Caption Festival blog

Info about the UK's longest running comic book festival

Guests: Paul Duffield

Helping us ease the transistion of Caption from Oxford to Coventry is artist Paul Duffield, best known for illustrating the post-apocalyptic steampunk webcomic FreakAngels, written by Warren Ellis, Paul is … Continue reading

September 23, 2015 · Leave a comment

Fargo Village

FarGo Village, not to be confused with any Coen Brothers film, is the setting of Caption 2015, and offers a variety of spaces for comics events to take place, including … Continue reading

September 23, 2015 · Leave a comment

Caption 2015

This year’s Caption festival is going to be held in a new venue, Fargo Village, Coventry on October 10th and 11th, 2015 Guests include Leah Moore and John Reppion (Judge … Continue reading

September 23, 2015 · Leave a comment

Caption skip year

Due to the lack of news about Caption 2014, you might have already guessed that this is going to be a Caption skip year. Sorry to be the bearer of … Continue reading

March 28, 2014 · 2 Comments

Caption programme now online

Every year Caption features a mixture of workshops, panels, talks and other event and this year is no different! See below for full details barring accidents and emergencies… There will … Continue reading

August 6, 2013 · 1 Comment

2013 Caption T-Shirt available to order

Every year Caption festival produces limited edition T-Shirts to go with the theme of that year’s festival, with past apparel including designs by Sarah McIntyre and Al Davison which have … Continue reading

August 6, 2013 · Leave a comment

More guests announced

With just over a month to go to this year’s convention, Caption is proud to announce the second wave of guests who are looking forward to appearing at this year’s … Continue reading

July 17, 2013 · Leave a comment

Press release

This summer the East Oxford Community Centre is once again host to the comics festival ‘Caption’. Comic cons have been popping up left, right and centre like mushrooms recently with the larger … Continue reading

April 14, 2013 · 2 Comments

Guests – Vicky Stonebridge

A freelance Artist, illustrator, digital colourist and Craftworker based in Lochcarron in the North West Coast of the Scottish Highlands. Vicky has 20 years experience of running, organising & delivering … Continue reading

April 14, 2013 · Leave a comment

Guests – Rian Hughes

Rian Hughes is a British graphic designer, illustrator and comics artist, noted for his work on 2000AD, where he illustrated Robo-Hunter, Tales from Beyond Science, Really and Truly and Dan … Continue reading

April 14, 2013 · Leave a comment