Edinburgh Comic Con

Edinburgh Comic Con
Edinburgh Comic Con
Status	Active
Genre	Speculative fiction
Venue	Edinburgh International Conference Centre
Location(s)	Edinburgh
Country	United Kingdom
Inaugurated	2014
Organized by	Hero Conventions
Website	www.heroconventions.com

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])
Gary Erskine
Leonardo Manco
Norm Breyfogle
Declan Shalvey
Jordie Bellaire
Mike McKone
Ivan Brandon
Tanya Roberts
Gordon Rennie
Tom Foster
Yishan Li
Dan McDaid
Simon Furman

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)
Caitlin Blackwood (Doctor Who)

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.

External links[]

Official website

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[1] Grant, Alistair (31 March 2015). "Sci-fi stars and fans set for Edinburgh comic con". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 21 July 2015.

[2] "Edinburgh Comic Con - Spencer Wilding". YouTube. Melted Beetle.

[3] "Edinburgh Comic Con reveals expansion and artist search". STV Edinburgh. Claire White. Retrieved 21 July 2015.

[4] "Creators @ Edinburgh Comic Con 2015". downthetubes. Jeremy Briggs. Retrieved 21 July 2015.

[5] "Jim Cheung confirmed for Edinburgh Comic Con 2015". Comic Conventions. Neil Sambrook. Retrieved 21 July 2015.

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