Author Alex Fitch
Newhaven Zine Riot!
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A new zine celebration event is taking place on Thursday 24th July from 7-9.30pm at ABYSS Pop-Up Brewery, Newhaven Riverside, with a zine fair on 29th August. Come along and make your own DIY zines, with materials provided, and meet… Continue Reading →
Podcasts for Pride month
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Two recent radio shows feature interviews with LGBTQI+ comic book creators: Veteran Gay Cartoonists: Includes interviews with a pair of veteran gay cartoonists about their auto/biographical books on LGBTQIA+ history. Kate Charlesworth discusses Sensible Footwear: A Girl’s Guide published by… Continue Reading →
REG member Dr. Elle Whitcroft has curated a pop-up exhibition which will be shown at Brighton and Sussex Medical School on July 7th. Long Covid Stars is a collaboration between University of Brighton, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, and Long… Continue Reading →
Canadian Animator turned comic book creator Norm Konyu will be at Cartoon County in Brighton on June 30th to discuss his latest creepy graphic novel Downlands. This beautifully illustrated book, set in the South Downs, is an unsettling tale of… Continue Reading →
Comics and Sequential Narratives REG co-lead Alex Fitch is hosting a quartet of film-maker Q&As at the London Sci-Fi Film Festival this weekend at Finsbury Park PictureHouse. These are taking place after the London premieres of new international Science Fiction… Continue Reading →
School of Art and Media Staff member Katie Beecroft and Brighton based artist Jill Vigus are exhibiting their prints, zines and artist’s books at Gallery 19a in Hollingdean. The Nature Interrupting / Interrupted Nature exhibition runs from 16th – 28th… Continue Reading →
Comics REG member Jon Mason is taking part in a number of academic and public-facing events over the Summer, starting with: The Imaginative Landscapes and Otherworlds online conference on Saturday June 14th. This half day conference includes a selection of… Continue Reading →
Alex Fitch writes a piece of original research for this blog, asking the question: Is June 11th 2025 the 200th anniversary of British Comics? Comic Book Origin Stories… Comic book readers love an origin story for their favourite characters, not… Continue Reading →
A trio of Brighton academics are talking about their research into Creative Methods at The British Psychology Society on the evening of Thursday 12th June. Alex Fitch will be discussing how comics by architect turned graphic novelist Sabba Khan depict… Continue Reading →
Throughout May, various Brighton based cartoonists, comic creators and graphic novelists are exhibiting in ‘Open Houses’, and on the weekend of May 16th/17th Phoenix Arts Space will be opening their studios to the public as well. Artists showing their work… Continue Reading →
