London Super Comic Convention

London Super Comic Convention
StatusMerged with MCM London Comic Con
GenreComics
VenueExCeL London (2012–2016)
Business Design Centre (2017)
Location(s)London
CountryEngland
Inaugurated2012
FoundersI. Ahmet, G. Panayiotou, John S.
Most recent2017
Attendance25,000 (2015)
Organized byG. Morris
Websitelondonsupercomicconvention.com

London Super Comic Convention was an annual comic book convention dedicated to comics[1] that was mounted from 2012 to 2017.

In its inaugural year 2012, Stan Lee[2] was its main guest. It has since drawn in the likes[3] of J. Scott Campbell, Neal Adams,[4] George Pérez,[5] Dave Gibbons, Dan Slott,[6] Charlie Adlard, Max Brooks[7] and Jonathan Ross.[8][9]

Dealers from across the UK and USA came to sell their products and promote their businesses. There was also a large small press section and an active cosplay contingent, culminating with the LSCC London Super Costume Championship, judged by special guests.[10]

The London Super Comic Convention mounted conventions from 2012 to 2017. After not mounting a show in 2018, the convention announced in March 2019 that it had merged forces with Reed Exhibitions and the MCM London Comic Con,[11] thus bringing the LSCC to a close.

Location and dates

Dates Location Publishers Guests
25 and 26 February 2012[12][13][14] ExCeL London 2000AD, Atlas Comics, IDW, Markosia Enterprises, Panini Comics Stan Lee, Dan Slott, George Pérez, Emanuela Lupacchino, Brian Bolland, Kieron Gillen, Simon Furman, Jamal Igle, Al Davison, Andrew Wildman, Andy Lanning, Bernie Wrightson, Bob Layton, David Hine, David Petersen, Duncan Fegredo, Eric Basaldua, Fred Van Lente, Guillermo Ortego, Howard Chaykin, Ian Churchill, J.K. Woodward, Jamie Mckelvie, Jim Cheung, Jock, John McCrea, Mike Deodato Jr., Mike Norton, Neil Edwards, Nick Percival, Paul Cornell, Peter Nguyen, Phil Jimenez, Sean Phillips, Simon Bisley, Steve Epting, Tony Lee, Victor Drujiniu
23 and 24 February 2013[15][16] ExCeL London 2000AD, arcana, Avatar Press, Markosia Enterprises, UK Comics & UK on Display, Top Cow, Zenescope Entertainment J. Scott Campbell, Neal Adams, Herb Trimpe, Mark Buckingham, Klaus Janson, Roy Thomas, Gary Erskine, Matteo Scalera, Bill Sienkiewicz, David W. Mack, David Finch (comics), Gabriele Dell'Otto, Yildiray Cinar, Lee Bermejo, Simone Bianchi (artist)
15 and 16 March 2014[17][18][19] ExCeL London 2000AD, Archaia Entertainment, Avatar Press, Boom! Studios, IDW, Markosia Enterprises, Panini Comics, Titan Comics, Zenescope Entertainment Peter David, Dave Gibbons, Peter Milligan, Jonathan Ross, Ethan Van Sciver, Michael Dialynas, Ian Edginton, Robin Furth, Mike Grell, Gianluca Gugliotta, Peter Hogan, David Lloyd, Paolo Pantelena, Marco Santucci, Steve Scott, Mark Texeira, Billy Tucci, Max Brooks, Jacen Burrows, Neil Edwards, Lee Garbett, Andy Lanning, Yanick Paquette, Jamie Tyndall, John Watson, JK Woodward, Chrissie Zullo, Ian Churchill, Katie Cook, Alan Davis, Mark Farmer, Adi Granov, Roger Langridge, John Layman, Dan Slott, Tom Palmer, Brian Wood, Arthur Adams, Charlie Adlard, Mark Buckingham, Howard Chaykin, Joyce Chin, Frank Cho, Mike Collins, Gary Frank, Sean Phillips, Chris Weston
March 14–15, 2015 ExCeL London Jonathan Ross, Storage Hunters' Sean Kelly, John Romita Jr.
February 20–21, 2016 ExCeL London
August 25–27, 2017 Business Design Centre, Islington

LSCC London Super Costume Championship Winners

Year Winners Guest Judge
2014 Nikita Cosplay and Annshella[10] Yaya Han, Riki LeCotey, Tabitha Lyons and Ethan Van Sciver

See also

References

  1. ^ White, Holly (18 February 2014). "London Super Comic Con behind the scenes secrets". SciFiNow.
  2. ^ "Stan Lee: Creator of the Hulk and Spider-Man is a £4bn Marvel". independent.co.uk. 5 February 2012.
  3. ^ "London convention breaks creator record". digitalspy.co.uk. 31 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Comics Review: Neal Adams - Mad Genius". newstatesman.com. 10 June 2021.
  5. ^ "London Super-Con reveal their starting line-up of guests". comicsbeat.com. 15 September 2012.
  6. ^ "When Dan Slott Met Rich Johnston At London Super Comic Con". bleedingcool.com. 16 March 2014.
  7. ^ "London Super Comic Con adds creators". digitalspy.co.uk. 6 December 2013.
  8. ^ Jonathan Ross to Attend London Super Comic Convention 2014 Archived 2014-09-12 at the Wayback Machine Comicbuzz.com, Shabbir, January 17, 2014
  9. ^ "Event News: Jonathan Ross Added to LONDON SUPER COMIC-CON Line-Up". starburstmagazine.com. 20 January 2014.
  10. ^ a b Russon, Mary-Ann (17 March 2014). "London Super Comic Con 2014: Cosplay Championship". ibtimes.co.uk.
  11. ^ "Announcement," London Super Comic Convention official website (March 3, 2019). Accessed Nov. 8, 2019.
  12. ^ "The London Super Comic Convention For February 2012". bleedingcool.com. 22 August 2011.
  13. ^ "London Super Comic Convention 2012: weekend round up". denofgeek.com. 27 February 2012.
  14. ^ "Eyewitness: Comic turn". The Guardian. 27 February 2012.
  15. ^ "This website is currently unavailable". geeksunleashed.me. Archived from the original on 11 September 2014.
  16. ^ "The London Super Comic Convention 2013". telegraph.co.uk. 25 February 2013.
  17. ^ "Cosplay, manga and superheroes at London Super Comic Convention 2014". Pictures. The Telegraph.
  18. ^ "London Super Comic Convention 2014 at Excel Centre, London - Tickets". londonbeep.com. 12 March 2014.
  19. ^ "London Super Comic Con unveils new guests". digitalspy.co.uk. 6 November 2013.
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