ACME Comic Con explained

ACME Comic Con
Status:active
Genre:Multigenre
Venue:SEC Centre
Location:Glasgow, Scotland
Organiser:Attic Convention and Media Events

ACME Comic Con is a bi-annual fan convention held at the Scottish Events Campus in Glasgow, Scotland. It is organised by Attic Convention and Media Events.

History

Before 2020 a Comic Convention called MCM Scotland (an offshoot of MCM London) was held at the SEC since 2013. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and a restructuring of MCM after a buyout from Reedpop, MCM scaled back their UK conventions to just MCM London and MCM Birmingham. ACME (who organised Rai Con for several years prior) announced they would be taking over hosting a comic con event at the SEC with two events, one in March and one in September.[1] [2]

ACME Comic Con hosted its first Convention in Halls 1 & 2 of the Scottish Events Campus on the 5th and 6 March 2022, It then hosted its second event in Hall 4 on 24 and 25 September 2022.[3] [4] In 2024 the March event moved from Halls 1 & 2 to Hall 3.

Show Features

Main Stage

Stage where Guests are interviewed in stage panels and Cosplay Competitions are held.

Guests

A variety of Guests are invited to each convention for fans to meet and to sell autographs and photo opportunities. They also participate in panels at the Main Stage to be interviewed in front of an audience.

Superhero Academy

A children's area.

Gaming Zone

An area for attendees to play retro video games, board games and trading card games.

Dates

!Dates!Notable Guests
March 5–6, 2022Andy Secombe, Arti Shah, Tony Way
September 24–25, 2022Dominique McElligott, Gavin Mitchell, Jane McCarry, Paul Riley, Sanjeev Kholi, Mark Cox, Matt Costello
March 4–5, 2023Gemma Whelan, James Mackenzie, Natalie Gumede, Ruby Stokes, Dave Gibbons, Tim Pilcher, Etienne Kuwabo, Sonia Leong[5]
September 23–24, 2023Anna Shaffer, Chris Barrie, Christina Chong, Ed Speleers, Eric Stuart, Gavin Mitchell, James Mackenzie, John Wagner, Martin Quinn, Nigel Parkinson, Royce Pierreson, Therica Wilson-Read
March 9-10, 2024Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Aldred, Maggie Service, Colin Ryan, Beth Walker, Shauna MacDonald, John Higgins, Dan McDaid, Andy Diggle[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Comic Con returns to Scotland for two events in 2022 at Glasgow's SEC . 2023-02-10 . The National . 27 October 2021 . en.
  2. News: Simons . Dean . 2022-05-27 . Syndicated Comics . 2023-03-08 . The Beat . en-US.
  3. News: Comic Con returns to Glasgow after three year gap . en-GB . BBC News . 2023-02-10.
  4. Web site: Neil . Tom . 2022-11-03 . ACME Comic Con 2022 . 2023-06-04 . Off the Record . en-GB.
  5. Web site: Post . The Sunday . In pictures: ACME Comic Con takes over Glasgow's SEC . 2023-03-06 . The Sunday Post . en-US.
  6. Web site: 2024-03-08 . Doctor Who star expected for Glasgow comic con event . 2024-03-13 . Glasgow Times . en.