Check out this months LGNN comic book / graphic novel monthly meetup groups happening across London in December
Shoe Lane Comic Forum
Tuesday 3rd December
5:30pm – 7pm
Shoe Lane Library, Hill House, 1 Little New St, London EC4A 3JR
A fun and informal book group dedicated to the understanding and enjoyment of the multifaceted medium of comic books and graphic novels. Make friends, converse, get recommendations and choose from a wide selection of books to borrow and take home. From novices to fanatics: open to all.
For more info please get in touch
Islington Comic Forum
Tuesday 3rd December
6:30pm – 7:30pm
North Library, Manor Gardens N7 6JX
Like comic books / graphic novels? On the first Tuesday of every month Islington Comic Forum have the pick of the best of the Islington library comic book stock for your selection. Meet and talk with other members. Hear recommendations. Tell us what you think. Borrow titles to take home.
For more info: facebook page here
WIP Comics
Saturday 7th December
11:30am – 3pm
5th Floor Foyer/Bar of the Royal Festival Hall
Southbank Centre, Belvedere Rd, Lambeth, London SE1 8XX (map)
This month it’s on the 1st Saturday of the month! Originally known as Graphic Novels and Comics, Critique and Collaboration Meetup was established by Michal Ingram in July 2011 who came up with the idea of bringing comic creators together for the purpose of collaborating and giving each other feedback.
Visual Storytelling Studies
Sunday 8th December
11am – 1pm
5th Floor Foyer/Bar of the Royal Festival Hall
Southbank Centre, Belvedere Rd, Lambeth, London SE1 8XX (map)
After a hiatus, the Visual Storytelling Studies (VSS) group is finally returning as Chloe and Elsbeth are taking over the group!
This session is going to be an introductory session. Everyone will be able to introduce themselves, share what they would like to get out of the group, and we may have a fun writing/drawing exercise to do as well.
If you would like to share what you want to learn about visual storytelling before coming along, add it to this padlet: https://padlet.com/clostarling/yieoht7uwmnw
Brompton Library Graphic Novel Reading Group
Monday 9th December
6:30pm – 7:30pm
Brompton Library, 210 Old Brompton Road, SW5 0BS
The reading group takes place on the second Monday evening of every month. There may be a pub quiz afterwards if you want to join in!
For the next session on Monday, 9th December 6.30pm, we will be discussing the graphic travelogue JERUSALEM, by the renowned French observant cartoonist Guy Delisle.
Guy Delisle expertly lays the groundwork for a cultural road map of contemporary Jerusalem, utilizing the classic stranger-in-a-strange-land point of view that made his other books, Pyongyang, Shenzhen, and Burma Chronicles, required reading for understanding what daily life is like in cities few are able to travel to. In Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City, Delisle explores the complexities of a city that represents so much to so many. He eloquently examines the impact of the conflict on the lives of people on both sides of the wall while drolly recounting the quotidian: checkpoints, traffic jams, and holidays..
Church Street Library Graphic Novel Club
Monday 9th December
6:30pm – 8pm
Church Street Library, 67 Church St, Marylebone, London NW8 8EU
An opportunity for new readers and veterans of the medium to meet, discuss and share knowledge and opinions on anything related to the Graphic Novels.
Barbican Comic Forum
Thursday 19th December
5:30pm – 7:00pm
Barbican Library, Silk Street, EC2Y 8DS
The Barbican Comic Forum is an informal group dedicated to the understanding and enjoyment of the multifaceted medium of comic books and graphic novels. Make friends, converse, get recommendations and choose from a wide selection of books to borrow and take home. From novices to fanatics: open to all. Three things to note: 1. If you don’t have a City of London library card you can now join online (Anyone can join – you don’t have to live or work in the city to be a member: so come on – what’s stopping you?). 2. If you’re a little late – don’t worry about it. You can still just grab a chair and join in. 3. For those of you old enough: when the session finishes there will be a few of us heading to the pub.
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