Comic cons – FUNNYGIZMOS

CXC gets new Festival Manager and plans to move to the spring

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:30:13 +0000

CXC in Columbus has hired Aleesha Nash as Festival Director and will be moving to a spring date in 2027

On the Scene: MICE 2025 focused on understanding comics

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:30:05 +0000

It’s my sixth time writing about MICE and I’ve still got things to say. That’s because the annual Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo, a free, two-day convention, held in a (once) historic Cadillac showroom on the (now) Boston University campus, is a liquid. It fills the space you put it in. It was snowing early Saturday afternoon, […]

ANGOULÊME: Official Selection leaks, Association FIBD barks back, and more

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 19:00:30 +0000

In the latest update: We may know what the Angoulême 2026 Official Selection could have looked like (and what familiar names made the cut); the Association FIBD responds to mayor Xavier Bonnefont’s accusations; the ADBDA moves forward; the Inter-Org BD coalition gives an update; no more Fauve; meetings taking place to decide on a program for the vacant FIBD weekend; and snippets from Le Figaro’s interview with mayor Bonnefont

BLACK COMIC LORDS: Virtual Comic-Con

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 16:45:59 +0000

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BLACK COMIC LORDS: Virtual Comic-Con

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ANGOULÊME 2026 cancelled, Bondoux defiant [UPDATED]

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 13:31:40 +0000

Franck Bondoux — ©Alistair Dabbs

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Franck Bondoux — ©Alistair Dabbs

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Interview: Luigi Formisano on crafting NIGHTS

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 20:30:41 +0000

The Beat sat down with Formisano at Thought Bubble Comics Art Festival 2025 to discuss his experience working on NIGHTS.

Organiser 9e Art+ puts ANGOULÊME FESTIVAL 2026 on hold [UPDATED]

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 14:54:10 +0000

Embattled Angoulême Festival organiser 9e Art+ has officially put production of the 2026 event on indefinite hold

Interview: Mollie Ray on GIANT and comics activism

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 20:30:44 +0000

Mollie Ray’s exceptional debut graphic novel Giant is a strikingly intimate and emotional look at nostalgia, illness and healing, told with a deft and gentle hand that lead to one of the best comics of last year. Recently reprinted into a brand new paperback, Ray has gone on to be elected the inaugural Youth Comics […]

ANGOULÊME: Her name is Élise. Former employee dismissed by 9e Art+ after reporting sexual assault comes forward

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 14:00:16 +0000

The person whose allegations against Angoulême Festival operator 9e Art+ shook the French comics industry this year has waived her anonymity and spoken out

ANGOULÊME CRISIS: Game over? Stakeholders call for ’26 Festival to be cancelled

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 20:45:52 +0000

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