Graphic Brighton: Comics by and for young people is a FREE event with talks, panel discussions, book signings and a workshop on how to make your own comics, curated by Alex Fitch and Barbara Chamberlin.

Friday 27th May: talks by academics and local creators about childrens comics.

Saturday 28th May: invites a variety of creators including former Children’s Laureate Michael Rosen to chat about their work and sign comics, plus a workshop by young graphic novelist Coco Kirkland.

The many Cartoon County creators include Hannah Berry, Jaime Huxtable, Zara Slattery, Dan Locke and Paul Fisher Davies.

University of Brighton, Edward Street Building.

Full details here

This month we'll be at Waterstones where Alex Fitch will be talking with comics creators Veronika Muchitsch, Dan Locke and Alex Frith, celebrating the publication of two graphic novels:



Cyberman (published by Myriad, 26 May) by Veronika Muchitsch is a graphic documentary of the life of a blogger in his fifties living in a small town in Finland who for nearly six years has been streaming his life online twenty-four hours, seven days a week. Even though he hardly leaves his apartment, nor has visitors.

Two Heads (Bloomsbury, 2022) is a journey through the mysteries of the human brain from a renowned husband-and-wife team of cognitive neuroscientists, professors Uta and Chris Frith, working with their son Alex and artist Daniel Locke. They examine how research is now focused on the fact we are a social species, whose brains have evolved to work cooperatively.

19th May at 7pm

Waterstones
71-74 North Street

Attendance is free, but advance registration is essential.