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MCM Comic Con London

Multi-genre fan convention held in the London Borough of Newham twice yearly

Summary

Multi-genre fan convention held in the London Borough of Newham twice yearly

FieldValue
nameMCM London Comic Con
imageMCM London Comic Con, May 2017.jpg
image_size250px
captionBirds eye view of guests at
MCM London Comic Con, May 2017
statusActive
genreSpeculative fiction
venueExCeL London
locationOne Western Gateway, Royal Victoria Dock, London Docklands, London
countryUnited Kingdom
firstMay 2002
last24–26 October 2025
next22–24 May 2026
organizerReedPop
attendance133,156 in May 2016
websitehttps://www.mcmcomiccon.com/london/en-us/home.html

MCM London Comic Con, May 2017 The MCM Comic Con London (formerly known as the London Movies, Comics, and Media Expo, London MCM Expo, and MCM London Comic Con) is a speculative fiction fan convention held at ExCel London twice yearly since 2002, usually on the last weekend in May and October. The convention primarily focuses on comic books, video games, sci-fi, cosplay, anime and popular media.

History

The London Movies, Comics, and Media Expo was founded in early 2001 by Paul Miley (ScifiShows) and Bryan Cooney (Wolf Events).

The convention is held twice each year, usually on the last full weekend of May and October. There have occasionally been exceptions to this, such as May 2009.

The event started as a single day and expanded to run across three days, attracting attendance and involvement of representatives from Universal Studios, Twentieth Century Fox, MVM Entertainment, Manga Entertainment, All the Anime, Marvel Comics, and NEO magazine.

The Movie Comic Media (MCM) Expo Group organises the London, Birmingham, the Midlands, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Belfast, Manchester, Liverpool, Scotland, Stockholm, Malmö, Copenhagen, Belgium, and Hannover MCM Comic Cons. On 23 October 2017, ReedPop acquired MCM and all of its events throughout the UK.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the October 2020 MCM London Comic Con was cancelled. It returned on 22–24 October 2021 with new safety measures in place.

Show features

Exhibit hall

The MCM London Comic Con has a large floor-space for dealer stands and exhibitors which include media companies such as film studios and TV stations. There is also a theatre space that includes a large stage with projection monitors on either side and seating for approximately 1,000.

Guests

Guests from popular media are commonly invited to the show. They take part for a variety of reasons. Often, this is to promote their latest product or production whether it be movie, TV or print. Sometimes it can be to raise awareness and funds for a charity or cause important to them. It is common to see television and film personalities selling autographs and interacting with their fans both in person and on stage during question and answer sessions. Along with panels, seminars and workshops with comic book professionals, there are previews of upcoming television and feature films, and portfolio review sessions with video game companies.

Autographs

The event also includes an autograph area where big names in movies and TV sign items for the public.

Cosplay

Ticket holders are allowed, and in many cases encouraged, to take part in cosplay. Cosplaying has become one of the most popular parts of the show. This can be to show off the costumer's latest work, to show devotion to their favourite characters or engage in role-play with other cosplayers in the same series, as well as to meet new people with mutual interests. The show also hosts the EuroCosplay championships which take place every October with one of the UK qualifying entries being decided at the May event.

Comic Village

Comic Village was an area of the show that was co-ordinated by Gary "Wheels" Howe, a member of the MCM Expo Group. This area had approximately 200 tables, where amateur as well as professional artists, writers and publishers sold their comics as well as prints. It also had a signing area where big names in the comic industry come and meet the members of the public. Previous guests include Gail Simone, Kevin Eastman, Frazer Irving and Antony Johnston.

MCM Fringe Festival

In 2010, MCM Fringe Festival was re-vamped and given a new logo. The main purpose of Fringe is to allow cosplayers to organise photoshoots, meet-ups, picnics and get-togethers. Organisers are more easily able to create their own event within the Expo and broadcast it. At the same time, the rest of the Expo attenders can search the website and decide to go to it. Photoshoots will be more successful and likely to attract more people from the same anime or game to take part. Previous events have included picnics, dances and video gaming tournaments.

Eagle Awards for Comics

Main article: Eagle Award (comics)

The Eagle Awards were founded in 1977 and were the longest-running fan-voted awards for the comic industry. They were held at the MCM London Comic Con each May from 2010 until 2012, after which they were renamed the MCM Award in 2013. In the following year, 2014, the Eagle Award was presented under its new name – first The Stan Lee Eagle Award and then the True Believer Comic Awards – at the London Film and Comic Con. They have not been awarded since.

VidfestUK

VidfestUK is an area of the expo dedicated to online visual media, such as animations, vlogs and various web series. Notable guests include YouTube partners such as TomSka and MrWeebl.

MyM magazine

Now defunct MyM magazine does not have a presence at the event.

Location and dates

DatesLocationAttendanceNotable guests
London Movie Comic & Media Expo 2002May 2002ExCel London
London Movie Comic & Media Expo 2002October 2002ExCel London
London Movie Comic & Media Expo 2003May 2003ExCel London
London Movie Comic & Media Expo 2003October 2003ExCel London
London Movie Comic & Media Expo 2004May 2004ExCel London
London Movie Comic & Media Expo 2004October 2004ExCel London
London Movie Comic & Media Expo 200514–15 May 2005ExCel London
London Movie Comic & Media Expo 200529–30 October 2005ExCel London
London Movie Comic & Media Expo 200627–28 May 2006ExCel London
London Movie Comic & Media Expo 200628–29 October 2006ExCel London
London Movie Comic & Media Expo 200726–27 May 2007ExCel London
London Movie Comic & Media Expo 200720–21 October 2007ExCel London
London Movie Comic & Media Expo 200824–25 May 2008ExCel London
London Movie Comic & Media Expo 200825–26 October 2008ExCel London
London Movie Comic & Media Expo 200923–24 May 2009ExCel London
London Movie Comic & Media Expo 200924–25 October 2009ExCel London
London Movie Comic & Media Expo 201029–30 May 2010ExCel London
London Movie Comic & Media Expo 201029–31 October 2010ExCel London50,000+
London Movie Comic & Media Expo 201127–29 May 2011ExCel LondonUnder 60,000
London MCM EXPO 201128–30 October 2011ExCel London62,000
London MCM EXPO 201225–27 May 2012ExCel London62,000 – 70,000
London MCM EXPO 201226–28 October 2012ExCel London70,000
London MCM EXPO 201324–26 May 2013ExCel London76,000
MCM London Comic Con 201325–27 October 2013ExCel London88,000
MCM London Comic Con 201423–25 May 2014ExCel London101,600
MCM London Comic Con 201424–26 October 2014ExCel London
MCM London Comic Con 201522–24 May 2015ExCel London
MCM London Comic Con 201523–25 October 2015ExCel Londontitle=Record crowds join the stars at MCM London Comic Con!url=http://www.mcmcomiccon.com/london/2015/10/27/record-crowds-join-the-stars-at-mcm-london-comic-con/access-date=12 November 2015archive-date=8 November 2015archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151108105410/http://www.mcmcomiccon.com/london/2015/10/27/record-crowds-join-the-stars-at-mcm-london-comic-con/url-status=dead }}
MCM London Comic Con 201627–29 May 2016ExCel Londonurl=http://www.wharf.co.uk/news/local-news/mcm-london-comic-con-celebrates-11407836title=MCM London Comic Con celebrates record-breaking weekendpublisher=Wharf.co.ukfirst=Alexlast=McIntyreaccess-date=31 May 2016date=31 May 2016}}
MCM London Comic Con 201628–30 October 2016ExCel London
MCM London Comic Con 201726–28 May 2017ExCel London
MCM London Comic Con 201727–29 October 2017ExCel London
MCM London Comic Con 201825–27 May 2018ExCel London
MCM London Comic Con 201826–27 October 2018ExCel London
MCM Comic Con London 201924–26 May 2019ExCel London
MCM Comic Con London 201925–27 October 2019ExCel London
MCM Comic Con London 202122–24 October 2021ExCel London
MCM Comic Con London 202227–29 May 2022ExCel London
MCM Comic Con London 202228–30 October 2022ExCel London
MCM Comic Con London 202326–28 May 2023ExCel London
MCM Comic Con London 202327–29 October 2023ExCel London
MCM Comic Con London 202424–26 May 2024ExCel London
MCM Comic Con London 202425–27 October 2024ExCel London
MCM Comic Con London 202523–25 May 2025ExCel London
MCM Comic Con London 202524–26 October 2025ExCel London
MCM Comic Con London 202522–24 May 2026ExCel London
MCM Comic Con London 202523–25 October 2026ExCel London

References

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