Perth's first ever Comic Con to be held in August 2021, who's in?
https://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/fp/perths-first-ever-comic-con-to-be-held-in-august-2021/ (https://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/fp/perths-first-ever-comic-con-to-be-held-in-august-2021/)
" More than 50 different traders will feature at the event, including a series of guest appearances from writers and artists from Marvel, DC, Imagine and 2000AD Comic."
It says here.
I'd be up for that take me away from next years fringe for a while. (If on🤞🏻)
Perth? Oh yeah, I'm in ... maybe this could lure a certain fish from transatlantic exile?
Working that weekend :'(
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filippo
Expectations about this need to be managed. The BGCP events are basically comic marts with cosplay, face-painting etc. They're what passes for a comic con in places like East Kilbride, Dunoon etc.
Looking forward to seeing all those creators from well-known publisher "Imagine".
Quote from: GordonR on 21 September, 2020, 07:44:21 AM
Expectations about this need to be managed. The BGCP events are basically comic marts with cosplay, face-painting etc. They're what passes for a comic con in places like East Kilbride, Dunoon etc.
To be fair we seldom get out of the bar area. Also Perth is equidistant from every point of civilization, so the Furryboot Brigade and even Rich could traipse down for the day, altho the trains out are few and far between on a Sunday, I know that from visiting my brother ::)
Quote from: GordonR on 21 September, 2020, 07:44:21 AM
Expectations about this need to be managed. The BGCP events are basically comic marts with cosplay, face-painting etc. They're what passes for a comic con in places like East Kilbride, Dunoon etc.
Next year they have a dozen of these spread from Gala to Oban... still any excuse for a peev!
Given the lifting of (some) restrictions, what's the consensus of meeting up for a pint FCBD or Perth?
I will say yes! Deffo!
Then bail.
I have one or two gaps in my diary (read : hunners) so please say the day!
Perth eh?
That's that big roundabout cum bus station in Southshire, just past aw the hills where only strange people live, aye?
I might be able to make it- though the daft midweek date might end up being a problem depending on work (though it's a short Megabus trip so it could still work), therefore I shall tentatively say 'Yes' with the inevitable possibility of an eventual 'No'.
After the last couple of Glasgow 'events' I attended, my expectations are barely at the dizzy heights of sea-level, being somewhere between Atlantis and Sculptor's Cave. Still, it's better than my hoose which only has cheap food, tasteless decor, bad TV and ill company but fabulously noisy music.
Quote from: GordonR on 21 September, 2020, 07:44:21 AM
Expectations about this need to be managed. The BGCP events are basically comic marts with cosplay, face-painting etc. They're what passes for a comic con in places like East Kilbride, Dunoon etc.
I had a look at some of the "comic-cons" which had cropped up around where I used to live (East Anglia - so Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk and Cambridgeshire). The fact that comic creators are actually mentioned in that Perth announcement makes them more comic-oriented than the ones I looked at. It was (literally) all about the cosplay and film tie-ins.
Given that the Perth con on in the last weekend of August, you'd think there would be some more info kicking about the interweb by now... evidence perhaps of the GRennie's droids lack of faith?
How about we say Perth on saturday 28th August 1pm in a boozer yet to be named....
Now who's in?
Build it and they will come!
It says the tickets are Out Of Stock- has it sold out?
The venue - which is a bar-free sports and leisure centre - currently closed as it's being used as a vaccination centre. No word on whether it'll be open by August.
Enjoy your Perth Comic Con, guys.
Quote from: GordonR on 10 June, 2021, 04:56:09 PM
The venue - which is a bar-free sports and leisure centre - currently closed as it's being used as a vaccination centre. No word on whether it'll be open by August.
Enjoy your Perth Comic Con, guys.
Nasty man.
Quote from: GordonR on 10 June, 2021, 04:56:09 PM
The venue - which is a bar-free sports and leisure centre - currently closed as it's being used as a vaccination centre. No word on whether it'll be open by August.
Enjoy your Perth Comic Con, guys.
Thanks Gordon, so that's that ruled out, maybe leave it and see what the next round of level reductions are?
There must be somewhere a punch of middle aged men can get pissed in Scotland.
Quote from: The Enigmatic Dr X on 12 June, 2021, 02:51:20 PM
There must be somewhere a punch of middle aged men can get pissed in Scotland.
Bit aggressive there Del Boy!
Quote from: Buttonman on 12 June, 2021, 04:20:38 PM
Quote from: The Enigmatic Dr X on 12 June, 2021, 02:51:20 PM
There must be somewhere a punch of middle aged men can get pissed in Scotland.
Bit aggressive there Del Boy!
Oh crap has he been messing with spoons again...
There's always one trouble maker in every crowd...
Mind you, 'a punch of Scotsmen' seems like a reasonable collective noun.
Quote from: Proudhuff on 12 June, 2021, 05:40:33 PM
Mind you, 'a punch of Scotsmen' seems like a reasonable collective noun.
I always thought it was 'a heidbang o Scots'.
Quote from: Proudhuff on 12 June, 2021, 05:39:05 PM
There's always one trouble maker in every crowd...
... just the one in this crowd? :o :o :o
Shut it ya bams!
The phrase "couldna organise a piss-up in Perth" hings low oo'er the thread...
:lol:
The Souther Contingent will laugh at us again.
"The Souther Contingent will laugh at us again."
Now there's an admission I'd thought I'd never hear.....
I just thought it was all about letters and pictures of food up in the wilds..... eh Buttonman?
Little known fact : I used to live in Perth way back in the '80's.
Was run out of town..
Was told if I ever show my face or step foot in the place again unmentionable things would happen to my backside.
So it's a NO from me, think I'll try Shrewsbury instead.
Keep on Drokking !!.
Quote from: Large48 on 16 June, 2021, 08:45:43 AM
"The Souther Contingent will laugh at us again."
Now there's an admission I'd thought I'd never hear.....
I just thought it was all about letters and pictures of food up in the wilds..... eh Buttonman?
Not at all- there's whisky, hard drugs and violence as well.
Quote from: low down dirty drokker on 16 June, 2021, 03:36:06 PM
Little known fact : I used to live in Perth way back in the '80's.
Was run out of town..
Was told if I ever show my face or step foot in the place again unmentionable things would happen to my backside.
So it's a NO from me, think I'll try Shrewsbury instead.
Keep on Drokking !!.
Oh c'mon, now you HAVE to tell us what you did to rile the people of Perth.
Quote from: Dandontdare on 17 June, 2021, 06:23:02 AM
Quote from: low down dirty drokker on 16 June, 2021, 03:36:06 PM
Little known fact : I used to live in Perth way back in the '80's.
Was run out of town..
Was told if I ever show my face or step foot in the place again unmentionable things would happen to my backside.
So it's a NO from me, think I'll try Shrewsbury instead.
Keep on Drokking !!.
Oh c'mon, now you HAVE to tell us what you did to rile the people of Perth.
Hell it's Perth, you just have to 'not come from Perth' really... :lol:
perhaps we should write to Nicola and ask for some money/compensation? everyone else is.
Looking at the organisers' page (Big Glasgow Comic Con) I see the date is now just 'TBA', so obviously they've been told there's no guaranteed re-opening date for the venue yet.
Looking at the page, they've got plenty of other regional Scottish events listed. How about a trip doom the water to Dunoon, or the exotic climes of Rutherglen?
Quote from: GordonR on 24 June, 2021, 08:36:08 AM
Looking at the organisers' page (Big Glasgow Comic Con) I see the date is now just 'TBA', so obviously they've been told there's no guaranteed re-opening date for the venue yet.
Looking at the page, they've got plenty of other regional Scottish events listed. How about a trip doom the water to Dunoon, or the exotic climes of Rutherglen?
I take it
Inverurie Comic Con is off your 'to do' list then...
They'll never surpass the giddy heights of Kirkintilloch and Balmaha Comic Cons.
Quote from: Buttonman on 12 June, 2021, 04:20:38 PM
Quote from: The Enigmatic Dr X on 12 June, 2021, 02:51:20 PM
There must be somewhere a punch of middle aged men can get pissed in Scotland.
Bit aggressive there Del Boy!
Surely the collective term is paunch?
Quote from: pauljholden on 24 June, 2021, 03:23:41 PM
Quote from: Buttonman on 12 June, 2021, 04:20:38 PM
Quote from: The Enigmatic Dr X on 12 June, 2021, 02:51:20 PM
There must be somewhere a punch of middle aged men can get pissed in Scotland.
Bit aggressive there Del Boy!
Surely the collective term is paunch?
don't think we could stomach that!
Looks like we 'might' be able to gather on FCBD... George Sq and bring flares?
Quote from: Proudhuff on 30 June, 2021, 03:12:18 PM
Looks like we 'might' be able to gather on FCBD... George Sq and bring flares?
When's FCBD?
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So this is actually happening. Glasgow on 16th.
And it did!! Nice afftie and evening... and a couple of cracking fotaes!! Here's to the next one, xmas? in Edinbra!!
Quote from: Tiplodocus on 10 October, 2021, 11:02:11 PM
So this is actually happening. Glasgow on 16th.
I should have pointed out that the 16th was my wedding anniversary. My wife is understanding of comic books. But not that understanding.
you could have brought her along as a treat! There were spoons aplenty in the Shilling Brewery
My wedding anniversary weekend nearly always clashed with Bristol cons.
Well that's my last free weekend before Xmas block booked, so yeah I won't be there, even if you were getting together....