To invoke the famous Tumblr meme of the floating head that looks like one of those inflatable aliens from the 90s with a pair of binoculars glued to its face—which we also referenced when we announced the most recent issue of VICE magazine, THE NOT THE PHOTO ISSUE: “Looking at image s… ‘Yes! I love to see it’”. Who among us doesn’t? And in that same spirit, London just got a brand new comics festival, where there will be a veritable buffet of things you will love to see.ARC is a four-day Contemporary Comics and Art festival in South East London. From the 9th to the 12th of July, it brings together a specially curated line-up of over 100 of the best independent comics, graphic novels, sequential art and form-altering visual narrative the world has to offer. It kicks off with a series of exhibitions and panel discussions, followed by a two-day comics fair and, like all good things, ends with a free party.JULY 9, 6pm: THE ‘MOTE’ EXHIBITION AT AMP GALLERY IN PECKHAM, curated by Joe Kessler and John MolesworthMore info here.JULY 10, 10:30AM—6:30PM: A WHOLE DAY OF PANEL DISCUSSIONS AT THE HUB IN CAMBERWELLInternational speakers curated by Dr Gareth Brookes and Miranda Smart. More info and tickets here.JULY 11 & 12, 11AM—6PM (Saturday), 11AM—6PM (SUNDAY): comics fair at copeland parkFeaturing Anna Haifisch, PEOW, Plastiboo, Hollow Press, Breakdown Press, Micheal D Kennedy, Leomi Sadler, Cram Books, Tom Gauld, DECADENCE, Leo Fox, The Mansion Press, Ben Wheatley and more. More info here.JULY 11, 8pm: PARTY THAT COSTS ZERO POUNDSCo-hosted with GOB NATION (a collective featuring Owen Williams and VICE comics artist Josephine M.K. Edwards). It’s free but there’ll be extremely limited entry to non exhibitors, so get down early if that’s you.Full line-up for the weekend below. For more information, visit ARC London.LINE-UP:A Profound Waste of TimeA.T. PrattAbigail Rai / Zara GeeAlex TaylorAnaïs SièreAndrés Magán / Peep MediaAnna HaifischAnna ReadmanAntoine OrandAnu Ambasna (CAMP!)Arara x FAWW GalleryAvery Hill PublishingBabak GanjeiBeam PressBeingernst EnterprisesBen WheatleyBlue Funnel BooksBobby JosephBOOKSBrie MorenoBreakdown PressBroken Frontier ‘Six to Watch’Camberwell Comic ClubCameron ArthurClaude TCClarice TudorClio IsadoraColossive PressCram BooksCROMDan CoxDan Byron (Manga Originals)Dan WhiteDark and Golden BooksDarren Cullen (Spelling Mistakes Cost Lives)Dayeon AuhDECADENCEDonya ToddDouglas NobleEd ChevertonEd PinsentEmil Friis ErnstElisa TerraneraEmilia McKenzie AKA Emix RegulusEmma RouletteEvin CollisFerry GouwFraser GeesinFidèle éditionsFidelia SchleglFrancisco de la MoraFredde Lanka / Queer Youth Art CollectiveGareth A HopkinsGareth BrookesGeorge MansonGlacier Bay BooksGosh! ComicsHarry Deane WillmottHenry McCauslandHollow PressHugh FrostIglootreeIlyaIsaac LenkiewiczJade KingJake MachenJesse KayJim HemmingfieldJoe KesslerJoe StoneJoekillick.IllustrationJohn MolesworthJohn RiordanJohn Powell-JonesJoseph P KellyJosephine M. K. EdwardsJul QuanouaiJulian PayneJumbo PressKayla Lui / 9010 PressKieran Rid / Tim BlannKing Louie’s LabLeo FoxLeomi Sadler / Famicon ExpressLiam CobbLily GouldLinnea SterteLizzy StewartLu FraserLucinda PurkisLucy SullivanMark StaffordMartha BurginMatt SenecaMax HuffmanMichael D. KennedyMindless OnesMiranda SmartMolly Anne StocksMolly Colleen O’ConnellMyfanwy TristramNadia SchlosserNanaSometimesDrawsNate McdonoughNecoco StudioNiall BreenOlivia Sullivan (ZEB.KO)Omipalone PressOtto PressOwen D PomeryPageMastersPassage BooksPasse en Profondeur / Emilie ClarkePaul HatcherPaul Ashley BrownPatrick WrayPeony GentPeow2Perfect Angel PressPeriodicalPhysical InterfacePlastibooRichard ShortRin Edwards / Amelie Ryder-PotterRock & Roll Public LibraryRoman Muradov / Jan BlumSafron Isaac RobinSajan RaiSean AzzopardiSelfMadeHeroSimon HarrisonSLCZFSomnium BooksSputnikatStathis TsemberlidisStella Murphy / Bridget MeyneStrange Attractor PressStrangers Publishing / Adam FalpSylviaThe Gullet MagazineThe Half-Digested BoyThe Mansion PressTHREESIXToby Evans-Jesra / How To Catch A PigTom GauldTom HumberstoneTom JacksonTURNAROUND PUBLISHER SERVICESUnderground Kingdom ComixWai Wai PangWill Humberstone / Luke StuartYu-Ching ChiuZEELZine FreakZoe Taylor2B Or Not 2BThe post Love Comics? Go to London’s Best New Comics Festival appeared first on VICE.