Birmingham Comic Festival Archives

So, why have comic cons, at least here in the heart of Britain, the Midlands, gone from strength to strength? And, how can so many shows survive? I asked some first-time organizers what their thoughts on this success story were. Recently, the guys behind the first Birmingham Comic Festival, Victor Wright (Geeky Comics) and Steve Tanner[...]

By Olly MacNamee With comic conventions on the rise big and small, corporately created, crowd-funded, or otherwise financed – at least here in the West Midlands anyway – I am pleased to see yet another comic con down in this year's diary: The Birmingham Comic Festival, to be held in the rather pretty, leafy surroundings of[...]