15th February 2025
11am - 3:30pm
Future Yard CIC
75 Argyle Street
WHAT IS Mersey
Margins?
Mersey Margins Collective Comics Fair is a brand new independent comics fair! Devised by the Marginal Changemakers, a cohort committed to addressing issues in publishing and the comics industry, this fair is designed to uplift and empower young early career Liverpool City Region comics artists!
Programming
11:00 AM
COMIC FAIR OPENS
11:30 AM
BEX OLLERTON - COMICS & MENTAL HEALTH WORKSHOP
YELLOW ROOM
12:30 PM
PITAHPAT - COMICS & COMMUNITY TALK
LIVE ROOM
1:30 PM
EMMA REYNOLDS - COMICS & CLIMATE CHANGE WORKSHOP
YELLOW ROOM
2:30 PM
COMICS & IDENTITY PANEL -
JULIAN GRAY, LEWIS HANCOX, SHARPTXNGUE, BEX OLLERTON
LIVE ROOM
3:30 PM
COMIC FAIR CLOSES
TALKS & WORKSHOPS
Click on photos to book free tickets (workshops only)
2.30 PM - PANEL: COMICS & IDENTITY
Mersey Margins will conclude with a panel on Comics and Identity, featuring guest speakers Julian Gray, Lewis Hancox, Bex Ollerton and Sharp Txngue.
This event will be held in the Live Room, and is unticketed.
EXHIBITORS
To find out more about the artist click on their photo to head to their website
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VENUE
We will be holding the convention at FUTURE YARD, 75 ARGYLE STREET, CH41 6AB on 15 February from 11 AM until 3:30 PM
All programming will be on the ground floor, there are gender neutral toilets at the venue, and Future Yard’s café and Pizza Kitchen will be open on the day, serving plenty of vegan and vegetarian options!
OUR CODE OF CONDUCT
We ask that everyone at Mersey Margins adhere to our code of conduct:
Respect everybody’s pronouns & names.
Be responsible, respect our space and be aware that your actions affect others.
Be reflective: share space and time so everyone gets a chance to speak.
Be aware of boundaries - respect people’s physical and emotional boundaries and have a content warning for topics which may be triggering.
Be mindful of everybody’s abilities and lived experiences.
If you have any concerns or need help, let a member of staff know.