London MCM Comic Con (or MCM Expo) is a multi-genre fan convention held in ExCeL, Royal Victoria Dock, London, twice yearly, usually on the last weekend of May and October. The MCM Comic Con is organised by the MCM Expo Group.
The first MCM Comic Con this year marks an exception to this rule as the convention will take place on the penultimate weekend of May, i.e. from Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th of May 2015.
The convention mainly focuses on comics, anime, manga, fantasy and sci-fi genres, as well as video games, mainly from the United Kingdom and Japan, but also from other countries from all around the world.
London MCM Comic Con features a large floor space for corporate exhibitors, which include well-known movie studios and TV stations, as well as a separate section for private exhibitors and assorted dealer stalls. There is also a theatre with a large stage equipped with projection monitors and seating for audience of 1000.
The convention is frequently attended by movie and television show stars as well as various memorable industry personalities and celebrities.
The highlights of the May’s Expo will be: Special Guests (see the list below), Photo with the Stars Area, Video Games Expo (with Konami, Bandai Namco, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Koch Media confirmed), ESL eSports (with the dedicated eSports Arena hosting semi-finals and grand finals for both Counter-Strike and League of Legends), Pop Asia (fusion of Japanese, Korean & other Asian cultures), Comic Village (Workshop for Comic Creators and Fans alike), Steampunk, Cosplay & Masquerade (with EuroCosplay Championship Finals), Vidfest UK (an event for fans of online video and web series), Theatre (with previews of upcoming genre-related feature films and television shows), Stalls with Memorabilia and Dealer Stalls.
On the Saturday evening of each London MCM Comic Con is held The MCM Expo Party with a chance to get together, dance, eat and drink (this May’s party is taking place in the Platinum Suite at the ExCel).
Clockwise from top left: John Noble, Moon Bloodgood, Gillian Anderson and Commander Shepard from Mass Effect video game franchise (voiced by Mark Meer) are only some of the celebrities attending London MCM Comic Con this May. (Ahem, that is, Mark Meer, not Commander Shepard, is attending the convention…)
Special Guests:
★ John Noble (Fringe, Sleepy Hollow)
★ Moon Bloodgood (Falling Skies, Terminator Salvation)
★ Drew Roy (Falling Skies)
★ Annie Wersching (Extant, Revolution)
★ Felicia Day (Supernatural, Eureka)
★ Victoria Smurfit (Dracula, Once Upon a Time)
★ Merrin Dungey (Deep Impact, Once Upon a Time)
★ Elizabeth Henstridge (Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)
★ Iain de Caestecker (Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Assassin’s Creed III (voice))
★ Willa Holland (Arrow, Legion)
★ Karl Yune (Arrow)
★ Emily Wickersham (I Am Number Four)
★ Eric Christian Olsen (The Thing, Smallville)
★ Sylvester McCoy (Doctor Who, The Hobbit)
★ Mark Meer (voice actor appearing in many video games and best known as the voice of Commander Shepard in Mass Effect video games)
★ Hynden Walch (voice actress appearing in dozens of animated films, animated TV series and video games, Justice League, Avengers Assemble and Broken Age amongst others)
★ Ali Hillis (voice actress appearing in dozens of video games and best known as the voice of Asari scientist Dr. Liara T’Soni in Mass Effect video games, and Lightning in Final Fantasy role-playing video games)
Additionally, actress Gillian Anderson and director Jon Wright will take part in an on-stage panel, promoting their independent science fiction film Robot Overlords and actors Richard E. Grant, Natalie Gumede, Tom Bateman and writer Charlie Higson will appear in an exclusive panel session discussing their roles in the upcoming television drama series Jekyll and Hyde.