Caption

Oxford's annual alternative comic-books convention

Caption 2008 is Timewarp Caption

Celebrating 20 years of Deadline, 25 years of Escape, and 30 years of Arkwright, Caption will be visiting the past and future of British small-press comix.

East Oxford Community Centre

9–10 August 2008

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Past CAPTION conventions

CAPTION2007

Dreams & Nightmares

East Oxford Community Centre

11–12 August 2007

CAPTION Remix

CAPTION2006

East Oxford Community Centre

5–6 August 2006

Caption 2005

‘Bargain-basement Caption’

Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 July 2005

Wolfson College, Linton Road, Oxford

Read about CAPTION 2005!


(14-15 August 2004)

"CAPTION is HISTORY"

This year, Caption moved to a new venue: Wolfson College, Oxford, on the banks of the River Cherwell. Our special guests Al Davison and Pat Mills talked about history, both personal and public.

(2-3 August 2003)

" Special star guests: Carla Speed McNeil and Bryan Talbot "

Read about cyberCAPTION!

Read about the Picky Picky Game, then vote for the next panel, and submit a candidate for the next one!

(17-18 August 2002)

"Caption Noir"

Read about CAPTION Noir!
See the results of the Crazy Caption Comics Cluedunnit

(18-19 August 2001)

"Love is ... CAPTION 2001"

This was the tenth Caption, and the theme was romance comics. For the first time since the very first Caption (which was in winter), it rained! Despite this, everyone had a loverly time and we've got some great workshop strips to show you.

Jeremy’s Giant-Sized Romance Comics Workshop

(12-13 August 2000)

"you cannot kill that which is already dead"

That's right -- we said that spacecaption1999 was the last Caption we would run, but but from the ashes of the old Caption committee there sprang a new Caption for the year 2000.

D’Israeli’s A–Z of Fear comic, Damian’s My Fabulous Life comic (from Jeremy’s workshop), Action Man’s photos, Matt Brooker’s photos, ...

(21-22 August 1999)

"silvery space music"

Naturally the theme this year had to be science fiction.

Matt's photos, Gideon's photos, D'Israeli's strip, archived flier.

(25-26 July 1998)

"The Death of CAPTION"

With the "Death of Superman" hoo-hah still fresh in our minds, we staged a mortality-themed CAPTION this year. Of course, like all comics characters, everyone knew we'd be back from the dead in no time...

Matt Brooker's photo album, Jeremy Dennis's report, Jenni Scott's report, ...

(19-20 July 1997)

"EuroCAPTION"

Damian Cugley's photo album, Flier

"Lazy CAPTION"

Damian Cugley's photo album

"Sex & Drugs & Rock'n'Roll"

I stumbled across an mention of CAPTION94 preparations on Negative Space.

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