LIMITED FESTIVAL PASSES AVAILABLE BUY NOW THE LAKES INTERNATIONAL COMIC ART FESTIVAL 2017 FREE FESTIVAL GUIDE @comicartfest www.comicartfestival.com 13-15 October 2017 Main Funder Kendal, Cumbria 2 THE LAKES INTERNATIONAL COMIC ART FESTIVAL 2017 INTRODUCTION CONTENTS Welcome to the fifth Lakes International Comic Art Festival which, I guess, means it’s our page 3 page 5 fifth anniversary! We’re celebrating many anniversaries this year including Will Eisner’s Centenary, Image Comics’ 25th, 2000AD’s 40th, and we mark the Centenary of Finland’s Festival Festival Independence with a homage to their great cultural icon, Tove Jansson. Overview Map Quick overview of Location of all Five years seems like a good time to reflect on all the feedback we have received from the 2017 events festival venues creators and audiences thus far and to make some changes which, we intend, will bring us closer to achieving an inclusive, accessible and festive event. The main change is our new pass system which, we hope, will encourage more experimentation and help our audiences page 6 page 7-11 feel closer to, and more a part of, the festival you have helped us create. Friday Saturday Events Events Here’s what our new festival pass encompasses: Festival opening Detailed listings evening events and timetable D 1. Free access to all daytime scheduled events 10.30am-5.30pm AY AN D W EE 2. Free access to the rolling film programme at The Box and the B KEN U D PA Y SSE page 12-15 page 16-19 Finnish Village featuring Moomins and Tove Jansson documentaries YO S AVAI URS LABLE NOW Sunday ComiXology 3. Free access to two exhibitions in the Finnish Village ‘Nordic Archipelago’ and Events Comics ‘Archipelagogo’ Clock Tower FELT Detailed listings MISTRESS 4. Free exclusive access to the Nu-Earth@ Ruskins Festival bar Friday and Saturday night and timetable Room plan and details 5. Free access to Saturday night cabaret at Brewery Arts Centre 6. A special festival goodie bag page 20-21 page 22 All subject to capacity but we will do our utmost to make this new approach as stress-free Family Canadian Zone Comics Lodge and enjoyable as we possibly can. Please help us by carefully reading the letter in your pack Moomins and at the Shakespere and the signage at each venue. much more Centre Under 12s accompany a pass holder for free for the film programme at The Box and ‘Nordic Archipelago’ and ‘Archipelagogo’ at the Finnish Village. page 23 page 24 Our Comics Clocktower and Family Zone continue to be free to everyone Finnish Cartoon Café Village JONATHAN See top artists in EDWARDS I want to emphasise the “international” in our name, and we are proud to welcome guests, at Kendal College action and have visitors and partners from more than 14 countries (and those are just the ones we know of). Arts Campus a go on the latest Wacom equipment A particular thank you must go to Steve McGarry and all at the National Cartoonists Society in the USA, Chris Butcher and all at the Toronto Comic Art Festival, Pascal Meriaux, Director of On a Marche Sur La Bulle/Amiens Comics Festival and Bruce Mutard and Stuart Medley from page 25-27 page28-29 Australia for their moral support and true generosity of partnership. Exhibitions Windows MARK Finally, I want to thank our creators who come along with great work, tales and enthusiasm Will Eisner, Fumio Trail SEXTON for their art and audiences, our amazing volunteers, all the participating local businesses and Obata, Tove Jansson This year’s and Jonathan Windows artwork our funders and partners. Most of all I want to thank you, the audiences, for spurring us on Edwards and the and providing us with so many great ideas and memories too. Felt Mistress Julie Tait, Festival Director & Producer page 30 page 32 Festival A Year-round PAULA Extras Festival KNIGHT COMICARTFEST APP Oliver East, Leo - Baxendale and Get the ComicArtFest app on iPhone from the Apple App Store. Ben Dodge Mobetrics is a Cumbrian mobile technology and app development page 36 page 38 company. They’ve been working with the Comic Art Festival team to SEAN create an app to enhance the festival experience by providing event After Hours Merchandise PHILLIPS information, assistance in finding venues, and collecting artwork as you Nu Earth Bar @ Great selection of go along. This is the first phase and we’re looking for your feedback on Ruskins and prints, t-shirts, The Walking Dead books and much what will make the app, and the festival, even better! @ The Factory Tap much more Designed by Joe Letheridge at Cactus Creative Web: mobetrics.com/cactuscreative.com page 39 page 40 Twitter: @mobetrics/@cactuscreative Thank Yous Funders, Partners and Supporters Marketing, design and print by Creative Concern, Curious Road and MTP. Part of the Lakes International Comic Art Festival team For timetable of events, please go to pages 4 - 15 Box Office 01539 725133 www.comicartfestival.com THE LAKES INTERNATIONAL COMIC ART FESTIVAL 2017 3 The 2017 Guest List AIMÉE DE BENOÎT BRUCE BRYAN CHARLIE CHIP CHRIS CHRISTIAN JONGH PEETERS MUTARD TALBOT ADLARD ZDARSKY GOOCH WARD CLAUDIA DAN DARYL DUNCAN EMMA EMMELINE ETHERINGTON DÁVILA BERRY CUNNINGHAM DAWID FEGREDO VIECELI PIDGEN BROTHERS FELT FRÉDÉRIC FUMIO GARETH GRAHAM HANNAH IVAN MISTRESS MAUPOMÉ OBATA BROOKES DURY BERRY PETRUS JASON JASON JASON JILLIAN JOE JOE JOHANNA JOHN JOHN CHATFIELD LATOUR TAMAKI DECIE MCGARRY ROJOLA ALLISON MARTZ MAL EARL JONATHAN LEONIE LEW LUKE LYNN & KERMIT MARC MARIKO EDWARDS BRIALEY STRINGER MCGARRY JOHNSTON LEVERIDGE JACKSON TAMAKI MARK MARY MELINDA MICHAEL MIGUEL MIKIKO OLIVER SEXTON TALBOT GEBBIE METAPHROG CHO DOMÍNGUEZ EAST PAULA PETER PETTERI RACHEL RICK RUFUS RYAN SARAH KNIGHT MILLIGAN TIKKANEN ANG STROMOSKI DAYGLO NORTH FIRTH SEAN SERGIO SIMON SOPHIA STAN STEPHEN STEVE STUART PHILLIPS ARAGONÉS THORP JANSSON SAKAI MACMANUS MCGARRY MEDLEY TOM TONY TUULA RICHMOND HUSBAND KARJALAINEN D AY A ABLE ND WEEKEND PASSES AVAIL BUY YOURS NOW For timetable of events, please go to pages 4 - 15 Box Office 01539 725133 www.comicartfestival.com 4 THE LAKES INTERNATIONAL COMIC ART FESTIVAL 2017 OVERVIEW FESTIVAL CATEGORIES INTERVIEW LIVE DRAW FILM FAMILY ZONE MASTERCLASS PRESENTATION PANEL LIVE DISCUSSION SHOW E BL FRIDAY 13 OCTOBER ILA AVA QUICK ON THE DRAW ES ASS W 7.30pm, BAC Theatre ND P O EKE N D WE S MAD MAX FURY ROAD BLACK DAY AN UR AND CHROME EDITION - YO INTRODUCTION BY MARK BUY THERE IS A LIMITED BOOK TICKETS IN ADVANCE SEXTON NUMBER OF PASSES AND THEY ARE FOR FRIDAY EVENING EVENTS 8.30pm - 11.00pm, BAC Screen One SELLING FAST SO PLEASE ENSURE YOU GET AND FILMS THROUGHOUT YOURS EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT THE WEEKEND SATURDAY 14 OCTOBER MEET THE MIGHTY ONE - A AN ANIMATED CONVERSATION MAL EARL & KERMIT PRESENT MANGAMANIA CELEBRATION OF 2000AD WITH THE MCGARRYS LIES AND OTHER FOOLS 4.45pm - 5.45pm, BAC Screen One 10.30am - 11.30am, BAC Theatre 12.30pm - 1.30pm, BAC Theatre 2.30pm - 3.30pm, Clock Tower Chamber IN THIS CORNER OF THE THE LITTLE MERMAID RE- MORE LOST GIRLS WITH WORLD EMERGES/RE-TOLD MELINDA GIBBIE MAD MEETS VIZ 5.00pm - 7.30pm, BAC Screen Two 10.30am - 11.30am, Clock Tower 12.30pm - 1.30pm, Clock Tower 2.45pm - 3.45pm, BAC Screen One Chamber Chamber SAMURAI: MUSASHI MIYAMOTO AUDACIOUS, BRILLIANT AND 7.00pm - 9.00pm, BAC Warehouse USAGI YOJIMBO - FROM SPIDER-GWEN TO INSANELY IMAGINATIVE - Screen THIS IS YOUR LIFE SOUTHERN BASTARDS - MEET MEET PETER MILLIGAN 10.45am - 11.45am, BAC Screen JASON LATOUR 3.00pm - 4.00pm, BAC Screen Two VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A One 12.45pm - 1.45pm, BAC Screen One THOUSAND PLANETS A WHOLE NEW WORLD - 7.30pm - 10.00pm, BAC Theatre JUST FOR LAUGHS? THE LIFE MY FAVOURITE MANGA WEBCOMICS MAESTROS AND WORK OF TONY HUSBAND 1.00pm - 2.00pm, BAC Screen Two 3.15pm - 4.15pm, BAC Malt Room KNOCKABOUT CABARET 11.00am - noon BAC Screen Two 7.30pm - 10.00pm, BAC Malt Room GRANDVILLE, THE LAST THE ART OF MICHAEL CHO THE ULTIMATE CARICATURING CHAPTER - BRYAN TALBOT 3.30pm - 4.30pm, NU-EARTH BAR @ RUSKINS MASTERCLASS WITH TOM 1.15pm - 2.15pm, BAC Malt Room Shakespeare Centre 10.15pm Blues Harvest & Pop Noir RICHMOND 11.15am - 12.15pm, BAC Malt OUT THERE - MARIKO TAMAKI THE GREATEST COMIC BOOK Room 1.30pm - 2.30pm, COVER OF ALL TIME Shakespeare Centre 4.30pm - 5.30pm, BAC Theatre CHIP ON CHIP 11.30am - 12.30pm, MORE THAN THE MOOMINS A BELGIAN TOUR DE FORCE - Shakespeare Centre - THE LIFE & WORK OF TOVE MEET IVAN PETRUS JANSSON 4.30pm - 5.30pm, Clock Tower 2.30pm - 3.30pm, BAC Theatre Chamber SUNDAY 15 OCTOBER ETHERINGTON BROTHERS’ STRIPPED - TOP SYNDICATED THERE’S ONLY ONE THE BEST COMIC ART EVENT CLIFFHANGING COMICS SHOW CARTOONISTS IN ACTION ARAGONÉS! OF ALL TIME... POSSIBLY... 10.30am - 11.30am, BAC Theatre 11.15am - 12.15pm, BAC Malt 12.30pm - 1.30pm, BAC Theatre 1.15pm - 2.15pm, BAC Malt Room Room TELLING THE TRUTH THE BIRTH OF THE GRAPHIC THE ART OF JILLIAN TAMAKI 10.30am - 11.30am, Clock Tower ADVENTURE TIMES - COMICS NOVEL 1.30pm - 2.30pm, Shakespeare Chamber FOR KIDS 12.30pm - 1.30pm, Clock Tower Centre 11.30am - 12.30pm, Shakespeare Chamber WIZARDS OF OZ - AUSTRALIAN Centre THE BIG COMIC DRAW - COMICS CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF 25 YEARS OF IMAGE 10.45am - 11.45am, BAC Screen INTRODUCING ‘THE LANKY’ SELFMADEHERO 2.30pm - 3.30pm, BAC Theatre One BY OLIVER EAST 12.45pm - 1.45pm, BAC Screen One 12.30pm - 3.00pm, Comics Clock YOUR NAME PLAYING FOR A DRAW - Tower COMIC GOLD 5.00pm - 7.30pm, BAC Theatre FOOTBALL FOCUS 1.00pm - 2.00pm, BAC Screen Two 11.00am - noon, BAC Screen Two For timetable of events, please go to pages 4 - 15 Box Office 01539 725133 www.comicartfestival.com THE LAKES INTERNATIONAL