The popular geek-fest Comic-Com will be back in Newcastle - with a winter guest - in a matter of days.
The news is set to delight the fans who turned out to welcome its summer visit to St James' Park in June when the convention was spread out over two floors of the football stadium with everything from retro gaming to display sets and dinosaurs. It will be back there on November 12 with another family-friendly event, this time with a Christmas-theme attraction in The Grinch.
The Comic-Com, which is hosted by Unleashed Events and promises a celebration of all things geeky, is a pop-culture showcase which also includes special appearances by a host of TV and film stars who are there to chat and to sign memorabilia. This time around, media guests will include Amy Manson, who was in the likes of TV series Once Upon A Time and Torchwood; Steven Hartley of The Witcher 3; Sword Coast Legends and The Bill, and Adam Basil who is known for The Last Of Us, Beauty And The Beast and Venom.
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Sharon Hall, of Unleashed Events, said: ‘We traditionally hold our Newcastle Comic-Con in the summertime. However, we wanted our last event of the year to be even more awesome and Newcastle is just the place to do that!”
She added: “Christmas is just around the corner, so we are super excited to be bringing the lovable but mischievous green anti-hero, The Grinch!"
Comic-Con fans - who are encouraged to don their best cosplay outfits as there will be a costume masquerade with prizes to be won - will no doubt relish the chance to immerse themselves in worlds of superheroes, villains, sci-fi, anime and fantasy all under one roof. Visitors will find everything from comics to dinosaurs; costume characters; Disney; Transformers Bumblebee; E.T; Ironman; retro gaming and movie scene attractions.
The Comic-Con will run on November 12 from 11am until 5pm. There is an opportunity for earlier entry at 10am for those who buy advance tickets which cost £12 - book here - or £6 for under-16s, plus £3.50 fees. Tickets on the door on the day will cost £10 in cash; £5 for under-16s. See here for more event information.
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