Birmingham Comic Con, August 27th

Emperor · 25 April, 2011, 03:45:56 PM

This is an odd one:

QuoteSo the ~~Birmingham~~ British International Comic Show may have bitten the dust. But it has been replaced by its twin brother (or possibly sister), the Birmingham Comicon, organised by, basically, the same people who organised BICS.

How peculiar.

www.bleedingcool.com/2011/04/25/birmingham-comic-con-to-replace-bics-in-august/

John Freeman has more:

QuoteThe new one day event springs from the lack of a two-day BICS this year - the result of work at Aston University which meant that event's established venue, the Thinktank in Millennium Point, was unavailable. After an unsuccessful search for a new venue with similar facilities, the ICS team decided on this 2011 BC event instead, whose line up already includes guests such as Eisner Award winner Chris Sprouse (Tom Strong, Batman) Watchmen co-creator Dave Gibbons and Peter Hogan (author of books on bands such Queen and R.E.M. and comics ranging from The Dreaming to Tom Strong).

2011 B.C. will take place at the Holiday Inn Birmingham, close to Nostalgia & Comics. Admission will be free to children under 12 accompanied by an adult.

For more information on 2011 B.C. visit: www.thecomicsshow.co.uk

http://downthetubescomics.blogspot.com/2011/04/new-birmingham-comic-con-announced.html

I could certainly pop down for the day. I imagine Bolt and other local folks might be interested too.

CrazyFoxMachine · 25 April, 2011, 03:56:08 PM

I'm up for this - will there be the chance of self-pimpage and selling and all that exciting malarkey?

Bolt-01 · 26 April, 2011, 01:39:15 PM

Crazyfox- Tables are £65.00 a pop for the single day.

Just booked one for FQP/Dogbreath & Zarjaz.

mygrimmbrother · 26 April, 2011, 02:22:06 PM

RESULT! I'll be there.

CrazyFoxMachine · 26 April, 2011, 02:59:52 PM

Anyone interested in splitting a table?

Dunk! · 03 May, 2011, 08:48:35 AM

Glad I searched for this thread and didn't start another.

I'm all booked up like the convention whore I am.

strontium71 · 15 May, 2011, 03:55:27 PM

Just bought a ticket. Tempted to have bought the VIP one but thought naaah.

chris_askham · 15 May, 2011, 08:03:18 PM

I'm thinking I might do this one. My first con since 97. Maybe.

mygrimmbrother · 15 May, 2011, 08:29:13 PM

Do it Chris!

mygrimmbrother · 16 May, 2011, 12:36:12 AM

Booked!

Bolt-01 · 16 May, 2011, 10:22:29 AM

This event was talked about quite a lot over the Bristol weekend- and there may well be quite a strong show from the Hive there. Looking forward to it all the more- and not just for the Chinese buffet afterwards!

BICS2007 · 17 May, 2011, 12:16:52 AM

Who said it would be chinese???

Some breaking news folks: We have confirmed Mark Millar, Dylan Teague, Staz Johnson, Wil Sliney and Si Spencer for the Con and more names will be confirmed very soon

Check out our website at: www.thecomicsshow.co.uk as we'll be updating it very soon

all the best
Shane

chris_askham · 21 May, 2011, 12:10:46 PM

Well, just gone and booked it.

CrazyFoxMachine · 21 May, 2011, 01:00:00 PM

Still interested in sharing a table at this - eh? It's only little old me and my tardis of jelly babies - !

Simply Si · 04 June, 2011, 08:28:36 PM

Looks like this one falling at a good time for a change ie I'm actually in the country (missed Bristol for the last 2 years

), so see you there Bolt! As always I'll be buying something off you so stock up well

PS - what the details about the chinese?!