Only two months ago I wrote about Covcon’s smaller show Covcon Junior and on May 7th we finally saw the return of their main event. Like Covcon Junior, the event was run in aid of ‘Maggie’s’ – a cancer support charity nominated by Bond girl Caroline Munro. Covcon events take place the Sports Connexion leisure centre in Ryton-on-Dunsmore on the...

Following a 2021 convention season still feeling the effects of the pandemic the 2022 season starts with everyone hopeful if will be a more normal year, with fewer cancellations of events and guest signers. For me, this was my first convention of the year, and one I had not attended previously. Covcon have been running small to medium sized conventions...

London Film & Comic Con returned to the historic Olympia Exhibition Centre this weekend after a delay of 16 months due to the pandemic. The convention is Showmasters’ flagship event and usually takes place over three days in July, with two smaller events in spring and winter. The show is often able to attract A-list guests but does also include...

Stoke-Con-Trent has been a fixture of the Midlands’ convention scene over the last few years and it returned this weekend for its first post-pandemic event. A smaller scale convention, Stoke-Con-Trent has previously tended to feature guests from British TV shows, with a particular focus on 90s sports-entertainment show Gladiators. Other guests announced for this show included stars from Harry Potter,...

This weekend saw the return of the much-delayed EM-Con Nottingham convention, taking place at the Nottingham Motorpoint Arena. Previously running events in both Derby and Worcester, EM-Con’s roster is currently limited to their main event in Nottingham and, despite several delays due to the pandemic, the show was able to retain many of its previously announced guests. In fact, several...

The Kingfisher Shopping Centre in Redditch is an unlikely location for one of Europe’s foremost Star Wars events but played host to Echo Base Live this last weekend. Predominantly a vintage toy show, Echo Base Live has grown over the years to include a number of signing guests. The calibre of these guests is improving with each show with Julian...