Edinburgh Comic Con
| Edinburgh Comic Con | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Multi-genre |
| Venue | Edinburgh International Conference Centre |
| Location(s) | Edinburgh |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Inaugurated | 2014 |
| Organized by | Hero Conventions |
| Website | |
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Edinburgh Comic Con is an annual fan convention organised by Hero Conventions and run at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland since 2014.[1] It features guests from comics, film and television industries, and includes talks,[2] displays and a prize cosplay competition.
In July 2015, the organisers announced an "Artist Searchlight" competition to design the cover for the 2016 programme.[3]
Previous guests
The following guests[4] from the world of comic books have been present at Edinburgh Comic Con:
- Jim Cheung (Press release via Comic Conventions[5])
- Agnes Garbowska
- Iain Laurie
- John Lees
- Gary Erskine
- Leonardo Manco
- Norm Breyfogle
- Alan Grant
- Jim Alexander
- Declan Shalvey
- Jordie Bellaire
- Stephen Mooney
- Mike McKone
- Ivan Brandon
- Tanya Roberts
- Gordon Rennie
- Emma Beeby
- Peter Nguyen
- Tom Foster
- Yishan Li
- Dan McDaid
- Ryan Browne
- John Paul Bove
- Simon Furman
- Ed Murphy
- Jennie Gyllblad
The following guests from the world of TV & film have been present at Edinburgh Comic Con:
- Angus MacInnes (Star Wars, Judge Dredd, Space 1999)
- Simon Fisher-Becker (Doctor Who, Harry Potter)
- Jimmy Vee (Doctor Who)
- Spencer Wilding (Guardians of the Galaxy, Doctor Who, Batman Begins, Ghost Rider 2, Game of Thrones)
- Nathalie Cox (Star Wars: The Force Unleashed & The Force unleashed 2)
- Nick Joseph (Star Wars)
- Trevor Butterfield (Star Wars, Indiana Jones)
- Caitlin Blackwood (Doctor Who)
- Pixie Le Knot (Games of Thrones)
- Josephine Gillan (Game of Thrones)
- Sean Kelly (Storage Hunters)(Sean's announcement to fans[6])
- Simon Williamson (Star Wars)
- Barry Noble (Doctor Who)
- Gullaume Lubrano (Metal Hurlant Chronicles)
- Justine Velliot (Metal Hurlant Chronicles)
Edinburgh Comic Con were the first to bring comic creators Leonardo Manco and Ryan Browne to the UK, and were the first to feature an exclusive premier of Metal Hurlant Chronicles. They were also the first convention in Scotland to feature Star Trek Axanar.
References
- ↑ Grant, Alistair (31 March 2015). "Sci-fi stars and fans set for Edinburgh comic con". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ↑ "Edinburgh Comic Con - Spencer Wilding". YouTube. Melted Beetle.
- ↑ "Edinburgh Comic Con reveals expansion and artist search". STV Edinburgh. Claire White. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ↑ "Creators @ Edinburgh Comic Con 2015". downthetubes. Jeremy Briggs. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ↑ "Jim Cheung confirmed for Edinburgh Comic Con 2015". Comic Conventions. Neil Sambrook. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ↑ "Hey Scotland I am going to be at the Edinburgh Comic Con April 11th & 12th Looking forward it. See you there!!". Twitter. Sean Kelly. Retrieved 21 July 2015.