Cooler than your average comic book convention, this years British International Comic Show 2010 is being held at Thinktank Millennium Point on 16 & 17 October.
So far they have a whole bunch of comic legends announced as guests for the weekend, and are open to submissions for this years Portfolio Review.
This is your chance to show your stuff to top commissioning editors in the field, in previous years aspiring artists have been snapped up by the likes of DC, Panini and Warner Bros at BICS, going on to launch careers as professional comics artists.
There are still more events to be announced, so check their website for updates.
Tickets are now on sale, with concessions for the kids, available as either full weekend or single day passes.
I try to keep up with what great projects the Midlands arm of Hi8us are up to. For last year’s Hello Digital event they worked with a group of older people to enable them to tell their stories through digital media. Hi8us are a great resource for the Midlands and their projects, whilst being aimed at hard-to-reach young people, older people and those with physical and mental disabilities, they do it without being po-faced and by getting involved in modern and relevant media.
Spiderman, drawn by John McCrea
The latest scheme is a continuation of their work with comics, or should I say Comix.To take part in this new scheme you need to be over the age of 16 (which isn’t hard, lets face it) with a passion for comic art and live in the West Midlands. The lucky chosen few will also get to work with people on similar schemes across Europe and get a supported trip to a comic art festival in Spain, as well as a trip to the Birmingham’s International Comics Show.
20 talented individuals will get the opportunity to develop their skills with John McCrea (X-Men, Spiderman and The Hulk), Hunt Emerson (The Beano, Wall Street Journal and Fortean Times), Laura Howell (The Beano, The Guardian), and Andi Watson (Geisha, Buffy) amongst others.
Interested? Pop onto the Hi8us website.
