History
Founded in 1992 by Adrian Cox, Damian Cugley, Jeremy Dennis, and Jenni Scott, CAPTION is currently the longest-running comic convention in Britain. It has undergone a number of changes of organizing committee during that time while continuing to be run by a core of Oxford-based comics creators, fans, and connoisseurs.
Between 1992 and 2003 CAPTION took place in the Oxford Union Society, subsequently moving to Wolfson College for 2004 and 2005. It is currently held at the East Oxford Community Centre.
Themes and guests for the individual years include:
- January 1992: no specific theme
- July 17–18, 1993: Comics: Art or Trash? — debating the status of comics within culture
- Summer 1994: Sex & Drugs & Rock'n'Roll — guests include Hunt Emerson, Pete Loveday, and Bryan Talbot
- Summer 1995:
- Summer 1996: Lazy CAPTION
- Summer 1997: EuroCAPTION — guests include France's David B, Spain's Max, and the Netherlands' Maaike Hartjes
- Summer 1998: The Death of CAPTION
- Summer 1999: SpaceCAPTION1999 — guests include Bryan Talbot
- August 12–13, 2000: You cannot kill that which is already dead
- August 18–19, 2001: Love is ... CAPTION 2001
- August 17–18, 2002: CAPTION Noir
- Summer 2003: CyberCAPTION — guests include Carla Speed McNeil
- August 14–15, 2004: CAPTION is History — guests include Al Davison and Pat Mills
- July 30–31, 2005: Bargain Basement CAPTION
- August 5–6, 2006: CAPTION Remix
- August 11–12, 2007: Dreams and Nightmares
- August 9–10, 2008: Timewarp CAPTION
- August 15–16, 2009: CAPTION is away with the fairies
- July 31–August 1, 2010: Mad Science
- August 6–7, 2011: Austerity
- August 18–19, 2012: CAPTION Summer Special
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