[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":11},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-unicomics-hertfordshire-starts-up-a-big-new-festival":3},{"_type":4,"body":5,"bodyHtml":6,"excerpt":5,"featuredImage":5,"publishedAt":7,"slug":8,"tags":9,"title":10},"blogPost",null,"This is going to be great! The University of Herfordshire is hosting a \u003Ca href=\"www.unicomics.co.uk\">brand new comics festival and convention\u003C/a> in St Albans with an exciting line up (including me!). \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/unicomics1-438def1d66.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nHere's their description: \\r\n\u003Ci>Welcome to \u003Cb>UniComics\u003C/b>: a celebration of \u003Ci>all\u003C/i> kinds of comics for \u003Ci>all\u003C/i> kinds of people. Created by a diverse team of arts enthusiasts, our aim has been to ensure that, whether you're an über-geek or a young newcomer, UniComics has something for you.\\r\n\\r\nThis year, we hear three veritable comics superstars - \u003Ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Mills\">Pat Mills\u003C/a>, \u003Ca href=\"http://davegibbonsfansite.com/cms/front_content.php\">Dave Gibbons\u003C/a> and \u003Ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_O%27Neill_%28comics%29\">Kevin O'Neill\u003C/a> - reminisce about their early careers on seminal British comic 2000AD, while Mills joins \u003Ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Erskine\">Gary Erskine\u003C/a>, \u003Ca href=\"http://www.2000ad.org/thrillpower/classicdandare.html\">Nick Jones\u003C/a> and \u003Ca href=\"http://fass.kingston.ac.uk/faculty/staff/cv.php?staffnum=354\">Will Brooker\u003C/a> to celebrate a similarly iconic British title, \u003Ci>The Eagle\u003C/i>. Be mystified by \u003Ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMH5P2QM3Xg\">The Paper Cinema\u003C/a>'s 'live animation' performance, while budding comics creators can be inspired by such talents as Dave Gibbons, \u003Ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Edginton\">Ian Edginton\u003C/a>, \u003Ca href=\"http://www.marciawilliams.co.uk/\">Marcia Williams\u003C/a> and \u003Ca href=\"http://www.jabberworks.co.uk\">Sarah McIntyre\u003C/a>, and families can craft their own personal comics with our \u003Cb>family diary comics workshop\u003C/b>. Further inspiration is available at \u003Cb>ComixBox\u003C/b>, where a great line-up of artists are on the clock to show off their wares! There's screen fun, too, as kids can enjoy a \u003Ca href=\"http://www.ben10.net/\">Ben 10\u003C/a> adventure and adults can immerse themselves in the \u003Ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mULdndP0zBY\">Watchmen Director's Cut\u003C/a>. And save some energy - and cash - for our \u003Cb>UniCon marketplace\u003C/b>, offering a stunning array of comics to start or expand collections.\u003C/i>\\r\n\\r\nHere's a peek at a few of the many events; click on the image to read the synopsis of mine on \u003Cb>Sat, 24 April, 111am: Hungry Aliens and Manky Monsters\u003C/b>. \u003Ca href=\"http://www.unicomics.co.uk/UniComics/Unicomics_Contact_Us.html\">Book your place now!\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l27/jabberworks/uploads2010/unicomics3.jpg\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/unicomics2-e9a324d9ae.jpg\">\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\nYou can \u003Ca href=\"http://www.unicomics.co.uk/UniComics/UniComics_Home.html\">download the brochure as a pdf here\u003C/a> to read about each event in depth. (For my London friends, St Albans is just a quick hop up the line on the Thameslink trains.)","2010-03-11T21:44:00.000Z","unicomics-hertfordshire-starts-up-a-big-new-festival",[],"unicomics - hertfordshire starts up a big new festival!",1776628717752]