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It's always good to be proven so wrong by something so glorious. The London Film and Comic Con is held three a year in London that focuses on films, cult television, gaming, anime, cosplay, and comics, organised by Showmasters Ltd and currently held at Olympia London near Hammersmith and Earl's Court It began in 2004 from[...]

I went to London Film And Comic Con last weekend, where they were giving out free bottles of water branded with either Deadpool or Wolverine from the upcoming Deadpool And Wolverine movie. Photo/ Rich Johnston All through the show, guests were kept hydrated with bottles, and they were handed out to paying customers as well[...]

Today, at the end of his panel with Maureen O'Brien, Peter Purves was handed the London Film And Comic Con Comics Hall Of Fame trophy, inducted into its hallowed halls by show organiser Tony Lee. While many at the show are familiar with Peter Purves for playing Steven opposite William Hartnell in Doctor Who, he was[...]

Just come out on the tannoy at the London Film And Comic Con, with someone hurriedly putting the posters up The next London Comic Con Winter will have Ncuti Gatwa, formertly Eric of Sex Education, one of the Barbie Kens and the current Doctor Who, as a guest doing signings at the like As well[...]

Brought into Marvel UK by Alan Moore, where he sold his first comic work, he began working for all manner of British comic publishers, with characters such as Brick Man, Tom Thug, Pete and His Pimple and Combat Colin, who found new fame in the Action Force and Transformers comics.  Stringer also worked as a[...]

We have the new From One Side Of The Show To The Other video from the London Film And Comic Con over in Kensington Olympia Yesterday was very quiet Today… not so much The election now a brief memory, the rain didn't stop anyone arriving today (though it did hit me mid-cycle in Fulham so[...]

Heading back to London Film And Comic Con 2024, nice and early as The Walking Dead word stopped traffic on Bleeding Cool yesterday Where you can still read all about comics, merch, TV shows, games, movies, and more The Daily Lying In The Gutters remains a long-running run around the day before and possibly the[...]

I rocked up late today at the London Film And Comic Con at Kensington Olympia to be faced by this magnificent monstrosity of a booth at the show in the Comic Zone Blimey. Two tables and a cosplay backwall, which will no doubt come in very useful this weekend Expect to see a lot of this. This[...]

The prize was awarded over the weekend at the London Film and Comic Con, in front of the Bleeding Cool booth, for the start of his planned graphic novel The Palace of Tears graphic novel Well, I was one of the judges. Tony Lee and Michael Lomon, photo/Rich I am told that Michael Lomon only just made[...]

Co-creator and writer of the Resident Alien comic book Peter Hogan is appearing at London Film And Comic Con this weekend and just let slip a tiny detail about season three of the TV show, which airs on SYFY when he wandered over to the Bleeding Cool booth for an impromptu photoshoot. Peter Hogan told me[...]

It's always good to be proven so wrong by something so glorious. The London Film and Comic Con is held twice a year in London that focuses on films, cult television, gaming, anime, cosplay, and comics, organised by Showmasters Ltd and currently held at Olympia London near Hammersmith and Earl's Court It began in 2004 from[...]

Members inducted to the Hall Of Fame will also receive an invite to any future London Film And Comic Con they wish to attend And from the general response, I think that they may very well do. The London Film and Comic Con is held twice a year in London that focuses on films, cult television, gaming,[...]

Today you find me at the London Film And Comic Con, with a table at the Comic Zone I cycled here again this morning and am only slightly less fresh-faced and raring to go than I was yesterday morning If you are at the show, come and find me, I am with comics folk in[...]

Tomorrow will see two more awards handed to Brian Bolland and Claudia Christian. Hunt Emerson at London Film And Comic Con 2023, photo/rich Hunt Emerson, is the underground British comix creator of note, creator of Firkin The Cat, Thunderdogs, Calculus Cat, and adapter of Lady Chattrley's Lover, The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner and Casanova and more[...]

I'm a guest at London Film And Comic Con, happening over this weekend I know, who knew? Well, a few people did, as they have made me a rather nice backdrop banner and cosplay wall! I'm up in the gallery at the Comic Zone, feel free to come by and say hi, and while I'm[...]

Today you find me at the London Film And Comic Con, with a table at the Comic Zone I cycled here this morning and am fresh-faced and raring to go If you are at the show, come and find me, I am with comics folk in the gallery, trying to avoid Dan Slott I literally[...]

To be awarded at next weekend's London Film and Comic Con, for the start of his planned graphic novel The Palace of Tears graphic novel, Michael Lomon will receive £2500 courtesy of Tony Lee, a free table and hotel at 2024 London Film and Comic Con courtesy of organisers Showmasters Events, a year's membership of[...]

Anything to follow that at the London Film And Comic Con next month? Or maybe the Lakes, or maybe Thought Bubble? Rachael Smith: The next project in line is The Queen's Favorite Witch vol 3, which, as soon as my little boy starts nursery, I'll be thumbnailing like a demon – I'm so excited to[...]

Always like to run towards conflicts of interest with open arms. Welcome to London Film & Comic Con's Comic Zone working group for 2023.

That was the London Film And Comic Con Summer 2022 that was, in London's Hammersmith Olympia, which ended with a cosplay masquerade, with some of the cosplay and cosplayers on display at the show, strutting their stuff But not the Minions, as they were as banned as ever We had a look at Friday's previously[...]

The London Film And Comic Con has a number of notable guests from Stranger Things, including David Harbour and Joseph Quinn Which has had the side effect of making the Hellfire Club T-shirt as worn by members of the Hellfire Club, a Dungeons & Dragons high school gaming club, in the new series of Stranger[...]

I am your emergency moderator hologram, what is the nature of the moderation emergency? This week, I am at London Film And Comic Con, it's the last day, I've been drafted in to moderate three panels at the last minute, and I had the 2000 AD panel planned for 1pm today as well But it[...]

Yesterday, at London Film And Comic Con Summer 2022, it was a quiet day It was a school day, it was a work day, it was a post-pandemic show, there were a few people in through the doors, certainly enough for a decent show, but some panels were sparsely attended, and it was easy to[...]

It's the end of play today for the London Film And Comic Con in London's Hammersmith Olympia Today was a quiet day but I am told that tomorrow has sold-out capacity, and to expect crowds Maybe I shouldn't have saved filming my From One Side Of The Show To The Other regular video until then[...]

I've got a table at the London Film & Comic Con from where I will be writing Bleeding Cool all weekend long. My table has just been merged with Torunn

Over the weekend, Bleeding Cool reported on Tim Pilcher taking over from Tony Lee as the Comics Organiser for the London Film And Comic Con run by Showmasters from 2022 forward And on Facebook, they both followed up Tony Lee wrote; So, Bleeding Cool put the news up yesterday (I didn't realise until I found my[...]

Best known as a colourist working on Titan Comics titles, Pau is also a fully-fledged comic book writer and artist in her own right, and has been making waves on the London scene in recent years. Attending the London Film And Comic Con, we learned something we didn't know – that Pau was in Solo: A[...]

In my second of there comic book conventions in three weeks (Thought Bubble last week, San Diego Comic-Con next) I went to the London Film And Comic Con this weekend, run by Showmasters The comic book side of the show is run by friend of Bleeding Cool Tony Lee – or at least it will[...]

Actor, director, writer and producer Noel Clarke was set to attend the London Film And Comic Con this July, Britain's first big comic con event after lockdown, he would have been attending the Showmasters-run in his capacity as a star of Doctor Who Noel Clarke PR from London Film & Comic Con But in recent days,[...]

The London Film And Comic Con event for March 2020 went ahead, despite coronavirus fears and the odds are it was probably a superspreader event, despite all the hand sanitiser around It was a different time In the light of the British government promising vaccines offered to all 17-year-olds and over by the end of[...]