Comic Community Themed Weeks announced for Comic Directory backers
ComicScene will be running comic community themed weeks on the website throughout the year that are open to those who sign up for the Comic Industry Directory 2025. It’s like having a week long Comic Con without the travel, accommodation and table costs! Share your work with the whole comic community and we will promote the website to highlight each themed week. The list of weeks are below.
Find out more and join the kickstarter here
ComicScene said today, “The comic community who sign up to the Directory get their name out to others but that is not enough. They get to take over the website without an editorial gatekeeper and we are introducing today specific themed weeks that reflect the different aspects and interest of comic creators and fans. People talk about comic silos and we want to help break down the barriers by giving control back to the comic community themselves.”
“We will also be giving advice on a Print On Demand service so you can avoid printing unnecessary stock or test out a new comic before taking it to a crowdfunder or comicon. The service can take payments and post out on your behalf to readers with the ability to post in the UK and US (in certain formats) to avoid ever increasing postal charges and overall to improve the environment and our carbon footprint. The service can also get your books out to other outlets. You can promote your book via the ComicScene website that currently has 30% more impact than a message on social media. Together we can do so much and increase that impact. We’ve tried it with our recent ComicScene Special Edition and the new Raising Amy book. It’s all very exciting and is the culmination of five years work.”
“You have exactly one month to pledge your support for the kickstarter. We are simply providing the tools to bring everyone together so we can learn from one another and make more people more aware of comics as a medium. Your £10 to £30 pledge helps sustain this work.” Pledge here
CHRISTMAS COMIC FAIR 18TH – 24TH NOVEMBER
Tell us about and sell your comics and artwork for that special Christmas Gift (Week after Thought Bubble)
SCOTTISH COMIC FAIR 25TH NOV – 1ST DEC
Open to Scots Creators to celebrate Scots Comic Book Day
THROUGHOUT DECEMBER WE WELCOME CREATORS PUTTING UP POSTS ON THE WEBSITE FOR CONSIDERATION OF YOUR COMICS FOR THE COMICSCENE AWARDS. VOTING FOR YOUR TOP 5 COMICS OF 2024 IS BETWEEN 11TH TO 19TH JANUARY.
COMIC SALES FAIR 27th DEC – 10TH JAN
Promote your sales price comics and artwork after Christmas and auction your own comic collections too!
VOTE IN THE COMICSCENE AWARDS 2025 11TH JAN – 19TH JAN
COMICCON AND COSPLAYERS PREVIEW 20th JAN – 26TH JAN
We invite you to preview your ComicCons and Cosplayer costumes for 2025
I LOVE COMICS FAIR 27th JAN – 16TH FEB
Celebrates National Storytelling Week in the UK and welcomes comics from all English speaking countries including the UK, Ireland, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand and media sites to share their websites, podcast, vlogcasts and reviews.
We announce the ComicScene Awards
As well as telling us about your comics we welcome your short text or illustrated stories featuring your own or favourite comic character.
LGBTQIA+ COMICS FAIR 17TH FEB – 23RD FEB
Share your comics about and by LGBTQIA+ creators
INTERNATIONAL WOMENS COMICS FAIR 24TH FEB – 28th MAR
For International Women’s Day, we welcome comics by women creators and the organisations that support them.
WILL EISNER WEEK 1st – 7th MAR
We welcome professional and indie creators to exhibit their latest work or commissions on the website for Will Eisner Week PLUS on World Book Day 6th March we want you to highlight YGNs
CELEBRATING BATTLE COMICS – WAR COMICS FAIR 10TH – 16TH MAR
It’s our retro week – celebrating all things Battle for its 50th Birthday and highlighting war comics being produced today and sites that celebrate retro comics.
IRISH COMICS FAIR 17th – 23rd MAR
Open to Irish Creators to share your comics
CHILDRENS COMIC FAIR 31st MAR – 6TH APRIL
Share your kid friendly comics for International Children’s Book Day
WEB COMICS FAIR 7TH APR – 13TH APRIL
Highlighting Web Comics From All over The World. Share your web comics with us.
ENVIRONMENTAL COMICS FAIR 21ST APRIL – 27TH APRIL
Share your Environmental Comics For Earth Day
FREE COMICS FAIR – Sat 3rd MAY
We invite you to share your free digital comics on the website for Free Comics Day
MANGA MAY COMICS FAIR 5th MAY – 11th MAY
Share your Manga Comics with us
MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS COMIC FAIR 12th MAY – 18TH MAY
Share your Mental Health Awareness Comics with us
ACADEMIC AND EDUCATION COMICS FAIR 19th MAY – 31ST MAY
We invite comic academics and those who run school projects to share their work on comics and for those who produce comics to educate, such as history comics. to share them too.
UK COMIC BOOK FAIR 1st JUNE – 7th JUNE
Celebrating UK Comics – share them with us (week after Lawless)
DISABILITY AWARENESS COMICS 21st – 27th JUL
Highlighting comics about disability and by disabled creators. Share your comics with us.
SMALL PRESS COMICS AND ZINE FAIR AUGUST
Celebrating Small Press Day
INTERNATIONAL COMICS WEEK 29TH SEPT – 5TH OCT
Celebrating international comics and creators (after the International Comic Art Festival)
BLACK HISTORY MONTH COMICS FAIR 6TH OCT – 12th OCT
Highlighting comics by black creators. Share your comics with us
CHILDRENS COMIC FAIR 20TH OCT – 27TH OCT
Celebrating School’s Library Month – another opportunity to share kid friendly comics.
HALLOWEEN HORROR COMICS FAIR 28TH OCT – 1ST NOV
Highlighting your horror comics
