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Monthly Archives: March 2012

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Sci-Fi Weekend Review

This little “convention” seemed to spring out of nowhere, held in Wallasey spaceport (Yes, there’s a spaceport there apparently!) I’m willing to go anywhere with the promise of Star Wars. So I packed my bags and jumped on a train and went straight there.   Originally Tim Rose (Admiral Ackbar) was going to attend but

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Interview with Boba Fett (Jeremy Bulloch)

  CC: Comic Conventions Boba: The Fett man. We were extremely lucky to get the chance to speak to Boba Fett at the amazing community Star Wars weekend at Wallasey Spaceport. Thank you to everyone from the Church of Jediism and Comic Conventions who submitted questions, and a little thanks to my brother for asking

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MCM Birmingham more guests!

  Today a very awesome e-mailed dropped on my lap, more guests! Yay! First we have, a guy who needs no introduction, active for over sixty years, is Leslie Philips! Chris Rankin who played that guy in Harry Potter, the one with the spells…Percy! Weasley! That sounds about right…(It is, I checked.) Tim McInnery, apparently

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London MCM

  Location: Excel London, Royal Victoria Dock, London, E16 1XL. Why and what: London MCM (Manga Comics & Media) Is the biggest MCM in England by far, attracting a huge amount of guests from gamers to cosplayers. Every year there is a massive line up of media guests, comic guests and stars. The vibe is

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Mini Comics Making in Newcastle 2012

Mini Comics Making in Newcastle 2012 Following the success of last year’s event Canny Comic Con is running a Mini-Comics Making workshop on Saturday 21st of April between 1.00 and 5.00 in Newcastle City Library. It is free and open to all regardless of age or prior comic making experience. Everyone is welcome to come

Bristol Expo

More Bristol Expo guests announced

  The organisers behind the annual Bristol Comic Expo have managed to add a few more names to the bill.  These are: Henry Flint Paul Grist Phil Winslade John Burns Victor Santos Luca Ebetta Patrick Goddard Steve Cook Garen Ewing Dave Taylor Anthony Del Col Conor McCreey John Watson Disraeli Martin Fisher It’s shaping up

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Joe Quesada announced for Kapow!

  In a bid to out do London Super Comic Convention, Kapow has announced that Joe Quesada will be attending their convention. From the press release: “Kapow! is delighted to welcome JOE QUESADA, Marvel’s Chief Creative Officer who is making a rare appearance at a UK convention and you could win Sunday lunch with him

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Some kind of guest…

  The Kurtz Joiner Archive released a new guest they’re having at the expo, that’s great! Right? Well, who is it I can hear you shouting! Truth is, we don’t know. The message was as follows:- Bonus Guest Annoncement for Elstree: We have found one of the pilots from this scene in Star Wars. He

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CGC and Signatures

  We have been very busy behind the scenes and am excited to announce that Comic Conventions UK will be acting in partnership with Desert Wind Comics from Las Vegas in the UK. What does this mean? Well Desert Wind Comics (DWC) is a registered CGC facilitator in the USA. This means that they can accept

Kapow Announcement

Today Mark has announced some new guests, Scott Snyder and Sara Pichelli will be in attendance.