Shrewsbury Comic Con

01/07/2024

Vendor Spotlight - Harold's Toy Store Ltd
Warhammer, Magic the Gathering, Pokemon, Dungeons & Dragons, Lego, figures, e.g. MOTU, Funko Pops, other pop culture merch, e.g. badges, patches & key chains and other gaming & comic related items we'll source for the event.
www.haroldstoystore.co.uk

20/06/2024

Celebrating 40 years working in comics, Mike has drawn pretty much every major character at the big companies- X-Men, Batman, JLA, Spider-Man, Superman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Judge Dredd, Slaine and Rogue Trooper amongst them.
Best known for drawing Doctor Who, since the show's triumphant return twenty years back for Doctor Who Magazine, IDW, Titan and two Dalek graphic novels for BBC Books, as well as writing and drawing Doctor Who online games for Tiny Rebel.
In animation he's worked on shows as diverse as Warhammer 40k and Horrid Henry, and many Welsh language pre-school shows.
He's drawn two well regarded and successful original Graphic Novels- an adaptation of Dickens' A Christmas Carol and the docudrama about the first moon landing, Apollo.
Last year he was artist on the Mike Batt/David Quantick La Croix Noire comic tied into a concept album
In recent times he's worked on several How To Draw books and part-works: a 100 issue run on How To Draw Marvel magazine; 3 volumes of How To Draw Fortnite; How To Draw Five Nights at Freddies; he currently illustrates the D&D Adventurer partwork magazine.
In TV he works as a storyboard artist on many genre shows: Doctor Who, Fool Me Once, His Dark Materials, Good Omens, The Witcher, War of the Worlds, Midwich Cuckoos, Lazarus Project and many more with less genre cred (Silent Witness, Grace, Industry to name three)

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19/06/2024

Big shout out to my newest top fans! 💎 Luke Michael Copsey, Mia Rose Ann, Ydna Santaniello

19/06/2024

Join Kaine and his friendly team in the amazing gaming marquee. Bringing you the very best in gaming throughout the years, whether that be the classic from the likes of the Nintendo and SEGA or the very latest on the Xbox, PlayStation and Virtual Reality platforms.
Available all day!
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18/06/2024

Join the friendly team at Shrewsbury Wargames Society for an all-day drop-in model painting workshop. Absolute beginners and more experienced painters welcome.

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17/06/2024

Join manga artist Eira Richards for this informal and hands-on workshop to create your own dynamic manga characters. This workshop will focus on character creation and development – from facial features and poses to designing a character sheet. Drawing enthusiasts of all abilities welcome! (Suitable for ages 7+)
Morning and afternoon workshops. Additional cost of £3 to cover materials used.
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29/05/2024

Big shout out to my newest top fan! 💎 Ydna Santaniello

29/05/2024

Shrewsbury Wargames Society are a great friendly interactive group who will have 3 Warhammer display games going. They will also be running a free drop-in miniature painting workshop through the whole day.
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28/05/2024

Mike, a.k.a. Dr John Hammond, will be back with the Jurassic Park Jeep, some friendly dinosaurs and even more cut-outs for some great photo opportunities.

27/05/2024

Cosplay group The Dragon Order make a welcome return to Shrewsbury Comic Con. They will be helping the East Midlands Garrison to raise funds for PASIC: Cancer Support for Children and Young People. You can also now donate to PASIC as you buy your admission tickets.
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27/05/2024

The East Midlands Garrison make a welcome return to Shrewsbury Comic Con. They will once again be running the cosplay competition and raising funds for PASIC: Cancer Support for Children and Young People. You can now donate to PASIC as you buy your admission tickets.
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26/05/2024

Join manga artist Irina Richards for this informal and hands-on workshop to create your own dynamic manga characters. This workshop will focus on character creation and development – from facial features and poses to designing a character sheet. Drawing enthusiasts of all abilities welcome! (Suitable for ages 7+)
Morning and afternoon workshops. Additional cost of £3 to cover materials used.
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26/05/2024

With spooky season comes all sorts of things that go bump in the night. Who ya gonna call? The Preston City Ghostbusters of course! The popular team will make a welcome return to Shrewsbury Comic Con.
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22/05/2024

Amber is one of the most sought after actresses for British Independent Films - best known for her lead role in “Winnie The Pooh: Blood and Honey”, which was #1 in the US Box Office and celebrated a worldwide theatrical release. Amber has played leading roles in 25 Horror Feature Films, numerous award winning short films, TV spots and comedy productions.

A well-versed all rounder; Amber is also a Comedian, Writer, Producer, Presenter, Host and Qualified Scientist (University Degree in Theoretical Physics). She was commissioned by BBC as a comedy performer/writer - her sketch is available to watch on BBC Three and iPlayer.

Amber has 3 Million+ combined online followers.

Upcoming Films:
Amber plays the evil stepmother in “Rapunzel's Revenge”, the villain in “Mr Hyde: The Untold Story” (a modern retelling of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde) - plus more horror retellings of classic tales, which will be announced soon!

Amber is a Northern actress based in London, UK.

21/05/2024

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Shrewsbury Comic Con: Spooky Season Celebrate the start of spooky season at Shrewsbury Comic Con! Get ready to immerse yourself...

20/05/2024

George Coppen is known for The School for Good and Evil (2022), Snowfall and The No-Name Trivia Show (2020).

19/05/2024

Mike Perkins is a comic book illustrator having worked on Captain America, Thor and Spider-Man. After wrapping up the 31 issue adaptation of Stephen King’s The Stand he transitioned into illustrating Astonishing X-Men and has since successfully re-launched Deathlok, Carnage and Iron Fist . He has recently moved to DC comics where he has depicted the adventures of the Green Lanterns, collaborated with Greg Rucka on Lois Lane and launched The Swamp Thing with Ram V. His most recent work is the prestige format series The BatMan: First Knight. He has been nominated numerous times for Eisner and Harvey Awards and, as well as winning the Eagle Award, counts being on the New York Times Bestseller list and being exhibited in Munich, London and Paris amongst his career achievements. His website is : www.mikeperkinsart.com

18/05/2024

Willie Coppen is known for Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983), Perran and Through the Dragon's Eye (1989).

17/05/2024

Mike Carey, also known by his pen name M. R. Carey, is a British writer of comic books, novels and films, whose credits include the long-running The Sandman spin-off series Lucifer, a three-year stint on Hellblazer, as well as his creator-owned titles Crossing Midnight and The Unwritten for DC Comics' Vertigo imprint, a lengthy run on Marvel's X-Men, the 2014 novel The Girl with All the Gifts and its 2016 film adaptation.

16/05/2024

Craig David Dowsett is a British actor in film, he is known for playing the role of Winnie The Pooh in the viral film Winnie The Pooh Blood And Honey featured worldwide in Rollingstone Magazine, CNN, Variety, IGN, ITV news and many more. He also played roles in The Area 51 Incident and The House That Zombies Built. Craig also has an extensive martial arts background with screen combat training.

06/05/2024

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Shrewsbury Comic Con: Spooky Season Celebrate the start of spooky season at Shrewsbury Comic Con! Get ready to immerse yourself...

05/05/2024

27/04/2024

Thanks to your donations, Charlie Adlard's charity head sketches, The Dragon Order- Iconic Costumes from Comics, Games and Film and generous sponsorship from DVDMegaStore, The East Midlands Garrison were able to raise £237.87 for PASIC - Cancer support for children and young people at Shrewsbury Comic Con

12/04/2024

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Shrewsbury Comic Con 2024 Whilst the country was experiencing Storm Kathleen the intrepid duo of Mike and Neil ventured into darkest Shropshire to New Meadow...

11/04/2024

Tell us how we did

10/04/2024

Our horror stand, always being updated with both sought after classics and current releases. 😱👻

08/04/2024

What a lovely review!