LICAF 2025 Expands Guest List with Bobby Joseph, Bryan and Mary Talbot, and VIZ Team
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The Lakes International Comic Art Festival is delighted to announce its fourth tranche of guests for its annual weekend of comics celebration, taking place across Bowness-on-Windermere over Friday 26th – Sunday 28th September 2025.
Newly announced guests heading to the Lakes in September are, in alphabetical order, Abbigayle Bircham, Matthew Dooley, Kate Evans, Khaled Jarada, Pertti Jarla, Comics Laureate Bobby Joseph, Michael Lark, Martin Rowson, Kev F Sutherland, Bryan Talbot, Mary Talbot and the team from VIZ.
They join already announced guests such as Charlie Adlard, Mehdi Annassi, Serge Bloch, Philip Bond, Shelly Bond, Simone Lia, Lorenzo Mattotti, Bill Morrison, Sean Phillips, Alison Sampson, Lucy Sullivan, and Craig Thompson.
"We're absolutely thrilled to reveal more guest for this year's truly international Festival," enthuses Festival Director Julie Tait. "It's great to welcome returning creators, and introduce our new audiences to new faces, too.
"Complementing our new partnership with Phoenix comic, we think we'll be delivering on of the best mixes of comic talent we've ever brought to Cumbria."
This year's Festival in the heart of the Lake District this autumn as part of an exciting new partnership, also includes, for the first time ever, Phoenix Fest – the UK's best-loved children's comics festival – which will join LICAF for a weekend of storytelling, creativity, and comic fun in Bowness-on-Windermere, from Friday 26th to Sunday 28th September 2025. Phoenix Fest guests include Abby Bulmer, Neill Cameron and Jamie Smart.
Tickets for Phoenix Fest events will be sold separately from LICAF's general Festival Pass, and will go on sale at 8.00pm on Tuesday 1st July 2025.
Further details, including the full line-up and event updates, will be available via www.comicartfestival.com and thephoenixcomic.co.uk/phoenix-fest
Festival Passes for the rest of LICAF 2025 are available now.
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