Welcome to the Comics Salopia shop
Although the festival is free to enter giving you unlimited access to our exhibitors, events in the library and all of our star guests there is also a chance to book tickets for our incredible range of educational, recreational and inspiring live arts events.
And if you think you’d like to enjoy a range of events without having to book lots of tickets you can save money with our package deals.
A family pass gives you and your family access to all of the kids events, such as workshops and Jedi Training.
A Superfan Pass give you full unlimited access to all daytime events including portfolio reviews for aspiring artists and our special classes, workshops, talks, the Walking Dead interactive exhibition and exclusive live interviews.
And for those of you who want the ultimate festival experience there are our VIP Tickets that offer everything from a Superfan Pass plus access to our VIP evening events rubbing shoulders with the stars.
These are for over 18s only as they include our Saturday Evening Party in the Buttermarket night spot with live music featuring local superstar singer song writer Dan Owen.
What ever your budget and what ever your tastes, there is something for everyone at Comics Salopia”.
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- Comics & The Art of Visual Communication – with Scott McCloud
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- Comics is finally coming of age as an artistic and literary form. Now this once-maligned medium of expression is poised for new opportunities, thanks to a mutating media environment and a potential revolution in visual education.
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- The Fabulous Fantasy Cosplay Parade
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- Let’s be fabulous together and raise money for our charity Share Shrewsbury! Please join us for our fantastic and FREE festival cosplay parade through town on Sunday June 2nd at 2pm. We are walking in support of Share Shrewsbury, who will be accepting public donations during the parade. We will be presenting prizes to the best dressed adult, the best…
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- The Comics Salopia Zombie Walk
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- Be part of the festival and make your self into one of the undead for our fun zombie walk through the town. The best zombies will be awarded special prizes by Walking Dead artist and co creator Charlie Adlard. To enter you simply take a selfie of yourself made up as a Zombie at the Castle with our banner in…
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- Manga Workshop with Sonia Leong – Saturday
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- Being held at the wonderful Shropshire Wildlife Trust on Abbey Forgate, young budding artists are invited to Join Manga artist Sonia Leong to create their own anthropomorphic manga characters based on the animals indigenous to Shropshire.
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- The Power Of The Graphic Novel – with Bryan & Mary Talbot
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- Kicking off the festival main events are Costa award-winners Bryan and Mary Talbot talk about the books they've done together and what the graphic novel form brings to their storytelling. Talking about their collaborative work to date, they demonstrate the power of the graphic novel to communicate complex material in an accessible way. Emotionally charged biographical details, tangled historical events…
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- How Do I Become A Professional Comics Writer?
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- Join TV sensation and live stand up comedian Jamali Maddix as he quizzes a top international panel of comics writers comprising of Green Arrow and James Bond's Andy Diggle, Batman by Design's Chip Kidd, Incursion's Alex Paknadel and Star Wars writer Pierrick Colinet.In what is sure to be a lively, fascinating and fun discussion about creating stories for comics, Maddix…
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- The Origin of Super Species – with Dr. James Carney
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- In this fascinating talk Dr James Carney will argue that super hero literature is a cultural response to the cognitive problem of living in large groups. Specifically, living in large groups is convenient because it allows specialisation, but keeping track of what group members think (and what they think about what other members think) is very difficult. And yet, the…
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- Celebrating 25 Years of Hellboy and the Mignolaverse
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- Join special guests Ben Stenbeck, Duncan Fegredo, Laurence Campbell and host Ollie MacNamee as they mark 25 years of Hellboy and the BPRD in this exclusive "Mignolaverse" panel.
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- “From Hellboy To Baltimore” an interview with Ben Stenbeck
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- Join Host Leonard Sultana as he interviews the guest who has travelled further than any other to join us here in Shrewsbury. Hellboy, Baltimore and BPRD artist Ben Stenbeck is joining us all the way from New Zealand.
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- An Interview With Eric Stephenson by Kieron Gillen
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- The Image Comics Publisher Eric Stephenson in conversation with Star Wars and X-men writer Kieron Gillen.
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- An Audience With The Beano
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- Join Beano Editor John Anderson as he hosts this great all ages interview panel featuring 4 Beano Legends, Lew Stringer, Hunt Emerson, Laura Howell and Nigel Parkinson. Saturday 12.00 - 13.00
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- How to Draw A Robot Without Looking – Kids Workshop (Saturday)
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- How to Draw a Robot Without Looking! An hour of furious felt-pen fun awaits, join cartoonist Marc Jackson for his infamous ‘How to draw a robot without looking’ drawing workshop. Bring your listening ears! This fun cartooning workshop for younger kids is delivered by Marc Jackson who's work has appeared in the Beano and Ace's Weekly. Join your kids for…
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- How to Draw A Robot Without Looking – Kids Workshop (Sunday)
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- How to Draw a Robot Without Looking! An hour of furious felt-pen fun awaits, join cartoonist Marc Jackson for his infamous ‘How to draw a robot without looking’ drawing workshop. Bring your listening ears! This fun cartooning workshop for younger kids is delivered by Marc Jackson who's work has appeared in the Beano and Ace's Weekly. Join your kids for…
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- So why did the Analytical Psychologist cross the road?
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- Join Dr. Janek Dubowski for this fascinating Lecture as part of our academic learning zone.
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- Children’s Creative Workshop with Sarah McIntyre (Sunday Morning)
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- Join story legend Sarah McIntyre in making your own comic book from start to finish! Get her top tips on making comics, create a character, then learn how to design your own covers and fill the pages of your book. Open to all ages, but advisable that children under 8 have an adult to work with together in making your…
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- Children’s Creative Workshop with Sarah McIntyre (Saturday Morning)
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- Join story legend Sarah McIntyre in making your own comic book from start to finish! Get her top tips on making comics, create a character, then learn how to design your own covers and fill the pages of your book. Open to all ages, but advisable that children under 8 have an adult to work with together in making your…
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