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Jun 2021
Leading comic artists to appear at Harrogate convention
Harrogate's annual comic art convention has announced an all-star line-up of artists and writers.
More than 400 artists and exhibitors are already set to attend the Thought Bubble Comic Art Convention.
Fight Club author Chuck Palahniuk and Batman and Sin City artist Frank Miller are among the guests.
Other artists include Joelle Jones (illustrator and writer for Batman and Catwoman), Doug Braithwaite (artist for many Marvel and DC comics including Wolverine, Thor and Batman) and many more.
The convention will take place on November 13 and 14, at Harrogate Convention Centre.
Activities in store include panels, live drawing, workshops and meet and greets. There will also be a kids' zone with crafts and a quiet area for reading.
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Attendees are encouraged to come dressed as their favourite characters, and there will be a competition for the best homemade cosplay outfits.
A wider Thought Bubble comic art festival will also be taking place during the week starting November 8 across Yorkshire. Film screenings, art exhibitions and other events will be open to people across the county.
Tula Lotay founded Thought Bubble in 2007 and it began in the basement of Leeds Town Hall. It is now one of the biggest comic art conventions in the UK.
She drew the first official art for the convention, and it has been policy that the official artwork be drawn by a female artist ever since.
This is in response to a lack of diversity within the industry when she started; she hopes to open it up to other marginalised groups in years to come.
You can find tickets for this year's convention here.
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