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An annual flagship comic convention due to be held in Birmingham next weekend has been dropped, following the postponement and cancellation of several events due to be held at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC). Following a pattern of large gatherings being shelved across the region in response to the current coronavirus pandemic spreading across the world,…
May the 4th be with you, as today is Star Wars Day! On what is such a hugely celebrated unofficial holiday around the world, there are plenty of Star Wars-themed events happening in and around Birmingham today as many celebrate the long-standing franchise.
We’re at the NEC in Birmingham for this year’s first MCM Comic Con in the city, with special guests including Umbrella Academy stars Emmy Raver-Lampman and Tom Hopper, Sex Education star Asa Butterfield, Supernatural talent Felicia Day and Mario voice actor Charles Martinet. But it’s not all about the celebrity and memorabilia guests, paying homage to everything from Star Wars, Star Trek and Disney to…
MO BROS from across Birmingham have got their kit off this month to raise awareness for Movember, and joining them is cosplay enthusiast and Thai boxer Aaron ‘Thaitan’ Turner. As part of the charity month, guys of all ages and backgrounds have stripped naked to highlight men’s health, testicular and prostate cancer, and male suicide.
We’re at the NEC in Birmingham for this year’s second MCM Comic Con in the city, with special guests including The Walking Dead and Doctor Who star David Morrissey, Ash vs Evil Dead favourite Ray Santiago, Major Crimes talent Mary McDonnell and Red Dwarf actor Chris Barrie. But it’s not all about the celebrity and…
MCM Comic Con, the UK’s largest organiser of pop culture events held its first con of the year in March, battling through the snow for its most feature-packed Birmingham event yet. Back with bigger guests and more explosive and interactive content, MCM Birmingham Comic Con saw 32,188 individual pop culture fans, superheroes, gamers, comic collectors,…
It’s MCM Comic Con weekend with celebrities, cosplayers, gamers, animators and comic artists all under one roof at the NEC in Birmingham. We’ll have full coverage during and after the event, and regularly sharing live updates as they happen too. Keep checking back for coverage below and on our Twitter account.
Hot on the heels of news last month that Hollywood stars Michael Rooker and Sean Gunn – of Guardians of the Galaxy fame – are attending this year’s first Comic Con event in Birmingham, a whole host of special guests have seen been announced. MCM Comic Con, the UK’s largest organiser of pop culture events, is kicking off the…
Young children at a school in Birmingham have been sharing their love of books today by dressing up as their favourite fictional characters. Celebrating World Book Day with hundreds of other schools across the country, pupils at The Wisdom Academy donned outfits paying tribute to storybook and comic characters; from pirates, wizards and superheroes to princesses, queens and…
Hollywood stars Michael Rooker and Sean Gunn, of Guardians of the Galaxy fame, have been announced as the first of many stars expected to attend this year’s first Comic Con event in Birmingham. MCM Comic Con, the UK’s largest organiser of pop culture events, is kicking off the year with its first exciting interactive geek-fest in Brum.