UPDATED: Glasgow comic con programmes

Now updated with the 2022 & 2023 programmes (c/o Sha Nazir - thanks so much!)

Now updated with the 2024 programme (but that means I've missed the programmes for 20222 & 2023 - can you help?)

I've looked a few different conventions before....

Bristol comic expo (2004-2014) is here

London comic festival 2003 is here
Kev Sutherland festival original art is here
A 'Lawless 2019' miscellany is here
Boys and Girls exhibitions of the 1950s and '60s is here
Glasgow comic art convention is here
Edinburgh art convention is here
Hi-Ex convention is here

UKCAC - part 1 - is here
UKCAC - part 2 - is here

UKCAC - part 3 - is here

BICS convention is here

Today, with thanks to friend of the blog Alan Henderson for providing the programme scans so far, it's the turn of Glasgow comic con...

Glasgow comic con, 2011- cover art by Frank Quitely

The actual convention booklet is the same as the above, but obviously with words EVENT GUIDE removed

with thanks to Alan Henderson & Jeremy Briggs

Glasgow comic con, 2012 - cover art by Rufus Dayglo

The actual convention booklet is the same as the above, but obviously with words EVENT GUIDE removed

with thanks to Alan Henderson & Jeremy Briggs

Glasgow comic con, 2013 - cover art by Jason Mathis

with thanks to Alan Henderson

Glasgow comic con, 2014 - cover art by Hannah Berry


Glasgow comic con, 2015 - cover art by Neil Slorance


Glasgow comic con, 2016 - cover art by Clare Forrest


Glasgow comic con, 2017 - cover art by Neil Slorance

Glasgow comic con, 2018 - cover art by Chris Baldie

Glasgow comic con, 2019 - cover art by Chris Baldie

Glasgow comic con, 2022 - cover art by Shazleen Khan

Glasgow comic con, 2023 - art by James Lawrence

Glasgow comic con, 2024 - cover art by Sarah Graley

UPDATED: Glasgow comic art convention, 1990-95

I've recently look at a lot at the various programmes produced to tie-in with various comic conventions...

Bristol comic expo (2004-2014) is here
London comic festival 2003 is here
Kev Sutherland festival original art is here
A 'Lawless 2019' miscellany is here
Boys and Girls exhibitions of the 1950s and '60s is here

Updated: Glasgow Comic Art Convention 1991 brochure added to the listing

...and today it's the turn of The Glasgow comic art convention (GCAC), which ran from 1990-95...I've included the listing of all those that contribute pin-ups to these programmes. These are great and well worth tracking down.

Glasgow comic art convention, 1990, A4, 68 pages, cover art by Ian Gibson

Glasgow comic art convention, 1991, A4, 68 pages, cover art by Colin MacNeil

Glasgow comic art convention, 1992, A4, 68 pages, cover art by Jamie Hewlett

 Glasgow comic art convention, 1993, A4, 72 pages, cover by Steve Pugh

Glasgow comic art convention, 1994, A5, 64 pages, cover by Mark Buckingham

Glasgow comic art convention, 1995, A5, 16 pages, cover by Steve Yeowell

interior art by Thomas Creilly, Darryl Cunningham, Craig Dixon, Mike Hadley, Robert McCallum, Jim O'Reday and Frank Quitely

UPDATED: Glasgow comic con programmes

Now updated with the 2024 programme (but that means I've missed the programmes for 20222 & 2023 - can you help?)

I've looked a few different conventions before....

Bristol comic expo (2004-2014) is here

London comic festival 2003 is here
Kev Sutherland festival original art is here
A 'Lawless 2019' miscellany is here
Boys and Girls exhibitions of the 1950s and '60s is here
Glasgow comic art convention is here
Edinburgh art convention is here
Hi-Ex convention is here

UKCAC - part 1 - is here
UKCAC - part 2 - is here

UKCAC - part 3 - is here

BICS convention is here

Today, with thanks to friend of the blog Alan Henderson for providing the programme scans so far, it's the turn of Glasgow comic con...

Glasgow comic con, 2011- cover art by Frank Quitely

The actual convention booklet is the same as the above, but obviously with words EVENT GUIDE removed

with thanks to Alan Henderson & Jeremy Briggs

Glasgow comic con, 2012 - cover art by Rufus Dayglo

The actual convention booklet is the same as the above, but obviously with words EVENT GUIDE removed

with thanks to Alan Henderson & Jeremy Briggs

Glasgow comic con, 2013 - cover art by Jason Mathis

with thanks to Alan Henderson

Glasgow comic con, 2014 - cover art by Hannah Berry


Glasgow comic con, 2015 - cover art by Neil Slorance


Glasgow comic con, 2016 - cover art by Clare Forrest


Glasgow comic con, 2017 - cover art by Neil Slorance

Glasgow comic con, 2018 - cover art by Chris Baldie

Glasgow comic con, 2019 - cover art by Chris Baldie

Glasgow comic con, 2022

image not to hand - an you help?

Glasgow comic con, 2023

image not to hand - an you help?

Glasgow comic con, 2024 - cover art by Sarah Graley

Comic Festival 2001+2

I've looked a few different conventions before....

Bristol comic expo (2004-2014) is here

London comic festival 2003 is here
Kev Sutherland festival original art is here
A 'Lawless 2019' miscellany is here
Boys and Girls exhibitions of the 1950s and '60s is here
Glasgow comic art convention is here
Edinburgh art convention is here
Hi-Ex convention is here

UKCAC - part 1 - is here
UKCAC - part 2 - is here

UKCAC - part 3 - is here

BICS convention is here

Glasgow comic con is here

Kapow! comic con is here

British comic conventions 1970-76 is here 

British comic conventions 1977-81 is here 

Comic conventions miscellany is here

Comics 101 is here

Strips 78 is here

Comicon 1972 is here

Eaglecon 80 - part 1 - is here

Comicon 1971 is here

Comicon 1970 is here

Bristol comic expo 2023 is here

ALL the Lawless 2023 posts can be found here

Alexandra Palace in 1992 is here

11th British comic convention (1979) is here

6th British comic convention (1973) is here

The A5 brochure (which really was a single piece of A2 paper folded up) unfolded to produce a pair of A3 sized posters. Art by Kev walker.

Art by Trevor Hairsine

The A5 sized, 32 page brochure for Comics 2002 is graced with a Frank Quitely cover. Yet again Kev Sutherland put together an absolutely massive event across Bristol with over 150 writers, artists, editors, publishers and the like

London comic book convention

I've looked a few different conventions before....

Bristol comic expo (2004-2014) is here

London comic festival 2003 is here
Kev Sutherland festival original art is here
A 'Lawless 2019' miscellany is here
Boys and Girls exhibitions of the 1950s and '60s is here
Glasgow comic art convention is here
Edinburgh art convention is here
Hi-Ex convention is here

UKCAC - part 1 - is here
UKCAC - part 2 - is here

UKCAC - part 3 - is here

BICS convention is here

Glasgow comic con is here

Kapow! comic con is here

British comic conventions 1970-76 is here 

British comic conventions 1977-81 is here 

Comic conventions miscellany is here

Comics 101 is here

Strips 78 is here

Comicon 1972 is here

Eaglecon 80 - part 1 - is here

Comicon 1971 is here

Comicon 1970 is here

Bristol comic expo 2023 is here

ALL the Lawless 2023 posts can be found here

And now here's another one! Yes, it's the London comic book convention at Alexandra Palace, 1992.

Lawless 2023 - the autographs

 For Lawless 2023 I've looked at...

Artists here
Original art here
panels here
Steve Dillon art, part 1 here
Steve Dillon art, part 2 here
Steve Dillon art, part 3 here

Steve Dillon art, part 4 here 

Steve Dillon art, part 5 here

...and now the final part - the autographs!

so, here we go, from top to bottom, left to right I got the following autographs in my convention programme booklet in 2023...

John Wagner & Kev Crossley

Mick McMahon & Dan Cornwell

Laura Howell, D'Israeli, John Higgins, Ian Edgington [with the smile in the signature] & Patrick Goddard

David A Roach

Michael Carroll, Mike Dorey, Lew Stringer, Dave Gibbons, Ben Willsher

Chris Weston & Mike Collins

Frazer Irving, Glenn Fabry, Lee Carter

Colin Maxwell, Rob Williams, Henry Flint, Andy Diggle

UPDATED: UKCAC programmes - part 2 (of 3)

I've recently look at a lot at the various programmes produced to tie-in with various comic conventions...

Bristol comic expo (2004-2014) is here
London comic festival 2003 is here
Kev Sutherland festival original art is here
A 'Lawless 2019' miscellany is here
Boys and Girls exhibitions of the 1950s and '60s is here
Glasgow comic art convention is here
Edinburgh art convention is here
UKCAC - part 1 is here

Today it's the second part of a look at that long running comic convention, the United Kingdom Comic Art Convention (UKCAC) - these are the best and longest programmes you can track down

Now updated with additional Simon Bisley Mean Machine art

UKCAC programme 1990, A4 sized, 112 pages, Garry Leach cover

swiped from the 2000AD forums (c/o a tip off from Facebook user Roland Ungoed-Thomas)

UKCAC programme 1991, A4 sized, 96 pages, Simon Bisley cover

UKCAC programme 1992, A4 sized, 92 pages, Gary Erskine cover

Cover art for the schedule (usually just an insert for the programme; albeit these tend not survive whereas the 'main' programmes tend to last much better) by Kev Walker. Currently up for sale here

UKCAC programme 1993, A4 sized, 96 pages, Dave Gibbons cover

Cover art for the schedule (usually just an insert for the programme; albeit these tend not survive whereas the 'main' programmes tend to last much better) by Dean Ormston.

UKCAC programme 1994, A4 sized, 100 pages, Glenn Fabry cover