Review: Film & Comic Con Manchester 2016

No. 8: Film & Comic Con Manchester 2016

Special Guests: There was a long list of special guests from film and TV and some very nice guys from the world of comic books. I did grab a few super short interviews which I will write up for another post later. Here is a quick list of the guests, followed by a few pictures of the comic book guys who I was allowed to photograph for free.

Guest List:  John Levene (Doctor Who), Noel Clarke (Doctor Who, Star Trek), Jimmy Vee (Doctor Who), Kenny Baker (Star Wars), Devon Murray (Harry Potter), Michael Biehn (Aliens, The Terminator), Ken Kirzinger (Freddy Vs Jason), Jacqueline Pearce (Blakes 7, Doctor Who), Jessie Cave (Harry Potter), Afshan Azad (Harry Potter), Marc Rolfe (Star Wars), Katie Healy (Harry Potter), Colette Hiller (Aliens), Mark Rocco (Wrestling), Mac McDonald (Star Wars, Red Dwarf), Richard Oldfield (Star Wars), Dave Prowse (Star Wars), Brian Wheeler (Star Wars, Harry Potter), Lee Sullivan (Artist: Transformers),  John Wagner (Writer: Star Wars), Lew Stringer (Writer/Artist: The Beano), Dave Windett (Artist: The Dandy), Carlos Ezquerra (Artist: 2000 AD – Judge Dredd), John Royle (Artist: Danger Girl), El Torres (Writer: Nancy in Hell) and Gary Whitlock (Writer/artist: The Beano; Aces Weekly)

Check out some of the photos of the guests (mainly comic book people) in the pictures from Film & Comic Con Manchester 2016 below.

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John Royle (@johnroyleart) artist for Wolverine, Spiderman, Danger Girl and many others.

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Gary Whitlock artist for Monkeyhound, the Beano and others. Get your 3D specs on the comic panel above then (if you like it enough) consider heading over to Kickstarter (end date Friday 10th June 2016)

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John Wagner: Judge Dredd, Rok of the Reds and others.

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Carlos Ezquerra: Judge Dredd, Preacher and others.

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Lew Stringer: the Beano, Dr Who Magazine and others.

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Lee Sullivan: Dr Who, Rivers of London and others.

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Dave Windett: Looney Tunes, Monster Hunters Unlimited and others.

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BAM!! A marvel of colourist for all comics including Marvel and DC.

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El Torres: Nancy in Hell, Ghost Wolf and others.

Now, dearest reader, I know there are many much better quality photos available on other websites, I know this, but it takes forever to download and upload and resize and credit. Unfortunately (not unfortunately, I love being a teacher) I have to prioritise my paying job over this one so maybe I'll get round to doing updates with better quality pictures in the future...

Anyway it was a great day out and I can tell that given maybe a more flexible venue arrangement and a bit more advertisement in a year or two this event will be top of the England Comic Con event lists. Thank you again Showmasters for having me. I have learnt A LOT from this experience and everyone I met I hope to see again.

Eyes peeled for future posts with interviews from a couple of the TV and Film guests, the comic book guys and the fabulous Cosplay Gurus!

Kate Blake is a Contributor to ComiConverse, follow her on Twitter @K8_Blake