The best Con in the UK Calendar returns, with a very special ticket offer:

Cardiff International Comic Expo IN FIRST ticket offer!

A very special offer to all of the 2011 attendees which means you can BUY NOW until the 30th October at the 2011 prices!

This will be an all ticket event so pre-booking and a special low entry deal guarantees you can’t miss out on Premier Event of 2012

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Still undecided whether there is going to be a Sidekick presence at October's MCM Expo but the news that Gail Simone will be appearing may've just forced my hand, you glorious MCM bastards. Now we just need to get a team together for the Battle of the Blooggers.

PRESS RELEASE

A record number of artists and writers will be flocking to MCM Expo London Comic Con’s Comic Village next month – and we’re delighted to announce that acclaimed American comic book writer Gail Simone and best-selling British science fiction author Peter F. Hamilton will be among our special guests.

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Link: http://www.panelborders.com/events

I'm sure I've blogged about this event before but a quick trip through the archives shows nothing, so here we go again for the very first time. Comics and Conflicts is a comprehensive look at the role of comic books in war and war stories starting on Friday 19th August and running through to Saturday 20th August at the Imperial War Museum London.

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This year's comic con season is far from over over yet but already we're getting ready for next year. The most important con on next year's calendar is obviously the now two day Cardiff Comic and Animation Expo (that's right CICE becomes CICAE with the addition of animation to the line up) held on 25 - 26th February 2012 at the Cardiff Mercure Hotel. Why is it such an important convention? Well because it's ourhometown con of course.

They've just announced next year's Guest of Honour and we can reveal it's the legendary...

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Okay, it's time for the crappest game of Hangman in the history of crappy Hangman. Today Marvel released the above image with the below text:

"Megastars Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness (HULK, Superman/Batman) reunite this December for an action packed story of epic proportions. Want to know what it is? Find out in two weeks at the Cup O’ Joe Panel (Saturday, July 23rd at 2:45PM PST) during Comic Con International in San Diego!"

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Link: http://www.manchestermcmexpo.com/

PRESS RELEASE

Manchester’s comics fans are in for an art explosion this July as a host of talented artists and writers descend on the city for the inaugural MCM Expo Manchester Comic Con, held at Manchester Central on 30 July.

MCM Expo’s Comic Village tour features award-winning comics creators such as Antony Johnston (Wasteland, Alex Rider); John McCrea (Hitman, Judge Dredd); Marc Ellerby (Chloe Noonan, Ellerbisms); Leigh Gallagher (Defoe, The Witching) and Al Davison (The Spiral Cage, The Dreaming).

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Link: http://www.moorereppion.com/thrill-electric-teaser/31/05/2011/

We broke the news some time ago that The Thrill Electric trailer would be shown exclusively shown at London's MCM Expo, well that's been and gone and here is that very same trailer:

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Welcome to the final thrilling installment of the Sidekickcast's adventures at Bristol Comic Expo 2011, where we finally learn the answer to the question 'Do Sidekickcs dream of telepathic mutants?:

We've enjoyed these little comic book journey through comicdom, if you've enjoyed them too please let us know in the comments below, on Twitter @sidekickcast, on the Facebook group Sidekick Comics or through email: sidekickcast@sidekickcomicsuk.com. We'd love to hear from you and maybe we'll do some more, keep 'em peeled Sidekicks.

Link: http://www.thecomicsshow.co.uk

I was gutted not to see Birmingham International Comic Show (BICS) on the con calendar this year, it was the second con I ever went to and anyone that saw my pre-Bristol Expo post, will know that I get ridiculously sentimental about this kind of deal. We knew that the convention was going to be replaced by a smaller more intimate creator driven event but until now we didn't know who was going to be there. This press release should clear that all up with some impressive and surprising creators already attached:

Birmingham Comic Con Goes Prehistoric for 2011 27th August

Watch out for sexy cave girls and cave boys in Birmingham City Centre this summer as the Holiday Inn on Queensway plays host to some of the biggest names in comics including Mark Millar (Kick Ass, Wanted), Chris Sprouse, (Tom Strong) Dave Gibbons, (Watchmen) Sean Phillips (Criminal, Incognito) and the legendary Alan Davis, who’s list of creative credits rivals the length of a brontosaurus!

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It's the third part of the Bristol Comic Expo 2011 Sidekickcast trilogy but will it be more The Mummy Returns than Empire Strikes Back, more Rush Hour 2 than Terminator 2? You decide, and if you do like the comic let @danlesidekick know so he'll make some more for us.

The Sidekickcast Comic will return tomorrow for the third and final installment, keep 'em peeled Sidekicks.