Newcastle Comic-Con: A Great Geeky Family Fun Day Out in the Toon!
Celebrating all things geeky Newcastle Comic-Con takes place on the 18th June and it is bigger than ever before, spread over 2 floors of St James’ Park!
Highlights will include celebrity guests from film and television; Chris Barrie is best known for playing Arnold Rimmer in the sci-fi sitcom Red Dwarf, as well as Gordon Brittas in the BBC leisure centre Sitcom The Brittas Empire, and as Lara Croft’s butler, Hillary, in the Tomb Raider franchise films. Following his success on Strictly, Will Mellor will also be attending the pop culture event. Will is best known for his role as Jambo in Hollyoaks, Gaz Wilkinson in Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, and Ollie Curry in White Van Man as well as appearances in Coronation Street and Broadchurch. Angus McInnes, a veteran of the screen will be available for you to meet. Fans of Star Wars will recognise Angus as Jon ‘Dutch’ Vander the Gold Leader fighter pilot in Star Wars, however, Angus has had roles in Hellboy, Strange Brew and is currently starring in BBC’s Scotland soap River City as Sonny. Are you contenders ready for the next guest? It is none other than North East celebrity Diane Youdale known for her role as ‘Jet’ on the TV series Gladiators. All guests will be available to chat with as well as to obtain signed memorabilia on the day.
The event has been designed to bring out the mega fan in everyone and there will be plenty of opportunities for those new to the convention scene and for seasoned con-goers to have fun and explore a range of pop culture interests. There is everything from retro gaming to wrestlers, dinosaurs to Ghostbusters!
Lindsey Jordan, stage host at Newcastle Comic-Con reminds people “Don’t forget to have your phone fully charged as you won’t want to miss out on the photo opportunities, nothing can stop the smiles as you pose with Bumblebee or Optimus Prime! You can pretend to be in the Shire as you stand outside of Bilbo Baggins door, or join the Rebellion against the Dark Side with the Mos Eisley Misfits!”
There will be Star Wars activities and games, model displays as well as comic book and animation artists and authors as well as more than 80 vendor tables of comic books, Funko Pops, toys, collectibles, original art and much, much more!
You can go along to the event dressed as your favourite pop culture character…lots of people do so don’t be surprised to if you see Batman or a Stormtrooper heading towards St James’ Park! There is also a costume masquerade there will be some fantastic prizes to be won!
“Newcastle Comic-Con is extra special for me as this is my home town” says the host, Lindsey. “And it is great to see the local people merging the worlds of superheroes, villains, sci-fi, anime and fantasy together under one roof as they don their best cosplay outfits and descend upon St James’ Park! Newcastle Comic-Con is also a great place to acquire anything from My Little Pony to Thor’s Stormbreaker…..whatever your age, whatever your geek fandom is, it is a great day out for families, for friends and even those who want to come along on their own as it has a fantastic community atmosphere!”
Date: 18th June 2023
Time: 11am – 5pm
Where: St James' Park, Strawberry Place, Newcastle, NE1 4ST
Tickets Available: https://www.unleashedevents.co.uk
Pay On The Door Entry From 11am: Only £10 (under 16s £5)
Facebook: Newcastle Comic-Con Event Page
Instagram: @unleashed_events_official
