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New Flyer by Mike Perkins Released
DC exclusive artist Mike Perkins has created the artwork for our stunning new flyer this year. Mike will be joined by a host of other

Judge Dredd Co Creator John Wagner Writes The Comics Trail Story
Before anyone can create any art there has to be a script.
And this huge life size comic is no exception.
We are delighted to announce that the story for the trail has been written by none other than the legendary 2000ad writer and Judge Dredd co creator John Wagner!
We are absolutely thrilled that John could be Our writer on the Comics Trail, weaving a time hopping and inspiring yarn that delves into the history of Shrewsbury as well as looking ahead to the future.

The Comics Trail is Awarded Arts Council Grant
The Shrewsbury Comic Art Trail organised by the Comics Salopia Festival and Shrewsbury Town Council in partnership with Shropshire Council, Shrewsbury BID, and The Big

The World’s Finest in Comics are Coming to Shropshire
The Eisner’s are the most prestigious awards in the comic industry and five of the guests attending the festival in the beautiful town of Shrewsbury for a weekend celebration of the comics art form, have been nominated.

World Famous Writer and Designer Chip Kidd Comes to Shrewsbury
The high standard of events being announced for the first Comics Salopia Festival in Shrewsbury is pretty staggering, but the latest event announcement is hitting another level of the creative stratosphere as legendary writer, book designer and public speaker Chip Kidd is confirmed to be delivering an inspiring talk to festival attendees at the University on Saturday 1st June at 14.45 pm.

TV Star Jamali Maddix is Coming To Shrewsbury to Find Out All About a Different Kind of Comic
He has also done a plethora of TV shows including The John Bishop Show, Live at the Apollo and 8 out of 10 Cats and Dara O’Brien’s Go 8 Bit. He has since been asked to host Live at the Apollo for this year’s series.