Link: http://www.londonexpo.com/

I had an absolutely great time at the MCM Expo 2010. One of the things that really made it, other than the things discussed by Gavin here, was the Cosplayers. They were an absolutely permanent fixture of the 3 day event, so much so that when on the way back from the Expo I found it weird to look around and not see them brightening up people's days.

So hat's off to all of the Cosplayers that made it to MCM Expo 2010. I didn't manage to make it to the Euro Cosplay finals like I'd wanted to but these folk certainly made up for it. The love and attention to detail that went into these guys' and gals' costumes really needed to be seen first hand to be believed, I just hope that these pics I snapped whilst wandering around do them justice.

If you see yourself here, post a comment at the end - it'd be great to hear from you and also the perfect opportunity for you to inform me that you are in fact Kurosaki Ichigo from Bleach and not Aunt May from Spiderman.

Ladies and gents I present to you, and in no particular order, the Cosplayers of MCM Expo 2010!

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Link: http://splashpage.mtv.com/2010/08/10/the-walking-dead-score-bear-mccreary-tv-music/

We are now merely months away from the debut of The Walking Dead (TWD) TV adaptation, the show is set to launch in both the states and the UK sometime in October. It's something we've covered quite extensively on the Sidekickcast and blog, and for good reason. From the moment I started reading TWD I knew that I had found something special and also something that could cross from comic book gold into the mainstream with very little effort at all. The story is essentially a soap opera with zombies in it, you really care about all the people you meet but you truly have no idea how long they are going to survive. So a compelling story about interesting characters with an ever changing cast and zombies? How could it fail?

Currently this is my biggest problem with TWD, the expectation is just so high I'm worried that it won't be able to live up to the hype. I've done this many times before, seen so many photos/clips/teasers/trailers/behind the scenes features of a movie/TV show before release by the time it actually hits I'm kind 'meh' and I couldn't bear it if this happened with TWD.

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Link: http://blogs.amctv.com/the-walking-dead/2010/08/charlie-adlard-interview.php

One of the nicest guys in comics is now one of the nicest guys in Hollywood too. During his visit to Frank Darabont's The Walking Dead set, Charlie Adlard decided to don the makeup himself and rock out as zombie.

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