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Comica 2008 London International Comics Festival / Reportage
Archetypes v. Stereotypes
Examining the formation and function of archetypes and stereotypes - racial, sexual, social and political - in British and American comics and graphic novels. The day explores the extent to which the images and text associated with this genre can be progressive or reactionary; do they subvert dominant stereotypes or endorse them?
Where: Sackler Centre, V&A Museum, South Kensington, London link
Legendary anarchist, occultist and comics writer Alan Moore is famous for his subversion of the classic American comic book genre and for groundbreaking works such as The
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, V for Vendetta, and From Hell. A celebrated recent work is Lost Girls, three volumes portraying the adult erotic lives of storybook characters Alice, Wendy and
Dorothy who meet in a pre-World War One Austrian hotel created with the artist Melinda Gebbie. Moore and Gebbie talk about their collaboration with the writer Kevin Jackson. More...
Where: Lecture Theatre, V&A Museum, South Kensington, London
Conversations: Dave McKean’s Imaginings
An indefatigable innovator, this year Dave McKean has conjured up The Graveyard Book with Neil Gaiman, The Savage with David Almond, drawing books Squink and Postcard from Paris, and Heston
Blumenthal’s huge autobio-cookbook. Take a tour of his newest imaginings and his next solo comics as Dave McKean talks with illustrator Andrzej Klimowski. Followed by book signing. More...
Where: Brandon Room, ICA
Books and Magazines
Historical portraits
Flyers
Canary Wharf
Remote control
Links Comica 2008
Paul Gravett link
Comica 2008 London International Comics Festival link
Links Places Comica 2008
Institute of Contemporary Arts ICA link
Victoria and Albert Museum link
Links Guest
Asia Alfasi link
Lise Myhre link
Posy Simmonds link
Pat Mills link
Alan Moore link
Melinda Gebbie link
Dave McKean link
Andrzej Klimowski link
Links Gallery and Library
William Morris Gallery link
Ruskin Library link
Ditchling Museum link
Links Books and Gallery
Mute link
Meat Magazine link
HNA Books link
Links Theatre
Tower Hamlets Arts link
Frank Theatre link
Links Bookshop
Bookmarks The socialist bookshop link
