Big news for LICAF 2026! 🎉
We’re revealing our new LICAF logo and festival poster, created by legendary Bill Sienkiewicz!
Our brand new website is now live, and Early Bird tickets are available too.
🔗 linktr.ee/LICAF.org

#LICAF #LICAF2026 #BillSienkiewicz #ComicArt #ComicsFestival

Cartooning in the Age of AI #27: Connecting IRL at the Lakes International Comic Festival Going to festivals is expensive, even the way I do it. But it was worth it.

Molly and I loved the Lakes International Comic Festival, but it didn’t inspire me to seek a publishing deal. Even if you are a talented cartoonist, having your comic books put out by a big publisher will not pay a living wage.
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If you didn't get to meet her at #LICAF, here's #MyDadFightsDemons illustrator Abbigayle Bircham!
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@bobbyjosephcomics.bsky.social

#selfmadehero #indiecomics #graphicnovel #meettheartist #publishing #illustrator #bandedessinee

Life drawing sketches from the Lakes International Comic Art Festival: uber editor Shelly Bond and uber writer Chris Condon. I only draw uber people @sxbond.bsky.social @christophcondon.bsky.social #licaf

This was Friday afternoon. It now feels like a lifetime ago. #LICAF

Safaa Odah Wins Award For Her Cartoons, Some Drawn On Her Tent In Gaza Palestinian cartoonist and comic creator, Safaa Odah, wins an award for her cartoons, some drawn directly onto her tent in Gaza

Hanging out with @mollieray.bsky.social and @lucysullivan.bsky.social at #licaf. Good times!

Andy with Vertigo, Black Crown and Off Register Press comics editing legend Shelly Bond after their interview event at the Lakes International Comic Art Festival.

So that went spectacularly well. Lovely to chat with the legendary Shelly Bond @sxbond.bsky.social at our #LICAF event today. Thanks to everyone who came!

It's Sunday at the #LICAF Lakeside Comics Marketplace! Make sure you swing by!

@rickardsisters.com @comicartfestical.bsky.social

#selfmadehero #indiecomics #publishing #graphicnovels #LICAF2025

Bowness-on-Windermere, Lake District, home of the Lakes International Comic Art Festival.

Comics fest at Bowness is fab and on now. Stop me and buy one #licaf #GEEZER

All set up here at #licaf, table 1 Lakeside Comics Marketplace. Come by, say hi, and enjoy our outstanding deals all weekend!

(It's "buy one get one free" after the first you buy. So, 3 for 2, 5 for 3, etc ...)

@comicartfestival.bsky.social #greatdeals #comicbooks #comics #comiccon

The #LICAF Lakeside Comics Marketplace is about to open! Here's today's signing schedule with us at SelfMadeHero!

@RickardSisters.com @comicartfestival.bsky.social

#indiecomics #licaf2025 #comiccon #graphicnovels #publishing #comics

I hope everyone heading to #LICAF has a whale of a time. Hope to see you next year!

I am not at #LICAF - I am at home sweating a deadline. Please share all your gossip: it’s weird not to be there.

Andy with Peter Rabbit.

Tourist stuff done. Now… comics. #LICAF

Windermere, baby! I'm beardless, full of quesadillas and waiting to set up my #licaf shit. And it's a lovely sunny day

Off to Phoenix Fest and #LICAF!

About to start the trip up to the Lake District for the Lake International Comic Art Festival ( #LICAF ) or at least the #PhoenixFest part of it, to do signings as the writer of Fates & Fortunes in the Phoenix Comic. If you’re going to be there, feel free to say hi. Here’s some animations I’ve made.

a cartoon character from the simpsons is standing in front of a row of lockers ALT: a cartoon character from the simpsons is standing in front of a row of lockers

Wending my way south for #LICAF.
If anyone wants to discuss matters pertaining to @cartoonistsrights.org please say hello. Otherwise come along to tomorrow’s panel (we’ve been counter-programmed against a titanic talent’s talk, so no worries if you can’t)…

View across Lake Windermere as a small boat attempts what looks like a tricky manoeuvre

"Better drowned than duffers if not duffers won't drown."
#LICAF

There might actually be more pubs in Bowness than I can take in in a weekend, but damnit I won't back down from a challenge.

This one seems to be scavenging corvid central. Fascinating.

#LICAF

View from the door of the Westmorland Inn, Bowness on Windermere

Bowness on Windermere I am in you!
#LICAF

Poster for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival 2025.

The most important thing to remember if you're at #LICAF this weekend is mine's a pint. See you there.

reskeeting now we're in The North. #LICAF #HitTheNorth

I won't be tabling at #LICAF this year, but I will be going anyway to just hang out. I will have a few copies of my books with me so feel free to grab me, but if there is something specific you want please message here and I will bring a copy for you. You can see my books here: www.bendickson.co.uk

The Gosh! Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw Returns Again IN PERSON – Meet Our Guest Artists Antoine Cossé, Shazleen Khan and Peter Morey on Friday, September 26th – Broken Frontier The Gosh Comics and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw continues its revival in person with another evening in the Royal George, London.

Our Andy won't be there this month as #LICAF beckons but don't forget that the @goshcomics.bsky.social and Broken Frontier Drink and Draw IN-PERSON is this Friday 26th at the Royal George in Soho. Details on how to grab your place in link below.

www.brokenfrontier.com/the-gosh-com...

Graveworms, a horror comics debut from Rob Talbot, son of Bryan Talbot, at The Lakes this weekend #LICAF Graveworms, a horror comics debut from Rob Talbot, son of Bryan Talbot, at The Lakes International Comic Art Festival, or LICAF, this weekend

Graveworms, a horror comics debut from Rob Talbot, son of Bryan Talbot, at The Lakes this weekend #LICAF

The logo of the Lakes International Comic Art Festival.

Who has self-published work on sale at #LICAF @comicartfestival.bsky.social this weekend and wants a repost? Tell us about your wares!

Publishers/organisers/agents/anyone else who wants a slice of my time this weekend at #LICAF - Saturday is now my free day for a chat if you need to schedule something with me.

Creators - grab me in the marketplace when I'm doing my rounds.

#comics #smallpresscomics

Alert - Phillip Bond visiting the Lakes International Comic Art Festival.

Getting ready for the first leg of our trip to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival - see you there!! #LICAF