016

Adventures in Moominland, 16/12/16 – 23/04/17

http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whatson/adventures-in-moominland-99751

Pictures from Punch, Cartoon Museum, 2/11/16 – 22/01/17

http://www.cartoonmuseum.org/exhibitions/future-exhibitions


Future shock, Cartoon Museum, from 25/01/17
http://www.cartoonmuseum.org/


40 years of thrillpower – 1 day 2000ad festival, 11/02/17
http://2000adonline.com/40years

Tove Jansson @ Dulwich picture gallery, Oct 2017

https://www.moomin.com/en/blog/tove-jansson-exhibition-goes-europe/

Comic marts

Royal National hotel
March 5th 2017
April 2nd 2017
July 2nd 2017
September 3rd 2017
October 1st 2017
November 5th 2017
December 3rd 2017
http://londoncomicmart.co.uk/
 

Launches / signings

Dave Gibbons Signing Watchmen: Noir, Forbidden Planet megastore, 25/11/16, 6pm

Kieron Gillen and Kev Walker signing Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #1, Forbidden Planet megastore, 25/11/16, 6pm

James Roberts and artist Jack Lawrence (writer and artists on Transformers: Lost Light #1), Orbital Comics, 16/12/16, 5-7pm

Al Ewing signing Now US Avengers #1, Forbidden Planet megastore, 04/01/17, 6pm

 

Dan Abnett signs Aquaman volume 1, Forbidden Planet megastore, 11/01/17, 6pm

Talks

Comica social club, the central bar, the foyer, Royal Festival Hall, 30/11/16, 6pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/1779131075680088/

She Lives – Live! [with Woodrow Phoenix] @ the cartoon museum, Saturday 10/12/16, 2pm

Chip Charlton and Mr Woofles, Gosh, 02/012/16, 7pm

https://www.facebook.com/events/1312127515475024/

The Can Opener's Daughter, Gosh, 08/12/16, 7pm

https://www.facebook.com/events/237883249962840/

Where to buy original art
http://www.chrisbeetles.com/
https://www.bookpalace.com/cgi-bin/mf000001.pl?ACTION=SHOWFORM


Good places to buy (second-hand) British comics
http://30thcenturycomics.co.uk/
https://www.bookpalace.com/cgi-bin/mf000001.pl?ACTION=SHOWFORM
http://www.mgeshops.com/book-comic-exchange/
http://www.rayguncomics.co.uk/ [limited 2nd hand section but even so]
http://www.orbitalcomics.com/ [limited 2nd hand section but even so - also stocks small press titles]