Gosh!Fest 2025

Self published work and small presses have always been an integral part of what Gosh! has done, sell customers the best comics in the world. As we approach our 40th year slinging funny books that has never been more true, so much so that we’ve decided to celebrate with a brand new annual event - Gosh!Fest: A Small Presstival. Our innaugural festival will be on Saturday 30th August 2025, kicking off right from 11am.

We'll be hosting over 40 guests featuring the country's most talented cartoonists, up and comers who have barely published their first zine to grizzled vets who remember the days of Fast Fiction and Thought Bubble in Leeds! We’ll be hosting local artists and comic makers from across the country. Throughout the day, we'll have several group signings back-to-back where you can meet the artists, check out their work and treat yourself to some damn good comics! They'll be zines, books, prints, badges, stickers, window painting and more! This’ll be a day to discover new talent and support your favourites, many of whom will be launching brand new publications.

Throughout the day, our guests will even be working on a comic together, right in front of your very eyes! To get your hands on the comic our guests make, we’ll have a stamp card system, one stamp per signing attended, and if you get four or more you get a copy free!

As a part of the event we’ll be running a Drink & Draw the evening before with several of the artists who will be attending on the day!

The DIY comics scene and small press community are things we truly cherish at Gosh! and so we're proud to be able to present this truly staggering line-up of creators.

The full festival line-up is as follows:

11-12: Will Hedgeland, Ky Lawrence, Jesse Kay, Amelie Ryder-Potter, Kiera Won, Francis Todd, Yetunde Ekuntuyi
12-1: Rin Edwards, Sar Cousins, Beatrijs Brouwer, Chris King, Rein Lee, Joe Stone, B.Mure
1-2: Shuning Ji, Beck Kubrick, Jim Hemmingfield, John Powell Jones, Molly Stocks, R.E. Burke, Emilia McKenzie
2-3: Josh Hicks, Clio Isadora, Ferry Gouw, Shane Mellise, Fred Lanka, Leo Fox, Ed Firth
3-4: Peony Gent, Ed Stockham, Claude TC, Timothy Winchester, Will Humberstone, Jade King, Lando
4-5: Adam Falp, Michael D. Kennedy, Henry Widdicombe, Henry McCausland, Kai Reynolds, Rebecca K Jones, Peter Morey
5-6: Sean Azzopardi, Gareth Hopkins, Douglas Noble, Mark Stafford, Dan White, Fraser Geesin, Patrick Wray

Join us from 11am on Saturday 30th August for Gosh!Fest! We can't wait!

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Artwork by Ferry Gouw.