2012 October | Comic Conventions

Monthly Archives: October 2012

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Competition Time

We are offering on our first ever Comic Conventions competition, the chance to go to London Super Comic Convention on a “Weekend pass with early entry” To enter the competition it really couldn’t be easier.  Just like our Facebook page and invite your friends, that’s it!   Its pretty simple, but there are a few

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Last Weekend’s MCM London Comic Con ‘Most Successful Ever’

Last weekend’s MCM London Comic Con smashed all previous attendance records, with more than 70,000 visitors coming through the doors of ExCel. Europe’s equivalent to San Diego Comic Con, MCM London Comic Con has gone from strength to strength over recent years, and the latest show has seen another substantial hike in visitor numbers –

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Dave McKean interview from Łódź Comics Festival, Poland 2012

This is an interview that happened at the International Festival of Comics and Games in Łódź, Poland on 6th October, 2012. After Dave McKean’s panel on Saturday I approached him and asked for an interview which was realised in a friendly café not far from the main hall while drinking beer/wine and eating a cheesecake.

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Charlie Adlard Q&A from N.I.C.E. 2012

The following Q&A with Charlie Adlard happened on Sunday at the Wicksteed Park during the Northants International Comics Expo in September, 2012.

All of the questions are from Hungarian Walking Dead fans and will be published in the Hungarian Walking Dead TPB Volume No. 6.

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LSCC reveals more guest names for 2013 – J Scott Campbell on the list

The organisers behind the London Super Comic Convention have once again released 10 more names for the show at the Excel in 2013.  A Comic Conventions exclusive reveal yesterday identified Lee Bermejo but the addition of Campbell to the bill alongside the return of Brian Bolland and Bill Seinkiewicz should be more than enough to

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Comic Charity Launches Second Comic

So not many of you have heard of Japan Comic Aid, they are one of my favourite charities. I even had talks about writing for them, basically they sell comic books (obviously). To raise money for the Japan Society Tohoku Earthquake Relief Fund. They will be selling it at the MCM Expo in London, though

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Name leaked for LSCC

With impending news, coming soon, of the next guests for LSCC we have have been handed another name to add to the list. Lee Bermejo has been confirmed as a guest next year. Lee Bermejo is a self-taught artist, with little formal traning, who started off at Wildstorm as an intern in 1997. His photo

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Cornwall’s First Comic Convention?

We all love a good comic convention ran by real comic fans. The poly’s director has been very helpful and is giving full support for the event. And there’s a lot of comic fans in the area, students are particularly keen and they do sell second hand comics in a small shop in Cornwall. But

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Bristol Expo 2013 Guests Announced

The ever present and solid Bristol Comics Expo has been busy behind the scenes securing guests for the 2013 event on the 11th and 12th May 2013.  Already at this early stage the list is shaping up nicely and we hope they continue to attract some of the top names they have managed over the