ACME Comic Con
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| ACME Comic Con | |
|---|---|
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| Status | active |
| Genre | Multigenre |
| Venue | SEC Centre |
| Location(s) | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Inaugurated | March 5, 2022 |
| Most recent | September 28, 2024 |
| Next event | March 8, 2025 |
| Organised by | Attic Convention and Media Events |
| Website | www |
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
[edit]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 and the September event expanded from Hall 4 into Hall 3.[5]
Show Features
[edit]Main Stage
[edit]Stage where Guests are interviewed and in stage panels and Cosplay Competitions are held.
C3 Cosplay City Championship
[edit]A competition for cosplayers to show off their creative costume skills.[6]
Wrestling Ring
[edit]A wrestling ring that wrestlers use to compete for the ACME wrestling belt.[6]
Vendor & Artist Alley
[edit]Area for small business to sell and interact with customers.[6]
Guests
[edit]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
[edit]A children's area.
Gaming Zone
[edit]An area for attendees to play retro video games, board games and trading card games.[5]
Dates
[edit]| Dates | Notable Guests |
|---|---|
| March 5–6, 2022 | Andy Secombe, Arti Shah, Tony Way |
| September 24–25, 2022 | Dominique McElligott, Gavin Mitchell, Jane McCarry, Paul Riley, Sanjeev Kholi, Mark Cox, Matt Costello |
| March 4–5, 2023 | Gemma Whelan, James Mackenzie, Natalie Gumede, Ruby Stokes, Dave Gibbons, Tim Pilcher, Etienne Kuwabo, Sonia Leong[7] |
| September 23–24, 2023 | Anna 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, 2024 | Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Aldred, Maggie Service, Colin Ryan, Beth Walker, Shauna MacDonald, John Higgins, Dan McDaid, Andy Diggle[5] |
| September 28-29, 2024 | Billie Piper, Andrew Wincott, Emma Gregory, Tim Downie, Tracy Wiles, Marta Svetek, Katy Townsend, Daniel Weyman, Hattie Hayridge, Doug Naylor[6][8] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Comic Con returns to Scotland for two events in 2022 at Glasgow's SEC". The National. 27 October 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ Simons, Dean (27 May 2022). "Syndicated Comics". The Beat. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ "Comic Con returns to Glasgow after three year gap". BBC News. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ Neil, Tom (3 November 2022). "ACME Comic Con 2022". Off the Record. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ a b c "Doctor Who star expected for Glasgow comic con event". Glasgow Times. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d Nutt, Kathryn (1 October 2024). "ACME Glasgow: A Celebration of Pop Culture and Community". Brig Newspaper. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ Post, The Sunday (5 March 2023). "In pictures: ACME Comic Con takes over Glasgow's SEC". The Sunday Post. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ Hepburn, David (29 August 2024). "Comic Con Scotland: Dogpool and 13 other stars set for Edinburgh and Glasgow - how much they charge for photos". The Scotsman.