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THOUGHT BUBBLE  ANNOUNCES MORE GUESTS FOR THE 2024 COMIC CONVENTION E.M. CARROLL, LEWIS HANCOX, TULA LOTAY, RAM V ANNOUNCED THE HARROGATE CONVENTION THOUGHT BUBBLE FESTIVAL LEEDS & ACROSS YORKSHIRE 11 -17 NOVEMBER 2024 THOUGHT BUBBLE COMIC CONVENTION HARROGATE CONVENTION CENTRE 16 & 17 NOVEMBER 2024 Thought Bubble, the award-winning Yorkshire comic convention and festival has announced more guests appearing at this year’s event. Loved by creators and fans alike, Thought Bubble will take over the massive Harrogate Convention Centre this November for their seventeenth convention. Announced today as special guests for Thought Bubble 2024 are award-winning comic writer and artist E.M Carroll (A Guest in the House, When I Arrived at the Castle), Thought Bubble festival-founder and Eisner Award-winning artist Tula Lotay (Somna, Barnstormers), popular online creator turned comic creator Lewis Hancox (Escape from St. Hell), and UK based Egyptian comic book artist Ahmed Raafat, best...

Chris Claremont is arguably the most influential X-Men writer and one of the most important superhero comics creators in general. His command of prose, deft use of subplots, and willingness to let characters grow in unexpected ways put a definitive stamp that few has been able to replicate since. Come and see how X-Men rose from obscurity into the a global pop culture phenomenon primarily under the pen of this one man. "Night of the Demon"  Uncanny X-Men #96 Writers: Chris Claremont, Bill Mantlo Artists: Dave Cockrum Review by Eric Lee Previously on X-Men : The original roster of X-Men all quit, with the exception of Cyclops, leaving him to lead the all-new, all-different X-men team. Count Nefaria and his Ani-Men took over a nuclear facility and blackmailed the world to pay his ransom. The X-Men defeated him but at the cost of Thunderbird sacrificing himself to prevent Nefaria from escaping. In the aftermath of Thunderbird's death, Cyclops does what he does best and b...

Chris Claremont is arguably the most influential X-Men writer and one of the most important superhero comics creators in general. His command of prose, deft use of subplots, and willingness to let characters grow in unexpected ways put a definitive stamp that few has been able to replicate since. Come and see how X-Men rose from obscurity into the a global pop culture phenomenon primarily under the pen of this one man. "The Doomsday Scenario"  Uncanny X-Men #94, 95 Writers: Chris Claremont, Len Wein Artist: Dave Cockrum Review by Eric Lee To back up a little bit, when the X-Men were first created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in the 60's, the book was pretty subpar at best. Despite having a great hook of evolutionary mutant heroes that protect the world that hates and fears them, the book languished for about 10 years. It was not either creator's finest work. X-Men's creative malaise is also reflected in their dwindling sales. It was not the rockstar franchise th...