United Kingdom Comic Art Convention
| United Kingdom Comic Art Convention |
| Status |
Defunct |
| Genre |
Comic books |
| Location |
London (1985–1997)
Manchester (1998) |
| Country |
United Kingdom |
| First held |
1985 |
| Last held |
1998 |
| Organizer |
Rusty Staples |
United Kingdom Comic Art Convention (UKCAC) was a British comic book convention which was held between 1985 and 1998.
History
It was organised by Frank Plowright and Hassan Yussuf throughout via their company Rusty Staples starting in 1984. Many others contributed either for a few years or on the convention days themselves. Most prominent was Richard Barker, between 1986 and 1990. Attendance at the show went from 500 to around 5000 by 1990.[1]
The growing popularity of the UKCAC lead Rusty Staples in 1990 to organize creation that year of the Glasgow-based Glasgow Comic Art Convention, or the GlasCAC.[1] GlasCAC was held in Glasgow from 1990 to 1995.
The UKCAC was held in London until 1997 and in Manchester in 1998.
UKCAC was succeeded by Comic Festival, run in Bristol from 1999 - 2004, then by Comic Expo, which began in 2005.
Locations and dates
- 1985: September 21-22 at University of London Union, Malet Street. The program cover was by Alan Davis and Paul Neary, drawing Batman and the Outsiders. The 60-page booklet featured Bryan Talbot (drawing Nemesis the Warlock & Purity Brown), Ian Gibson (drawing Judge Dredd, Sam Slade, Hoagy, and Tharg), John Ridgway, Dave Gibbons (drawing Rogue Trooper), Kevin O'Neill (drawing Batman and Nemesis the Warlock), Hunt Emerson (drawing Max Zillion), Eddie Campbell, Gary Leach, Alan Davis and Paul Neary (drawing Captain America & Captain Britain), John Wagner, Alan Grant, Robin Smith and Tom Frame (drawing Judge Dredd), John Bolton, Dicky Howett (drawing Doctor Who), Bob Wakelin, John Higgins, Leigh Baulch (drawing Tatter Shadow), Brian Bolland (drawing Batman), Phil Elliott, and Glenn Fabry (drawing Nest & Ukko [from Slaine the Barbarian])
- 1986: September 20-21 at University of London Union, Malet Street. The program cover was by Alan Davis & Dave Gibbons drawing Superman battling Thor. The 80-page booklet featured Bryan Talbot (drawing Luther Arkwright), Jack Kirby and Greg Theakston, Alan Davis and Paul Neary, Ron Smith, Angus McKie, Ian Gibson (drawing Judge Dredd, Sam Slade, Hoagy, Tharg, and a self-portrait), Phil Elliott (drawing a character from Second City), Kevin O’Neill (drawing Nemesis and Torquemada), Leigh Baulch (drawing Doc Stern), Lew Stringer (drawing Tom Thug), Mike Collins and Mark Farmer, Dicky Howett, John Bolton (drawing Wolverine), Barry Windsor-Smith (drawing Miracleman), Kev Hopgood, John Higgins (drawing a self-portrait with Judge Dredd), Brian Bolland, Brendan McCarthy (drawing Paradax and Mirkin the Mystic), John Ridgway, Hunt Emerson (drawing Max Zillion), Graham Higgins (drawing Jack Alarum), Cam Kennedy, Eddie Campbell, David Pugh (drawing Slaine), and Mike Matthews
- 1988: September 24-25 at Logan Hall, Institute of Education, 20 Bedford Way, London WC1. The programme cover was by Jerry Ordway, a drawing of Superman. The 106-page booklet included Phil Elliott, Lew Stringer (drawing Pete and his Pimple), Graham Higgins, Glenn Fabry (drawing Bricktop), Kev Hopgood, John Ridgway, John Higgins, Mike Collins, Ian Gibson, Dicky Howett, John Bolton, Hunt Emerson, Bryan Talbot, Alan Davis and Mark Farmer, Gary Leach, Cam Kennedy, Kevin O'Neill, and Brian Bolland, Dave Gibbons.
References
- ^ a b Sabin, Roger. "From to Bust," in Adult Comics: an Introduction (Taylor & Francis, 1993).
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