the leeds comic art festival 9-16 November 2014
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welcome to the 8th annual Thought bubble Festival!
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n 2014 we celebrate our 8th and most diverse Thought Bubble ever; reflecting a journey that began in 2007 and took place on one day in the basement of Leeds Town Hall, attracting an audience of just over 500 people. As attendance and interest has grown (12,000 people attended the festival in 2013), Thought Bubble’s status as a major international comic book and graphic novel festival has become cemented with a series of workshops, masterclasses, panel discussions, screenings and a line-up of special events taking place across Leeds for over a week each November. Once again our centrepiece event this year is the Thought Bubble comic book convention which will take place over two days on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th November in three of Leeds’ largest exhibition halls - New Dock Hall, Royal Armouries Hall, and the specially constructed Thought Bubble Teepee which is being built just for this event! We’ve curated a fantastic line-up of local and international guests, comprising artists and writers whose amazing work shows the true diversity of comic book and graphic novel storytelling. The convention will also be filled with hundreds of exhibitors from around the world; from selfpublished artists and writers to the best retailers in the country, and with two days to dedicate to the event you can browse and wander around the convention at your leisure. As a major celebration of comic books and graphic novels, Thought Bubble is the premier destination for stalwarts of the comic book community, as well as a place of discovery for young people and adults who haven’t read a comic book before but want to find an entry point into the medium. Ultimately, however, the success of Thought Bubble is down to you, our attendees, who have helped make each event so special and unique. Whether you’re a cosplay enthusiast or curious first-time visitor, we look forward to welcoming you to our biggest and best festival to date. 2014’s Thought Bubble Festival includes a number of special screenings presented by Leeds International Film Festival. The fantastic selection of films is sure to appeal to Thought Bubble audiences, from incredible anime screenings and documentaries to Fanomenon — a celebration of some of the most mind-blowing genre films on the planet. All screenings taking place as part of Leeds International Film Festival will have its icon programme.
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Leeds International Film Festival 2014 runs from 5 - 20 November, please check www.leedsfilm.com for full programme and ticket information.
Tickets for our comic convention are £15 for a day pass, £24 for a weekend pass, £11 for a cosplay day pass, and under-12s get in for free with a ticket-holding parent/guardian. For full ticket details, please visit www.thoughtbubblefestival.com • Look for the festival timetable at the centre of this brochure to help you plan your activities during Thought Bubble. • The wonderful Sarah McIntyre and David O’Connell have scattered their Jampires throughout this guide to indicate events that are suitable for families and young people. They’ll also be coming along to our convention this year for a huge comics jam, to teach young people how to make their own stories! • If you see a volunteer in a red Thought Bubble t-shirt at one of our events they are there to help you, so if you have any issues, please let them know. • If you’d like to let our volunteers know how great they are for lending their time freely to help make Thought Bubble possible, please do – they all rock! • If you have any feedback to offer us, please get in touch! We’re always looking to make sure that Thought Bubble grows in the right direction – please either fill in the response form in this guide, or direct correspondence to thoughtbubbleinfo@gmail.com A big, BIG thank you to Arts Council England, Leeds Inspired, Leeds College of Art, Leeds Central Library, Comicraft, Allied London, Leeds Dock, Image Comics, Diamond Comics, the Paris Comics Expo, The Illustrated Mind, Awesome Merchandise, Travelling Man and our many volunteers and sponsors for making this year’s event possible. The 2014 Thought Bubble Festival image is by the brilliant Annie Wu. The lovely Thought Bubble characters dotted throughout this guide were made for us by the awesome Kristyna Baczynski.
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ince 2008, Thought Bubble has benefited greatly from Arts Council funding. It has helped us bring the sequential arts universe to wider audiences. In the past, funding has specifically supported new projects such as the Thought Bubble Comic Art Competition, Bubs Lounge, and our annual Artist Residencies, as well as workshops, masterclasses and special guest appearances.
This year, with new support from the Arts Council, we will be able to record all talks and panels taking place at the convention, and will be putting these online for anyone to access for free after the festival closes. By doing this, we hope to be able to help even more people learn about our favourite storytelling medium, even if they’re unable to travel to Leeds to experience Thought Bubble first-hand.
LEEDS INSPIRED AND bUb’S LOUNGE PRESENT KODAMA wOODS In the gathering darkness of the forest, strange spirits light the way ahead...
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ome and join us in Kodama Woods, a unique space inspired by the films of Hayao Miyazaki where you can relax away from the hustle and bustle of the convention, amid a magical woodland area designed and built by artist Tom Eglington. Perfect for all ages, the woodland is the ideal place to soak up the magical atmosphere or explore your creativity with our lamp-making workshops. Design and construct your very own Kodama lamp to add to the wood spirits that populate the trees, and witness the magic unfold over the weekend.
The Kodama Woods project was made possible by a generous grant from Leeds Inspired, an initiative of Leeds City Council that funds cultural projects that create high quality, accessible cultural experiences for Leeds’ residents and visitors alike.
This event will be open 15-16 November at the Boulevard, Leeds Dock All Ages • Free admission with convention ticket • Exhibitions are free for under 12s, but an accompanying ticket-holding adult must be present. For convention tickets, please go to thoughtbubblefestival.com For more on Leeds Inspired, and the projects they fund, please visit leedsinspired.co.uk
Thought Bubble would not be possible without the generous support of Travelling Man – the UK’s friendliest independent comics and games shops. Each year Travelling Man donate both their office space, and the time of their employees to help with the logistics of the festival, and we’d like to say a big thank you to all their staff for helping us both during the festival and in the run-up to each Thought Bubble. For more information on Travelling Man, please visit travellingman.com or pop into their flagship store in Leeds, at 32 Central Road, LS1 6DE
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FESTIvAL EXCLUSIvES MONDO WILL RELEASE AN EXCLUSIVE PRINT BY MATT TAYLOR TO THOUGHT BUBBLE ATTENDEES / Mondo — champions of innovative movie poster design — are returning to Thought Bubble! Following their incredibly popular attendance at 2013’s festival, they’ll be partnering up with artist Matt Taylor, who will also be in attendance, to release an exclusive poster for Thought Bubble attendees. Please follow @mondonews on Twitter throughout the weekend for more information about this release! Utilising the talents of world-class artists and designers, Mondo produces limited edition, screenprinted posters based on all things film, television and comic properties including Star Wars, The Avengers, DC Comics, Back to the Future, and Universal Monsters. Based in Austin, TX, Mondo operates out of a permanent gallery space hosting regular exhibitions featuring breathtaking original artwork and limited edition screen prints. ILLUSTRATED MIND EXCLUSIVE T-SHIRT / We are very pleased to have worked with the awesome Illustrated Mind again this year for our exclusive Thought Bubble tee, designed by Jack Teagle and Donya Todd. Look out for all our volunteers who’ll be modelling the red version for you, and if you’d like to have one for yourself they will be on sale at the Illustrated Mind stand at this year’s convention! THOUGHT BUBBLE EXCLUSIVE BOOK LAUNCHES / explore a world of amazing new books, and discover new favourites to take home! Scan this picture with your smart phone for info on titles making their debut at this year’s Thought Bubble Comic Con, or visit www.thoughtbubblefestival.com/ debuting-books 2014’s CONVENTION EXHIBITORS / for a full list of this year’s convention exhibitors, attending from all around the UK and beyond, please visit www.thoughtbubblefestival. com/exhibitors THOUGHT BUBBLE & FANOMENON MID-CON PARTY / This year’s mid-convention party will take place in the city’s most prestigious building; Leeds Town Hall on Saturday 15 Nov from 8.30pm until very late. The event will feature screenings including Interstella 5555 by Daft Punk and DJ sets by a selection of our amazing guests. If you missed out on a party ticket this year then you may still be able to get one. We have held a limited amount to be sold on the door at Leeds Town Hall on the evening of the party. Tickets will be allocated on a first come, first served basis, the ticket is priced at £5 if you show your TB convention wristband or con pass. Cash sales only please. Please note: This event is 18+. Please bring a valid form of ID if needed. Thank you!
THIS YEAR’S GUESTS AND PROFESSIONALS 2014 HIGHLIGHTED GUESTS JASON
AARON writes comic books, including the crime series Scalped for DC/Vertigo and Southern Bastards for Image Comics. As well as these series, he has also written for such Marvel titles as Ghost Rider, Wolverine, Incredible Hulk, The Punisher, The Avengers, The X-Men, and Thor.
ADAM HUGHES is most commonly known for his stylised renderings of women, and began working in comics at the age of 19, with his first work on a “mainstream” comic book title being DC’s Justice League in 1989. Since then he has worked on myriad comic book covers, magazine illustrations, and trading cards. JEFF LEMIRE is the writer and artist behind acclaimed graphic novels Sweet Tooth, the Essex County series, The Underwater Welder, and sci-fi love story Trillium, as well as a prominent creator for DC comics. In 2009 and 2013 he won the Schuster Award for Best Canadian Cartoonist, and has been nominated for multiple Eisner and Harvey awards.
NATASHA ALLEGRI
is the creator of the smash-hit animation Bee & Puppycat, and a key contributor to the animated phenomenon Adventure Time. Natasha designed the hugely popular characters Fionna and Cake for Adventure Time, before writing and illustrating a comic book series of their own.
BOULET (aka Gilles Roussel) is a French comic book creator and cartoonist who was among the first of his country folk to gain renown by publishing an online comic strip blog. He has had a number of all-ages books published, and also worked on two books of the Dungeon series with Lewis Trondheim and Joan Sfar.
ERIC POWELL
is a writer and artist who has contributed work to such titles as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Hellboy, Star Wars, The Incredible Hulk, The Avengers, Mad Magazine, Swamp Thing, The Simpsons, and Creepy. He is perhaps best known for his dark comedy comic series The Goon which is currently being developed into an animated film.
EMILY
CARROLL is a writer and artist from London, Ontario, and graduated from Sheridan College’s Classical Animation programme. Through The Woods, a collection of her short horror comics, was published earlier this year, and her online comics have twice won the Joe Shuster Award for Outstanding Webcomics.
TIM
SALE is the Eisner Award-winning artist of Batman: Haunted Knight, Batman: The Long Halloween, Batman: Dark Victory, Superman For All Seasons, Catwoman: When In Rome, Superman: Kryptonite, and SOLO. He studied at UW initially, before deciding to head out for NYC’s John Buscema Workshop and The School of Visual Arts.
CLIFF CHIANG graduated from Harvard University with a joint degree in English Literature and Visual Arts, and worked in editorial at Disney Adventures Magazine and DC/ Vertigo Comics before making the leap into freelance illustration. DANIELLE CORSETTO began the online comic Girls With Slingshots in October 2004, and a couple of years later she was working on the strip full-time, with updates five times a week. In addition to this, Danielle wrote and drew “The New Adventures of Bat Boy” for the Weekly World News, and a number of Adventure Time graphic novels.
SCOTT SNYDER
is a multiple awardwinning creator who has written comics for DC/Vertigo, Marvel, and Image Comics, including the bestselling series American Vampire, Batman, and Swamp Thing. He is also the author of the story collection Voodoo Heart, and teaches writing at Sarah Lawrence College and Columbia University.
MATT FORSYTHE is the lead designer
BABS TARR
on the show Adventure Time at Cartoon Network. He is also the award-winning creator of Ojingogo and Jinchalo for Drawn and Quarterly, and Comics Class for Koyama Press, and has worked as an illustrator for many publications, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and NoBrow Press.
is a full time freelance illustrator and is currently working on Batgirl for DC Comics. Babs has done everything from editorial illustration to toy design, from oil portraits to game art and now comics. Her clients have included Cartoon Network, Hasbro, Disney, Boom! Comics, and Brand X.
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THIS YEAR’S GUESTS AND PROFESSIONALS Jason Aaron
Tim Sale Alison Sampson Matteo Scalera
Simon Davis Rufus Dayglo Andy Diggle Peter Doherty Paul Duffield Jack Durieux Barry Kitson Ales Kot Marc Laming Roger Langridge Hope Larson Jason Latour Jeff Lemire Sonia Leong Yishan Li
Charlie Adlard John Aggs Natasha Allegri John Allison Becky & Frank
Andy Belanger Jordie Bellaire Boulet Ivan Brandon Mark Buckingham Keith Burns Laurence Campbell Mike Carey Emily Carroll Cliff Chiang
Becky Cloonan Gemma Correll Danielle Corsetto
Boo Cook INJ Culbard Darryl Cunningham Rob Davis
Laurent Durieux Ian Edginton Jason Edmiston Gary Erskine Al Ewing Duncan Fegredo Matt Ferguson Brenden Fletcher Matt Forsythe Lee Garbett Kieron Gillen
David Lloyd Ollie Masters Phil McAndrew John McCrea Sarah McIntyre Jamie McKelvie Stephen Mooney Leah Moore Robbie Morrison Olly Moss Tom Muller David O’Connell Dean Ormston
Brandon Graham Adi Granov Isabel Greenberg Tony Harris David Hine Peter Hogan Adam Hughes Brian Hurtt JAKe
Declan Shalvey Paul Shipper Scott Snyder Allison Sohn Simon Spurrier Richard Starkings Eric Stephenson
Fiona Stephenson Cameron Stewart Jeff Stokely Babs Tarr Dave Taylor Matt Taylor Jörg Tittel Kevin Tong
Emma Vieceli Kev Walker Christian Ward
Sean Phillips Eric Powell John Reppion Vanesa R. Del Rey Esad Ribic Emma Rios
Jock (Sunday only) Antony Johnston Matt Kindt
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Chris Weston Andrew Wildman Rob Williams
festival events sunday 9th november to friday 22nd november festival duratioN eveNts
opening times vary, suitable for all ages, FREE
1 / Live Event / 2000 AD Comic Competition
By unpopular request, Derek Danger is back in ‘Thought Bubble Rumble’.
Entries must be submitted in person at Thought Bubble’s Convention, Sat 15 Nov, at the 2000 AD table in the TB Teepee. A convention pass will be needed to gain entry
The brand new strip joins Dangeritis: Fistful of Danger, re-printed in a special Half-Pint edition for 2014, following on from last year’s SuperKing edition. To celebrate, Travelling Man are hosting an exhibition of Dangeritis artwork.
Want to be the next great artist to draw Judge Dredd? Then take this opportunity to have your art seen by one of the world’s best known publishers by entering the 2000 AD portfolio challenge!
Track down the creators, Robert Ball and Warwick Johnson Cadwell, in the Royal Armouries Hall at this year’s Thought Bubble convention!
designing album covers, including the infamous Welcome to My Nightmare design for Alice Cooper and Sabbath Bloody Sabbath for Black Sabbath. His movie poster career took off when he was asked to design an image for Star Wars, which immediately brought him international recognition and demand. His long standing collaborations with George Lucas and Steven Spielberg has seen him create some of the most iconic film posters of all time. Leeds International Film Festival and North Bar are proud to present an exhibition of his work spanning his illustrious 40 year career. 5 / Exhibition / Thought Bubble Comic Art Competition 2014
This year we have the ultimate prize – the winner of the portfolio session will get the chance to illustrate a Future Shock in 2000 AD! Join the ranks of the biggest names in British comic books by getting a paid strip from Tharg the Mighty!
Sat 1 Nov - Sun 30 Nov, Leeds Central Library, Art Space (1st Floor), opening times vary, suitable for all ages, FREE
Budding artists should view the free sample script at thoughtbubblefestival.com, draw their own version of it, and bring their efforts to the portfolio sessions being held at the 2000 AD table at the Thought Bubble Comic Con on Saturday 15th November.
Winners of the competition will be announced at the Thought Bubble comic convention on Sunday 16th November, and will have their work featured in 2015’s Thought Bubble Anthology!
The six best efforts chosen by Tharg himself will then go before the searing eyes of the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic and its art droids!
Pop by Leeds Central Library to view all the wonderful entries from the Thought Bubble Comic Art Competition in a digital exhibition!
4 / Exhibition / Drew Struzan Film Posters Fri 31 Oct - Weds 10 Dec, North Bar, 24 Upper Briggate, Leeds, opening times vary, FREE Following many years as a starving and impoverished art student, Drew Struzan began his career
2 / Exhibition / Core Mix 2 Mon 10 Nov - Weds 10 Dec, North Bar, 24 Upper Briggate, Leeds, opening times vary, FREE
Please visit thoughtbubblefestival. com for full details of this year’s Comic Art Competition, and how to get involved with 2015’s competition! 6 / Live Event / Thought Bubble Charity Anthology 2014 Weds 22 Oct, Comic Shops Worldwide, opening times vary, suitable for ages 12+, £3.00/$3.99 (prices may vary)
He’s back. No one learned their lesson last year, so now Gramsch has returned, with more of his comic-inspired ‘art’ festooning the walls of, this time, the wonderful North Bar.
A collection of new short stories by some of the best in the business from Image Comics and Thought Bubble! A 32-page oversize comic featuring all new work from Cliff Chiang, Boo Cook, Marc Ellerby, Barry Kitson, Ales Kot, Sarah McIntyre, Emma Rios, Tim Sale, Richard Starkings, and many more!
Come have a delicious beer while you take in the colours & shapes given strangely human names, and set to pondering; “isn’t that....?” 3 / Exhibition / Derek Danger in… Thought Bubble Rumble
All profits go to Barnardo’s, for more information, please visit thoughtbubblefestival.com/ anthology-2014
Sun 9 Nov - Weds 10 Dec, Travelling Man, 32 Central Road, Leeds,
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Sunday 9th November 7 / Screening / Fanomenon Anime Day 2014 Sun 9 Nov, Victoria Hall, Leeds Town Hall, from 1100, Ages vary, please visit leedsfilm.com for more details and for tickets (and prices) The hugely popular Fanomenon Anime Day returns to Leeds International Film Festival (LIFF) this year on Sunday 9th November on the first of day the Thought Bubble Festival 2014. Starting at 11am in the superb setting of the Victoria Hall at Leeds Town Hall, the Anime Day will present 10 hours of fantastic new animated entertainment! For full listings, please see below, and for further information, please visit leedsfilm.com
last hope, can stop Beerus’s from destroying Earth, and possibly the entire universe! 1445 - Short Peace (68 min) The acclaimed anthology Short Peace, conceived by the creator of Akira, Katsuhiro Ôtomo, features four dystopian shorts from some of Japan’s most exciting creative talent. Ôtomo’s contribution, Combustible, is a tragic story about a firefighter set in the Edo period. In the Oscar-nominated Possessions from Shuhei Morita, a traveller seeks shelter in a magical Shinto shrine. A girl’s prayers summons a great bear to defeat an oni (demon) in Hiroaki Ando’s Gambo, and in Hajime Katoki’s A Farewell to Arms, a small crew of soldiers sets out to destroy a robot-tank.
1100 - Appleseed Alpha (93 min) Based on the comic book by the creator of Ghost in the Shell and from the director of the original Appleseed anime movie comes the intense post-apocalyptic prequel. Left to survive in a post-World War society, two mercenary soldiers - Deunan and her cyborg partner Briareos – are sent on a mission on the outskirts of their war-torn city. During the operation, they run into Iris and Olson, two citizens from the utopian city of Olympus, who might have a way to save the world but the ruthless Talos and the scheming warlord Two Horns have their own plans.
1300 - Dragonball Z: Battle of the Gods (85 min) The first new Dragonball Z feature film in seventeen years, screening as part of the Fanomenon Anime Day 2014. Following the events of the Dragon Ball Z television series, after the defeat of Majin Buu, a new power awakens and threatens humanity. Beerus, an ancient and powerful God of Destruction, searches for Goku after hearing rumors of the Saiyan warrior who defeated Frieza. Realizing the threat Beerus poses to their home planet, the Z-fighters must find a way to stop him before it’s too late. Only Goku, humanity’s
and Major Motoko Kusanagi is a cyborg officer in the Section 9 security force. She’s on the trail of a computer criminal known as the Puppet Master, a data manipulator skilled enough to hack into the minds of his victims. As Kusanagi digs deeper into the case, she realises that the identity of the assailant lies at the heart of a vast political conspiracy. 2045 - Grave of the Fireflies (89 min) Screening on a new digital print, Isao Takahata’s early Studio Ghibli masterpiece is a visually stunning and emotionally powerful film that meditates on the devastating consequences of war. A young brother and sister are forced to fight for survival in the devastated Japanese countryside during World War II after their mother is killed in an air raid, and with their father serving in the navy. Food and shelter are scarce, and even their own relatives are too concerned with their own survival. All they have is each other. 8 / Screening / Cartoonists Footsoldiers of Democracy Sun 9 Nov, VUE Cinema, The Light, Leeds, 1400 (106 min), £8 (£6 concession), please visit leedsfilm. com for tickets
1615 - Giovanni’s Island (102 min) Directed by Mizuho Nishikubo, a longtime collaborator of Mamoru Oshii , Giovanni’s Island – like the anime classic Grave of the Fireflies – examines the struggles of the Japanese in the immediate aftermath of their defeat in World War II, from the perspective of a child. A testament to the emotional resilience of children, and the preciousness of those lost but not forgotten, Giovanni’s Island echoes the work of the master Miyazaki in refusing to paint a picture of extreme moral contrasts. There are no heroes or villains here, just ordinary people managing as best they can in desperate circumstances. 1845 - Ghost in the Shell (83 min) A special presentation of Mamoru Oshii’s classic cyberpunk anime Ghost in the Shell, screening in a new digital cinema print on the giant screen at Leeds Town Hall as part of this year’s Fanomenon Anime Day. It’s the year 2029
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Stéphanie Valloatto’s feature film debut showcases the humorous and often subversive work of political cartoonists led by French caricaturist Plantu. The documentary takes us on a whistlestop tour of the world through interviews with 12 prominent cartoonists from countries as varied as France, Israel, China, Russia and the US, interspersed with examples of their drawings and animations. Whether it’s Plantu receiving calls from a dismayed Sarkozy, or the experiences of Russian cartoonist Zlatkovsky whose work is banned from publication; censorship is forever looming over their freedom of speech.
9 / Screening / Propaganda Toons Sun 9 Nov, Hyde Park Picture House, Brudenell Road, Leeds, 1700 (81 min), £8 (£6 concession), please visit leedsfilm.com for tickets War hasn’t just left its mark on live action cinema, animation has often been drafted into the fight too. During WWII countless animated films were produced to help with the war effort, from training films for the army to more overt propaganda. We’ve selected some of the best and most inventive to screen for you at this year’s LIFF; highlights include an early Japanese anime featuring anthropomorphic animals bombing Pearl Harbor, Private Snafu (created by Frank Capra and Dr. Seuss), and a rare public screening of Der Fuehrer’s Face, the infamous Walt Disney short featuring Donald Duck as a Nazi! 10 / Screening / Seth’s Dominion Sun 9 Nov, The Albert Room, Leeds Town Hall, 1900 (42 min), FREE A deft portrait of Canadian cartoonist Seth, one of the world’s great storytellers in the form best known for comic books such as Palookaville. In his personal projects he transforms his poignant inner life into observant and witty graphic stories. He is also incredibly prolific, producing semi-autobiographical comics and award-winning commercial work. Director Luc Chamberland sheds light on his articulate subject, mixing insightful biography with vivid animation in an artful fusion of filmmaking techniques that perfectly captures Seth’s manifold creative universe.
monday 10th November 11 / Screening / Cartoonists Footsoldiers of Democracy Mon 10 Nov, VUE Cinema, The Light, Leeds, 1600 (106 min), £8 (£6 concession), please visit leedsfilm.com for tickets Stéphanie Valloatto’s feature film debut showcases the humorous and often subversive work of political cartoonists led by French caricaturist Plantu. The
documentary takes us on a whistlestop tour of the world through interviews with 12 prominent cartoonists from countries as varied as France, Israel, China, Russia and the US, interspersed with examples of their drawings and animations. Whether it’s Plantu receiving calls from a dismayed Sarkozy, or the experiences of Russian cartoonist Zlatkovsky whose work is banned from publication; censorship is forever looming over their freedom of speech. 12 / Screening / The Satellite Girl & Milk Cow + Wolf Daddy Mon 10 Nov, Everyman Cinema, Albion Street, Leeds, 1700 (91 min), £8 (£6 concession), please visit leedsfilm.com for tickets The debut feature from idiosyncratic Korean animator Hyung-yun Chang, whose fantastical shapeshifting storytelling is delightful to experience. Il-ho is a satellite girl in orbit that gazes down to Earth as she circles the globe, curious about human emotions. Singer-songwriter Kyung-chun turns into a milk cow when he suffers heartbreak and soon finds himself on the run from the Incinerator, an evil machine that devours creatures with lonely hearts. Coming to his aid is Merlin the Wizard, a roll of toilet paper, and before long Il-ho falls to earth and is transformed into a girl. Screening with Hyung-yun Chang’s short Wolf Daddy (2005).
13 / Live Event / The Rainbow Age: LGBQT* Comic-book Club Mon 10 Nov, Wharf Chambers, Leeds, LS2 7EQ, 18:30-20:30, 15+, FREE Join us for a celebration of LGBQT* comics & creators with an informal book club evening! Bring along your favourite LGBQT* comics, or come and discover something new from our collection, kindly supplied by Travelling Man. Meet like-minded fans and make new friends over cake and comics. After this event, Travelling Man will be donating all the books to Leeds Libraries to create a completely unique collection for the whole of Leeds to enjoy; the first of its kind in the country. All are welcome, so come along for a relaxed atmosphere and to read some amazing, life-changing comics!
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14 / Screening / Cat Soup: Masaaki Yuasa Shorts Mon 10 Nov, Everyman Cinema, Albion Street, Leeds, 1900 (90 min), £8 (£6 concession), please visit leedsfilm.com for tickets A recent guest animator for Adventure Time, Masaaki Yuasa is one of the most original, creative and playful minds in Japanese animation. Once you see an animated film by Masaaki Yuasa, you may never forget it, and scenes from this special selection of his work may enter your dreams. The selection includes cult anime short Cat Soup, for which Yuasa was animation director, about a young feline who goes on a psychedelic journey with his sister in order to save her soul. Yuasa’s prowrestling short Kick-Heart is included alongside one episode each from his own series The Tatami Galaxy and the great Space Dandy.
tueSday 11th November 15 / Workshop / Silly Fun Papercraft Characters with Matt Dyson Tues 11 Nov, City Library Bradford, 1000 - 1100, Selected Schools, FREE School groups join Matt Dyson for hour long sessions making papercraft models to cut out and keep, using characters created together. 16 / Workshop / Silly Fun Papercraft Characters with Matt Dyson Tues 11 Nov, Laisterdyke Library, 1315 - 1415, Selected Schools, FREE School groups join Matt Dyson for hour long sessions making papercraft models to cut out and keep, using characters created together. 17 / Screening / Cat Soup: Masaaki Yuasa Shorts Tues 11 Nov, Everyman Cinema, Albion Street, Leeds, 1500 (90 min), £8 (£6 concession), please visit leedsfilm.com for tickets A recent guest animator for Adventure Time, Masaaki Yuasa is one of the most original, creative and playful minds in Japanese animation. Once you see an animated film by Masaaki Yuasa,
you may never forget it, and scenes from this special selection of his work may enter your dreams. The selection includes cult anime short Cat Soup, for which Yuasa was animation director, about a young feline who goes on a psychedelic journey with his sister in order to save her soul. Yuasa’s pro-wrestling short Kick- Heart is included alongside one episode each from his own series The Tatami Galaxy and the great Space Dandy. 18 / Screening / World Animation Award Part 1
but places are limited, so please book in advance (details below) What has 3 arms, 2 heads and 4 antennae? We don’t know either but come to a beginners’ crochet workshop and find out! Join Sarah from Alder Sign Designs and she will teach you how to crochet and make your own unique alien amigurumi. Please e-mail martha@ thoughtbubblefestival.com to book a place on this workshop
Tues 11 Nov, Everyman Cinema, Albion Street, Leeds, 1700 (90 min), £8 (£6 concession), please visit leedsfilm.com for tickets One of the festival’s favourite events, the World Animation Award is always packed with small wonders. We stop at nothing to bring you a truly global selection of the best animated short films of the moment. Thoughtful stopmotion shorts and anarchic graduation films are screened side by side, representing new animation in all its forms. It is an experience that always delights and provokes in equal measure! The winning film selected by our jury is announced at the end of the week, but you are also invited to come to all three parts of the competition and vote for your favourite to win the audience award! 19 / Screening / Drew: The Man Behind The Poster Tues 11 Nov, The Albert Room, Leeds Town Hall, 1700 (97 min), £6 (£5 concession), please visit leedsfilm.com for tickets You may not know the name Drew Struzan, but you will certainly know some of his work. Probably the greatest film poster artist of all time his images have adorned the walls of film fans the world over for nearly forty years. His iconic images have been used to promote Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Back to the Future, The Goonies, The Thing, many of the Muppet movies, Harry Potter, The Shawshank Redemption, Blade Runner and many many more. Directors such as George Lucas, Frank Darabont and Guillermo del Toro are huge fans and the film looks back on the amazing career of a remarkable man. 20 / Workshop / Alien Amigurumi Crochet Workshop Tues 11 Nov, Leeds Library Art Reading Room, 1730 - 1930, Families and young people, FREE,
21 / Screening / Tokyo Tribe Tues 11 Nov, VUE Cinema, The Light, Leeds, 1800 (116 min), £8 (£6 concession), please visit leedsfilm. com for tickets Japanese enfant-terrible filmmaker Sion Sono, director of former LIFF selections Suicide Club and Love Exposure, outdoes his earlier excesses with Tokyo Tribe, an epic hip-hop gangster musical based on the manga by Santa Inoue. In a futuristic, alternateworld Tokyo, the city is made up of ghetto slums and nightclub playgrounds where gangs of wayward youth rule the streets. The city is carved up into ‘hoods, and the crossing of territorial lines quickly leads to riots and rumbles. On the turf ruled by the savage yakuza Big Buppa, the simmering tension is about to boil over into all-out war.
goes off in search of his father and encounters a strange industrialised and commercial world, animated in a riot of dreamlike colour, at once seductive and threatening from the bright lights and billboards of a corporate facade to the devastation and decay of landfills and urban wastelands. 23 / Screening / Rurouni Kenshi 2: Kyoto Inferno Tues 11 Nov, VUE Cinema, The Light, Leeds, 2030 (134 min), £8 (£6 concession), please visit leedsfilm. com for tickets In the second in the trilogy of liveaction adaptations of Nobuhiro Watsuki’s celebrated manga, Takeru Sato returns as the handsome, taciturn hero, while his nemesis this time is played by Tatsuya Fujiwara (Battle Royale, Death Note). A grand epic set at a time of great change for Japan, the Rurouni Kenshi arc is an imaginative revisiting of history, the backdrop for a complex and emotionally resonant drama with outbursts of superior-grade samurai swordplay. Following the furious conflicts in Tokyo, fearsome but violenceaverse warrior assassin Himura Kenshin is sure he can now live a quiet life...
WedNeSday 12th November 24 / Workshop / Silly Fun Papercraft Characters with Matt Dyson Weds 12 Nov, Holt Park Library, 1000 - 1100, Selected Schools, FREE School groups join Matt Dyson for hour long sessions making papercraft models to cut out and keep, using characters created together.
22 / Screening / The Boy and the World Tues 11 Nov, Everyman Cinema, Albion Street, Leeds, 1915 (80 min), £8 (£6 concession), please visit leedsfilm.com for tickets The Boy and the World is a dazzling, hand drawn animation and a kaleidoscopic parable of the globalised economies of the modern world. The tale unfolds through the eyes of a young child from a poor rural area whose father leaves to find work in the big city. The boy
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25 / Workshop / Silly Fun Papercraft Characters with Matt Dyson Weds 12 Nov, Seacroft Library, 1330 - 1430, Selected Schools, FREE School groups join Matt Dyson for hour long sessions making papercraft models to cut out and keep, using characters created together.
26 / Screening / Fantasia Weds 12 Nov, Victoria Hall, Leeds Town Hall, 1330 (125 min), £8 (£6 concession), please visit leedsfilm. com for tickets Experience the sounds and sights of Fantasia, Disney’s glorious and groundbreaking celebration of classical music, in the orchestral concert venue of Leeds Town Hall. Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra provided the music for eight segments by the composers Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky, Stravinsky, Beethoven, Ponchielli, Bach, Dukas and Schubert. Disney’s animators created a remarkable range of interpretations for the music and some of the segments are classics in themselves, including Night on Bald Mountain, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, and The Nutcracker Suite.
28 / Live Event / Travelling Man Signing Tour, Manchester Weds 12 Nov, Travelling Man, 4 Dale St, Manchester, M1 1JW, 16301830, All Ages, FREE Travelling Man has firmly established itself as the place to go in the north of England for all kinds of comics goodness with its awesome vibe and friendly staff. Working with Thought Bubble since the very beginning, our signings this year are as good as it gets. In Manchester we have the creative teams behind the superhot Batgirl and Gotham Academy; Becky Cloonan, Babs Tarr, Brenden Fletcher and Cameron Stewart, alongside Richard Starkings, author of the epically-cool Elephantmen.
All you need to do is turn up brandishing pen, pencil, paint and paper and we shall do the rest. Any artistic ability is welcome (you don’t have to be able to draw - just have a good time!). Strictly over 18s only due to adult content. There will be burlesque entertainment and our in-house models for the evening will be there to provide creative inspiration: Midori Dusk; a sultry siren from where the darkness falls, and Chev Roulette; a wildling from beyond the wall. For more information, please visit on.fb.me/ZFumMj
Please visit travellingman.com for more information. 29 / Screening / World Animation Award Part 2 Weds 12 Nov, Everyman Cinema, Albion Street, Leeds, 1900 (90 min), £8 (£6 concession), please visit leedsfilm.com for tickets
27 / Screening / Giovanni’s Island Weds 12 Nov, Victoria Hall, Leeds Town Hall, 1615 (102 min), £8 (£6 concession), please visit leedsfilm. com for tickets Directed by Mizuho Nishikubo, a longtime collaborator of Mamoru Oshii, Giovanni’s Island – like the anime classic Grave of the Fireflies – examines the struggles of the Japanese in the immediate aftermath of their defeat in World War II, from the perspective of a child. A testament to the emotional resilience of children, and the preciousness of those lost but not forgotten, Giovanni’s Island echoes the work of the master Miyazaki in refusing to paint a picture of extreme moral contrasts. There are no heroes or villains here, just ordinary people managing as best they can in desperate circumstances.
One of the festival’s favourite events, the World Animation Award is always packed with small wonders. We stop at nothing to bring you a truly global selection of the best animated short films of the moment. Thoughtful stopmotion shorts and anarchic graduation films are screened side by side, representing new animation in all its forms. It is an experience that always delights and provokes in equal measure! The winning film selected by our jury is announced at the end of the week, but you are also invited to come to all three parts of the competition and vote for your favourite to win the audience award! 30 / Workshop / Dr Sketchy’s, Leeds presents The Sketch of Thrones Weds 12 Nov, Belgrave Music Hall, LS2 8JP, 1900 - 2100, 18+, £6 (£4 if in costume) Lord Sketch of the House of Dr Sketch is opening the doors to Castle Belgrave to challenge any patron of Thought Bubble 2014 to test their skill, agility, stamina and most of all sketching skills to have a chance of taking his place upon the leaded throne. Any house is welcome to compete; Anime, Marvel, DC, Cosplay, LOTR and any other super hero, villain or invented persona (that means we welcome costumes in any style or theme).
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Thursday 13th November 31 / Live Event / Comics Forum Academic Conference Day 1 Thur 13 Nov, Leeds Library Exhibition Space, 0900 - 1645, recommended for 16+ (some talks unsuitable for under 18s), please visit comicsforum.org for full details and to book tickets The themes of conflict and violence are common in comics, as are the debates around the depiction of them and their impact on readers’ minds. 2014’s Comics Forum, the sixth event in the annual conference series, tackles the subject of violence in comics, with two days of talks by experts from around the world! Tickets are priced as follows: • 1 day (13th or 14th November): £10 • 2 days (13th and 14th November): £20 • 4 days (2 day Comics Forum pass + 2 day Thought Bubble pass): £40 (this is a saving of £4 on the cost of the tickets if bought separately) Please visit comicsforum.org for full details and to book tickets.
32 / Workshop / Silly Fun Papercraft Characters with Matt Dyson Thur 13 Nov, Clayton Library, 1000 - 1100, Selected Schools, FREE School groups join Matt Dyson for hour long sessions making papercraft models to cut out and keep, using characters created together.
superior-grade samurai swordplay. Following the furious conflicts in Tokyo, fearsome but violenceaverse warrior assassin Himura Kenshin is sure he can now live a quiet life...
Booking is essential as places are limited so please go to the Eventbrite link http:// thoughtbubblecn.eventbrite.co.uk (£5 refundable deposit required to confirm your place but this will be refunded the day after the event once attendance has been noted.)
33 / Screening / Tokyo Tribe Thur 13 Nov, VUE Cinema, The Light, Leeds, 1300 (116 min), £8 (£6 concession), please visit leedsfilm. com for tickets Japanese enfant-terrible filmmaker Sion Sono, director of former LIFF selections Suicide Club and Love Exposure, outdoes his earlier excesses with Tokyo Tribe, an epic hip-hop gangster musical based on the manga by Santa Inoue. In a futuristic, alternateworld Tokyo, the city is made up of ghetto slums and nightclub playgrounds where gangs of wayward youth rule the streets. The city is carved up into ‘hoods, and the crossing of territorial lines quickly leads to riots and rumbles. On the turf ruled by the savage yakuza Big Buppa, the simmering tension is about to boil over into all-out war.
35 / Live Event / Travelling Man Signing Tour, Newcastle Thur 13 Nov, Travelling Man, 43 Grainger St, Newcastle, NE1 5JE, 1630-1830, All Ages, FREE Travelling Man has firmly established itself as the place to go in the north of England for all kinds of comics goodness with its awesome vibe and friendly staff. Working with Thought Bubble since the very beginning, our signings this year are as good as it gets. Up in the north east at our Newcastle store we have Jason Aaron and Jason Latour, the creative team behind the brilliant and bloodied Southern Bastards, and Richard Starkings, author of the weird and wonderful Elephantmen. An exclusive bookplate is available free with Southern Bastards Vol 1. Just ask in-store! Please visit travellingman.com for more details.
34 / Screening / Rurouni Kenshi 2: Kyoto Inferno Thur 13 Nov, VUE Cinema, The Light, Leeds, 1530 (134 min), £8 (£6 concession), please visit leedsfilm. com for tickets In the second in the trilogy of liveaction adaptations of Nobuhiro Watsuki’s celebrated manga, Takeru Sato returns as the handsome, taciturn hero, while his nemesis this time is played by Tatsuya Fujiwara (Battle Royale, Death Note). A grand epic set at a time of great change for Japan, the Rurouni Kenshi arc is an imaginative revisiting of history, the backdrop for a complex and emotionally resonant drama with outbursts of
creator of Ojingogo, Jinchalo and has worked as an illustrator for publications such as the NY Times and Wall St Journal. Matt will discuss his creative journey and provide an insight of what it is like behind the scenes at the Adventure Time studio.
36 / Live Event / Creative Network & Thought Bubble present… In Conversation Adam Hughes and Matt Forsythe Thur 13 Nov, Leeds College of Art, 1800-2030, 18+, FREE (£5 deposit required) Adam Hughes (U.S.A.) is renowned for his female characters and work for DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics Lucasfilm among others. He will discuss the variety of work he has completed in his career and how he went from being completely self-taught to becoming one of the most celebrated comic book artists in the world. Matt Forsythe (U.S.A.) is the lead designer on the hugely successful Cartoon Network show Adventure Time. He is also the award winning
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37 / Screening / World Animation Award Part 3 Thur 13 Nov, Everyman Cinema, Albion Street, Leeds, 1900 (90 min), £8 (£6 concession), please visit leedsfilm.com for tickets One of the festival’s favourite events, the World Animation Award is always packed with small wonders. We stop at nothing to bring you a truly global selection of the best animated short films of the moment. Thoughtful stopmotion shorts and anarchic graduation films are screened side by side, representing new animation in all its forms. It is an experience that always delights and provokes in equal measure! The winning film selected by our jury is announced at the end of the week, but you are also invited to come to all three parts of the competition and vote for your favourite to win the audience award!
38 / Screening / Seth’s Dominion Thur 13 Nov, The Reliance, 76-78 North Street Leeds, 2000 (42 min), FREE A deft portrait of Canadian cartoonist Seth, one of the world’s great storytellers in the form best known for comic books such as Palookaville. In his personal projects he transforms his poignant inner life into observant and witty graphic stories. He is also incredibly prolific, producing semi-autobiographical comics and award-winning commercial work. Director Luc Chamberland sheds light on his articulate subject, mixing insightful biography with vivid animation in an artful fusion of filmmaking techniques that perfectly captures Seth’s manifold creative universe. 39 / Live Event / Pints & Pencils Thur 13 Nov, Fab Cafe, Leeds, LS2 8PL, 2100-late, 18+ (please bring a valid form of photo ID), FREE Thought Bubble, along with Travelling Man: the UK’s friendliest comic stores, are very pleased to be able to invite all attendees of this year’s festival to an informal night of drawing and drinking. Kick back and relax before this year’s convention, and warm up your drawing hand for some fun and games, as we sketch away in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere.
friday 14th November 40 / Live Event / Comics Forum Academic Conference Day 2 Fri 14 Nov, Leeds Library Exhibition Space, 0900 - 1645, recommended for 16+ (some talks unsuitable for under 18s), please visit comicsforum.org for full details and to book tickets
• 4 days (2 day Comics Forum pass + 2 day Thought Bubble pass): £40 (this is a saving of £4 on the cost of the tickets if bought separately) Please visit comicsforum.org for full details and to book tickets. 41 / Live Event / Thought Bubble Book Crossing 2014 Fri 14 Nov, Various locations across Yorkshire (please see below for details), from 1000, all ages, FREE Thought Bubble is once again teaming up with Diamond Comics, Travelling Man, and Viz Media to give away FREE all-ages graphic novels and comics to everyone to keep in order to achieve our aim to get everyone reading more! Libraries taking part are: Leeds, Wetherby, Moor Allerton, Chapeltown, Garforth, Bradford City, Keighley, Ilkley, Shipley, Bingley, Wyke, Wibsey, Manningham, Baildon, Burley, Clayton; Laisterdyke, Menston and Holmewood. Just pop along to any of the libraries participating, and pick-up some great comics for free, to take home and read, or give to a friend! 42 / Live Event / Young People’s Comic Award 2014 Fri 14 Nov, Leeds Civic Hall Banqueting Hall, 1330 - 1500, selected schools, FREE The Young People’s Comic Award celebrates and promotes the very best in British comics aimed at, and suitable for, a young audience. It is a category of the British Comic Awards, run in association with Leeds Library and is voted for by hundreds of young people from reading groups across the country. This is a special ceremony attended by the young judges, the nominees and special guest speakers. Please visit britishcomicawards. com for full details. 43 / Screening / Grave of the Fireflies
The themes of conflict and violence are common in comics, as are the debates around the depiction of them and their impact on readers’ minds.
Fri 14 Nov, Victoria Hall, Leeds Town Hall, 1330 (89 min), £8 (£6 concession), please visit leedsfilm. com for tickets
2014’s Comics Forum, the sixth event in the annual conference series, tackles the subject of violence in comics, with two days of talks by experts from around the world!
Screening on a new digital print, Isao Takahata’s early Studio Ghibli masterpiece is a visually stunning and emotionally powerful film that meditates on the devastating consequences of war. A young brother and sister are forced to fight for survival in the devastated Japanese countryside during World War II after their mother is killed
Tickets are priced as follows: • 1 day (13th or 14th November): £10 • 2 days (13th and 14th November): £20
in an air raid, and with their father serving in the navy. Food and shelter are scarce, and even their own relatives are too concerned with their own survival. All they have is each other.
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44 / Screening / The Boy and the World Fri 14 Nov, Everyman Cinema, Albion Street, Leeds, 1500 (80 min), £8 (£6 concession), please visit leedsfilm.com for tickets The Boy and the World is a dazzling, hand drawn animation and a kaleidoscopic parable of the globalised economies of the modern world. The tale unfolds through the eyes of a young child from a poor rural area whose father leaves to find work in the big city. The boy goes off in search of his father and encounters a strange industrialised and commercial world, animated in a riot of dreamlike colour, at once seductive and threatening from the bright lights and billboards of a corporate facade to the devastation and decay of landfills and urban wastelands.
47 / Live Event / Leeds International Film Festival presents Show Pieces with Alan Moore and Mitch Jenkins Fri 14 Nov, Victoria Hall, Leeds Town Hall, 1800 (72 min), please visit leedsfilm.com for tickets
45 / Screening / Kingdom of Dreams and Madness Fri 14 Nov, Victoria Hall, Leeds Town Hall, 1530 (118 min), £8 (£6 concession), please visit leedsfilm. com for tickets The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness is an unprecedented behind-the-scenes documentary about Studio Ghibli, full of fascinating insights into the inner workings of the celebrated Japanese animation studio founded by filmmakers Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, and producer Toshio Suzuki. My Neighbour Totoro, Grave of the Fireflies, and Spirited Away are just some of the studio’s animated masterpieces, and this engrossing documentary shows Miyazaki and Takahata creating their latest acclaimed films, The Wind Rises and The Tale of Princess Kaguya respectively. 46 / Live Event / Travelling Man Signing Tour, York Fri 14 Nov, Travelling Man, 54 Goodramgate, York, YO1 7LF, 16301830, all ages, FREE Travelling Man has firmly established itself as the place to go in the north of England for all kinds of comics goodness with its awesome vibe and friendly staff. Working with Thought Bubble since the very beginning, our signings this year are as good as it gets. In the ancient city of York we will have comics giants Tim Sale (Batman: The Long Halloween), Richard Starkings (Elephantmen), and Tony Harris (Starman/Ex Machina) for your signing and sketching pleasure. Please visit travellingman.com for more details.
Alan Moore, one of the greatest graphic novelists of all time, will attend LIFF28 with Show Pieces, his new film collaboration with director Mitch Jenkins. From the creator of ground-breaking works including Watchmen, The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen, From Hell, and V For Vendetta, the three-part Show Pieces is Alan Moore’s first endeavour written specifically for the screen and made with his ongoing creative involvement. Show Pieces was brought to life by award winning photographer turned-director Mitch Jenkins and is set within a nightmarish alternative version of the creators’ native Northampton.
followed by a live recording of Comics Podcast Inkstuds hosted by Robin Mconnell from 7.30pm with very special guests! That same week why not pop in for our Wicked and Divine Launch party with Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie on November 12th? Aw, go on!” Please visit goshlondon.com for more information.
49 / Live Event / Thought Bubble Pre-Convention Reception Fri 14 Nov, The Gallery, DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Leeds, LS1 4BR, 1930 until late, FREE (limited capacity, so please arrive early), 18+ A chance for guests, exhibitors and attendees to relax and chat in the lovely surroundings of The Gallery in Leeds’ DoubleTree by Hilton before our huge Comic Con on Saturday! Please note: capacity is limited for this reception, so please arrive in good time to guarantee entry.
48 / Live Event / Gosh! Comics Present Jeff Lemire & Scott Snyder Signing Fri 14 Nov, Gosh! Comics, Berwick Street, Soho, London, 1700 – 1900, All Ages, Free From our pals over at Gosh! Comics in the heart of Soho: “Gosh! has doubled in size since the move from Bloomsbury to Soho a few years ago, and we’ve gotten into the habit of filling the space with brilliant people as well as lovely books. We’ve put on a staggering range of events, counting the likes of Alan Moore, Alison Bechdel, Joe Sacco, Jaime Hernandez, Daniel Clowes and Bryan Lee O’Malley among our esteemed signing table guests. In November, we’re teaming up with our friends at Thought Bubble for two huge events: Jeff Lemire (Animal Man, Sweet Tooth, Trillium) and Scott Snyder (American Vampire, Batman) will be in the shop, signing for the south-ofBirmingham contingent on Friday 14th November between 5-7pm. Then, after the festival, on November 21st between 5-7pm we’ll be having Brandon Graham (Prophet) signing
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Image Comics Retailer Event Friday 14 Nov, Double Tree Hilton, 1300, invite only Image Comics are proud to present a retailer only event introducing retailers to the creators behind Image Comics current and future smash hit releases. Image Comics knows and appreciates retailers are the front line of Comic Book publishing and at Thought Bubble 2014 Image are excited to present Kieron Gillen, Becky Cloonan, Eric Stephenson and more at a retailer only event where you’ll be able to engage with the creators behind the books, explore future marketing opportunities and relay your thoughts on improving sales in your store with Image Comics. This is an invite only event. Presented by John Hendrick of Big Bang Comics in Dublin.
convention events saturday 15th & sunday 16th november
Entry to convention events included in the price of the convention pass - £15 per day, or £24 for a weekend pass; under 12s enter for free with an accompanying ticket holding parent/guardian
conveNtioN duratioN eveNtS 50 / Live Event / Leeds Inspired and Bub’s Lounge Present... Kodama Woods Sat 15 & Sun 16 Nov, Leeds Dock, all ages, FREE for under 12s but an accompanying ticket holding adult must be present In the gathering darkness of the forest, strange spirits light the way ahead... Come and join us in the Kodama Woods, a unique space inspired by the films of Hayao Miyazaki where you can relax away from the hustle and bustle of the convention, amid a magical woodland area designed and built by artist Tom Eglington. Perfect for all ages, the woodland is the ideal place to soak up the magical atmosphere or explore your creativity with our lamp-making workshop. Design and construct your very own Kodama lamp to add to the wood spirits that populate the trees, and witness the magic unfold over the weekend. The Kodama Woods project was made possible by a generous grant from Leeds Inspired, an initiative of Leeds City Council that seeks fund cultural projects that create high quality, accessible cultural experiences for Leeds’ residents and visitors alike. For more on Leeds Inspired, and the projects they fund, please visit leedsinspired.co.uk 51 / Live Event / Image Comics Pitch Reviews with Eric Stephenson Venue TBC, Times vary, Free with Saturday/Weekend convention pass, free for under12s, but an accompanying ticket-holding adult must be present, all ages This year we are delighted to announce that Image Comics will once again be reviewing pitches for new series at Thought Bubble!
Because of time constraints, the format for reviews will be as follows: Your pitch must be emailed in advance, and if you’re selected, you’ll be called back for a full review by Publisher of Image Comics Eric Stephenson. Please submit your portfolio to portfolioreviews@ thoughtbubblefestival.com by 5pm, Friday 7th November. A confirmation email will be sent before the convention specifying times/location for successful applicants. 52 / Live Event / Mondo @ Thought Bubble 2014 Sat 15 & Sun 16 Nov, Mondo Booth, TB Teepee, all ages, FREE entry for under 12s but an accompanying ticket holding adult must be present, price of prints TBA Mondo - champions of innovative
movie poster design - are returning to Thought Bubble! Following their incredibly popular attendance at 2013’s festival, they’ll be partnering up with artist Matt Taylor, who will also be in attendance, to release an exclusive poster for Thought Bubble attendees. Please follow @ mondonews on Twitter throughout the weekend for more information about this release! Utilising the talents of worldclass artists and designers, Mondo produces limited edition, screenprinted posters based on all things film, television and comic properties including Star Wars, The Avengers, DC Comics, Back to the Future, and Universal Monsters. Based in Austin, TX, Mondo operates out of a permanent gallery space hosting regular exhibitions featuring breathtaking original artwork and limited edition screen prints. 53 / Live Event / Thought Bubble Book Launches 2014 Sat 15 & Sun 16 Nov, New Dock Hall, Royal Armouries Hall, TB Teepee, all ages, prices vary depending on publication
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2013’s Thought Bubble convention saw over 90 books making their debut, and this year we’re hoping to see even more! To see the titles launching at this year’s festival, please visit thoughtbubblefestival.com/ debuting-books/ 54 / Workshop / Art Heroes @ Thought Bubble 2014 Sat 15 & Sun 16 Nov, Royal Armouries Hall, all ages, FREE for under 12s but an accompanying ticket holding adult must be present Art Heroes specialise running comic book workshops and making comics all age groups can enjoy, and this year they’ll be running their annual Thought Bubble Creating Characters Competition for the third time! To celebrate their new strip, Monster Book, from the comic Endangered and Other Strange Stories, they’re asking you to create your own scary creatures. So for a chance to win a special prize, pop along to the Art Heroes table in Armouries Hall for a worksheet and return it by the end of the weekend. For more information, please visit artheroes.co.uk
55 / Workshop / Emma Reynolds’ Picture Consequences Workshops Sat 15 & Sun 16 Nov, Royal Armouries Hall, all ages, FREE for under 12s but an accompanying ticket holding adult must be present Join character designer Emma Reynolds in an interactive ‘Picture
41 / Live Event / Thought Bubble Book Crossing 2014 Various locations across Yorkshire, from 1000 42 / Live Event / Young People’s Comic Award 2014 Leeds Civic Hall Banqueting Hall, 1330 - 1500, selected schools 43 / Screening / Grave of the Fireflies Victoria Hall, Leeds Town Hall, 1330 (89 min) 44 / Screening / The Boy and the World
12 / Screening / The Satellite Girl & Milk Cow + Wolf Daddy Everyman Cinema, Albion Street, Leeds, 1700 (91 min)
13 / Live Event / The Rainbow Age: LGBQT* Comic-book Club Wharf Chambers, Leeds, LS2 7EQ, 18:30-20:30, 15+
14 / Screening / Cat Soup: Masaaki Yuasa Shorts
40 / Live Event / Comics Forum Academic Conference Day 2 Leeds Library Exhibition Space, 0900 - 1645, recommended for 16+ (some talks unsuitable for under 18s)
Friday 14th November (pages 13-14)
39 / Live Event / Pints & Pencils Fab Cafe, Leeds, LS2 8PL, 2100-late, 18+
38 / Screening / Seth’s Dominion The Reliance, 76-78 North Street Leeds, 2000 (42 min)
37 / Screening / World Animation Award Part 3 Everyman Cinema, Albion Street, Leeds, 1900 (90 min)
36 / Live Event / Creative Network & Thought Bubble present… In Conversation Adam Hughes and Matt Forsythe Leeds College of Art, 1800-2030, 18+ (£5 deposit required)
35 / Live Event / Travelling Man Signing Tour, Newcastle Travelling Man, 43 Grainger St, Newcastle, NE1 5JE, 1630-1830
34 / Screening / Rurouni Kenshi 2: Kyoto Inferno VUE Cinema, The Light, Leeds, 1530 (134 min)
33 / Screening / Tokyo Tribe VUE Cinema, The Light, Leeds, 1300 (116 min)
Clayton Library, 1000 - 1100, Selected Schools
32 / Workshop / Silly Fun Papercraft Characters with Matt Dyson
31 / Live Event / Comics Forum Academic Conference Day 1 Leeds Library Exhibition Space, 0900 - 1645, recommended for 16+ (some talks unsuitable for under 18s)
Thursday 13th November (pages 11-13)
30 / Workshop / Dr Sketchy’s, Leeds presents The Sketch of Thrones Belgrave Music Hall, LS2 8JP, 1900 - 2100, 18+
screenings
11 / Screening / Cartoonists - Footsoldiers of Democracy VUE Cinema, The Light, Leeds, 1600 (106 min)
Monday 10th November (page 9)
10 / Screening / Seth’s Dominion Sun 9 Nov, The Albert Room, Leeds Town Hall, 1900 (42 min),
9 / Screening / Propaganda Toons Hyde Park Picture House, Brudenell Road, Leeds, 1700 (81 min)
8 / Screening / Cartoonists - Footsoldiers of Democracy VUE Cinema, The Light, Leeds, 1400 (106 min)
7 / Screening / Fanomenon Anime Day 2014 Victoria Hall, Leeds Town Hall, from 1100, Ages vary
Sunday 9th November (pages 8-9)
6 / Live Event / Thought Bubble Charity Anthology 2014 Weds 22 Oct, Comic Shops Worldwide, opening times vary, suitable for ages 12+, £3.00/$3.99 (prices may vary)
5 / Exhibition / Thought Bubble Comic Art Competition Sat 1 Nov - Sun 30 Nov, Leeds Central Library, Art Space (1st Floor), opening times vary, suitable for all ages
4 / Exhibition / Drew Struzan - Film Posters Fri 31 Oct - Weds 10 Dec, North Bar, 24 Upper Briggate, Leeds, opening times vary
3 / Exhibition / Derek Danger in… Thought Bubble Rumble Sun 9 Nov - Weds 10 Dec, Travelling Man, 32 Central Road, Leeds, opening times vary, suitable for all ages
2 / Exhibition / Core Mix 2 Mon 10 Nov - Weds 10 Dec, North Bar, 24 Upper Briggate, Leeds, opening times vary
1 / Live Event / 2000 AD Comic Competition
Festival Duration Events (page 7)
free all-ages events are free for under-12s events
thought bubble overview comic con events Included with the price of a con ticket
71 / Panel / I is for Innovation: The Writers of Image Comics Bury Theatre, Royal Armouries, 1530 - 1620
70 / Screening / Future Shock! The Story of 2000 AD + Q&A Royal Armouries Newsroom (4th Floor), 1500 - 1700 entry with Saturday/Weekend convention pass, Limited space available, so please arrive early
69 / Thought Bubble Exclusive Drifter Variant Signing Travelling Man Stand, TB Teepee, 1500 - 1550
68 / Panel / I is for Inspiration: The Artists of Image Comics Bury Theatre, Royal Armouries, 1430 - 1520
67 / Workshop / Zoom Rockman Workshop Royal Armouries Hall, 1400-1445 for under 12s but an accompanying ticket-holding adult must be present
66 / Live Event / SILENCE! LIVE! Speech Bubble Panel Area, Leeds Dock, 1400-1450
65 / Panel / Electricomics: Bright Sparks Royal Armouries Newsroom (4th Floor), 1330 - 1420
64 / Panel / 37 Years of 2000 AD Speech Bubble Panel Area, Leeds Dock, 1300-1350
63 / Live Event / Sketching Spotlight Bury Theatre, Royal Armouries, 1250 - 1420
62 / Panel / Inkstuds Live! Speech Bubble Panel Area, Leeds Dock, 1200-1250
61 / Panel / Decompressed Live: Three Royal Armouries Newsroom (4th Floor), 1200 - 1250
60 / Panel / Bee & Puppycat! Bury Theatre, Royal Armouries, 1150 - 1240
59 / Panel / Leeds College of Art Presents: Art School Drop-Outs Speech Bubble Panel Area, Leeds Dock, 1100-1150
58 / Panel / Gosh! Comics presents: The Best Thing I’ve Read All Year Bury Theatre, Royal Armouries, 1050 - 1140
Saturday 15th November (pages 18-21)
young peoples activities
29 / Screening / World Animation Award Part 2 Everyman Cinema, Albion Street, Leeds, 1900 (90 min)
28 / Live Event / Travelling Man Signing Tour, Manchester Travelling Man, 4 Dale St, Manchester, M1 1JW, 1630-1830
27 / Screening / Giovanni’s Island Victoria Hall, Leeds Town Hall, 1615 (102 min)
26 / Screening / Fantasia Victoria Hall, Leeds Town Hall, 1330 (125 min)
25 / Workshop / Silly Fun Papercraft Characters with Matt Dyson Seacroft Library, 1330 - 1430, Selected Schools
24 / Workshop / Silly Fun Papercraft Characters with Matt Dyson Holt Park Library, 1000 - 1100, Selected Schools
Wednesday 12th November (pages 10-11)
23 / Screening / Rurouni Kenshi 2: Kyoto Inferno VUE Cinema, The Light, Leeds, 2030 (134 min)
22 / Screening / The Boy and the World Everyman Cinema, Albion Street, Leeds, 1915 (80 min)
21 / Screening / Tokyo Tribe VUE Cinema, The Light, Leeds, 1800 (116 min)
20 / Workshop / Alien Amigurumi Crochet Workshop Leeds Library Art Reading Room, 1730 - 1930, Families and young people, but places are limited.
19 / Screening / Drew: The Man Behind The Poster The Albert Room, Leeds Town Hall, 1700 (97 min)
18 / Screening / World Animation Award Part 1 Everyman Cinema, Albion Street, Leeds, 1700 (90 min)
17 / Screening / Cat Soup: Masaaki Yuasa Shorts Everyman Cinema, Albion Street, Leeds, 1500 (90 min)
16 / Workshop / Silly Fun Papercraft Characters with Matt Dyson Laisterdyke Library, 1315 - 1415, Selected Schools
15 / Workshop / Silly Fun Papercraft Characters with Matt Dyson City Library Bradford, 1000 - 1100, Selected Schools
84 / Live Event / Cosplay Masquerade Bury Theatre, Royal Armouries, 1430-1700
54 / Workshop / Art Heroes @ Thought Bubble 2014 Sat 15 & Royal Armouries Hall, free for under 12s but an accompanying ticket holding adult must be present
57 / Exhibition / Dr Geof’s Tea Museum Sat 15 & Royal Armouries Hall, free for under 12s but an accompanying ticket holding adult must be present
56 / Workshop / Jampires Present: Comics Jamtastic! Sat 15 & Royal Armouries Hall, free for under 12s but an accompanying ticket holding adult must be present
87 / Live Event / Jason Aaron and Jason Latour Signing at Orbital Comics Weds 19 Nov, Orbital Comics, 8 Great Newport St, London, WC2H 7JA, 1700 - 1900 entry
86 / Panel / Comics And Journalism Speech Bubble Panel Area, Leeds Dock, 1600-1650
85 / Panel / SelfMadeHero: New British Graphic Novellists Speech Bubble Panel Area, Leeds Dock, 1500 - 1550
83 / Workshop / Zoom Rockman Workshop Royal Armouries Hall, 1400-1445 for under 12s but an accompanying ticket-holding adult must be present
53 / Live Event / Thought Bubble Book Launches 2014 Sat 15 & New Dock Hall, Royal Armouries Hall, TB Teepee
55 / Workshop / Emma Reynolds’ Picture Consequences Workshops Sat 15 & Royal Armouries Hall, free for under 12s but an accompanying ticket holding adult must be present
82 / Panel / Spotlight on Gotham Speech Bubble Panel Area, Leeds Dock, 1400 - 1450
81 / Panel / From Stands to Screen Speech Bubble Panel Area, Leeds Dock, 1300 - 1350
80 / Live Event / Sketching Spotlight Bury Theatre, Royal Armouries, 1250 - 1420
79 / Panel / Inkstuds Live! Speech Bubble Panel Area, Leeds Dock, 1200-1250
78 / Panel / Writers’ Roundtable Bury Theatre, Royal Armouries, 1150 - 1240
77 / Panel / Comics For EVERYONE! Speech Bubble Panel Area, Leeds Dock, 1100 - 1150
76 / Live Event / 2000 AD Portfolio Competition Judging Bury Theatre, Royal Armouries, 1050 - 1140
75 / Live Event / Thought Bubble Comic Art Competition 2014 Prize-Giving Ceremony Bury Theatre, Royal Armouries, 1010-1040
Sunday 16th November (pages 21-22)
74 / Live Event / Thought Bubble + Fanomenon Mid-Con Party Victoria Hall, Leeds Town Hall, from 2030, strictly 18+
52 / Live Event / Mondo @ Thought Bubble 2014 Sat 15 & Mondo Booth, TB Teepee, free for under 12s but an accompanying ticket holding adult must be present,
51 / Live Event / Image Comics Pitch Reviews with Eric Stephenson Venue TBC, Times vary with Saturday/Weekend convention pass for under-12s, but an accompanying ticket-holding adult must be present
50 / Live Event / Leeds Inspired and Bub’s Lounge Present... Kodama Woods Sat 15 & Leeds Dock for under 12s but an accompanying ticket holding adult must be present
Convention Duration Events (pages 15+18)
49 / Live Event / Thought Bubble Pre-Convention Reception The Gallery, DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Leeds, LS1 4BR, 1930 until late (limited capacity, so please arrive early), 18+
48 / Live Event / Gosh! Comics Present Jeff Lemire & Scott Snyder Signing Gosh! Comics, Berwick Street, Soho, London, 1700 – 1900
47 / Live Event / Leeds International Film Festival presents Show Pieces with Alan Moore and Mitch Jenkins Victoria Hall, Leeds Town Hall, 1800 (72 min)
46 / Live Event / Travelling Man Signing Tour, York Travelling Man, 54 Goodramgate, York, YO1 7LF, 1630-1830
73 / Live Event / British Comic Awards Prize-Giving Ceremony 2014 Bury Theatre, Royal Armouries, 1800 - 1900
45 / Screening / Kingdom of Dreams and Madness Victoria Hall, Leeds Town Hall, 1530 (118 min)
Tuesday 11th November (pages 9-10)
72 / Panel / Diversity In Comics Speech Bubble Panel Area, Leeds Dock, 1600-1650
44 / Screening / The Boy and the World Everyman Cinema, Albion Street, Leeds, 1500 (80 min)
14 / Screening / Cat Soup: Masaaki Yuasa Shorts Everyman Cinema, Albion Street, Leeds, 1900 (90 min)
Bury Theatre, Royal Armouries, 1530 - 1620
43 / Screening / Grave of the Fireflies Victoria Hall, Leeds Town Hall, 1330 (89 min)
Wharf Chambers, Leeds, LS2 7EQ, 18:30-20:30, 15+
Consequences’ workshop create your own characters!
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Two or more players begin by drawing the head of a character (be it animal, human, robot, alien, food… anything you like!) Everyone then folds over their paper and passes it on to the next person to draw each body part in turn. At the end the paper is unfolded and the original, unexpected and hilarious characters are formed! An accessible game for all ages and abilities, all materials provided. Emma Reynolds is a character designer and illustrator from Manchester based in Kilogramme Animation Studio emmareynoldsillustration.com
They recommend that children under the age of 8 be accompanied by an adult.
mainstream education support such ambitions? What are the benefits of a university education?
Discover more about JAMPIRES (published by David Fickling Books), Sarah and David, comics and activities at jampires.com
We’ll be talking with professional, established aritists about good and bad experiences of education and how both can inform creative development. What paths did comic book artists take to end up making comic books? It is a personal voyage or are there recognisable trends/ choices/ decisions? What, in their opinion were the useful things about their formal education? Collaboration? Networking? Formal skills? Structure?
57 / Exhibition / Dr Geof’s Tea Museum Sat 15 & Sun 16 Nov, Royal Armouries Hall, all ages, FREE for under 12s but an accompanying ticket holding adult must be present Doctor Geof’s Fantastical Travelling Tea Museum has lifted from its recent moorings under the Cutty Sark and landed at Thought Bubble 2014. This entirely fictitious collection of memorabilia showcases the history of Tea you never knew existed, and features some specially commissioned items straight from the unconventional brain of Doctor Geof.
Sat 15 & Sun 16 Nov, Royal Armouries Hall, all ages, FREE for under 12s but an accompanying ticket holding adult must be present Make comics with children’s book and comic creators Sarah McIntyre and David O’Connell in this familyfriendly area! Find out from these co-authors how they collaborated on their JAMPIRES picture book through a Comics Jam session, and join other people in creating your own characters and setting them loose in interactive comics-inspired games. Both authors will have a range of their books on sale and available to sign, including JAMPIRES, the picture book, and a limited, self-published edition of the comic that inspired it, Jampires: the Great Doughnut Mystery.
With speakers Isabel Greenberg, Kristyna Baczynski, Dan Berry and Jack Teagle.
Visit islandofdoctorgeof.co.uk for more information.
Hosted by Matthew Hodson
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Sat 15th November, Bury Theatre, Royal Armouries, 1150 - 1240, free entry with Saturday/Weekend convention pass, all ages, but please note: Thought Bubble does not control panel content
58 / Panel / Gosh! Comics presents: The Best Thing I’ve Read All Year
56 / Workshop / Jampires Present: Comics Jamtastic!
The comics community seems to be really supportive and inclusive, is this a reaction to formal education? Is there an underground/ fringe body of knowledge/ learning for those interesting in comics? How do they access this knowledge?
Sat 15th November, Bury Theatre, Royal Armouries, 1050 - 1140, free entry with Saturday/Weekend convention pass, all ages, but please note: Thought Bubble does not control panel content Join our panel to discover the hidden gems and best of the year’s comics that you should be reading, then head into the convention hall to track them down! With speakers Jordie Bellaire, Kieron Gillen, Declan Shalvey, and Christian Ward.
60 / Panel / Bee & Puppycat!
Join the team behind hit webcartoon (and recently announced ongoing comic series) Bee and Puppycat, as they get together to discuss this internet phenomenon, and what to expect from the series following its phenomenally successful KickStarter campaign! With speakers Natasha Allegri, Becky Driestadt, and Madeleine Flores. Hosted by Frank Gibson.
Hosted by Tom Oldham of Gosh! Comics & Breakdown Press. 59 / Panel / Leeds College of Art Presents: Art School Drop-Outs Sat 15th November, Speech Bubble Panel Area, Leeds Dock, 1100-1150, free entry with Saturday/Weekend convention pass, all ages, but please note: Thought Bubble does not control panel content Art school drop outs aims to be a lively panel discussion around the education of the comic book artist. How does
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61 / Panel / Decompressed Live: Three Sat 15 Nov, Royal Armouries Newsroom (4th Floor), 1200 - 1250, free entry with Saturday/Weekend convention pass, all ages, but please note: Thought Bubble does not control panel content Once more, it returns. Except not about The Wicked + The Divine, so that’s a deceptive first sentence. Eternal host and moderately known comic and general word-user
Kieron Gillen talks to the University of Nottingham’s Professor Stephen Hodkinson about their creation of the graphic novel THREE and all things Spartan. How to draw the line between accuracy and a story’s requirements? How much research is too much research? What does Spartan Broth actually taste like? How many times did Kieron spell the Professor’s name wrong? All this, and more. In fact, probably much more.
has in store. Guaranteed to be zarjaz! With speakers Boo Cook, Simon Davis, Ian Edginton, Chris Weston, and Ben Willsher. Hosted by Stacey Whittle and Iz McAuliffe.
Sat 15 Nov, Speech Bubble Panel Area, Leeds Dock, 1200-1250, free entry with Saturday/Weekend convention pass, all ages, but please note: Thought Bubble does not control panel content
Hosted by Brandon Graham and Robin McConnell, as part of the inkstuds.org 500 roadtrip. 63 / Live Event / Sketching Spotlight Sat 15 Nov, Bury Theatre, Royal Armouries, 1250 - 1420, free entry with Saturday/Weekend convention pass, all ages, but please note: Thought Bubble does not control panel content Come along to our sketching spotlight to see some of the finest artists currently working in the industry drawing live on stage and taking you through their creative process. Feel free to drop-in and out of the session at your leisure. All sketches produced will be auctioned off for charity. Featuring Boulet, Emily Carroll, Danielle Corsetto, and Babs Tarr.
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65 / Panel / Electricomics: Bright Sparks Sat 15 Nov, Royal Armouries Newsroom (4th Floor), 1330 - 1420, free entry with Saturday/Weekend convention pass, all ages, but please note: Thought Bubble does not control panel content The Electricomics team shed light on the genesis and aims of their ambitious project, which aims to bring a new and completely selfcontained Ecosystem to the world of digital comics. Mitch Jenkins will talk about ‘The Show’, the dark film project from he and Alan Moore that spawned Electricomics, and bring a message from the man behind the curtain himself. We’ll get a rundown on Digital Comics thus far from Daniel Merlin Goodbrey, and then Pete Hogan, Leah Moore and John Reppion will unburden themselves on storytelling with digital in mind. With speakers Mitch Jenkins (Director - Orphans of the Storm), Daniel Merlin Goodbrey (Senior lecturer in Interaction Design at The University of Hertfordshire), Leah Moore (Editor/Writer), John Reppion (Writer), and Pete Hogan (Writer).
Hosted by Peter Doherty
67 / Workshop / Zoom Rockman Workshop Sat 15 Nov, Royal Armouries Hall, 14001445, all ages, FREE for under 12s but an accompanying ticket-holding adult must be present Zoom Rockman writes and draws ‘Skanky Pigeon’ for The Beano and has been self publishing his own comic, ‘The Zoom!’ since he was 9 years old. Join him for a comic workshop where he’ll help you create your own comic character and make a one page comic strip! The workshop will be around 45 minutes long and paper and pens will be provided. If you have any comic work already, please bring it along! ‘The Zoom!’ No.10 comic will be available to buy and Zoom will be happy to sign copies for you www.thezoom.co.uk 68 / Panel / I is for Inspiration: The Artists of Image Comics Sat 15 Nov, Bury Theatre, Royal Armouries, 1430 - 1520, free entry with Saturday/Weekend convention pass, all ages, but please note: Thought Bubble does not control panel content
64 / Panel / 37 Years of 2000 AD Sat 15 Nov, Speech Bubble Panel Area, Leeds Dock, 1300-1350, free entry with Saturday/Weekend convention pass, all ages, but please note: Thought Bubble does not control panel content Come along and celebrate the past year of the galaxy’s greatest comic with some of the mighty Tharg’s best art and script droids, as well as a look ahead to what the future
Sat 15 Nov, Speech Bubble Panel Area, Leeds Dock, 1400-1450, free entry with Saturday/Weekend convention pass, all ages, but please note: Thought Bubble does not control panel content Gary Lactus and The Beast Must Die of the mindlessones.com website present a spectacular live recording of their podcast, SILENCE! Expect songs, limited insight, laughs, tears, anger, disappointment, loss of dignity, helmets and special dancing.
62 / Panel / Inkstuds Live!
Inkstuds, the Canadian internet radio show, hosted by Robin McConnell, explores the underbelly of the comic world, interviewing some of today’s top creators. Now, to celebrate the hitting 500th episode milestone, he’s teaming up with cartoonist Brandon Graham to take the show on the road and talk to creators from all around the world. Next stop… Leeds! With guests Emma Rios, Scott Snyder, and Dave Taylor.
66 / Live Event / SILENCE! LIVE!
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Some of Image Comics’ best and brightest artists make their home in the United Kingdom, and many more are coming to the UK for this year’s Thought Bubble! Join them for a wide-ranging discussion about creative freedom in the new age
of comics independence and their exciting new projects at Image Comics. With speakers Charlie Adlard, Jamie McKelvie, Sean Phillips, Emma Rios, and Matteo Scalera. Hosted by Publisher of Comics, Eric Stephenson.
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69 / Live Event / Thought Bubble Exclusive Drifter Variant Signing Travelling Man Stand, TB Teepee, 1500 - 1550, free entry with Sunday/ Weekend convention pass, all ages To celebrate the release of Image Comics’ Drifter, we have an exclusive variant for Thought Bubble by Jason Latour. Stop by the Travelling Man stand to get your copy signed by Jason, and series writer Ivan Brandon, along with other first issue variants by Esad Ribic and Cliff Chiang, who will also be in attendance signing copies. 70 / Screening / Future Shock! The Story of 2000 AD + Q&A Sat 15 Nov, Royal Armouries Newsroom (4th Floor), 1500 - 1700, free entry with Saturday/Weekend convention pass, Limited space available, so please arrive early, please note: Thought Bubble does not control film content, this screening is recommended for ages 15+ A long-awaited documentary that tells the story of 2000AD, the unsung cult hero of the comics industry. This film celebrates and pays respect to the comic and explore its importance and influence on contemporary pop culture.
“A vastly entertaining and wildly informative documentary” Austin Chronicle “A fantastic documentary” IGN Following the screening there will be a Q&A session with the filmmakers.
“Wonderfully exhaustive...essential viewing” Twitch
Hosted by Louise Crosby of Leeds’ Laydeez Do Comics.
For more information on Future Shock! please visit futureshock2000ad.com
73 / Live Event / British Comic Awards Prize-Giving Ceremony 2014
71 / Panel / I is for Innovation: The Writers of Image Comics
Sat 15 Nov, Bury Theatre, Royal Armouries, 1800 - 1900, all ages, but Thought Bubble does not control content, FREE entry with a Saturday/weekend convention pass
Sat 15 Nov, Bury Theatre, Royal Armouries, 1530 - 1620, free entry with Saturday/Weekend convention pass, all ages, but please note: Thought Bubble does not control panel content Some of Image Comics’ best and brightest writers make their home in the United Kingdom, and many more are coming to the UK for this year’s Thought Bubble! Join them for a wide-ranging discussion about creative freedom in the new age of comics independence and their exciting new projects at Image Comics. With speakers Kieron Gillen, Brandon Graham, Antony Johnston, Ales Kot, Scott Snyder, and Richard Starkings Hosted by Publisher of Comics, Eric Stephenson.
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Wondering who’s responsible for the year’s Best Comic or Graphic Novel? Looking for a New Talent to shake up your bookshelf? Fancy seeing the best and brightest of UK comics all in one place? The fourth annual British Comic Awards Ceremony will take place as part of this year’s Thought Bubble Festival, and exhibitors and attendees of the show will be welcome, alongside the nominees and judges of this year’s shortlist. There’ll be a short ceremony – with the presentation of four awards to the winner of each category, as well as a look at the career of this year’s inductee to the BCA Hall of Fame. For full information on the British Comic Awards, please visit britishcomicawards.com 74 / Live Event / Thought Bubble + Fanomenon Mid-Con Party
Featuring interviews with legendary fan-favourites and unsung behind the scenes heroes, plus dynamic visual sequences that pay tribute to the groundbreaking artwork published in the comic throughout the years, FUTURE SHOCK! is the exhaustive final word on the current chapter of 2000AD’s history. “One of the best documentaries I’ve ever seen about the medium of comic books” Nerdist
and how the modern story-telling process is evolving. With speakers Robin Furth, Howard Hardiman, Barry Nugent, Nicola Streeten, and Donya Todd
Sat 15 Nov, Victoria Hall, Leeds Town Hall, from 2030, strictly 18+, please bring a valid form of photo ID and your party pass to gain entry
72 / Panel / Diversity In Comics Sat 15 Nov, Speech Bubble Panel Area, Leeds Dock, 1600-1650, free entry with Saturday/Weekend convention pass, all ages, but please note: Thought Bubble does not control panel content Comics increasingly serve to hold a mirror to society, and reflect the community they’re created in, be that global or local, which leads to the question, how accurately do comics portray the diversity of contemporary culture? This promises to be an engaging discussion on diversity in comics
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As part of our biggest Thought Bubble yet, 2014’s mid-convention party is moving to a new home at Leeds’ Town Hall! Taking advantage of the wonderful (and huge!) space in the Victoria Hall, this year’s party will be the perfect place to unwind after a busy day on the con-floor, and to celebrate the end of the convention season in style on the dance-floor! 2014’s party marks at the midpoint of the convention weekend, and as well as Team Thought Bubble (and special guest) DJs spinning tunes until the early hours, we’ve joined forces with Fanomenon to bring some spectacular visuals to the proceedings with anime and cult films projected throughout the
evening, beginning with a special screening of the brilliant musical anime Daft Punk’s Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem! This year’s DJ squad includes: Boo Cook, Al Ewing, Lee Garbett, Kieron Gillen, Antony Johnston, Jamie McKelvie, and Laura Snapes. If you missed out on a party ticket this year then you may still be able to get one. Any unwanted tickets/returns will be available on the door at the Town Hall on the evening of the party. Tickets will be allocated on a first come, first served basis, priced at £5 with cash sales only.
Many have tried to make it into the hallowed pages of the Galaxy’s Greatest comic, most have failed, but the winner of this year’s 2000 AD portfolio competition will be joining the likes of Dave Gibbons, Jock, Mick McMahon, Brian Bolland and Mark Buckingham! This year we have the ultimate prize – the winner of the portfolio session will get the chance to illustrate a Future Shock in 2000 AD! Join the ranks of the biggest names in British comic books by getting a paid strip from Tharg the Mighty! Come along and see which of the portfolio review entries wins this amazing prize as Tharg’s art droids provide live critique on the best of the comics submitted! With speakers Simon Davis, Peter Doherty, John McCrea, Dave Taylor, and Chris Weston.
79 / Panel / Inkstuds Live! Sun 16 Nov, Speech Bubble Panel Area, Leeds Dock, 1200-1250, free entry with Saturday/Weekend convention pass, all ages, but please note: Thought Bubble does not control panel content Inkstuds, the Canadian internet radio show, hosted by Robin McConnell, explores the underbelly of the comic world, interviewing some of today’s top creators. Now, to celebrate the hitting 500th episode milestone, he’s teaming up with cartoonist Brandon Graham to take the show on the road and talk to creators from all around the world. Next stop… Leeds! With guests Boulet, Emily Carroll, and Becky Cloonan. Hosted by Brandon Graham and Robin McConnell, as part of the inkstuds.org 500 roadtrip.
Hosted by Michael Molcher. 77 / Panel / Comics For EVERYONE!
Sunday 16th November oNly - conveNtioN eveNtS 75 / Live Event / Thought Bubble Comic Art Competition 2014 Prize-Giving Ceremony Sun 16 Nov, Bury Theatre, Royal Armouries, 1010-1040, free entry with Sunday/ Weekend convention pass, all ages, but please note: Thought Bubble does not control panel content This year saw the fifth Thought Bubble Comic Art Competition take place in association with Travelling Man Comic Shops. Entry was open to creators from the UK, who were asked to produce a single-page A3 story told in six panels or more. We’ll be announcing the winners live on stage – and they’ll get to see their work published in 2015’s Thought Bubble Anthology from Image Comics! 76 / Live Event / 2000 AD Portfolio Competition Judging Sun 16 Nov, Bury Theatre, Royal Armouries, 1050 - 1140, free entry with Sunday/Weekend convention pass, all ages, but please note: Thought Bubble does not control panel content
Sun 16 Nov, Speech Bubble Panel Area, Leeds Dock, 1100 - 1150, free entry with Sunday/ Weekend convention pass, all ages, but please note: Thought Bubble does not control panel content We here at Thought Bubble believe that comics should be enjoyed by everyone, regardless of their age, and that great kids comics should be read by everyone! So if you’re a young comic fan, or one who never grew up, and want to hear about some great stories to read, please come along and get the low-down from some of the best creators out there! With speakers Natasha Allegri, John Allison, Hope Larson, and Adam Murphy. Hosted by journalist Matt Badham. 78 / Panel / Writers’ Roundtable Sun 16 Nov, Bury Theatre, Royal Armouries, 1150 - 1240, free entry with Sunday/Weekend convention pass, all ages, but please note: Thought Bubble does not control panel content This year we’ve brought some of the best writers in comics to Leeds, so why not come along for what’s sure to be a fascinating panel talk on the reality of writing for some of comics’ most enduring characters, as well as inventing worlds for creator owned properties. With speakers Jason Aaron, Mike Carey, Jason Latour, Jeff Lemire and Emma Vieceli. Hosted by Michael Molcher.
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80 / Live Event / Sketching Spotlight Sun 16 Nov, Bury Theatre, Royal Armouries, 1250 - 1420, free entry with Sunday/Weekend convention pass, all ages, but please note: Thought Bubble does not control panel content Come along to our sketching spotlight to see some of the finest artists currently working in the industry drawing live on stage and taking you through their creative process. Feel free to drop-in and out of the session at your leisure. All sketches produced will be auctioned off for charity. Featuring Natasha Allegri, Cliff Chiang, Adam Hughes and Eric Powell. Hosted by Peter Doherty. 81 / Panel / From Stands to Screen Sun 16 Nov, Speech Bubble Panel Area, Leeds Dock, 1300 - 1350, free entry with Sunday/Weekend convention pass, all ages, but please note: Thought Bubble does not control panel content
Our annual talk on the transition of comics to the big & small screen with the creators who have worked on transferring stories from paper to celluloid. An engaging discussion on the ongoing evolution of the on-screen revolution and the titles that have inspired it. With speakers Duncan Fegredo, Jock, Ales Kot and Emma Vieceli. Hosted by journalist John Mosby 82 / Panel / Spotlight on Gotham Sun 16 Nov, Speech Bubble Panel Area, Leeds Dock, 1400 - 1450, free entry with Sunday/Weekend convention pass, all ages, but please note: Thought Bubble does not control panel content This year marks the 75th birthday of the Batman - Gotham’s stalwart savious, the world’s greatest detective, and to celebrate this milestone, as well as the publication of two new titles set in and around the caped crusader’s home-city, we’re shining a spotlight on Gotham, and the creators that currently inhabit it! With speakers Becky Cloonan, Brenden Fletcher, Cameron Stewart, Scott Snyder, and Babs Tarr. Hosted by Zainab comicsandcola.com
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83 / Workshop / Zoom Rockman Workshop Sun 16 Nov, Royal Armouries Hall, 14001445, all ages, FREE for under 12s but an accompanying ticket-holding adult must be present Zoom Rockman writes and draws ‘Skanky Pigeon’ for The Beano and has been self publishing his own comic, ‘The Zoom!’ since he was 9 years old. Join him for a comic workshop where he’ll help you create your own comic character and make a one page comic strip! The workshop will be around 45 minutes long and paper and pens will be provided. If you have any comic work already, please bring it along! ‘The Zoom!’ No.10 comic will be available to buy and Zoom will be happy to sign copies for you www.thezoom.co.uk
84 / Live Event / Cosplay Masquerade Sun 16 Nov, Bury Theatre, Royal Armouries, 1430-1700, free entry with Sunday/ Weekend convention pass, all ages, but please note: Thought Bubble does not control content Thought Bubble’s massive cosplay event is back! Whether you’re in costume or not, come along and experience a cavalcade of crazy characters as we decide who’s best dressed enough to impress our judges! Prizes will be awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place, along with a judges’ choice award. Costumes must be hand-made, or altered by at least 50% to have a chance of winning the competition, but all cosplayers are welcome to attend the masquerade. Hosted by Heroes Alliance, for more information please visit heroesallianceuk.com 85 / Panel / SelfMadeHero: New British Graphic Novellists Sun 16 Nov, Speech Bubble Panel Area, Leeds Dock, 1500 - 1550, free entry with Sunday/Weekend convention pass, all ages, but please note: Thought Bubble does not control panel content SelfMadeHero, the UK’s leading independent publisher of graphic novels, brings together three of the UK’s finest comics artists: Rob Davis, creator of the Eisner-nominated adaptation of Don Quixote, will discuss his brand new original graphic novel, The Motherless Oven; I. N. J. Culbard will throw light on The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath, his masterful reimagining of Lovecraft’s classic novella, which launches at Thought Bubble; and Jörg Tittel & John Aggs, the writer and artist behind one of 2014’s most anticipated graphic novels, Ricky Rouse Has A Gun, will talk about their unique action comedy set in a knockoff Disney theme park in China. 86 / Panel / Comics And Journalism Sun 16 Nov, Speech Bubble Panel Area, Leeds Dock, 1600-1650, free entry with Saturday/Weekend convention pass, all ages, but please note: Thought Bubble does not control panel content Zainab Akhtar, Dan Berry, Laura Snapes & Douglas
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Wolk discuss comics journalism, objectivity and subjectivity, negative reviews, interview techniques and how what you write may change based on where it will appear and who may read it. Zainab Akhtar is the author of the popular blog Comics & Cola, and writes for Publishers Weekly, Comics Alliance and The Guardian. Dan Berry is a cartoonist, lecturer and host of the interview podcast Make It Then Tell Everybody. Laura Snapes is a writer and features editor for the NME. Douglas Wolk is a journalist and critic who writes about music and comics for TIME, the New York Times and Rolling Stone. 87 / Live Event / Jason Aaron and Jason Latour Signing at Orbital Comics Weds 19 Nov, Orbital Comics, 8 Great Newport St, London, WC2H 7JA, 1700 - 1900, free entry, all ages As part of this year’s Thought Bubble Festival, those southern bastards Orbital Comics will be hosting those other southern bastards, Jasons Aaron and Latour, for a Londonexclusive signing on Wednesday November 19. Hot on the heels of their work on Thor, Wolverine & The X-Men, The Winter Soldier, Men Of Wrath and the aforementioned Southern Bastards, this is sure to be another busy event with two incredibly popular creators. Orbital Comics is London’s most colourful comic shop and gallery, located in the heart of London’s West End between Leicester Square and Covent Garden. Originally the home of The Photographers’ Gallery, Orbital has continued the proud tradition by maintaining a large comic art gallery in-store. Stocking a range of comics and back issues from the Golden Age to the Marvel Now, they also offer a large range of independent and alternative releases, in addition to the largest small-press selection in London. You’ll find vintage toys, merchandise, posters and prints as well, making Orbital the onestop shop you’ve been looking for! You can find them online at www. orbitalcomics.com and follow them on twitter @orbitalcomics.
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Badger’s Day Out by Howard Hardiman
“A charmingly ungraphic graphic adventure that understands the journey is the destination. I played with a purring cat in my lap, and for once, I was just as relaxed as she was.” Kieron Gillen – The Wicked and the Divine
Join Badger for a day out exploring the Isle of Wight. He might go to practice his yoga in Freshwater or have a sandwich on the pier in Ryde. That said, he might just stay home and have a cup of tea and a nap. Help him to decide in this non-adventure game book. Find us at table 77 at Thought Bubble or online at:
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In a post-apocalyptic world where killer robots hunt humans, a group of children tries to survive.
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