Our guest on Monday 29th October is London Laydeez Do Comics host turned guest: the wonderful graphic novelist Rachael Ball, who will be talking about and showing art from her beautiful new book Wolf, just published by SelfMade Hero. ‘A young boy finds his life turned upside down by a tragic accident. Desperate to return to happier days, six-year-old Hugo draws up plans for a time machine. But only his neighbour - a child-eating recluse, according to the boy next door - has the parts Hugo needs to complete the contraption. Illustrated in evocative, intimate pencils, Wolf is a captivating and poignant exploration of family, grief and that blend of the everyday and the fantastical that is childhood.’ Join us at The Southern Belle, 4, Waterloo St, Hove, at the usual time of 6.30, with chat from 7-7.30. We'll be in the back room! Alex Fitch will be in the interviewing chair, and will be recording for Panel Borders on Resonance FM.

Join us on Monday 30 April for the excellent Robert Wells as our guest speaker in a chat recorded for podcast, as usual, by the equally excellent Alex Fitch! Robert's impressive works include the graphic novel Back, Sack & Crack (& Brain), published by Little Brown, which is a humorous and unflinching look at the author's various medical problems and the inabilities of doctors to find the right kind of treatment for him! An extract from the novel was shortlisted for Myriad's First Graphic Novel Competition back in 2014. Robert has also been involved in the small press for over 20 years, with such titles as Crisp Biscuit and Colin Comix under his belt. He continues to collaborate with self-published creators, and recently contributed a back-up strip to the most recent issue of Paul Rainey's title, Thunder Brother.
We'll be in the back room of The Southern Belle, 4, Waterloo St, Hove, at the usual time of 6.30, with chat from 7-7.30. Do not miss it! It is essential!

And here's further news of how you can help to contribute to crowd funding for the anthology Drawing the Line, which Myfanwy Nixon has been the founder, organiser and inspiration. This will be the print version of the online project that saw 100+ comic artists depicting positive political actions that anyone can take. The Drawing the Line crew are working in partnership with Unbound, so the end result will be some really beautiful hardback first editions; more details here: https://unbound.com/books/draw-the-line/

Lots and lots of brilliant cartoonists are involved, many of them Cartoon County regulars - you can see them all listed at https://drawthelinecomics.com/credits-links-and-thanks/

100% of the creator profits will go to the charity helprefugees.org and there's some further background at https://myfanwytristram.com/2018/04/27/get-your-hands-on-the-draw-the-line-book/

Our next gathering and final call for mince pies 2017 is on Monday 11th December at The Southern Belle, with Dan Locke in conversation with Alex Fitch about his beautiful new book Out of Nothing, published by Nobrow. Out of Nothing is authored by Dan with David Blandy, includes an introduction by Dr Adam Rutherford, and tells our story from the Big Bang to an imagined future, encompassing thousands of years of science and storytelling and art. Check out this and more of Dan's work at http://www.daniellocke.com
Come and join us! We'll be in the back room at The Southern Belle (Iron Duke), 3 Waterloo Street, Hove, from 6.30, with the chat starting at 7-7.30.

This Monday 4th September sees our Cartoon County meeting at a ‘new’ venue: The Southern Belle, 3 Waterloo Street, Hove, BN3 1AQ from 6.30 onward (though you might recognise it as the old Iron Duke which we've visited on several previous occasions).
In conversation this time, with our fine host, Alex Fitch, will be the excellent, Bob Molesworth. Bob has worked on a whole bunch of great comic titles in his career, including Star Wars, Nickelodeon's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, plus books from Markosia, including Dino Corps, Endangered Weapon, and the adventures of 'Chap-Hop' musician, Professor Elemental. He'll also be chatting about working on some of his favourite sf franchises as well as his creator-owned works, such as Part Robot.
Talk starts at 7-7.30 as is usual. Don't be late, it'll be great! See you all there!

Hannah Berry couldn't have invented Trump. But actually she did, or rather, a scenario that is strikingly similar to the one over which Trump presides. But sort of in the future. Really, you have to read it. Her prescient, hilarious, chilling and beautifully composed graphic novel Livestock is now out and available, and Hannah will be talking about it on Monday night - that's Monday 31st July – in the room upstairs at the Farm Tavern, 13 Farm Rd, Hove BN3 1FB. Alex Fitch of Resonance FM in the chair, interview starts around 7.30, gathering starts happening from 6pm. You really really will not want to miss this. Open to all. We look forward to seeing you.