SKETCHING SPOTLIGHT / LIVE EVENTS / 1PM – 3PM
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Bury Theatre, Royal Armouries, 1pm – 3pm, free entry with Sunday/Weekend convention pass, all ages, but please note: Thought Bubble does not control panel content Becky Cloonan, Pia Guerra, David Petersen, Scott C, Andy Belanger, Fiona Staples – come along to our sketching spotlight to see some of the finest artists currently working in the industry drawing live on stage & taking you through their creative process. All sketches produced will be auctioned off for charity. Hosted by Peter Doherty.
STORY CUBES: CREATIVE STORY-TELLING WITH SIMPSONS COMICS WRITER IAN BOOTHBY / WORKSHOPS / 1PM – 2.30PM
New Dock Hall Foyer, 1pm – 2.30pm, free, families & young people Join Simpsons writer Ian Boothby for this special Story Cubes session. Story Cubes are dice which contain images instead of numbers. They are thrown at random & the images are used as the basis for new fun stories. Ian will be using these as a starting point for participants to create crazy stories with some of their favourite TV characters. This event is part of our Space Robot line-up, partly funded by a generous grant from Leeds Inspired.
CLOCKWORK WATCH / LIVE EVENTS / 1.20PM – 2PM
Alea Cinema Room, 1.10pm – 2pm, free entry with Sunday/Weekend convention pass, 18+ entry only, photo ID may be required, please note: Thought Bubble does not control panel content Join creators Yomi Ayeni, Jennie Gyllblad & Corey Brotherson as they take you into the incredible Steampunk world of Clockwork Watch – how they took the story worldwide on just a small budget, what it was like to host two live events, how its audience co-created the mythology, what it means to bring a transmedia perspective to the independent comic book industry & more. Clockwork Watch isn’t just a story being told by its creators – you’re a big part of this revolutionary experience. Find out why at this panel & how you can join in on the fun.
VS COMICS LAUNCH / LIVE EVENTS / 2.10PM – 3PM
Alea Cinema Room, 2.10pm – 3pm, free entry with Sunday/Weekend convention pass, 18+ entry only, photo ID may be required, please note: Thought Bubble does not control panel content James Moran & Mike Garley introduce their new monthly, creator-owned, all-genre initiative VS comics! They’ll be previewing some of the stories, along with contributors Ned Hartley, Patrick Walsh, Martin Simmonds, Nich Angell, & Adam Christopher. The panel also features previews from stories by other VS creators, Q&As & details on how new & established creators can join the VS team, for us to feed off like sexy vampires*. *Caution: Panel may** include sexy vampires! ** But probably won’t.
COSPLAY MASQUERADE / LIVE EVENTS / 3PM – 5.30PM
Bury Theatre, Royal Armouries, 3pm – 5.30pm, free entry with Sunday/Weekend convention pass, all ages, but please note: Thought Bubble does not control panel content Thought Bubble’s massive cosplay event is back! Whether you’re in costume or not come along & 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. Registration is from 12pm – 2pm at the Cosplay table in New Dock Hall foyer.
FROM STANDS TO SCREEN – COMICS IN FILM / PANELS / 3.10 – 4PM
Alea Cinema Room, 3.10pm – 4pm, free entry with Sunday/Weekend convention pass, 18+ entry only, photo ID may be required, please note: Thought Bubble does not control panel content Robin Furth, Jock, Nick Spencer, Phil Noto – A panel 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 & an inside scoop on this year’s hot comics film properties. Hosted by John Mosby.
DANDY: THE RISE & FALL OF A NATIONAL INSTITUTION / LIVE EVENTS / 4.10PM – 5PM
Alea Cinema Room, 4.10pm – 5pm, free entry with Sunday/Weekend convention pass, 18+ entry only, photo ID may be required, please note: Thought Bubble does not control panel content As you may well know the longest running weekly comic book in the whole of the world is coming to a rather abrupt end in the year of its 75th Birthday, so why not come & celebrate such beloved characters as Desperate Dan, Baby Face Finlayson, Jonah & in later years Beryl the Peril, Hyde & Shriek, Cuddles & Dimples and of course Bananaman. Learn about their creators, their stalwart artists & writers & much, much more…with your enigmatic host Doctor Simpo.
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