Marfs
@marthaj.bsky.social
Festival Director at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social
THE BEST. No hyperbole here.
Though Bubble Exhibitors are the best in the world!
Applications to exhibit at our 2026 comic convention are open until Sunday 8 February.
Find out more here: thoughtbubblefestival.com/exhibit
Applications to exhibit at our 2026 comic convention are open until Sunday 8 February.
Find out more here: thoughtbubblefestival.com/exhibit
February 8, 2026 at 3:35 PM
THE BEST. No hyperbole here.
I'm currently curating @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social, and there are so many incredible applications from people who are brand new to me, it is thrilling! Beyond excited for a bumper year already.
Don't forget to apply! You have til 8th Feb.
Don't forget to apply! You have til 8th Feb.
February 5, 2026 at 11:39 AM
I'm currently curating @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social, and there are so many incredible applications from people who are brand new to me, it is thrilling! Beyond excited for a bumper year already.
Don't forget to apply! You have til 8th Feb.
Don't forget to apply! You have til 8th Feb.
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Thought Bubble is looking for Patrons to offer financial support to help us maintain and develop our work; Don’t worry, we’re not going anywhere but Patrons’ support will ensure that we can continue to create a festival that spotlights comics and uplifts so much of our amazing community.
February 4, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Thought Bubble is looking for Patrons to offer financial support to help us maintain and develop our work; Don’t worry, we’re not going anywhere but Patrons’ support will ensure that we can continue to create a festival that spotlights comics and uplifts so much of our amazing community.
The applications are already looking very delicious. More please!
Exhibitor applications for Thought Bubble Comic Convention 2026 close in just under 1 week!
The deadline is 11:59pm (GMT) on Sunday 8 February 2026. Tell your friends!
Find all the information, and how to apply, here: thoughtbubblefestival.com/exhibit
The deadline is 11:59pm (GMT) on Sunday 8 February 2026. Tell your friends!
Find all the information, and how to apply, here: thoughtbubblefestival.com/exhibit
February 2, 2026 at 1:52 PM
The applications are already looking very delicious. More please!
Tell your mates! And while you're at it, tell yourself.
Exhibitor applications are now open for Thought Bubble Comic Convention 2026!! Find all the information, and how to apply, here: thoughtbubblefestival.com/exhibit
The deadline is 11:59pm (GMT) on Sunday 8 February 2026.
The deadline is 11:59pm (GMT) on Sunday 8 February 2026.
January 21, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Tell your mates! And while you're at it, tell yourself.
20th! I've been working for 16 of them. And it somehow gets better every time? Mind-boggling really.
This year marks the 20th Edition of Thought Bubble: The Yorkshire Comic Art Festival!
With a week long festival from 9-15 November 2026, taking place across Yorkshire. And our GIANT Comic Convention will be on 14 & 15 November 2025 at Harrogate Convention Centre.
With a week long festival from 9-15 November 2026, taking place across Yorkshire. And our GIANT Comic Convention will be on 14 & 15 November 2025 at Harrogate Convention Centre.
January 21, 2026 at 12:35 PM
20th! I've been working for 16 of them. And it somehow gets better every time? Mind-boggling really.
We are still reeling from the beauty of this one!
We're excited to reveal Thought Bubble's 20th festival image, drawn by the amazing Núria Tamarit. Thank you so much Núria!
Check back tomorrow when we'll be announcing our 2026 dates and opening our exhibitor applications!
Check back tomorrow when we'll be announcing our 2026 dates and opening our exhibitor applications!
January 20, 2026 at 2:13 PM
We are still reeling from the beauty of this one!
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Thought Bubble: The Yorkshire Comic Art Festival 2026! Dates coming soon!
Join our mailing list to be the first to know: thoughtbubblefestival.com/mailinglist
Join our mailing list to be the first to know: thoughtbubblefestival.com/mailinglist
January 19, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Thought Bubble: The Yorkshire Comic Art Festival 2026! Dates coming soon!
Join our mailing list to be the first to know: thoughtbubblefestival.com/mailinglist
Join our mailing list to be the first to know: thoughtbubblefestival.com/mailinglist
Hay(hey)! I heard you like comics?
Thought Bubble: The Yorkshire Comic Art Festival 2026! Dates coming soon!
Join our mailing list to be the first to know: thoughtbubblefestival.com/mailinglist
Join our mailing list to be the first to know: thoughtbubblefestival.com/mailinglist
January 16, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Hay(hey)! I heard you like comics?
Oh look, we're doing another one.
Thought Bubble: The Yorkshire Comic Art Festival 2026! Dates coming soon!
Join our mailing list to be the first to know: thoughtbubblefestival.com/mailinglist
Join our mailing list to be the first to know: thoughtbubblefestival.com/mailinglist
January 14, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Oh look, we're doing another one.
My daughter was singing one of these 'stream of consciousness' songs she does. This one went (sung dramatically into my face) 'Your eyebrows are lumpy and your nose is babyish' 🎶
January 4, 2026 at 2:19 PM
My daughter was singing one of these 'stream of consciousness' songs she does. This one went (sung dramatically into my face) 'Your eyebrows are lumpy and your nose is babyish' 🎶
From an interior design page on Facebook. Zoom in on the prints for an AI surprise. Also, the cursed lamp.
December 24, 2025 at 5:26 PM
From an interior design page on Facebook. Zoom in on the prints for an AI surprise. Also, the cursed lamp.
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Hello! I'm finally back down to earth after the best Thought Bubble EVER (again).
Working on Thought Bubble is the weirdest thing - spending an entire year planning an event that passes in the blink of an eye - but I firmly believe I have the best job in the world.
Working on Thought Bubble is the weirdest thing - spending an entire year planning an event that passes in the blink of an eye - but I firmly believe I have the best job in the world.
November 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Hello! I'm finally back down to earth after the best Thought Bubble EVER (again).
Working on Thought Bubble is the weirdest thing - spending an entire year planning an event that passes in the blink of an eye - but I firmly believe I have the best job in the world.
Working on Thought Bubble is the weirdest thing - spending an entire year planning an event that passes in the blink of an eye - but I firmly believe I have the best job in the world.
Hello! I'm finally back down to earth after the best Thought Bubble EVER (again).
Working on Thought Bubble is the weirdest thing - spending an entire year planning an event that passes in the blink of an eye - but I firmly believe I have the best job in the world.
Working on Thought Bubble is the weirdest thing - spending an entire year planning an event that passes in the blink of an eye - but I firmly believe I have the best job in the world.
November 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Hello! I'm finally back down to earth after the best Thought Bubble EVER (again).
Working on Thought Bubble is the weirdest thing - spending an entire year planning an event that passes in the blink of an eye - but I firmly believe I have the best job in the world.
Working on Thought Bubble is the weirdest thing - spending an entire year planning an event that passes in the blink of an eye - but I firmly believe I have the best job in the world.
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THOUGHT BUBBLE THOTS
Now that I have a fully functional brain, I can't press enough how much Thought Bubble is... extremely the comics show for me and people like me. Folks who are not only stoked to see the things that people create, but to get inspired for making art for arts sake.
Now that I have a fully functional brain, I can't press enough how much Thought Bubble is... extremely the comics show for me and people like me. Folks who are not only stoked to see the things that people create, but to get inspired for making art for arts sake.
November 19, 2025 at 9:24 AM
THOUGHT BUBBLE THOTS
Now that I have a fully functional brain, I can't press enough how much Thought Bubble is... extremely the comics show for me and people like me. Folks who are not only stoked to see the things that people create, but to get inspired for making art for arts sake.
Now that I have a fully functional brain, I can't press enough how much Thought Bubble is... extremely the comics show for me and people like me. Folks who are not only stoked to see the things that people create, but to get inspired for making art for arts sake.
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Our trad final THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH piece...
@thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social Continues to Be an Intoxicating Comics Brew of Styles, Approaches, Subject Matter and Presentation” – BF’s @andywpoliver.bsky.social Looks Back on Another Memorable Weekend in Harrogate
www.brokenfrontier.com/thought-bubb...
@thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social Continues to Be an Intoxicating Comics Brew of Styles, Approaches, Subject Matter and Presentation” – BF’s @andywpoliver.bsky.social Looks Back on Another Memorable Weekend in Harrogate
www.brokenfrontier.com/thought-bubb...
"Thought Bubble Continues to Be an Intoxicating Comics Brew of Styles, Approaches, Subject Matter and Presentation" - BF's Andy Oliver Looks Back on Another Memorable Weekend in Harrogate – Broken Fro...
Our annual look back at the comics phenomenon that is the Thought Bubble Festival, courtesy of BF's Andy Oliver.
www.brokenfrontier.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Our trad final THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH piece...
@thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social Continues to Be an Intoxicating Comics Brew of Styles, Approaches, Subject Matter and Presentation” – BF’s @andywpoliver.bsky.social Looks Back on Another Memorable Weekend in Harrogate
www.brokenfrontier.com/thought-bubb...
@thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social Continues to Be an Intoxicating Comics Brew of Styles, Approaches, Subject Matter and Presentation” – BF’s @andywpoliver.bsky.social Looks Back on Another Memorable Weekend in Harrogate
www.brokenfrontier.com/thought-bubb...
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Settling in after Thought Bubble, which remains a tonic, and pure comics. I was chatting to newbubber Chloe Maveal about it and she summed it up simply: "I haven't seen a Funko in three days." For a con to be as big as it is, and still be as comics as it is makes it a treasure
November 18, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Settling in after Thought Bubble, which remains a tonic, and pure comics. I was chatting to newbubber Chloe Maveal about it and she summed it up simply: "I haven't seen a Funko in three days." For a con to be as big as it is, and still be as comics as it is makes it a treasure
I firmly believe that @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social wouldn't be what it is if we didn't all love each other quite so much.
Can you imagine a better team? Feel very lucky to be part of something so excellent with people who are equally excellent.
November 17, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I firmly believe that @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social wouldn't be what it is if we didn't all love each other quite so much.
It's a wild thing to spend an entire year planning an event that passes in the blink of an eye. But what a blink!
November 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM
It's a wild thing to spend an entire year planning an event that passes in the blink of an eye. But what a blink!
Run don't walk to the @averyhill.bsky.social exhibition at The Mercer this Thought Bubble weekend. It's so incredibly well put together and the comments book shows that it's blowing the minds of people who previously weren't fans of the world's best medium.
November 13, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Run don't walk to the @averyhill.bsky.social exhibition at The Mercer this Thought Bubble weekend. It's so incredibly well put together and the comments book shows that it's blowing the minds of people who previously weren't fans of the world's best medium.
What is a good collective noun for comic creators? Anyway, here's a whole whack of them, who'll be joining us next weekend. Alongside a zillion exhibitors and a packed fun programme. See you in a week!
Here is every guest for Thought Bubble Comic Convention 2025 all in one place!
They will be in Harrogate alongside over 550 comic creators, PLUS a full weekend of talks, workshops and a full kid friendly programme too. Wowwweeee! 😍 😍
Get your tickets: thoughtbubblefestival.com/tickets
They will be in Harrogate alongside over 550 comic creators, PLUS a full weekend of talks, workshops and a full kid friendly programme too. Wowwweeee! 😍 😍
Get your tickets: thoughtbubblefestival.com/tickets
November 7, 2025 at 1:33 PM
What is a good collective noun for comic creators? Anyway, here's a whole whack of them, who'll be joining us next weekend. Alongside a zillion exhibitors and a packed fun programme. See you in a week!
What no...?
We're in the warehouse, digging through our giant signs! Martha for scale.
November 6, 2025 at 8:11 PM
What no...?
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Thought Bubble is excited to welcome Joe Sacco to this year's Comic Convention. Alex Fitch leads a career spotlight interview which will explore and celebrate Joe's incredible work.
Find more info here: www.thoughtbubblefestival.com/programme/jo...
Find more info here: www.thoughtbubblefestival.com/programme/jo...
November 6, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Thought Bubble is excited to welcome Joe Sacco to this year's Comic Convention. Alex Fitch leads a career spotlight interview which will explore and celebrate Joe's incredible work.
Find more info here: www.thoughtbubblefestival.com/programme/jo...
Find more info here: www.thoughtbubblefestival.com/programme/jo...
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Thought Bubble is honoured to be welcoming Posy Simmonds to this year's Comic Convention. Join Posy in conversation with her biographer, Paul Gravett, as they discuss her experiences, processes and latest projects.
Find more info here: www.thoughtbubblefestival.com/programme/po...
Find more info here: www.thoughtbubblefestival.com/programme/po...
November 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Thought Bubble is honoured to be welcoming Posy Simmonds to this year's Comic Convention. Join Posy in conversation with her biographer, Paul Gravett, as they discuss her experiences, processes and latest projects.
Find more info here: www.thoughtbubblefestival.com/programme/po...
Find more info here: www.thoughtbubblefestival.com/programme/po...