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Cartoon County @cartooncounty.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Mon 27 July 6.30pm Beth Duggleby discussing her comics (including ‘After Life' runner-up in the Graphic Short Story Prize) working as a silversmith and lecturering at Leeds bethmadethis.weebly.com/comics.html FREE! The Walrus Ship St Brighton BN1 1AD Live YouTube: www.youtube.com/@panelbordersvideo

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Another day, another scandal circling Reform. I'm willing to bet they don't want to answer questions about this either. www.ft.com/content/b74c...

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Betting account in George Cottrell’s name received $9mn in crypto from unidentified sources

Deposits in Polymarket wallet came as convicted fraudster was providing gifts to Farage

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Helen McCarthy @glider.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

If the State can prosecute a defence lawyer for fulfilling their professional obligation to do the best possible job for their clients, then that State is ruled by prejudice and partiality, and nobody is equal under the law.

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Alex Fitch @panelborders.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

come along to Presuming Ed’s on London Road, BN1 4JG at 7pm Mon 13th July for a screening of Brighton International Animation Festival short animated films by South Asian creators, followed by Q&A with University of Sussex student Bowen Tan re: VR work; tickets £7: www.outsavvy.com/event/36960/...

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East Asian Panorama Tickets - Brighton and Hove - OutSavvy

Monthly events from the Brighton International Animation Festival showcasing a variety of animation programmes, come down and catch up on any festival programmes you may have missed. July is East Asi...

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East Asian Panorama Tickets - Brighton and Hove - OutSavvy

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Alex Fitch @panelborders.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

repeat broadcast: Alex Fitch talks to @murugiah.bsky.social, Paul Gravett and Lindsey Glen about the opening exhibitions at the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration inc. #Queer as #Comics. 11am Sun 5th July, 104.4 @resonancefm.bsky.social / DAB, more info at panelborders.wordpress.com/2026/06/24

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June 24, 2026 – Panel Borders and other podcasts

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Andy Oliver @andywpoliver.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Just look at how strong the @brokenfrontier.bsky.social front page is right now. Everything we work to promote is there - socially relevant comics, experimental comics, community shout-outs and so much more. Please spread the word! www.brokenfrontier.com

Art by AJ O’Neill from his recent Broken Frontier interview about his queer comics practice.

Art by Mollie Ray from their comic The House My Father Built published through the Lakes Festival’s ‘From Palestine’ initiative.

Art from Ferry Gouw’s new comic ‘Limbo’ from Breakdown Press. An interview with Ferry is part of our Arc Festival coverage.

Art from Jua IK!’s trans allegory The Road to Chimera’.

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Cartoon County @cartooncounty.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

NEXT LIVE MEETING Monday June 22 The fabulous @cartoonkate.bsky.social author of Threads and Red Rosa is talking to @panelborders.bsky.social about her graphic biography of Jane Austen: Patchwork cartoonkate.co.uk/pages/patchw... Join us at The Walrus, Ship Street, Brighton BN1 1AD from 6:30pm

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Patchwork Jane Austen Sneak Peek

Reverend Stanier Clarke mansplains to Jane Austen how to write a novel. Henry Austen is very ill after eating mercury salts. Patchwork: a graphic biography

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Alex Fitch @panelborders.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

broadcast info: Alex Fitch talks protest w/ @averyhill.bsky.social’s ‪@zebko.bsky.social, @selfmadehero.bsky.social‘s @myfanwytristram.bsky.social; & @theguardian.com‘s Martin Rowson. 5pm, 3rd June, 104.4 Resonance FM; info: panelborders.wordpress.com/2026/06/01/b... rec: @cartooncounty.bsky.social

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Broadcast Info: Protest Comics [June 3rd]

In this month’s Panel Borders, Alex Fitch talks to a trio of comic creators whose work deals with aspects of protest. At a Q and A recorded at Waterstones Brighton, Alex chats to Olivia Sulli…

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SelfMadeHero @selfmadehero.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Ready to get loud? #NoisyValley: The Art of Protest by @myfanwytristram.bsky.social is OUT NOW IN THE UK! Grab your copy now, wherever the most rebellious books are sold. 🔗 buff.ly/PlUbjT0 @firstgraphicnovel.bsky.social @workersgallery.bsky.social #selfmadehero #indiecomics #newcomics #protest

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Myfanwy Tristram @myfanwytristram.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Ok #Brighton, have you booked your ticket for Monday’s special @cartooncounty.bsky.social at @waterstones.bsky.social Brighton? @zebko.bsky.social and I will be talking about how and why we made our graphic novels, and how we got them published! www.waterstones.com/events/carto...

18 May All welcome! Cartoon County at Waterstones Brighton. Myfanwy Tristram and Olivia Sullivan. Drinks, chat and signing.

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Scott Gray @scott1gray.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Oh man, that's the business! #SteveDitko

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Cartoon County @cartooncounty.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Yikes! Monday 27th is the last one of the month! So we’ll be in The Walrus, Ship St, Brighton from 6:30pm for @panelborders.bsky.social interviewing these fine fellows about @cartoonistsrights.org Join us in person or livestream at YouTube.com/panelbordersvideo

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Alex Fitch @panelborders.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

podcast: Alex Fitch talks @kickstarter.com movies w/ Joe Grisaffi inc. his new project Slugger, & turning films into retro @atari.com games, & to Womp Stomp films' Vincente DiSanti re: his latest Friday the 13th fan film Never Hike Alone: Ghosts in the Fog. panelborders.wordpress.com/2026/04/10/c...

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Clear Spot: Crowdfunding Horror Movies

Crowdfunding Horror Movies: Alex Fitch talks to a pair of directors about crowdfunding their projects, and the innovative ways they use to find audiences. Joe Grisaffi chats about his new horror fi…

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Clear Spot: Crowdfunding Horror Movies

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Alex Fitch @panelborders.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

broadcast: Alex Fitch talks to Joe Grisaffi re: new horror film Slugger & turning movies into retro games; Womp Stomp films' Vincente DiSanti chats about his Friday the 13th fan film Ghosts in the Fog. 8am, Fri 10th April, @resonancefm.bsky.social 104.4 FM Info: panelborders.wordpress.com/2026/04/08

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Broadcast Info (April 10th): Crowdfunding Horror Films

In a special early morning Clear Spot, Alex Fitch talks to a pair of directors about crowdfunding their projects, and the innovative ways they use to find audiences. Joe Grisaffi chats about his ne…

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Broadcast Info (April 10th): Crowdfunding Horror Films

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Kieran Foster @kfoster.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

A festive Friday the 13th! To celebrate here’s maybe the closest we’ll get to @shannonandswift.bsky.social’s amazing remake sequel idea of Jason at a snowy/frozen camp crystal lake - The excellent fan film ‘Never Hike in the Snow’ by Womp Stomp Films youtu.be/cbl0DmPR9fo?...

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Never Hike in the Snow: A Friday the 13th Fan Film | Full Movie | 2020 (4K)

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Cartoon County @cartooncounty.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Mon 27 April @jamcreative.bsky.social & @terrytoon.com tell @panelborders.bsky.social about promoting marginalised voices & protecting the rights of cartoonists from censorship & incarceration around the world The Walrus Ship St Brighton BN1 1AD 7:30pm Live stream www.youtube.com/@panelbordersvideo

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Cartoon County @cartooncounty.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Not 1 but 2 live events in the County this month A lunch date for your diary: 1pm Fri 24 April Presuming Eds London Rd Brighton BN1 4JG @panelborders.bsky.social hosts a discussion and screening with animator/comic artist Majid Adin www.outsavvy.com/event/34721/... www.goodchance.org.uk/majid

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BIAF x Cartoon County presents: Majid Adin Tickets - Brighton and Hove - OutSavvy

BIAF will be collaborating with Cartoon County hosting a discussion and screening with animator and comic artist Majid Adin.Majid Adin is an award-winning animator, best known for his video made for a...

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Andy Oliver @andywpoliver.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

If you love that whole “language of comics” thing i am constantly banging on about you will love THE PHOENIX. whatever your age. I do!

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Dave Cook @davecook.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Coming Weds: a recording of the @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social panel I was on last year with Donya Todd (The Witch’s Egg), Linnea Sterte (World Heist) + B. Mure (Ismyre) It’s about how to create fantastical comic worlds rooted in real world issues Details: panelborders.wordpress.com/2026/03/28/b...

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Broadcast Info (April 1st): Fantastical Worlds

In this month’s Panel Borders, Alex Fitch talks to a quartet of creators who make comics about Fantastical Worlds. In a panel discussion recorded at Thought Bubble Festival 2025, Donya Todd (…

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Rickard Sisters @rickardsisters.com · 24/03/2026

We spoke to Alex at Cartoon County in Brighton all about the making of This Slavery graphic novel - and now that chat has become a podcast! Listen by clicking through here 👇

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Avery Hill Publishing @averyhill.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

By my calculations we need 8 more backers to get this one over the line! Only 4 days to go!!!

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Alex Fitch @panelborders.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

podcast: Alex Fitch talks to @rickardsisters.com re: @selfmadehero.bsky.social 's This Slavery (video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKht...), & to Liza Cooper re: Meems & Feefs #comics publ. by simonandschuster.bsky.social rec: cartooncounty.bsky.social panelborders.wordpress.com/2026/03/23/p...

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Rickard Sisters – Rickard Sisters

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Erik Missio @erikmissio.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

‪ Not usually a Kickstarter guy because of the shipping-to-Canada costs, but this Rozi Hathaway comic about whales and grief looks pretty up my alley. (Her previous work includes stories related to Sato’s beaked whales (!) and Important Marine Mammal Areas.🐳 #marinelife

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Here/after: a comic about life, death and whale bones

Cetacean research and grief come together in this reflection on life after death

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SOLRAD Magazine @solrad.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

As a special bonus, today we also feature an Exclusive Excerpt of HERE/AFTER by Rozi Hathaway solrad.co/exclusive-ex...

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Exclusive Excerpt: HERE/AFTER by Rozi Hathaway - SOLRAD

Today on SOLRAD, we feature an Exclusive Excerpt of HERE/AFTER by Rozi Hathaway

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Myfanwy Tristram @myfanwytristram.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

WATERSTONES BRIGHTON (18 May) is a @cartooncounty.bsky.social event where I & @zebko.bsky.social will both be interviewed about our new books by comics academic @panelborders.bsky.social. Reserve your place: www.waterstones.com/events/carto...

18 May 6:30 pm Cartoon County at Waterstones Brighton, with Myfanwy Tristram and Olivia Sullivan. Drinks, chat and signing

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Cartoon County @cartooncounty.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Very excited! @katrionachapman.bsky.social returns for another @panelborders.bsky.social interview Mon 30 March The Walrus Ship St Brighton live stream: youtube.com/@panelbordersvideo Hear about The Pass (from Fantagraphics) and her work marketing @averyhill.bsky.social katrionachapman.com

On the cover of Katriona Chapman’s new graphic novel The Pass -published by Fantagraphics- a young chef watches parakeets fly up and away through an industrial sky

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Cartoon County @cartooncounty.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Hot on the heels of his greta @ldcomics.bsky.social talk last night (and how great was it o hear from their new enlarged team!?!) we've got the video of @ilyagraphic.bsky.social chatting to @panelborders.bsky.social at our February meet-up online from this morning: www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...

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Cartoon County: Ilya chats about Romo the Wolfboy

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Alex Fitch @panelborders.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

repeat broadcast: Alex Fitch talks to rickardsisters.com re: @selfmadehero.bsky.social's This Slavery, & to Liza Cooper re: Meems & Feefs #comics publ. by simonandschuster.bsky.social 11am 8th Mar resonancefm.bsky.social rec: cartooncounty.bsky.social info: panelborders.wordpress.com/2026/03/01

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Next Week’s Show: Fighting for Independence

To celebrate Women’s History Month, Alex Fitch talks to a trio of female creators whose recent work depicts characters struggling for independence. The Rickard Sisters chat about their latest…

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Andy Oliver @andywpoliver.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

And if you're looking for a diverse list of fantastically talented emerging (and in many cases now firmly established) voices in comics for anthology inclusion you can discover more about all twelve years of the @brokenfrontier.bsky.social 'Six to Watch' here: www.brokenfrontier.com/tag/6-to-wat...

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6 to watch Archives – Broken Frontier

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Alex Fitch @panelborders.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

come to the #FREE @cartooncounty.bsky.social get-together - the @rickardsisters.com talking their new @selfmadehero.bsky.social graphic novel No Surrender, adapting the proto-feminist text by Constance Maud. Doors 6.30pm / Q&A 7.30pm, Mon 23rd Feb, The Walrus, 10 Ship St. Info: cartooncounty.com

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Cartoon County @cartooncounty.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Mon Feb23 @rickardisisters.com talking with @panelborders.bsky.social about their new graphic novel This Slavery - a radical tale of love, loss, poverty and politics set in a Lancashire Mill. rickardsisters.com The Walrus, Ship St Brighton 6:30pm Livestream from 7:30 youtube.com/@panelbordersvideo

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Alex Fitch @panelborders.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

5pm today on @resonancefm.bsky.social is the start of the 2026 season of Panel Borders including interviews with @unioftheartslondon.bsky.social PGR Luobai talking about her Red Monkey comics, and Craig Thompson discussing @faberbooks.bsky.social’s Ginsing Roots. www.panelborders.wordpress.com

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Panel Borders and other podcasts

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Alex Fitch @panelborders.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

5pm tomorrow on @resonancefm.bsky.social is the start of the 2026 season of Panel Borders including interviews with @unioftheartslondon.bsky.social PGR Luobai talking about her Red Monkey comics, and Craig Thompson discussing @faberbooks.bsky.social ’s Ginsing Roots. www.panelborders.wordpress.com

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