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.

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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.manchestermcmexpo.com/

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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.newsarama.com/comics/090828-BendisKirkman.html

Brian Michael Bendis and Robert Kirkman have met up at this year's Baltimore Comic Con to 'debate' the issues brought up by the now infamous Kirkman Manifesto as previously discussed on this blog. A full report of the meeting can be found at Newsarama, and it's well worth reading what these men have to say as not only do they make a lot of sense but are both blessed with a wicked wit and sense of humour. Only these two men would start a debate by knowingly hurling a series of 'Fuck You's' at each other.

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