Into its second decade, Wales Comic Con is now an established fixture in the programme of events taking place at Glyndwr University and will draw an impressive array of media personalities to Wrexham at the end of April, with Richard Dean Anderson, Sam Neill, Kiefer Sutherland and Ron Perlman just some of the household names…
Southampton will be turning Japanese in March when Minami Con goes Back to School to celebrate its 25th anniversary. The convention started back in the 1990s with just four video rooms showing anime, a quiz, masquerade, some karaoke, artist alley, dealer’s room and a games room, but has grown into a themed events-focused showcase with…
The leading pop-culture event organiser in the UK, MCM Comic Con has four events lined up in the UK this year… in London, Birmingham, Manchester and Scotland. First up is Birmingham, taking place from 23-24 March at the NEC, which is followed by London in May, Manchester in July and Glasgow in September. At the…
It could be the largest gathering of Power Ranger ‘guests’ ever assembled in the UK… and it’s coming to Comic Con Liverpool in March this year. Taking place from 8-10 March, the event promises to assemble no fewer than 12 Power Rangers in the Exhibition Centre, plus two baddies from the franchise. The mighty morphin’…
It promises to be a special Star Wars Day this year for anime and manga fans in Scotland, with the one-day cosplay convention Rai-Con returning to Glasgow on 4 May 2019. With a wide variety of interesting events including panels, tournaments, competitions, workshops, screenings and the “not-to-be-missed” Rai-Con After Party… organisers have packed in as…
On the first weekend of February Cardiff will become a blaze of pageantry as the Welsh hordes do battle with the likes of Zelda, Deadpool, Thor and Mystique to see who will be the first to get to the bar. A day after the Dragons take on Les Tricolores in Paris on the opening night…
Consider yourself a bit of a geek? Then London Comic Mart is definitely the place for you. If you’re looking for rare comics or exciting new ones London Comic Mart, which takes place at the Royal National Hotel at Russell Square, offers a great day out for adults and children alike. Running for more than…
Love them or hate them, tattoos have been around since men walked the planet as hunter-gatherers but in the last few decades they have become more accepted than ever, having emerged from the underground to become a vibrant part of popular culture. Now in its fifth year, Cardiff International Tattoo Convention 2017 is a product…
After a trip across the Irish Sea for events in Belfast and Dublin last weekend, the MCM Comic Con phenomenon returns to mainland Britain for more shows in 2017 in Manchester, Glasgow, London and Birmingham before the end of the year. An abbreviation of “movies, comics, media”, the MCM brand has grown from a single…
If you’ve ever been to Olympia in London you’ll know that it’s a pretty big venue and it takes an event of considerable proportions to take it over… but one of the country’s biggest costume parties manages to do just that. Taking place from 28-30 July, London Film & Comic Con is the flagship event…
