THOUGHT BUBBLE COMIC CONVENTION PROGRAMME

16 - 17 November 2024 - Harrogate Convention Centre North Yorkshire

Saturday 10AM - 6PM Sunday 10AM - 5PM

Here are all the panels, workshops, guest signings and other excellent events taking place across Thought Bubble Comic Convention weekend, Harrogate Convention Centre.

Access to all events is included within your convention ticket! Still need to get yours? Purchase tickets here!

Please note that these are subject to change.

AT A GLANCe

SATURDAY 16 November

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11:00-12:00 The Best Thing I Read All Year - Panel Room 1, Queen's Suite

11:00- 12:00 Poetry Comics Workshop - Workshop, Queen's Suite

11:00 - 12:00 FUNNY FORCE - Let's Draw! - Kids' Workshop, Bubbleboy Hall

11:30-12:30 If you build it, will they come? - Panel Room 2, Queen's Suite

12:00-16:00 Doctor Simpo presents Collaborative Comix Jam for Kids! - Kids' Zone, Bubbleboy Hall

12:15-13:15 DSTLRY Presents: The Art of the Cover - Panel Room 1, Queen's Suite

12:15-13:15. ACID BOX - Telling a New Story Workshop - Workshop, Queen's Suite

12:30 - 13:30 The Phoenix Presents: Comic Making with Neill Cameron - Kids' Workshop, Bubbleboy Hall

12:45-13:45 Muslim Representation in Comics - Panel Room 2, Queen's Suite

13:30-14:30 Chip Zdarsky Spotlight - Panel Room 1, Queen's Suite

13:30-14:30 ALL ABOUT PRINTING! - Workshop, Queen's Suite

14:00-15:00 SILENCE! To Astonish - Panel Room 2, Queen's Suite

14:00-15:00 Transmedia: Storytelling Across Film, Game and Comics - Dead Northern Stage, Travelling Man Hall

14:00 - 15:00 Let's Draw Manga Characters! - Kids' Workshop, Bubbleboy Hall

14:00 - 15:00 The Phoenix Presents: Rob Deas Signing - Bubbleboy Hall, tables F1-3

14:45-15:45 Arts Council England and Comics Cultural Impact Collective talk Comics Funding - Workshop, Queen's Suite

14:45-16:15 Sketching Spotlight - Panel Room 1, Queen's Suite

15:00 - 16:30 The Phoenix Presents: Neill Cameron Signing - Bubbleboy Hall, tables F1-3

15:15-16:15 2000 AD - Writer Talent Search - Panel Room 2, Queen's Suite

15:30 - 16:30 Screen Printing with Sean Azzopardi - Kids' Workshop, Bubbleboy Hall

16:00 onwards Cosplay Parade - Dead Northern Stage, Travelling Man Hall

16:30-17:30 The Frights and Delights of Queer Horror Comics - Panel Room 1, Queen's Suite

16:30-17:30 In Stars and Shadows: Folklore and Mythology in Comics - Panel Room 2, Queen's Suite


SUNDAY 17 november

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10:00- 11:00 The Phoenix Presents: Sam Davies Signing - Bubbleboy Hall, tables F1-31

11:00 - 12:00 Crowdfunding Indie Comics - Workshop, Queen's Suite

11:00 - 12:00 Make a Graphic Novel with Edward Ross - Kids' Workshop Bubbleboy Hall

11:15-12:15 Tini Howard and Sweeney Boo In Conversation - Panel Room 1, Queen's Suite

11:30- 12:30 Akira Toriyama's Legacy - Dead Northern Stage, Travelling Man Hall

11:30-12:30 The Joy of Children's Comics - Panel Room 2, Queen's Suite

12:15-13:15 Creative and Critical Responses to Comics and AI - Workshop, Queen's Suite

12:30-13:30 The Funnies - Panel Room 1, Queen's Suite

12:30 - 13:30 Let's Draw Manga Characters !- Kids' Workshop, Bubbleboy Hall

12:45 - 13:45 Christian Ward and James Tynion IV Fireside - Dead Northern Stage, Travelling Man Hall

12:45-13:45 Small Press Take Over! - Panel Room 2, Queen's Suite

13:30-14:30 Handle with Care: A Workshop on "Soft" Stories and Compassion - Workshop, Queen's Suite

13:45 - 15:15 Sketching Spotlight - Panel Room 1, Queen's Suite

14:00-15:00 2000 AD - Artist Talent Search - Panel Room 2, Queen's Suite

14:00 - 15:00 The Phoenix Presents: Drawing Magical Creatures with Sam Davies - Kids' Workshop, Bubbleboy Hall

15:30-16:30 Between the Sheets - Erotica Comics - Panel Room 1, Queen's Suite

15:30-16:30 Monster Portraiture - Panel Room 2, Queen's Suite

15:30 - 16:30 Create Your Own Comic Story with Mayamada - Kids' Workshop, Bubbleboy Hall

16:00 onwards Cosplay Parade - Dead Northern Stage, Travelling Man Hall

GUEST SIGNING SCHEDULE

Guest signings will take place in the Signing Area, Bubbleboy Hall!

SATURDAY

10:45 - 12:15 Jamila Rowser Claudia Aguirre E.M. Carroll

14:00 - 15:30 Comixology Originals Signing - Free Print from each creator - Helen Mullane Greg Lockard Tula Lotay Michael Conrad

16:00 - 17:30 Charlie Adlard Ram V

SUNDAY

10:30-12:00 Jamila Rowser Claudia Aguirre E.M. Carroll

12:30-14:00 Comixology Originals Signing - Free Print from each creator - Helen Mullane Greg Lockard Tula Lotay Michael Conrad

14:30-16:00 Charlie Adlard Ram V


NOTE: Don’t see your favourite creator here? Chances are they have their own table for the weekend! Table plans coming soon!