Free Comic Book Day 2022: Kids Drawing Table

Our kids drawing table returns this Free Comic Book Day, giving budding young artists aged 6 - 12 the chance to draw alongside comic book professionals! Drawing commences at 10am until 12pm, with artists from Bog Eyed Books and 2000AD Regened represented at the table!

The drawing table is always one of our most popular features of Free Comic Book Day (along with the free comics of course), but sadly had to be suspended for the past couple of years. At last it's back: a chance for kids to sit and work alongside professional comics artists who can give them tricks and tips to inspire and educate them. As ever we have split the time into themed groups of artists to draw along with your precious tykes!

At 10am - 11am, representing upstart kids GN publisher Bog Eyed Books will be TOR FREEMAN (Welcome to Oddleigh), GARY NORTHFIELD (Derek the Sheep), WOODROW PHOENIX (Donny Digits) and DAVID ZIGGY-GREENE (Walkies)! Bog Eyed is the creation of Gary Northfield and Nicky Evans, intended to bring some overlooked gems of British kids comics to light (and a regular publisher in our kids best of the year lists).

Then weighing in at 11am-12pm we'll have RAMZEE and KORINNA VEROPOULOU here representing 2000AD Regened, Rebellion's younger reader re-imagining of the classic British sci-fi anthology! Ramzee and Korinna have both come up through the rough'n'tumble world of small press, self-publishing so successfully that they couldn't help but gain the attention of the Galaxy's Greatest Comic. They represent part of Rebellion's drive to give space to new, diverse voices, to the benefit of us all!

No booking required or materials needed, just come on down and wait for a free seat. We'd only ask that all attendees are considerate of others waiting to draw, and plan their time accordingly. So we'll see you here between 10am - 12pm, and make sure your kids bring their drawing hats!

We would ask all attendees who are not clinically exempt from doing so to wear a face covering when visiting the store. This is not something we enforce, but rather ask it of customers as a matter of consideration.

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