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Festival Director at
@thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social
Run don't walk to the
@averyhill.bsky.social
exhibition at The Mercer this Thought Bubble weekend. It's so incredibly well put together and the comments book shows that it's blowing the minds of people who previously weren't fans of the world's best medium.
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Leeeeeet's go!!!
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What is a good collective noun for comic creators? Anyway, here's a whole whack of them, who'll be joining us next weekend. Alongside a zillion exhibitors and a packed fun programme. See you in a week!
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Thought Bubble Festival
8 days ago
Thought Bubble is excited to welcome Joe Sacco to this year's Comic Convention. Alex Fitch leads a career spotlight interview which will explore and celebrate Joe's incredible work. Find more info here:
www.thoughtbubblefestival.com/programme/jo...
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Thought Bubble Festival
8 days ago
Thought Bubble is honoured to be welcoming Posy Simmonds to this year's Comic Convention. Join Posy in conversation with her biographer, Paul Gravett, as they discuss her experiences, processes and latest projects. Find more info here:
www.thoughtbubblefestival.com/programme/po...
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Thought Bubble Festival
23 days ago
Browse this year’s debuting comics, books and zines fresh from Thought Bubble Comic Convention 2025’s exhibitors:
www.thoughtbubblefestival.com/debutingbooks
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Thought Bubble Festival
17 days ago
Our Diversity Spotlight Maps highlight Disabled Creators, Creators of Colour and LGBT + Queer creators exhibiting at Thought Bubble Comic Convention 2025! Check out all three maps here:
thoughtbubblefestival.com/diversityspotlight
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Thought Bubble Festival
15 days ago
Here is a the HUGE pile of the comics
@travellingmanuk.bsky.social
has donated to
@leedslibraries.bsky.social
this year 😍 All these, alongside many, many more LGBTQ+ comics that Travelling Man have donated over the years, will soon be available to check out at Leeds Central Library!
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Excellent, excellent tees. And our vols will be wearing red ones!
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Someone hasn't watched Succession.
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Ahhhhhhhhh!! indeed.
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Avery Hill Publishing
about 1 month ago
So this is happening!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Starts this Saturday at the Mercer Gallery in Harrogate and continues until 26th April 2026. (If you're going to Thought Bubble, it's basically next door)
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This is why, for most of Autumn, you can find me muttering the names of panel rooms in my sleep. A frankly ridiculous number of things going on.
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cpuk (trampoline park connoisseur and occasional comic printer)
about 1 month ago
People often ask me when the deadline for Thought Bubble is. And I tell them *aggressive hissing*. But if you would actually like to know it is 11am on November 6th for anything perfect bound (with a spine) and 11am on November 7th for anything stapled.
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I've spent the last two days uploading the NEARLY SIXTY
@thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social
comic convention events to the website and, while I may not have eyeballs or brain cells any more, I am somehow excited!
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COMICS
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There'll be more guests than visitors if we're not careful! Please buy tickets.
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Peow2 -> Thought Bubble D7-8
2 months ago
Tiny update, but Frog in the Fall and World Heist by
@decassette.bsky.social
are both back in stock in our US shop again. the US shop is at
peow.studio
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Some useful advice about exhibiting at TB, or anywhere else!
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✨ Hamish Steele ✨ Thought Bubble: Comixology Hall B29
2 months ago
Announcing the GO-MAN
@travellingmanuk.bsky.social
TOUR! Come get your books signed! SATURDAY 20TH SEPTEMBER Manchester Travelling Man at 11am-1pm Leeds Travelling Man at 3.30-5.30pm SUNDAY 21ST SEPTEMBER Newcastle Travelling Man 11am-12.30pm York Travelling Man at 3.30-5pm
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Some more exceedingly talented regular-sized people.
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Not actual giants, sadly.
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Thought Bubble Festival
3 months ago
Want to join the best group of volunteers around? Our volunteer sign-up is now open! Find out more information and how to sign up, here:
thoughtbubblefestival.com/volunteer
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Thought Bubble Festival
3 months ago
Leeds Book Award Teen Graphic Novel creator call out! Leeds Book Awards are looking for comic creators based in the UK and Ireland who have published work aimed at teenagers and middle-grade between Nov 2024 and Nov 2025! If this is you, please get in touch via
[email protected]
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Thank you, Regie!
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Those who've been to our
@thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social
exhibitions before will know that we usually use just one room of The Mercer. This exhibition takes over the whole gallery! We can't wait.
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@tulalotay.bsky.social
turned 50, so I bestowed upon her something chilling, yet beguiling?
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Oh, hello!
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Thought Bubble Festival
4 months ago
To celebrate the 10th year of
@smallpressday.bsky.social
, our pals at
@leedscc.bsky.social
are holding a Comic & Art Market at The Brew Society in Leeds City Centre. From 11am to 5pm on Saturday 19th July 2025. Free entry with a whole host of incredible creators!
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Thought Bubble Festival
4 months ago
📝 Call for Papers! Comics Forum has announced its theme for this year; Industry! Proposals are welcome from academics and industry participants (in any role). The deadline for papers the 31st of August. Find out more here:
comicsforum.org/2025/07/03/comics-forum-2025-call-for-contributions
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A brilliant opportunity for a past or present TB exhibitor to have a totally incredible experience. Apply now! And share if you can please. Ta!
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4 months ago
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We are very happy to be able to offer our micro-bursaries again this year. More cash this time around! Tell your pals...
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5 months ago
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Just messaged my partner, who is in Barcelona, to say that I couldn't find the spaghetti. I've become one of those annoying men I read about all the time.
5 months ago
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A frankly ridiculous pile of talented people.
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5 months ago
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And this is only the first group! Imagine!
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Are you sitting uncomfortably? Then I'll begin....
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How to Be A Lion by Ed Vere
YouTube video by Marfs Reads Stories
https://youtu.be/LvOrSLUKgGM?feature=shared
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Chloë Green
6 months ago
MCM London Day 1 💁🏻♀️
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Thought Bubble Festival
6 months ago
The @2000adcomic Artist and Writer Talent Search returns to Thought Bubble Comic Convention 2025! Do you have what it takes to be the next 2000 AD creator? Find all the details, and get to work ready for November:
www.thoughtbubblefestival.com/2000ad
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Heading to MCM! Not much time to mooch, so head to the Travelling Man stand to say hi, if you can be arsed. I'm excited! It's hard work, but just completely glorious to soak in the joy and enthusiasm for comics.
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Jeremy Corbyn
6 months ago
It’s official. I will be introducing a Bill for an independent public inquiry into the UK’s involvement in Israel’s assault on Gaza. The government must decide: will it support this inquiry, or will it block our efforts to establish the truth?
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Ernesto Priego
6 months ago
Sharing as is. "The trouble with AI art isn’t just lack of originality. It’s something far bigger"- opinion piece by Eric Reinhart published today.
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The trouble with AI art isn’t just lack of originality. It’s something far bigger | Eric Reinhart
When artwork is invented by a machine, it loses its most important power: to help people connect. In an already lonely era, that is particularly dangerous
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/20/ai-art-concerns-originality-connection
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I know everyone feels like they're Mrs Jackanory when they read to their kids, but I decided to go one step further and turn it into a hobby which I'll probably forget about within a week.
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The Obvious Elephant
YouTube video by Marfs Reads Stories
https://youtu.be/NyWY4UfcqBs?si=1xFnjujRuf5Wtf9B
6 months ago
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Shopping at Lidl this morning. If you're interested, it's a whisk.
6 months ago
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Get yourself to Newby Hall if you want to see a teddy bear wedding, curated by Giles Brandreth. I really don't know why you wouldn't.
6 months ago
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Happy Beltane, from my neck of the woods to yours.
7 months ago
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I'm in Harrogate today; a beautiful day. There's a Reform Party car driving around with loads of people giving them fist bumps. I did the mature thing and gave them the finger. Having to do some explaining to my six year old, but it's worth it.
7 months ago
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Just said 'Nanight' to the driver when I got off the bus, so that's echoing round my head for eternity.
7 months ago
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Terrifying times...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Labour’s great nature sellout is the worst attack on England’s ecosystems I’ve seen in my lifetime | George Monbiot
The horrifying planning bill, which rips up environmental protections, was drafted with CEOs in mind. We know because Keir Starmer told us, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/24/labour-nature-england-ecosystems-planning-bill-keir-starmer
7 months ago
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Last day to sign this!
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