Wales Comic Con
The Wales Comic Con is a fan convention that is held in the UK once a year at Glyndŵr University in Wrexham, North Wales. It is run by events management company - Mercury Promotions (UK). Fans are also known to attend the event dressed for cosplay where they can take part in an annual competition. Comic artists from around the world can also be found drawing images for fans in the hall during the day.
Media & Guests
The event itself contains various guests from various types of medias spending time to meet the fans and the public throughout the day as well as taking part in talk sessions and photoshoots. The event also hosts a variety of stalls and traders selling various merchandise and memorabilia.
Previous Film & Television Guests Include:
- Billy Boyd (Lord of the Rings)
- Allison Mack (Smallville)
- Eve Myles (Torchwood, Merlin, Doctor Who)
- Shane Richie (Eastenders, Flushed Away)
- Carlos Bernard (24)
- Nicholas Brendon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Mike Quinn (Star Wars, The Muppets)
- Chaske Spencer (Twilight)
- Hannah Spearritt (Primeval, S Club)
- Andrew-Lee Potts (Primeval)
- Eoin Macken (Merlin)
- Jerome Flynn (Game of Thrones, Soldier Soldier)
- Mark Addy (Game of Thrones, Atlantis, Full Monty)
- Jack Donnelly (Atlantis)
- Robert Emms (Atlantis, Kick Ass 2)
- Aiysha Hart (Atlantis)
- Thomas Ian Nicholas (American Pie)
- Zach Galligan (Gremlins)
- Billy West (Futurama, Ren & Stimpy, Space Jam, Doug)
- Ken Stott (The Hobbit, Narnia)
- Graham McTavish (The Hobbit)
- Jed Brophy (Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, King Kong)
- Adam Brown (The Hobbit)
- John Bell (The Hobbit, Doctor Who)
- Torri Higginson (Stargate)
- Colin Cunningham (Falling Skies, Stargate)
- Luciana Carro (Falling Skies, Battlestar Galactica)
- Nicki Clyne (Battlestar Galactica)
- Anthony Head (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Merlin, Little Britain)
- Warwick Davis (Life's Too Small, Star Wars, Harry Potter, Willow)
- Craig Parker (Lord of the Rings, Spartacus)
- Virginia Hey (Farscape)
- Kristian Nairn (Game of Thrones)
- Aimee Richardson (Game of Thrones)
- Kerry Ingram (Game of Thrones, Doctor Who/Proms)
- Josef Altin (Game of Thrones)
- Eugène Simon (Game of Thrones)
- Ian McElhinney (Game of Thrones)
- Ellie Kendrick (Game of Thrones, Being Human)
- Gethin Anthony (Game of Thrones)
- Finn Jones (Game of Thrones)
- James Cosmo (Game of Thrones, Braveheart, Chronicles of Narnia, Highlander)
- Gemma Whelan (Game of Thrones)
- Dirk Benedict (The A-Team, Battlestar Galactica, Big Brother)
- Chris Barrie (Red Dwarf, Tomb Raider, Brittas Empire)
- Craig Charles (Red Dwarf, Coronation Street)
- Robert Llewellyn (Red Dwarf, Carpool)
- Gareth David-Lloyd (Torchwood)
- Julian Glover (Game of Thrones, Indiana Jones, Star Wars, James Bond)
- John Challis (Only Fools & Horses)
- Andy Secombe (Star Wars)
- John Billingsley (Star Trek, Prison Break, True Blood)
- Bonita Friedericy (Chuck)
- Colin Baker (Doctor Who)
- Danny John-Jules (Red Dwarf)
- Neil Marshall (UK film director for Dog Soldiers, Centurion, the Descent)
- Chris Rankin (Harry Potter)
- Kiran Shah (Chronicles of Narnia, Lord of the Rings)
- Marc Silk (Johnny Bravo, Fifi & the Flowertots)
- Jeremy Bulloch (Star Wars)
- Al Matthews (Aliens)
- Ben Loyd Holmes (Torchwood, Da Vinci's Demons, Band of Brothers, Star Wars)
- Norman Lovett (Red Dwarf)
- Hattie Hayridge (Red Dwarf)
- Carolyn Seymour (Mass Effect, Star Trek)
- Nick Gillard stunts co-ordinator (Star Wars)
- Alan Ruscoe (Star Wars, Doctor Who, The Fifth Element)
- Spencer Wilding (Green Lantern, Game of Thrones, The Wolfman)
- Kai Owen (Torchwood)
- Brian Muir (Star Wars, Harry Potter, Indiana Jones - sculptor)
- Frazer Hines (Doctor Who)
- Ian Whyte (Aliens vs Predator 1 & 2, Clash of the Titans)
- Kenny Baker (Star Wars)
- Caroline Munro (James Bond, Hammer Horror)
- Bruce Hopkins (Lord of the Rings)
- Sarah Louise Madison (Doctor Who)
- John Morton (Star Wars)
- Chloë Annett (Red Dwarf)
- Tom Price (Torchwood)
- Mark Lester (Oliver!)
- Craig Fairbrass (Call of Duty, Eastenders)
- Richard LeParmentier (Star Wars, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?)
- Robert Picardo (Star Trek Voyager, Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, Stargate Universe)
Previous Comic Artists & Writer Guests Include:
- Jonathan Ross
- Charlie Adlard
- Neil Edwards
- Simon Furman
- Andrew Wildman
- Lee Townsend
- Henry Davies
- Liam Shalloo
- Stephen Baskerville
- David J. Howe
- John Chapman
- Neil Roberts
- James Moran
- Staz Johnson
- Hal Laren
- Sam Stone
- Jason Cardy
- John-Paul Bove
- Kat Nicholson
- Kris Carter
- Mike Collins
- Al Davison
- Lee Bradley
- Gareth Wiles
- Raven Dane
- Anastasia Catris
- Samsun Lobe
Previous Wrestling Guests Include:
- Mick Foley (Wrestling legend)
- Rikishi (Wrestling legend)
- Tatanka (Wrestling legend)
- Dustin Rhodes FKA Goldust (Wrestling legend)
- Ted DiBiase Million Dollar Man (Wrestling legend)
- Tommy Dreamer (Wrestling legend)
- Douglas Williams (Wrestling legend)
- Nigel McGuinness (Wrestling legend)
- Chris Masters (Wrestling legend)
- Vader (Wrestling legend)
Previous Sporting Guests Include:
- Carl Fogarty (former Superbike world champion)
- Neville Southall (Footballer)
Previous Gaming & Industry Guests Include:
Event Exclusives
In 2012 (in association with Dave TV) the event played an exclusive clip for fans that would preview the long awaited return of Red Dwarf back to our screens. This clip was a world exclusive for fans taking part in the Red Dwarf Q&A panel.
During the April 2014 event gaming fans had the opportunity to win a Dead Island exclusive in-game code only available that day.
Aftershow Party
The event often finishes with an aftershow party in a local venue where they have had the likes of Blue Gillespie, Straight Jacket Legends and the Thomas Ian Nicholas Band playing live music for the public as well as standup comedy from Tom Price and Adrian Poynton. In 2013 Billy Boyd and his band Beecake performed live at Central Station in Wrexham.