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Comic Expo Status Active Genre Comics Location Bristol Country United Kingdom First held November 2004 Organizer Mike Allwood Official website http://www.comicexpo.net/ Comic Expo is the name given to the UK's largest comic book event. It is held twice a year: in Bristol in the spring and in Brighton in the autumn. The organiser is Mike Allwood, formerly of Area 51, a comic shop based in Bristol.
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History
Replacing a previous UK convention, the Comic Festival (which itself had replaced UKCAC), the first Comic Expo was held in Bristol in November 2004. This was very much a trial run by all concerned. Although not very well attended, it established how future events in Bristol would work.
The next one held in May 2005 in Bristol, was a success with guests such as Mike Ploog and Simon Bisley attending.
The first Expo to be held in Brighton was in November 2005 at the prestigious Metropole Hilton, the largest conference hotel in South England. This was again successful and with the exception of a few minor criticisms proved immensely popular with those attending.
Comic Expo Bristol 2006 was a huge success, with early attendance figures suggesting around 2000 attendees. The Guest of Honour was Roy Thomas, the former Editor-in-Chief of Marvel (1972 - 1974). Other guests included Geoff Johns and Howard Chaykin.
The Brighton Expo for 2006 was cancelled so the next Comic Expo held was in Bristol in May 2007. Guests included Kurt Busiek, Brian K Vaughan, Jeph Loeb and Jean-Pierre Dionnet.
The guest line up for Bristol 2008 included Jim Shooter, Walt Simonson, Jim Starlin, and Dave Gibbons.
Film Night
The Orang Utan Comics film night has become a staple of the show since 2007.
The Bristol Preview and Virtual Bristol
Since 2006, UK indie comic studio Monkeys with Machineguns have run an online preview online preview featuring indie press exhibitors attending the Bristol Expo.
External links
Categories:- Comics conventions
- British fan conventions
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