To enter the Pepita Coffee in Partnership with Fatboy Slim and The Cartoon Museum coffee tin competition, you need to pay this entry fee.  We have to charge a fee as The Cartoon Museum is a registered charity that receives no regular funding. The entry fees will cover the costs of running this competition and any surplus funds will go back into the museum to help us continue our award-winning work.   You can find more information about the competition (and any other competitions currently running) here Please ensure that your name matches the name used for your entry and that you use the same email address so that we can easily match entries with payments.

Join us on the 16th of September from 6:30pm-8:30pm for the launch of Lo! An Amazon! The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Mary Wollstonecraft by  Mary M. Talbot and Bryan Talbot . A graphic novel from the award-winning creative duo Mary M. Talbot and Bryan Talbot about Mary Wollstonecraft, foundational feminist philosopher and author. “It is time to effect a revolution in female manners – time to restore to them their dignity.” In the Age of Revolutions, with many movements springing up to demand greater liberties for mankind, Mary Wollstonecraft spoke out for the other “one-half of the human race”: that of womankind. Over twenty years before her daughter, Mary Shelley, created the science fiction genre with Frankenstein, Mary Wollstonecraft’s 1792 manifesto, Vindication of the Rights of Woman, took the world by storm. Forthright and fearless, she mingled with other radical thinkers of her time and travelled widely. In the same year she published her magnum opus, she even ventured alone to Paris during the Reign of Terror. This graphic biography of the then-controversial and now-legendary Mary Wollstonecraft comes from the creative partnership of Mary M. Talbot and Bryan Talbot, the award- winning duo behind Dotter of Her Father’s Eyes, Sally Heathcote: Suffragette, and Armed with Madness. Author Biographies Mary M. Talbot is an academic turned graphic novelist. Her first graphic novel, Dotter of her Father’s Eyes (with Bryan Talbot), won the 2012 Costa Biography Award. Her more recent, Rain (2019, with Bryan Talbot), is a rallying cry to protect the planet. Her previous graphic novels are Sally Heathcote, Suffragette (2014, with Kate Charlesworth and Bryan Talbot), and The Red Virgin (2016, with Bryan Talbot). Her most recent academic book is Language and Gender (3rd ed, 2019). She was Visiting Professor of Graphic Narrative at Lancaster University until 2024. Her previous graphic novel with Bryan Talbot, and published by SelfMadeHero was Armed with Madness: The Surreal Leonora Carrington (2023).   Multiple award-winning artist Bryan Talbot has been working in comics for over forty years. He’s produced underground, fantasy and superhero stories such as Batman and Sandman, and graphic novels including The Adventures of Luther Arkwright, The Tale of One Bad Rat, Alice in Sunderland, the Grandville series, as well as illustrating the books written by Mary. They are both founding patrons of The Lakes International Comic Art Festival. Bryan was awarded a Doctorate in Arts and another in Letters and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. In 2024, he was inducted into the prestigious Will Eisner Comic Industry Hall of Fame.

Using Comics to Create Tabletop Roleplaying Games with Daniel Locke and David Blandy explores how comics creators can expand their work into the rapidly growing world of tabletop roleplay. With the mainstream success of shows like Stranger Things and the global popularity of Critical Role, tabletop RPGs have moved firmly into the cultural spotlight. Comics and roleplaying share a natural synergy: both build worlds, develop characters, and invite audiences into immersive storytelling. This session will demonstrate how comics creators can translate their existing worlds, characters, and artwork into playable tabletop experiences. Through case studies, practical advice, and accessible tools, participants will learn strategies for adapting visual storytelling into game design, reaching new audiences, and creating collaborative narrative spaces around their work. Ideal for comics artists, writers, and storytellers interested in expanding their creative practice, this session will provide inspiration, resources, and practical starting points for bringing comics worlds to life at the gaming table. This activity will be supported by Daniel Locke , an award wining graphic novelist and role playing game artist and David Blandy , an award winning roleplay game designer.  This workshop is aimed at those aged 16 and up. There is limited capacity for this, so advanced booking is essential. The workshop will take place on Saturday the 19th of September and commence at 2pm and last for 2 hours. We advise you arrive 10-15 minutes early. Bios: Artists David Blandy and Daniel Locke have been collaborating on multiple projects for the past decade, alongside their own solo art practices. Making art around environmental science, collaborating with communities and directly addressing climate change, their work includes the graphic novel, Out of Nothing , published by Nobrow; the role-play games Eco Mofos!! and Lone Eons . Together they run Copy/Paste Co-op where they have launched a new table top role play game adventure series, Islands of Weirdhope , coming soon in Autumn 2026! Daniel Locke’s graphic novel Two Heads , was published by Bloomsbury in the UK & Scribner in the USA. He has collaborated with a wide range of researchers and artists on a diverse series of projects, including Scribner, Bloomsbury, Nobrow, The Nib, Arts Council England, The Wellcome Trust, NHS, and The National Trust.  David Blandy has exhibited and performed at venues nationally and worldwide, including Tate Modern, London; Serpentine Gallery, London; Towner Gallery, Eastbourne; 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Japan; Art Tower Mito, Tokyo, Japan; Kiasma Contemporary Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland & PS1 MOMA, New York, USA.     @copy_paste_coop   / @ daniellocke    / @davidblandyrpgs www.copypastecoop.com / www.daniellocke.com / www.davidblandy.co.uk Image credit: Image from Islands of Weirdhope: Artwork by Daniel Locke. Published by Copy/Paste Coop

Thursday 24 September 6.30-7.30pm Join us for an insightful panel discussion connected to our special exhibition: Does my head look BIG in this? The art of portrait caricature . Our Museum Director Beth Bryan will chair a panel of three artists featured in the current exhibition: Dave Brown , Nicola Jennings , and Wilfrid Wood . With different approaches, inspiration, and evolution of their practices, attendees will hear a range of perspectives and have the opportunity to raise questions themselves to the panel. What makes portrait caricature distinct as an artform? How have they handled bad reactions from those they've caricatured? Is portrait caricature more reflective of or influential on public opinion? Participate in a thought-provoking and politically current conversation by booking your space today! Dave Brown - a multi-disciplinary artist whose practice ranges across sculpture, painting and political cartooning. He holds a degree in Fine Art from The University of Leeds. An award-winning political cartoonist, he was the chief editorial cartoonist for The Independent from 1996 to 2026. Nicola Jennings - Chair of the British Cartoonists' Association and The Cartoon Art Trust and the principal curator for the exhibition Does my head look BIG in this? The art of portrait caricature . Her work can be seen in The Guardian where she regularly draws the editorial cartoon.  Wilfrid Wood - Born in 1968 in London and grew up in Sussex before studying graphic design at Central St. Martins. After graduating, Wilfrid had several jobs in publishing before moving onto the satirical TV programme Spitting Image as a 'headbuilder.' This involved making puppets such as Rolf Harris and two headed fish. Wilfrid had various model-making and graphic design jobs, but in his heart he always wanted to be an artist - which is what he is now.

Changing the world one comic at a time… Overview LD Comics returns to the Cartoon Museum this autumn to showcase comic creation and illustration.  The richness and range of comics has grown over the years. These days we can enjoy anything from autobiographical memoirs, reportage and travelogues through to fantasy, romance, the whimsical and wordless.… A picture really does reveal a thousand words/worlds! Join us on 15th October for an event that celebrates a window into the diversity of comic craft. The evening will feature two speakers at different stages of their comic-creating journey. We’ll meet Yu-Ching Chiu and Hayley Gullen who’ll share more about their work, tuck into some Q&A and have a little wander around the museum shop’s collection which is an exhibit in itself! Speakers Yu-Ching Chiu is an illustrator and visual narrative creator based in Cambridge. Her comic takes inspirations from curious incidents and existential inquiry, is usually wordless and with the use of metaphor. She is one of the Six to Watch 2026 by Broken Frontier, and one of the Finalists in the First Graphic Novel Awards 2025. Yu-Ching will share how she formed her narrative approach from her early work “Lulu’s Flight” to her currently ongoing graphic novel project. Works: Lulu’s Flight https://www.yuchingchiu.com/work/lulus-flight  The Wall and the Uncharted Land https://www.yuchingchiu.com/work/the-wall  A Sleigh No-one Knows (in progress) Website: www.yuchingchiu.com Instagram: @yuchingchiu.illustration Hayley Gullen was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2022, aged 37. She’s recovered now, but life will never be the same again. Her need to express herself throughout cancer treatment led to the rediscovery of a lifelong interest - cartooning - and the publication of her graphic memoir, "This Might Surprise You: A Breast Cancer Story". She lives in South London with her husband and daughter. Works: This Might Surprise You: A Breast Cancer Story https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/this-might-surprise-you-9781399424745/   Website: www.hayleygullen.com Instagram: hayleygullen BlueSky: hayleygullen.com Moi Tu from LD Comics will be hosting this event. Date: Thursday 15th October 2026 Time: 7-8.30pm (doors open 6.30pm) Venue: Cartoon Museum, London Please reach out to events@cartoonmuseum.org if you have any questions.

Late Event: The Cartoon Museum's Halloween Party Get your Early Bird Tickets now with the code GHOSTED for 20% off before the ghouls put the price up! Join us for a Halloween Party with a twist. Tying in to our Does My Head Look BIG in This? The Art of Portrait Caricature exhibition but with more ghosts.  The Museum will be open until 9pm so you can have an after-hours browse of our exhibitions, drop-in mask-making, a bar and much more to be announced soon! (Or use a ouija board to find out before everyone else does). 6.30pm Doors open 9pm Doors close