The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall (in Glasgow of all places - where else?) hosted the 2016 GLASGOW COMIC CON over the weekend (2nd & 3rd), so this big, bad, bold blogger decided to drop in and snap a few photos for all you crazy Criv-ites, and do I have some great pictures for you! (No, seriously - do I have some great pictures for you??? Let's take a look at the photos and you can decide for yourselves.)
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| KEV from a local comics store. As you see, he's far too busy for his close-up, Mr. DeMille |
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Next up is BEANO legend NIGEL PARKINSON, who kindly posed
for a pic and happily chatted away about various comic-related topics.
Top bloke, but does he know that DENNIS is about to pelt him in the
ear with a tomato? Someone tell him - quick! |
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Ace colourist NIKA NARTOVA was nearby to colour Nigel's
drawings. Here, she and DENNIS give Glasgow a 'thumbs up' |
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Some BEANO staff pose for their 15 seconds of fame on this
blog. Only 15 seconds? Well, that's cutbacks for you |
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Another legend - artist IAN KENNEDY was
kind enough to pose for a pic. What a gent |
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Glasgow's own GARY ERSKINE, with JOANNE POWER.
I bet no one messes with her with a name like that |
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AQUAMAN's wife MERA gives me a salute.
And I wasn't even wearing a uniform |
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This is KIM (or is it Kym?) and EEVEE. Look at that
glossy fur. (Nope, I'm not taking that one any further!) |
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ALAN GRANT looks busy while JOHN WAGNER smiles for my camera. I recall John
chasing ROBIN SMITH around the 2000 A.D. office back around 1986 - 30 years ago |
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And here's PSYLOCKE. At first I thought she was a
mannequin because she stood so still when posing for
photographers - until she changed her pose |
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| Some nice DARWYN COOKE art |
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| Some more promotional art |
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And here's the mighty KINGPIN, WILSON
FISK, just before he gave SPIDEY a kicking |
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DAVE GIBBONS and 'FRANK QUITELY' sign
for a long queue of fans - which I've excised |
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| This one's for THB - ADAM SMITH of BRAW BOOKS says "hello" |
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'COSPLAY KILLERS' creator CRAIG
LONGWORTH displays his comics |
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'PLAGUED' artist TANYA ROBERTS gets plagued by me for
a photo. "Where's security when you need them?" she wonders |
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Presentation for Cosplay winners. First prize was a signed
photo of me, but for some odd reason nobody wanted it |
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| And some more. Slightly blurred because the stage was shaking under the weight (he lied) |
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MARVIN VAN CLEEF poses proudly
with his powerful pistol |
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The view of Buchanan Street from the stairs of
The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall |
Just for a second I thought that was Lew Stringer in the first photo - that would have been an interesting meeting...eh, Kid ?
ReplyDeleteThat "Elektra" is actually Psylocke, from the X-Men. The character Olivia Munn plays in the new Apocalypse movie.
ReplyDeleteIt might be for him - he'd probably learn something. (Like what a witty, humorous, windswept and interesting guy I really am. And a tremendous artist, of course.)
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Thanks for that, S - I'll amend the info.
Great pics! I want to go to another con, I'm getting the twitches again!
ReplyDeleteThanks, AJ. I'm going back in this afternoon, so I might tale some more photos.
ReplyDeleteLook out for the Braw Books guys, they're nice people, they are. Would've liked to've gone to this but I couldn't get myself organised on time, bah.
ReplyDeleteSo what's the story behind Kim's trousers, she went as a character too or is that just how Glasgow trendies dress?
ReplyDeleteNever mind, THB - next year, next year. Will look out for Braw Books today.
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You're asking me about trendies, DSE? Don't have a scooby. Besides, as nice as the young lady was, I only had eyes for Eezee.
I meant to go to that on Saturday as part of a comic day out “package” (taking in the "Comic Invention" display at the Huntarian art gallery and the comic con) but I spent too long at the display and then popped over to the general collection in the Huntarian museum (lovely place) and a look around the grounds that I ran out of time (so popped into the pub lol). It looks like it was a good Convention from your pictures (Comic Invention was good but not great not a lot of stuff although some great pieces ie the first issue of - possibly the world’s first comic - the "Glasgow Looking Glass" - and some nice Frank Quitely art etc)
ReplyDeleteI think you'd have enjoyed the Con, PM. You could've met 'Frank Quitely' in the flesh, so to speak. (Don't worry, he was clothed.) So, what do you think about 'The Glasgow Looking-Glass' - would you say it qualifies as a 'comic'?
ReplyDeleteI wouldnt argue its cause but yeah I think I think it does qualify, it had a story with pictures and word ballons etc.
ReplyDeleteAh, right - I wondered, because I don't think I've ever seen it. Must look it up one day.
ReplyDeleteTo be honest at £5 per person to visit for me I didn't think it was worth it (to be fair though we got in for £5 for 2 as it was 16:15 when we arrived - which was nice of them) maybe for a historian but not a comic book fan like myself.
ReplyDeleteI doubt I'd have paid a fiver to see an old newspaper - I'd maybe give them a fiver FOR it 'though.
ReplyDeleteLol there was a lot of other stuff as well including Hogarth prints, Art Spiegelman origials, Lichtenstein swipes err I mean prints etc etc
ReplyDeleteAh, but did they have any original Baxendales, Baves or Reids? I do! Now there's an idea - I'll start charging my friends a fiver every time they visit me. I'll even throw in a cuppa and a biccie. Wotta bargain! I'll be rich in no time.
ReplyDeleteI would definitely get a Dennis the Menace shirt
ReplyDeleteThen you're obviously a man of taste and discernment, Phil.
ReplyDeleteSome great photaes, great day oot....nice wee writeup to.
ReplyDeleteIndeed it was, TGL. And if I had a £1 for every time I was asked for my autograph, well - I'd be skint.
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