Thailand’s only art-forward celebration of the incredible visuals that power comics, The BKK Comics Art Festival, will once again bring its unique blend of exhibition and convention activities to the heart of Bangkok. Held annually since 2022 at the venerable Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC), the BKK Comics Art Festival showcases stunning examples of classic and contemporary comics art and brings together comics creators and enthusiasts from around the world. An exciting destination for comics fans and art lovers in general, the festival is organized by bkk UNZINE in partnership with Children of the Forest (CoF) Foundation.

The BKK Comics Art Festival gives prominence to the art side of the comics industry, as opposed to the focus on merchandising and IP of more commercial comic conventions. The gallery setting of the BACC affords the opportunity to adequately show off what comics have to offer, and this year’s theme of “Storytelling” offers a look at comics as a unique marriage of visuals and narrative. The curation will showcase how local and international comics artists weave narrative through their pictures to tell stories, with or without words, and demonstrating what makes comics art so special.