The Comics Bureau

With the Lottery-funded Thought Bubble Fest­ival in Leeds fast approach­ing, here is a ‘super-link’ post, start­ing off with a series of mini inter­views (min­ter­views) pos­ted up on the Thought Bubble blog;

Hugh ‘Shug’ Raine,
Marc Ellerby,
Steve Tillot­son,
Jack Fal­lows,
Lizz Lun­ney,
Adam Cad­well,
Emma Vieceli,
Charlie Adlard,
Frank Quietly,
and Ben Temple­smith so far…

Exhib­it­ors this year include (alphabetically);

2 Tone Com­ics,
Aaron Murphy,
Accent UK,
Adam Cad­well,
Al Maceach­ern,
Andi Wat­son,
Apo­ca­lypse Com­ics,
Ariel Press,
Asth­matic Com­ics,
Banal Pig,
Bang! Bang! Com­ics,
Bey­ond Mono­poly,
Black Lib­rary,
Cazbounces Books,
Chamon­kee,
Charay­dis Com­ics,
Chris Doherty,
Chris Garside,
Cine­book,
Claude Trollope,
Com­ics Cre­at­ors Guild,
Cos­mic Apple,
Cute But Sad,
David O’Connell,
David Gold­ing,
Dealer Com­ics,
Dean Orm­ston,
Des­tin­a­tion Venus,
Adam Lowe,
Don’t Panic,
Doc­tor Simpo,
Dr Sketchy,
Drastic Com­ics,
Dumpy Little Robot,
E-Merl,
Fet­ish Man,
Fiona Steph­en­son,
Fly­ing Mon­key Com­ics,
For­bid­den Planet,
Francesca Cas­savetti,
Frozen Real­ity Stu­dio,
Future Quake,
Games Work­shop,
Genki Gear,
Glyndwr Uni­ver­sity Com­ics, (dis­claimer — I teach on this course)
Gothy Beans,
Grimm Com­ics,
Gun­nerkrigg Court,
Har­oldinium Com­ics,
Hello Aunt Alicia,
Hex­gib­ber,
Her­man Peaks,
Hope For The Future,
Hyde Park Pic­ture House,
Infin­ity & Bey­ond,
Ink Soup,
Insom­nia Pub­lic­a­tions,
Jemma Web­ster,
Joe Decie,
Joe List,
Kristyna Baczyn­ski,
Large Cow,
Leeds Anime Soci­ety,
Leeds Com­ics Soci­ety,
Leeds Sci-fi & Fantasy Soci­ety,
Leonie O’Moore,
Little Ter­rors,
Liz Green­field,
Liz Lun­ney,
Lucky Tar­get Com­ics,
Magic Beans Com­ics,
Magda Borey­sza,
Marc Ellerby,
Mat­thew Craig,
Mod­ern Mon­stros­ity,
Mor­o­n­oid,
Murky Depths,
Naniiebim,
North­ern Delight,
OK Com­ics,
Omni­v­ista­scope,
Paper Jam Com­ics,
Paul Fryer,
Paul Rainey,
Pop­corn Pea­cock,
Quick­sil­ver Com­ics,
Ragada­bah,
Richard Smith,
Reet! Com­ics,
Rob Jack­son,
Sam John­son,
Self-Made Hero,
Scarygoround,
Sgt. Mike Battle,
Shef­field Space Centre,
Soar­ing Pen­guin,
Sour Meat & Moose,
Space­Babe 113,
SmallZone,
Span­dex,
Split Infin­ity,
Sum­mer Rain,
Tempo Lush,
The Juz­zard,
The Fallen Angel Media,
Time Bomb Com­ics,
Tokyo 15,
Tom Cock­er­ham,
Touche Tees,
Trav­el­ling Man,
Turn­ing Cog Cre­ations,
Twi­light Zone,
UK SF Out­reach,
Veli­cia,
Viz Media,
We Are Words & Pic­tures,
Wild­ways Com­ics,
Wynn Ryder,
and finally, Zip­Gun Com­ics.

Apo­lo­gies in advance for broken links and incor­rect pages!

Check out the sculpt for Jim Woodring’s Par­lour Sphynx’ vinyl toy over at Vinyl Pulse. If you haven’t come across Jim Woodring before, shame on you. Check out his books, his web­site and his blog