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Leading chat show host, broadcaster and comedy presenter Jonathan Ross will be introducing screenings of anime shows In/Spectre and Somali and the Forest Spirit at MCM Comic-Con London in just over a week's time. The screening will consist of the first two episodes of In/Spectre, a supernatural mystery thriller based on the Japanese novel written by[...]

We were the first to break the news of ReedPOP's acquisition of the MCM Comic Cons here in the UK When the news broke, I had particular interest — after all, as well as writing for Bleeding Cool, I'm a comic creator in my own right and have been an exhibitor at MCM shows for[...]

One of my finds at the recent MCM London Comic Con held at the Excel Exhibition Centre in the London Docklands last weekend was the book of one of the exhibitors close by to me, Madelaine Salvage, called Northstarr. Cover artwork for Northstarr by Amrit Birdi The convention marked Salvage's first show as an exhibitor, and the[...]

Oh look, it must be MCM London Comic Con this week… Is this what happens when a major international comic convention organiser acquires another major international comic convention organiser? Bleeding Cool scooped the news that Reed POP had acquired MCM Comic Con last week, and it went official this week And whether you can ascribe changes[...]

Update: Original Forbes report from Rob Salkowitz is attributed/linked. Confirming what Bleeding Cool had been reporting on as far back as May 2017 and as recently as this past weekend (here and here), pop culture event organizer ReedPOP (a division of Reed Exhibitions) announced that it is acquiring MCM MCM is the organization responsible for the largest[...]

Wiccan cosplayer at MCM London Comic Con The weekend just gone saw the MCM London Comic Con event at the Excel Exhibition Centre in the London Docklands The largest comic con on the UK calendar, and reportedly even one of the largest in the English speaking world, MCM London can be a very promising prospective for[...]

Yay! I went to MCM London Comic Con! Lots to talk about, but first, let's take a look at some cosplay shots from the show… especially as the sun decided to show it's bright glittery face… which means lots of cosplayers going for ice cream. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img { border:[...]

After securing a last minute press pass, I am on my way to the Spring edition if MCM London Comic Con, running all this weekend at the ExCel Centre. Of course, the show begins long before that as we line up for the Cosplay commuter service on the DLR… See you at the show? [...]

Kapow making fake claims, countered by MCM London Comic Con, with London Supercon getting in a fair few blow while the London Film & Comic Con grabs Eagle Awards, that then have to be renamed… it get get quite testy. But the weekend after next should take this to new heights as the Walker Stalker team put[...]

This was my first time exhibiting at this particular MCM, held in the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, UK Indeed, it was my first time exhibiting in Birmingham, period So this was very much an experiment for me to see how it does and how the con is. I had some inkling Every previous MCM I've[...]

Bleeding Cool ran the report on the Jack Kirby variant covers running through 2017 for the late Marvel creator's hundredth birthday, when it was announced in Baltimore. Marvel SVP David Gabriel also talked about it at the Diamond UK Retailer Day at MCM London Comic Con on Friday Where he showed off a new example. This is[...]

Today was the second day of MCM London Comic Con, held at the ExCel Centre in the east end of London, taking over the whole convention centre for the first time. And was there cosplay? Yes there was cosplay Here is but the smallest snippet of it… there were at least  a hundred times as many[...]

The cast and crew of Class came to MCM London Comic Con with Patrick Ness, Greg Austin, Fady Elsayed, Sophie Hopkins, Vivian Adeola and Jordan Renzo So we all got to see the third episode on the big screen, which hit the BBC iPlayer this morning. And everyone seems to be very happy with the reception[...]

I couldn't do the traditional "from one side of the show to the other" video from MCM London Comic Con this year – the place is just too busy! So instead I just walked around the Comic Village section of the show – and it still took twenty minutes! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrSgd1-9b7sVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled:[...]

From MCM London Comic Con, the Platinum Stage, right now… from the third row The front row was reserved for a few guests of the show… Apparently this is the first time the cast have seen this episode… > Everyone seems to be enjoying it You can watch the the third episode[...]

"Colin Morgan will get his top off" – this was a promise made at the Humans panel at MCM London Comic Con today, as a way to beat BBC 1's Poldark, also on Sunday nights. The cast and crew of Channel 4's genre TV show returning tomorrow were here to show it off. The audience were[...]

This year MCM London Comic Con took over both sides of the London ExCel Centre No more clashes with Zumba Events or the Islamic Peace And Light conference that saw imams huddled in discussion while women dressed as Japanese schoolgirls walked past But more than that, people were buying MCM London Comic Con has been accused[...]

  At the MCM London Comic Con Diamond Retailer Day, Matt Parkinson had already announced a Star Trek: The Next Generation crossover with Aliens, launching in April 2017 for Dark Horse's now-regular Aliens Day But they weren't done with that particular xenomorph. They are also planning to continue the Aliens : The Original Comics Series remastering and republishing in[...]

At MCM Comic Con in the Diamond Retailer Meeting, Atom Freeman of Valiant Entertainment wanted to talk about how they are planning to extend their promotion of aggressive discounts on Valiant comics to the UK, to encourage retailers to focus selling Valiant titles He emphasised the importance of the new Harbinger Renegade comic to both Valiant[...]

At MCM London Comic Con's Diamond Retailer Day, Titan Comics took to the stage to show off their upcoming work and announce the return of the Best Of British Day promotion for May 2017 – albeit one with more of a 1977 vibe. The seventies was strong in a few other things they were happy to show[...]

Marvel SVP David Gabriel had a lot to show off at London MCM Comic Con and the Diamond Retailer Day Such as some of the Star Wars 40th Anniversary variant covers that will be running through 2017 from Marvel comics for their Star Wars line, reflecting the history of the film franchise. We also got our[...]

And visually themes so they can stack and be collected together.  With new Legend Of Zelda games coming, this will give an insight into some of the artwork that's gone into these most extraordinary works of art…. Watch for more stories from MCM London Comic Con here. We knew we were getting a second Art Of Zelda[...]

Marvel SVP David Gabriel had a lot to show off at London MCM Comic Con and the Diamond Retailer Day. Including the new Grounded storyline by Brian Michael Bendis from his final issues of Guardians Of The Galaxy with Valerio Schiti with the Guardians trapped on Earth and how it continues across the other Guardians titles…. With a[...]

Marvel SVP David Gabriel had a lot to show off at London MCM Comic Con and the Diamond Retailer Day. Including a first look at inked pages by Russell Dauterman from the upcoming Mighty Thor #15, kciking off the new Shi'ar War… Watch for more stories from MCM London Comic Con here. Marvel SVP David Gabriel had[...]

Marvel SVP David Gabriel had a lot to show off at London MCM Comic Con and the Diamond Retailer Day  Including the latest with their January event Monsters Unleashed. First giving us a sneak peek inside.  We are told to expect Hercules to play a large role in this series.. Then announcing that there would be a Champions[...]

Marvel SVP David Gabriel had a lot to show off at London MCM Comic Con and the Diamond Retailer Day And, despite Spider-Man writer Dan Slott begging him not to say anything, he was here to talk Clone Conspiracy #3, the current Spider-Man event in which friends and foes have been brought back from[...]

Marvel SVP David Gabriel had a lot to show off at London MCM Comic Con and the Diamond Retailer Day Including a first look at Danilo Beyruth's Ghost Rider #1, coming soon from Marvel NOW, and featuring the same Ghost Rider currently seen in Marvel's Agents Of SHIELD TV series… Watch for more stories from MCM London[...]

DC Comics co-publisher Dan Didio and Ski have been showing off the new Wild Storm comic by Warren Ellis and Jon Davis-Hunt, describing Warren Ellis' role across the other Wild Storm titles to be launched as comparable with Gerard Way's curating role on Young Animal. And also to see it as more of a reimagining of the Wildstorm universe[...]

 Unveiled at the MCM London Comic Con, our first look at the cover to Justice League Of America, the new series from Steve Orlando and Ivan Reis And while we knew the book would have Killer Frost, The Atom, Vixen and The Ray, until now we didn't know to expect Batman, Black Canary… and Lobo. Old-style[...]

But stressed the importance of DC's other lines for finding new audiences, getting another round of applause for saying "we can't just keep selling the same stuff to the same people." Watch for more stories from MCM London Comic Con here. DC Comics co-publisher Dan Didio along with Ski have just raised the roof at the[...]