Wales Comic Con
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The Wales Comic Con is a fan convention
that is held in the UK once a year at Glyndŵr University in Wrexham, North Wales. It is run by events management company - Mercury Promotions (UK). Fans are also known to attend the event dressed for cosplay
where they can take part in an annual competition. Comic artists from around the world can also be found drawing images for fans in the hall during the day.
Previous Film & Television Guests Include:
Previous Comic Artists & Writer Guests Include:
and Adrian Poynton
.
Fan convention
A fan convention, or con , is an event in which fans of a particular film, television series, comic book, actor, or an entire genre of entertainment such as science fiction or anime and manga, gather to participate and hold programs and other events, and to meet experts, famous personalities, and...
that is held in the UK once a year at Glyndŵr University in Wrexham, North Wales. It is run by events management company - Mercury Promotions (UK). Fans are also known to attend the event dressed for cosplay
Cosplay
, short for "costume play", is a type of performance art in which participants don costumes and accessories to represent a specific character or idea. Characters are often drawn from popular fiction in Japan, but recent trends have included American cartoons and science fiction...
where they can take part in an annual competition. Comic artists from around the world can also be found drawing images for fans in the hall during the day.
Media & Guests
The event itself contains various guests from various types of medias spending time to meet the fans and the public throughout the day as well as taking part in talk sessions and photoshoots. The event also hosts a variety of stalls and traders selling various merchandise and memorabilia.Previous Film & Television Guests Include:
- Dirk BenedictDirk BenedictDirk Benedict is an American movie, television and stage actor, perhaps best known for playing the characters Lieutenant Templeton "Faceman" Peck in The A-Team television series and Lieutenant Starbuck in the original Battlestar Galactica film and television series.-Early life:Benedict was born...
(The A-Team, Battlestar Galactica, Big Brother) - Chris BarrieChris BarrieChris Barrie is a British actor. He first achieved success as a vocal impressionist, notably in the ITV sketch show Spitting Image...
(Red Dwarf, Tomb Raider, Brittas Empire) - Gareth David-LloydGareth David-LloydGareth David-Lloyd is a Welsh actor best known for his role as Ianto Jones in the British science fiction television programme Torchwood.- Early life :...
(Torchwood) - Colin BakerColin BakerColin Baker is a British actor who is known for playing Paul Merroney in The Brothers from 1974 to 1976 and as the sixth incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who, from 1984 to 1986.- Background:Colin Baker was born in London, but moved north to...
(Doctor Who) - Danny John-JulesDanny John-JulesDaniel "Danny" John-Jules is a British actor, singer and dancer. John-Jules attended Rutherford Comprehensive School, Penfold Street, Marylebone, from 1972 to 1977. He is best known for portraying Cat in the television programme Red Dwarf.-Dance and song:John-Jules is a baritone...
(Red Dwarf) - Neil MarshallNeil MarshallNeil Marshall is an English film director, editor and screenwriter. Marshall began his career in editing and in 2002 directed his first feature film Dog Soldiers, which became a cult film. He followed up with the critically acclaimed horror film The Descent in 2005...
(UK film director for Dog Soldiers, Centurion, the Descent) - Chris RankinChris RankinChristopher William "Chris" Rankin is an actor who is best known for playing Percy Weasley in the Harry Potter films.-Early life:...
(Harry Potter) - Kiran ShahKiran ShahKiran Shah is an actor and a stuntman.Shah was born in Nairobi, Kenya. He lived in Kenya until he was twelve years old, when he moved to India with his family. While living in India, he became interested in films, and when his family moved to London, he became involved in the show business...
(Chronicles of Narnia, Lord of the Rings) - Marc SilkMarc SilkMarc Silk is a voice actor from Solihull, England.His work includes appearances in Chicken Run and as the U.S. voice of Bob in Bob the Builder, the roles of Aks Moe in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace and Johnny Bravo, and commissions for Disney.- Animation & Cartoons :* Bob The Builder -...
(Johnny Bravo, Fifi & the Flowertots) - Jeremy BullochJeremy BullochJeremy Bulloch is an English actor. He is best known for the role inside the costume of the bounty hunter Boba Fett in the original Star Wars trilogy, though he did not voice the character...
(Star Wars) - Spencer WildingSpencer WildingSpencer Wilding is a Welsh actor, stuntman and former professional kickboxer based in the UK.He often visits fan conventions around the world including many in America and the Wales Comic Con in the UK which is based near his hometown of St Asaph.Spencer has appeared in the following movies and...
(Green Lantern, Game of Thrones, The Wolfman) - Kai OwenKai OwenKai Owen is a Welsh actor of stage and screen, known to Welsh audiences for his numerous roles on Welsh-language television and to worldwide audiences for his portrayal of Rhys Williams in Torchwood....
(Torchwood) - Frazer HinesFrazer HinesFrazer Hines is an English actor best known for his roles as Jamie McCrimmon in Doctor Who and Joe Sugden in Emmerdale. Hines was born in Horsforth, a civil parish of Leeds.-Acting career:...
(Doctor Who) - Ian WhyteIan WhyteIan Whyte may refer to:* Ian Whyte , Welsh actor and stuntman* Ian Whyte , Scottish conductor...
(Aliens vs Predator 1 & 2, Clash of the Titans) - Kenny BakerKenny BakerKenneth George "Kenny" Baker is a British actor and musician, best known as the man inside R2-D2 in the popular Star Wars film series.- Career :...
(Star Wars) - Caroline MunroCaroline MunroCaroline Munro is an English actress and model known for her many appearances in horror, science fiction and action films of the 1970s and 1980s.-Early career:...
(James Bond, Hammer Horror) - Bruce Hopkins (Lord of the Rings)
- Chloë AnnettChloë AnnettChloë Victoria Annett is an English actress, best known for her role in series 7 and 8 of the British sitcom Red Dwarf.-Early life and family:...
(Red Dwarf) - Tom PriceTom Price (actor)Tom Price is a British actor, voice over artist and stand up comedian. He is married to TV producer Beth Morrey, who is most noted for being the creator of hit Channel 4 quiz format Wogan's Perfect Recall.-TV and Film Career:...
(Torchwood)
Previous Comic Artists & Writer Guests Include:
- Neil EdwardsNeil EdwardsNeil Edwards may refer to:* Neil Edwards , English footballer* Neil Edwards , Welsh footballer* Neil Edwards , English cricketer...
- Simon FurmanSimon FurmanSimon Christopher Francis Furman is a comic book writer, particularly associated with of a number of notable Transformers comics for Marvel UK, Marvel US, Dreamwave, and most recently, IDW...
- Andrew WildmanAndrew WildmanAndrew Wildman is a British artist, best known for his work in comics, mainly for Marvel Comics. Wildman cut his teeth on Marvel UK's titles in the late 1980s, including Galaxy Rangers, Thundercats, The Real Ghostbusters and, perhaps most notably, Transformers...
- James MoranJames Moran (writer)James Moran is a British screenwriter for television and film, who wrote the horror-comedy Severance. He works in the horror, comedy, science-fiction, historical fiction and spy thriller genres.-Breaking in:...
- Staz Johnson
- Sam StoneSam StoneSam Stone is a British writer and poet.Sam Stone is a British author of gothic, horror and fantasy fiction. Stone's debut novel Gabriele Caccini won the with ForeWord in the USA. She was shortlisted for for her second novel, Futile Flame...
Aftershow Party
The event often finishes with an aftershow party in a local venue where they have had the likes of Blue Gillespie playing live music for the public as well as standup comedy from Tom PriceTom Price (actor)
Tom Price is a British actor, voice over artist and stand up comedian. He is married to TV producer Beth Morrey, who is most noted for being the creator of hit Channel 4 quiz format Wogan's Perfect Recall.-TV and Film Career:...
and Adrian Poynton
Adrian Poynton
Adrian Poynton is a British screenwriter, playwright, stand up comedian and actor.He is the creator and writer of BBC Three sitcom White Van Man starring Will Mellor, Georgia Moffett and Clive Mantle. It began screening in March 2011 becoming the highest rated launch ever for a sitcom on BBC3...
.