Edinburgh Comic Con Explained

Edinburgh Comic Con
Status:	defunct
Genre:	Speculative fiction
Venue:	Edinburgh International Conference Centre
Location:	Edinburgh
Country:	United Kingdom
First:	2014
Organizer:	Hero Conventions

Edinburgh Comic Con was an annual fan convention organised by Hero Conventions and run at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland since 2014.^[1] It features guests from comics, film and television industries, and includes talks,^[2] displays and a prize cosplay competition.

In July 2015, the organisers announced an "Artist Searchlight" competition to design the cover for the 2016 programme.^[3]

On April 14th 2022 Hero Conventions announced the event would no longer continue.^[4]

Previous guests

The following guests^[5] from the world of comic books have been present at Edinburgh Comic Con:

• Jim Cheung (Press release via Comic Conventions^[6])
• Gary Erskine
• Leonardo Manco
• Norm Breyfogle
• Declan Shalvey
• Jordie Bellaire
• Mike McKone
• Ivan Brandon
• Tanya Roberts
• Gordon Rennie
• Tom Foster
• Yishan Li
• Dan McDaid
• Simon Furman

The following guests from the world of TV & film have been present at Edinburgh Comic Con:

• Angus MacInnes (Star Wars, Judge Dredd, Space 1999)
• Simon Fisher-Becker (Doctor Who, Harry Potter)
• Jimmy Vee (Doctor Who)
• Spencer Wilding (Guardians of the Galaxy, Doctor Who, Batman Begins, Ghost Rider 2, Game of Thrones)
• Nathalie Cox (Star Wars: The Force Unleashed & The Force unleashed 2)
• Caitlin Blackwood (Doctor Who)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sci-fi stars and fans set for Edinburgh comic con . Edinburgh Evening News . 31 March 2015 . 21 July 2015 . Grant, Alistair.
2. Web site: Edinburgh Comic Con - Spencer Wilding. YouTube. Melted Beetle.
3. Web site: Edinburgh Comic Con reveals expansion and artist search. STV Edinburgh. Claire White. 21 July 2015.
4. Web site: Facebook . 2024-03-27 . www.facebook.com.
5. Web site: Creators @ Edinburgh Comic Con 2015. downthetubes. 18 April 2015 . Jeremy Briggs. 21 July 2015.
6. Web site: Jim Cheung confirmed for Edinburgh Comic Con 2015. Comic Conventions. Neil Sambrook. 21 July 2015.