This week we're running two vital surveys to help us shape the future of Run-Riot. We'd love your input! As a Thank You for taking part, you'll have access to a bunch of special offers from BFI Southbank, Brockwell Lido, Design Museum, Eat Your Own Ears, FutureFest, and the Roundhouse!

If you promote events (anything we might list) - this survey is for you.

For everyone else - here's your survey. We want to hear from as many of you as possible! Thanks for your time, and enjoy the perks!

And now, Ladies and Gentlemen, our Guest Editor! Everyone knows comics aren't just for kids anymore. Contemporary illustrators and sequential artists are producing beautiful pieces of work celebrating diversity, exploring mental health issues and telling incredible stories. We spoke to artistic director and curator of the East London Comics and Arts Festival, Ligaya Salazar, ahead of this year's festival to discuss the weird and wonderful exhibitors, talks and workshops on offer later this month.

If you're inspired by those that make their own luck, read all about pluck. theatre company's unlikely beginning and how ambition and a spirit of independence pays off. Watch EventBrite's five part series on Generation DIY - a celebration of young promoters across the country tearing up the rule book. And finally, read about co-founder and creative director of Edible Cinema's Polly Betton on the magical spirit of Brockwell Lido ahead of the launch of Lido Lates.

For more culture gems and competitions - browse our Offers page. As for the best of the rest - rummage through our genre-bending pages where you'll find plenty of haut happenings.

Here's to wishing you a heroic week dear Players! Up, up and away! RR xx