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IN CINEMAS HALLOWEEN OCT 31
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Welcome
Horns
Monsters: Dark Continent
Under The Dome
Extraterrestrial
Teen Wolf
Welcome to Purgatory
Shinichiro Watanabe
Morganville
Steampunk
MCM Film Race
Eurocosplay Championships 2014
Power Rangers
Floorplan
Directory
Vidfest UK
Popasia
eSports
Go Indie Games
Games Stage Schedule
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Contents
LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham
Dragon Ball Xenoverse
Assassin’s Creed Unity
Dead or Alive 5 Last Round
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Tales of Hearts R
Arcana Heart 3: LOVE MAX!!!!!
Driveclub
Escape Dead Island
The Marvellous Miss Take / Tulpa
Akiba’s Trip: Undead & Undressed
Little Big Planet 3
The Order: 1886
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel!
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
Mortal Kombat X
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2 /
Singstar Ultimate Party
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
Project CARS
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Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell
Samurai Warriors 4
Far Cry 4
Tales of Xillia 2
Under Night In-Birth EXE: Late
WWE 2K15
Bloodborne
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth
Kromaia / TRI
Destiny
Naruto Shippuden:
Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
Evolve
Adventure Time: The Secret of the
Nameless Kingdom /
Digimon All-Star Rumble
MCM London Schedule
Comic Village
Tortured Life Comic
MCM LONDON COMIC CON Q&A
CAN I TAKE PICTURES?
WHERE IS THE LOST & FOUND?
You’re welcome to take photographs and film at MCM London
Comic Con ...in fact, it’d be great if you could share your
pics on Twitter with the hashtag #mcmLDN14. However,
photography and recording may be prohibited during certain
panels and screenings.
ExCel’s Lost Property Desk is located just inside the West
Entrance of the building - that’s the one with the glass
pyramid. For further information, please call +44 (0)20
7069 4445.
WILL I BE ON CAMERA?
First aid facilities are located on the Lower Boulevard, which
can be accessed from ExCel’s Main Boulevard. If you require
first aid, please contact ExCel’s medical treatment room on
+44 (0)20 7069 4445.
WHAT IF I GET HURT?
We attract local, national and international media, so it’s
certainly a possibility. By attending MCM London Comic
Con, you give your consent to being photographed, filmed or
otherwise recorded.
WILL I HAVE TO PAY EXTRA FOR STAGE EVENTS?
WHERE CAN I CHANGE INTO MY COSPLAY?
No! All on-stage panels and events are included in the price of
your MCM London Comic Con ticket.
There are changing rooms, as well as a handy stand stocked
with supplies for repairing costumes, located by the Cosplay
Desk (South Hall).
WILL GUESTS SIGN AUTOGRAPHS?
Many of our guests will be available for autographs, but
charges will vary per guest. Some may sign for free, although
this may be limited to a promo item. Some guests may also
be willing to pose for a photographs as well, but this is at the
individual guest’s discretion and may not be possible due to
time constraints.
IS THERE A PLACE TO LEAVE MY STUFF?
ExCel provides cloakroom facilities on the Lower Boulevard.
Meanwhile, the Cosplay Desk mentioned above also allows
free storage for cosplayers alongside the changing rooms.
IS THERE WIFI AT EXCEL?
CAN I BRING A WEAPON?
Yes! ExCeL London offers visitors free Wi-Fi across the venue.
We don’t want to cramp your cosplay style, but any item that
is restricted or banned by law is not welcome at our event.
For safety reasons we also do not allow heavy items such as
wooden baseball bats or metal replica guns, nor do we allow
functioning projectile weapons. Please ensure that realistic
prop guns have a brightly coloured tip. For further details,
please see the ‘Cosplay & Masquerade’ section of the London
Comic Con website (www.mcmcomiccon.com/london).
WHERE CAN I GET MORE MONEY?
There are six cash machines in the show itself: two in the
North Hall catering area, two in the South Hall catering area
and two by the South Hall Information Desk. These machines
have a charge for use. There are also three cash machines in
the Main Boulevard of ExCel, plus another downstairs in the
Lower Boulevard.
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Welcome
24-26 October 2014
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ome say that on one special weekend of the
year, as Hallowe’en draws nigh and winter
creeps closer, Britain’s biggest comic con
can be glimpsed in the echoing halls of Excel.
Reader, the tales are true.
This year those show halls are fuller than ever,
with MCM London Comic Con bringing a bumper
crop of movies, sci-fi, videogames, comics, anime,
manga and cosplay for your delectation, not to
mention eSports, online video and, of course, a
great line-up of guests.
Special guests attending October’s edition of
Comic Con include Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter),
here to promote his latest film Horns, along with
stars from shows such as Teen Wolf, Salem, Power
Rangers, The Strain, Under The Dome, Warehouse
13 and Primeval.
We’re also delighted to welcome cast and crew
from upcoming movies Monsters: Dark Continent,
The Vicious Brothers’ Extraterrestrial and fantasy
epic Welcome To Purgatory. Meanwhile, anime fans
can meet ace director Shinichiro Watanabe (Cowboy
Bebop, Space Dandy) as well as a host of top voice
artists including Vic Mignogna, Travis Willingham,
Laura Bailey, Lex Lang, Sandy Fox and D.C. Douglas.
Turning to stars of the printed page, this show’s
Comic Village is packed with more than 200 artists
and writers, including Kieron Gillen (Phonogram,
Uncanny X-Men), John McCrea (The Demon, Hitman,
The Boys: Herogasm); Tanya Roberts (Star Wars: The
Clone Wars, Toy Story); Gary Erskine, best known
for his collaborations with Garth Ennis, Warren Ellis
and Grant Morrison; Martin Griffiths (Doctor Who,
2000AD, Thundercats); manga creator Yishan Li;
Beano and Dandy artist Henry Davies and Private
Eye cartoonist Kathryn Lamb.
The videogames line-up is just as substantial,
with Koei Tecmo, Bandai Namco, Warner Bros.
Games, Capcom, Rising Star, NIS America, Sony,
Ubisoft, Square Enix, Konami, 2K Games, Koch
Media and Funstock all coming to Comic Con, plus
a special Pokémon stand, exciting indie developers
and a series of eSports tournaments put on by our
partners ESL.
Then there’s our great guests from the world of online
video, including the world premiere of vampire show
Morganville, the first UK visit by the cast of The Lizzie
Bennet Diaries, web giants Rooster Teeth and star-studded
alien invasion comedy The Day They Came To Suck Out
Our Brains. Meanwhile, returning VidfestUK favourites
include the Raindance Film Festival, Caledonia, Tomska,
Eddsworld, Weebl’s Stuff and OMFG It’s Jack And Dean.
What else? Well, there’s the grand finals of
EuroCosplay 2014, the fan-favourite Cosplay
Masquerade, an expanded PopAsia zone, the popular
steampunk area, the MCM Fringe Festival, hundreds of
retail stands selling everything from the latest anime and
games to cute plushies and collectable figures ...and
a screening of the winning entries in our appropriately
spooky Hallowe’en Special Film Race.
We hope that you enjoy the show.
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copyright is intended. On entry to the event the public grants the promoter the right to use images and footage taken at the event for press and
publicity purposes. MCM Expo Group reserves the right to refuse entry. Terms & Conditions available upon request. Give-away items subject
to availability, Guests appear subject to work commitments.
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Horns
A Devilish
Disguise:
Daniel Radcliffe
Grows Horns
W
hat would you do if you had the power to discover
the secrets of everyone you met? Make mischief?
Or perhaps use it to hunt down the culprit of a
horrible murder?
The latest feature from horror movie master Alexandre
Aja (The Hills Have Eyes, Piranha 3D), Horns tells the
story of a young man who wakes up one morning to
discover that he has sprouted demonic-looking horns,
and with them, gained strange supernatural abilities that
allow him to compel others to confess their sins.
To the town of Gideon, New Hampshire, it seems as
though young Ignatius “Ig” Perrish has it all: wealth, status,
security and a serious girlfriend, all at the tender age of 26.
The child of a popular musician and a late-night TV star, Ig
has a bright future ahead of him – that is until, in a perverse
twist of fate, his girlfriend Merrin is brutally raped and
murdered, leaving Ig himself as prime suspect. Thanks to
his connections, Ig is never formally tried or sentenced.
Unfortunately, however, this means his innocence is never
proven. His guilt assumed, Ig begins a life of misery and
isolation, shunned by a community who view him as
a monster.
Beset by grief and falling to pieces under the pressure
of the town’s disgust, Ig falls into a downward spiral of
drink and depression. After one particularly wild and
turbulent night he wakes up with horns protruding from
his head and no memory of how they came to be there.
At first, the folk of Gideon believe them to be an outward
manifestation of his inner evil, but before long, Ig realises
that they have conferred on him the power to discover
others’ guilt.
Driven by anger and despair, the once good-natured Ig
now has a means of seeking revenge on those who made
his life a living hell. By using his newfound abilities, he
begins the difficult search for Merrin’s true murderer: but
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will this discovery be enough to restore Ig’s good name?
Or will his startling power and thirst for vengeance
ultimately consume him?
Fast establishing himself as one of Hollywood’s finest
young talents, Daniel Radcliffe stars as the film’s antihero,
marking his second venture into the supernatural horror
genre after 2012’s The Woman in Black. In an interview
with the Guardian, Radcliffe
described the role as “a very
very different type of part [to]
anything I’ve done before,”
though this could equally be
said for almost every other
character he’s lately played.
In addition to the movies
already mentioned, Radcliffe
has recently starred as 1940s
beat poet Alan Ginsberg in
Kill Your Darlings, as well as
sharing the title part with John
Hamm in A Young Doctor’s
Notebook. Next year, he’ll be
seen playing hunchbacked
lab assistant Igor in a new film version of Mary Shelley’s
Frankenstein, demonstrating his impressive versatility
as an actor. At this October’s MCM London Comic Con,
we’re sure that you’ll be thrilled to welcome him to the
stage to discuss his current projects and the nature of life
post-Potter.
Co-starring in the film as the ill-fated Merrin is rising
star Juno Temple (The Dark Knight Rises, Maleficent),
fresh from appearing as Sally in Sin City: A Dame to Kill
For. She’s joined by Max Minghella (The Social Network,
The Internship) as Lee Tourneau, Joe Anderson (The
Divide, Becoming Jane, The Twilight Saga: Breaking
Dawn – Part 2) as Terry Perrish, James Remar (The
Vampire Diaries, Dexter, Sex and the City) as Derrick
Perrish and Kelli Garner (Pan Am, The Aviator) as Glenna.
Based on the book of the same name by bestselling author Joe Hill, this delightfully devilish title will
be unleashed on cinemas this month, just in time for
Halloween. As the son of
world-class genre novelist
Stephen King, Hill’s interest
in horror was likely sparked
from a young age, but after
publishing a number of
acclaimed novels, short
stories and comics in his own
right, his talents have now
been deservedly recognised,
independent of his father’s
success. He also served as an
executive producer on Horns.
Last year it was announced
that a film trilogy based on
his Eisner and British Fantasy
Award-winning comic series Locke & Key (illustrated
by Gabriel Rodriguez) would be produced by longterm collaborators Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci for
Universal Pictures. So we may see more of Hill’s work on
screen in the future.
Featuring a fabulous soundtrack that includes music
from the likes of David Bowie, The Pixies, Eels, Marilyn
Manson and The Flaming Lips, Horns will be released
in the UK on 29 October, so be sure to have your
Halloween costume ready for a cinema trip!
“Driven by anger and
despair, the once
good-natured Ig
now has a means of
seeking revenge on
those who made his
life a living hell.”
Heather Kincaid
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Monsters Dark Continent
F
rom executive producer Gareth Edwards [Godzilla,
Monsters], Monsters Dark Continent is the debut
feature from Tom Green [Misfits], the much
anticipated follow up to 2010’s smash hit Monsters.
Monsters Dark Continent stars Johnny Harris
(Welcome to the Punch, ‘This is England’ series, London
To Brighton), Sam Keeley (forthcoming Ron Howard
feature Heart of The Sea), Joe Dempsie (‘Game of
Thrones’, ‘Skins’), Kyle Soller (Anna Karenina), Parker
Sawyers (Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit) and Nicholas
Pinnock (Captain America: The First Avenger). The
screenplay is written by Jay Basu and Tom Green.
The film takes place ten years on from the original ,
with the ‘Infected Zones’ now spread worldwide. In the
Middle East a new insurgency has begun. At the same
time there has also been a proliferation of Monsters in
that region. The Army decide to draft in more numbers
to help deal with this insurgency. We follow four fresh
new recruits from Detroit as they all excitedly look
forward to performing what they were trained to do.
Killing Monsters. At first it all seems like a game to them
but things quickly change when they are given a special
mission: to rescue five soldiers who have been lost deep
in the Infected Zone.The main focus of their mission is
human but they are instructed to take down any creatures
that get in the way along the route.
Venturing deep into the IZ, the young troops embark
on a life-altering mission through the heart of monster
territory. By the time they reach their goal, they will have
been forced to confront themselves with the true horrors
of eradicating the alien threat.
Not only are Tom Green, Johnny Harris and Joe
Dempsie hosting a panel at 12:00 on Saturday 25
October, but Monsters Dark Continent will be located in
the South Hall this weekend! Head over to Stand 2153 for
more information on the film, trailers, free giveaways and
an EXCLUSIVE chance to WIN a signed prop from the
film! T&Cs on site.
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Under the Dome
T
his year, cast members from the hit CBS show
Under the Dome will once again be appearing at
MCM London Comic Con. This October, we’re
lucky enough to be joined by MCM newcomers Grace
Victoria Cox and Aisha Hinds as well as returning guest
Mackenzie Lintz, who will arrive just as the second
season comes to an end in the United Kingdom.
If you’re not yet familiar with the show, Under the Dome is
based on the 2009 Stephen King novel of the same name,
and is produced by the American television network CBS.
It was adapted for TV by Brian K. Vaughan, who previously
worked as a writer and producer on the hit series Lost.
The story takes place in Maine, Stephen King’s
beloved home state, and focuses on residents of a
fictional town called Chester’s Mill. The inhabitants
suddenly find themselves caught beneath a mysterious,
clear, spherical force field, leaving them trapped in while
the rest of civilisation is locked out and left to look on.
Under the Dome originally aired on CBS in June
2013, with a hugely entertaining pilot episode featuring
stunning visual effects of trucks and aeroplanes colliding
with the invisible dome. One of the more notable special
effects, often used in weekly recaps, sees a cow being
cut in half by the dome when it first lands: it might well
remind you of a sculpture straight out of a Damien Hirst
exhibition. When the viewing figures for the pilot were
later revealed, it was estimated to have pulled in over 13.5
million viewers, smashing CBS records.
The show’s stellar cast is made up of top tier talent
such as Mike Vogel (Cloverfield, The Help), who plays
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appearing as the female tribute for District 8 in the 74th
Hunger Games. Aisha Hinds’ TV work prior to Under
the Dome includes roles in Detroit 1-8-7, Dollhouse and
even a brief appearance in Prison Break. True Blood fans
may remember her as the scamming witch doctor Miss
Jeanette who, in Season One, performed an exorcism on
Tara (Rutina Wesley). Hinds also appeared in J.J. Abrams’
Star Trek: Into Darkness as Navigation Officer Darwin.
She also more recently has had a recurring role on the
current series of NCIS Los Angeles as a no nonsense
Department of Justice Agent who is conducting an
investigation into the NCIS LA team.
Meanwhile, having joined the cast in Season Two,
Grace Victoria Cox will be making her first MCM Comic
Con appearance this year. Cox plays mysterious
teenager Melanie Cross, whose first appearance in the
show sees her drowning in the middle of a lake, when
she is luckily saved by Julia Shumway. Her involvement
in the second season is crucial and we’re led to believe
if anyone gets in her way, heads will roll, but that’s as
much as we’re saying at this point. Fans of her character
may be surprised to hear that Under the Dome is actually
Grace’s first acting credit. She moved to Los Angeles
in 2012 to pursue her acting career after completing her
junior year in high school, majoring in the Theatre of Arts.
Under the Dome is the perfect suspense drama for
fans of Lost, with the two series sharing many similarities.
Both are filled with great twists, cliff-hanger endings and
some interesting supernatural elements, and then, of
course, there’s the fact that being trapped under a dome
is rather like being stuck on an island. Perhaps then,
Under the Dome can serve as a kind of remedy for those
missing Lost and its isolated island.
Under the Dome Season Two is currently airing on
Monday nights at 10pm on Channel 5. You can also catch
up with the first season via Amazon Prime Instant Video.
the lead character, Dale “Barbie” Barbara, and Dean
Norris (Breaking Bad, Little Miss Sunshine) who plays
Selectman James ‘Big Jim’ Rennie, a role that puts him
in charge of running Chester’s Mill. Rachelle Lefevre
takes up the mantle of the series’ leading lady, playing
discredited journalist Julia Shumway.
The second season of the show has already finished
airing in the US and is now coming to an end on UK
TV. For those who aren’t yet up-to-date with the series,
we won’t ruin it with any spoilers, but fans should rest
assured that the return to Chester’s Mill offers plenty of
exciting scenarios and shocking plot twists! For those
who are up-to-date, CBS have announced recently that
the show will return next summer for its third season.
Making her second MCM London Comic Con
appearance this weekend will be Mackenzie Lintz, whose
passive-aggressive, teenage character Norrie Calvet-Hill
played a key role in Season One. We’ll also be joined by
Aisha Hinds, who plays Carolyn Hill, a workaholic lawyer
and one of Norrie’s two mothers. Together with her partner,
Alice Calvet (played by Samantha Mathis), Carolyn struggles
to raise her daughter at this difficult time in their lives.
Before working on Under the Dome, Lintz also starred
in the first instalment of The Hunger Games trilogy,
Stewart Sutherland
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Extraterrestrial
R
eleased in UK cinemas on October 29th comes
Extraterrestrial from the Canadian filmmaking duo,
the Vicious Brothers, Colin Minihan and Stuart Ortiz.
Having written and produced both Grave Encounters
and its sequel, this latest feature film is much bigger and
marks the return to directing for Minihan, whilst Ortiz
focused on writing and production.
A gripping sci-fi horror film, Extraterrestrial sees what
happens when a quiet retreat to the woods turns awry
following an intrusion by unwelcome aliens.
April (Brittany Allen) is looking to spend a romantic
weekend away at her parents cabin in the woods before
it is sold as part of their divorce. Looking to escape the
drama in her home life being caused by the divorce,
she is dismayed when she finds that her boyfriend Kyle
(Freddie Stroma) has invited several of his friends to party
in the woods. The old cabin provides many comforting
childhood memories for April, who tries to settle in and
enjoy the weekend. Despite the turn of events, she plans
to use the weekend to break some important news to her
boyfriend, who unbeknownst to her also has big plans for
the two of them.
Things take a sinister turn when a mysterious fireball
suddenly appears in the night sky, falling to earth. Appearing
to be a meteorite, the object crashes to the ground and
explodes in the nearby woods. Leading April and the other
partygoers into the woods, Kyle seeks to find out where the
object landed, curious to know what it might be.
Investigating only serves to make things worse though.
After arriving at the crash site they find a wrecked space
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ship from another world alongside mysterious footprints.
It isn’t long before they find that one of the survivors,
an alien, is observing them. After a brief struggle they
manage to kill the alien, only to find that there was
more than one survivor from the crashed ship, and the
death of their crewmate prompts a series of attacks by
the mysterious creatures. But even with the new alien
menace hanging over them, not all is as at seems, and
it’s not long before the college students are fighting to
survive, whilst finding themselves embroiled in something
that goes beyond what they could have expected.
Extraterrestrial has already played a few of the
festivals, having debuted in the USA and Germany at the
Tribeca Film Festival and Fantasy Filmfest respectively.
As well as being fans of The X-Files, the Vicious Brothers
took inspiration from classic sci-fi alien movies, and
wanted to create a movie that pokes fun at the various
clichés of classic B-movies, but still presents itself in a
serious tone.
“Basically, we thought that nobody had done a movie
that played on the tropes of alien abduction and actually
done it in a really terrifying manner.” explains Minihan.
When it comes to alien abduction films, he also admitted
to having been freaked out by the sci-fi film Fire in the
Sky when he saw it as a child. “I think that the unknown,
just like ghosts, it’s the unknown that’s scary.”
“We kinda believe that this is a real thing, actually,
and so I think that it’s a lot more horrifying as a result,”
adds Ortiz.
In wanting to make the film a more character driven
story the focus is on April, a young girl trying to find some
peace from her own turmoil only to get mixed up in the
tumultuous events. Played by Daytime Emmy Award
winning actress Brittany Allen, she is known for her work
on All My Children and the Defiance TV show.
“She’s a very strong girl, and she was going through
something that I could relate to,” explains Allen about
her character. “She begins the film with her heart very
closed off, and then one horrific night she begins to peel
back the layers and open up, and I have had a similar
experience myself in the last year. I think that she’s a
good role model for girls; she’s very strong.”
Joining her as her boyfriend Kyle is Freddie Stroma of
Harry Potter, and Pitch Perfect fame. Also co-starring
is Melanie Papalia as one of the friends that Kyle invites
to the party. Jesse Moss playing Seth rounds out the
group, bringing his wealth of movie acting experience to
the project.
Extraterrestrial finally lands in the UK on 29 October.
Liam Stanway
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Teen Wolf
W
ith supernatural juggernauts such as The Vampire
Diaries and American Horror Story making their
mark in this new generation of television, Teen
Wolf was the perfect candidate to join the collection of
excellent supernatural dramas.
Taking inspiration from the 1985 film Teen Wolf, this
MTV produced show is packed with thrills and excitement.
With a fifth season well on the way, Teen Wolf has already
received much praise and success, with the season four
finale netting over 1.4 million viewers in the US.
Created by writer Jeff Davis (Criminal Minds), Teen
Wolf follows teenage werewolf Scott McCall (Tyler Posey),
and the trials and tribulations he faces as he attempts to
juggle a normal teenage life with his newfound abilities.
Prior to becoming a werewolf Scott lacked any athletic
ability, suffered from asthma and was far from someone
who was accustomed to popularity. After he and his best
friend Stiles (Dylan O’Brien) sneak on to a suspected
murder scene in their hometown Beacon Hills, Scott is
bitten by a werewolf. His life completely changes to a
point where he has newfound abilities, no longer has
asthma and is a superb athlete.
Stiles is Scott’s best friend, and they both have a
brotherly relationship. Stiles is often a character who
is very important to Scott in more ways than one. His
intelligence often allows for many of the mysteries in
the series to become solved. His personality is that of
a geek and he also has some comedic and sarcastic
quirks. He is the son of Sheriff Stilinski (Linden Ashby), so
this often allows him to get information on many cases,
unknowingly to his father. Whilst Stiles really comes
into his own as a character, he is seen as a Robin to
Scott’s Batman.
One thing the Teen Wolf series really places an
emphasis on is the whole ‘coming of age’ concept.
As Tyler Posey explains, “becoming a werewolf is a
metaphor for becoming a man”. This is really put forth
and shown to us as we travel with Scott McCall and
see him develop from a teenager into a young man.
However, it is not only in Scott that we see the coming
of age concept. We see it in more recent characters
such as Kira Yukimura (Arden Cho), Malia Tate (Shelley
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Hennig) and Liam Dunbar (Dylan Sprayberry). These
are characters that have been introduced in the third
and fourth season, with Kira being a ‘kitsune’ as well as
Scott’s new love interest. Malia is a were-coyote, and
the love interest of Stiles. And finally Liam is a werewolf,
and Scott’s beta at that.
When we are first introduced to Kira Yukimura it is in the
third season, in the episode titled ‘Anchors’. She is a new
student, as well as the daughter of the history teacher, who
publicly embarrasses her by introducing her, even revealing
that she has a crush (who we learn is Scott). Whilst Kira
is a new main character, she also is the love interest for
Scott. Kira differs from Scott’s former girlfriend Alison
Argent in many ways. It seems Allison developed
a much colder personality, whereas Kira is the
opposite of what Allison has become, with a hint of
goofiness. As the series progresses we gauge more
of a backstory for Kira, her abilities and we also see
her assimilation into the core cast.
Liam Dunbar arrives on the show as a transfer
freshman to Beacon Hills. One feature that stands
out about him is that he is an exceptional athlete,
especially when it comes to the lacrosse field - a
skill which seems to threaten Scott’s own. However,
with that skill comes an issue; Liam has Intermittent
Explosive Disorder, which means that he often
has repeated happenings of violent behaviour and
aggressive outbursts. When Liam finds himself in
trouble, Scott has to forcefully bite him to save his
life. This begins a change in Liam, which seems to be
a cycle of Scott’s relationship with Derek. However
Liam and Scott’s personality differ. While we see that
Liam is remorseful, he isn’t quite ready to become
a ‘hero’, and in a sense we see him searching
for himself. As the show progresses, Liam
becomes almost like a little brother
to Scott.
Being such an intense show with a
collective of interesting and diverse
characters, there’s always a talented
showrunner behind the project. Teen
Wolf’s happens to be Jeff Davis, who
is very involved with the series. Before
developing the show, Jeff was coexecutive producer for the first season
of Criminal Minds, which was an idea
he sold to CBS Television. His next
project then became Teen Wolf for
which he serves as a producer and
writer. Using mythology from various
cultures, as well as the use of familiar
and unfamiliar symbols, Jeff keeps Teen
Wolf interesting, with a collection of
jaw-dropping scenes and action.
Teen Wolf doesn’t fall into the usual
television stereotypes that you would
expect. The show is packed with many
complex characters, with different
ethnicity, sexuality and gender for
the audience to relate to. It also
does a marvellous job of delivering a
consistently good story.
Teen Wolf is currently available on DVD,
iTunes, and Amazon Prime.
Kay Ibrahim
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Purgatory
T
he fantasy genre is really brewing, and a new,
exciting addition to that pot is the movie Welcome
to Purgatory, which is currently in pre-production.
Welcome To Purgatory follows three strangers who die
in a terrible accident, and consequently awake and find
themselves in purgatory. However, the gates of heaven
and hell have been broken, and these three strangers
must find a way to rectify the situation to prevent an
eternal battle between good and evil.
To find out more about the exciting project we spoke to
the director of the film, Gene Fallaize.
wraps. What can you tell us about the film?
Welcome To Purgatory is an action/adventure/fantasy
movie about three strangers who die in a terrible train
crash and awake to find themselves in Purgatory. They
are greeted by the trusty Guardian Paul, who is tasked
to lead them to their ultimate destinations – Heaven or
Hell. On their journey, however, they discover that the
boundaries of Hell have been broken and all its evil has
escaped and is destroying the Afterlife. So these three
new arrivals must not only adapt to being dead, and that
Heaven is now in ruins, but with the help of Guardian Paul
they take it upon themselves to try and make things right
again, only to find they’ve become the main target of the
evil Shaitan King.
Whilst Welcome to Purgatory has been gaining some
buzz, information on the project has been under
How did the idea for Welcome to Purgatory come
to pass?
Marcus Ako came up with the original idea whilst on a
train at Waterloo Station, and wrote a first draft which
formed the basis of some of the final script. Myself and
Tony Cook, along with Scott Spiegel (Evil Dead II, Hostel
I-III) revised the script to its final shooting draft.
Whilst it can be inferred that Welcome to Purgatory
will be action packed, you also have comedic actors
such as Bruce Campbell and James Buckley starring
in the film. What can you tell us about the tone of
the film?
It is totally an action/adventure movie, with dangers and
perils that are truly frightening, in a place where if you
found yourself there with no way of ever going back,
you’d be faced with the possibility of an eternal hell.
So the adventure comes from the desire of our main
characters to be in a place that is safe, more like the
ideal image they would have had in their minds of what
it would have been like before they died. It’s certainly
not a kids film, and having horror-master Scotty Spiegel
on board gives an indication that this isn’t going to be
a light movie, but it does have occasional comic relief
from a few characters who break up the tenseness, as
a couple of hours of keeping up the tension in a movie
like this can be tiresome for audiences. The verisimilitude
is really important to me on this project – in my mind as
director everything is real; the characters, the creatures,
the places, so inevitably you would have a mix of
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personalities too, some that are maybe lighter than
others, which is also why we have these few characters
to break things up.
What can the audience at MCM London Comic Con
expect from the Welcome to Purgatory panel?
We have put together a very special panel for the audience,
including a detailed story overview, and in-person Q&A
session with several members of the cast and crew,
including the lead characters, plus Scott Spiegel and Jack
O’Halloran (Superman I & II). Also we will be screening
an exclusive teaser trailer specially made for Comic Con,
as well as an exclusive animated storyboarded openingscenes preview of the first few minutes of the film, and
video messages for the audience from some of our other
cast, including Bruce Campbell. The highlight however
will be the live in-person announcement that I will make of
our newest cast member who has signed on as Guardian
Paul, who is a legend due to his vast film credits on films
that Comic Con audiences love due to his ability to take
on highly serious and also totally fun roles. He will be
announced live on stage and join us for the Q&A, and the
autograph session that will follow the panel itself.
What was it about these individual actors, which
made them ideal for the film?
Casting is always a tricky blend of getting who is perfect
for the role, and who is going to bring in audiences who
will ultimately pay for getting the movie made. If you can
find someone who ticks both those boxes then that is
casting gold, and we’ve been lucky so far to have found
so many perfect actors for each role. Bruce is obviously a
legend, so we were thrilled when he signed on, the same
with our leads – Jillian Murray as Danni who brings the
girl-next-door aspect, whilst bringing sex-appeal to the
film, Tony Cook who brings an earthly-groundedness
to the character of Taylor, Serena Lorien who brings a
strong-willed determination to the warrioress Nina, and
the actor who is playing the lovable Guardian Paul (who
we are announcing at the MCM London Comic Con
panel) is just brilliant as he’s able to play both the lighter
and more serious aspects of the role just perfectly.
When can we expect to see Welcome to Purgatory
in theatres?
We commence filming at the start of 2015 at Pinewood
Studios, so look out for it in theatres towards the end of
next year.
Are there any plans in place, for spanning the movie
into a franchise?
Yes, Welcome To Purgatory was originally conceived,
written and picked up for production as a trilogy. When I
signed on to direct we adapted the ending so it could be
watched and enjoyed as a standalone film and still make
sense and have a proper story arc, but parts II and III are
currently in production, which will continue the story in a
progressively bigger and more spectacular way. They will
be filmed back-to-back after the release of part I.
The Welcome To Purgatory team will be at MCM London
Comic Con on Saturday 25th October 2014. There will
be a signing, as well as a panel. The panel will consist
of a teaser trailer, video messages, a Q&A and a special
guest announcement which will be an MCM Comic Con
exclusive.
To read the full interview visit MCMBuzz.com
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Shinichiro Watanabe
Dandies, Samurai & Space Cowboys
The Anime of
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From Cowboy Bebop to Space Dandy,
Shinichiro Watanabe is the man behind
some of the most stylish, interesting and
downright enjoyable anime series out there.
Andrew Osmond takes a closer look at MCM
London Comic Con’s Anime Guest of Honour.
Space Dandy
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hinichiro Watanabe is known to anime fans
worldwide as the man who made Cowboy Bebop,
one of the most iconic titles in Japanese animation.
Lesser creators would have been tempted to rest on
that reputation. Not Watanabe, who seems determined
to try a bit of everything. He’s made space operas
(Cowboy Bebop, Space Dandy), contemporary action
thrillers (this year’s spectacular Terror In Resonance),
and period dramas set in the recent past (Kids on
the Slope) and in souped-up samurai times (Samurai
Champloo). Intriguingly, Watanabe has said he’d love to
make a western; certainly the Wild West would be ripe
for the genre blending and free-minded characters which
populate the director’s work.
True, Watanabe has spent much time with sciencefiction. He co-directed the lavish romantic SF miniseries
Macross Plus, but it was Cowboy Bebop which put
Watanabe’s name on the map. It’s the laconic, farcical,
hardboiled, existential, melancholy, jazzy saga of Spike
Spiegel, a lanky gunfighter traversing the lawless galaxy
in 2071. As well as the 26-part TV series, Watanabe
also helmed the Cowboy Bebop feature film (subtitled
Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door); this is a ‘midquel,’ set
between parts 22 and 23 of the series. The end of the
series seems definite, although Watanabe has reportedly
teased fans with suggestions that it might not be as
definite as it seems…
Following Cowboy Bebop, Watanabe’s name was well
enough recognised for him to be invited to contribute
to Animatrix, Warner Brothers’ authorised animated
spinoff from The Matrix franchise. We’d dare suggest it’s
much the best of the Matrix sequels. Watanabe directed
two segments, the exciting ‘Kid’s Story’, in which a
skateboarding teenager busts out of his fake reality, and
Cowboy Bebop
Cowboy Bebop
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Shinichiro Watanabe
Terror
Kids On The Slope
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‘Detective Story’, Watanabe’s own invention. The latter is
a witty SF noir, with obvious overtones of Cowboy Bebop,
and beautifully-shaded monochrome urban backgrounds.
Watanabe followed this by hip-hopping back a few
centuries to Samurai Champloo, a ‘hip’ samurai show. It
often seemed to owe less to bushido than breakdance,
with another lanky, wandering hero and his motley allies.
The word ‘champloo’, Watanabe explained, comes from
an Okinawan word for ‘something mixed’ – the approach
he used not just for Samurai Champloo but also Cowboy
Bebop, which had mixed SF, westerns and film noir with
abandon. As hinted in Bebop’s 2070s setting, Watanabe
has a special fondness for 1970s movies, citing American
directors like Don Siegel (Dirty Harry) and John Carpenter
(especially his early SF comedy Dark Star, which
Watanabe says is an influence on Space Dandy).
Watanabe’s next show after Samurai Champloo was
the delightful teen drama Kids On The Slope, focusing
on the friendship between two music-loving boys in the
1960s. Although the series was adapted from an existing
comic, Watanabe says he felt a personal link to the
material. He told the Anime News Network site that, “Kids
On The Slope is about a good boy and a bad boy coming
together… In my case, I was the good boy, and I found
friendship with the baddest boy in my school.” Rather
than jazz, Watanabe and his delinquent friend bonded
over the group KISS.
That takes us up to Watanabe’s two newest projects,
which push anime to opposite extremes. Space Dandy
is an all-out comedy (Watanabe calls it ‘pure comedy’),
confounding expectations from its first episode. Having
benefited from his credit on the anthology Animatrix,
Watanabe returned the compliment by inviting a great
range of artists to contribute to Space Dandy in their
Space Dandy
Space Dandy
Space Dandy
own very different styles. For example, Sayo Yamamoto,
the rising woman director of Lupin The Third: The Girl
Called Fujiko Mine, directed part 2 of Space Dandy’s first
season and part 7 of the second.
And at the same time, Watanabe brought us the serial
Terror In Resonance, set in a very realistic, hyper-detailed
modern Japan, about two teenagers who go around
blowing up Tokyo. Hey, did we mention Watanabe is a
guy who never rests on his reputation?
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Morganville
Mean Girls, Monsters
and Mysterious goings-on:
Welcome to Morganville
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hen college freshman Claire Danvers begins a
course of study at Morganville’s Texas Prairie
University, she soon becomes frustrated with the
snobby attitudes of the “popular girls” she’s forced to
share a dorm with. She’s an outsider and a nobody, and
they make sure that she’s always aware of it. Seeking out
a better place to stay, Claire heads for a creepy old house
off-campus, already home to three other teenagers –
Shane Collins, Eve Rosser and Michael Glass. Since
smart kid Claire started college early, they’re all a couple
of years older than she is. Though initially reluctant to
welcome her in, they eventually agree to let her stay, and
what Claire discovers next about the town is more than
any first-year college student could have bargained for.
The fictional town of Morganville, Texas (not to be
confused with its real life namesake in New Jersey),
was first introduced to the world back in 2006 with the
publication of young adult novel Glass Houses. Home not
only to TPU but also to an unusual number of secondhand thrift stores, Morganville, as Claire Danvers soon
learns, is in fact populated and controlled by a powerful
group of vampires, headed up by icy elder Amelie and a
puppet human mayor called Richard Morrell.
Written by Rachel Caine, the pen name of awardwinning genre writer Roxanne Longstreet Conrad (The
Weather Warden, Athena Force, Outcast Season) Glass
Houses became the first in a hugely popular series
that spans a total of fifteen novels, the last of which,
Daylighters, was released a little over a year ago. Having
now founded her own small production company, Pen
Ultimate Productions, Caine has begun adapting her
best-selling books into an exciting new web series, set to
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Morganville
air later this year on Felicia Day’s Geek & Sundry YouTube
channel. Titled simply Morganville, the series will be coproduced by Loud Pictures’ Blake Calhoun, a Streamy
and Webby Award-winning producer whose previous
work includes the series PINK, Exposed, Continuum and
88 HITS, as well as a vampire feature film called Phobia.
At this October’s MCM London Comic Con, we’re
lucky enough to be joined not only by Morganville
Vampires author Rachel Caine, but also by four of the
stars of the show – Lindsay Seidel, Amber Benson,
Robert Picardo and Jordan Farris – for an exclusive
premiere screening of the show.
Taking up the role of the series’ sixteen-year-old
protagonist Claire Danvers, Lindsay Seidel is known
for her anime voice-acting work in Blood-C, Phantom:
Requiem for the Phantom and One Piece: Strong World.
She also stars in horror web series Throwing Stones.
Though initially naïve, her character, Claire, is also
exceptionally intelligent, and develops massively over the
course of the series. After being assigned as an assistant
to mysterious Welsh vampire and ancient alchemist
Myrnin (Chase Ryan Jeffery – Spilt Milk, Exposed, Man
of the House) by Morganville’s immortal founder, Amelie,
Claire gradually begins to earn the grudging respect of
much of the town’s vampire population, as well as making
friends within its human community. Nevertheless,
there are those who continue to dislike her, partly for
her cleverness and partly for her increasingly privileged
status on both sides of the human/vampire divide.
“Ice queen” Amelie, meanwhile, is played by Buffy,
Supernatural and Husbands star Amber Benson. Though
she may look young and pretty, Amelie is over 1,500
years old, and is effectively in control of Morganville.
As her Patron, Amelie develops affection for Claire, and
while she’s generally good at hiding her feelings, it soon
becomes apparent that her feelings for her protégé are
almost maternal. Her second-in-command is fellow
vampire elder Oliver (Robert Picardo - Star Trek: Voyager,
Stargate, The Mentalist), the “Don of the local Morganville
mafia” and owner of the town’s only coffee shop.
Finally, Jordan Farris plays the hot-headed Shane
Collins, Morganville’s resident bad boy and, much to her
parents’ consternation, Claire’s boyfriend. A resident of
Morganville’s Glass House, Shane is initially prejudiced
against all vampires, believing his mother and sister to
have been murdered by some of the Morganville crowd.
However, partly as a result of his relationship with Claire,
Shane slowly comes to accept that not all vampires
are bad, though he continues to struggle to control
his temper and to wrestle with his protective instincts
towards Claire and their friends, Eve (Haileigh Todd Locked) and Michael (Ben Easter – So Little Time, Husk).
Other cast members include Afomia Hailemeskel as
“Queen of Mean” and daughter of the mayor Monica
Morrell; Jessi Mechler (Boyhood, Saving Grace) and Taylor
Murphy as assistant mean girls Gina and Jennifer; Gregory
J. Connors as shady, sinister vampire Brandon and Nikki
Donley (Side FX, Cowboy and Lucky) as Hannah Moses, a
police officer who suspects that Brandon is up to no good.
Morganville: The Series will be broadcast on YouTube via
Geek & Sundry, with exact air dates yet to be confirmed.
The official series trailer was shown at the San Diego
Comic Con in July and is now available to watch online.
Heather Kincaid
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to tell you about their web series based in Glasgow,
Scotland. When newly-divorced police officer Leah
Bishop is offered a transfer to Glasgow, she jumps at the
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catch? They had only a mere 48 hours to do so.
Assembling on a quiet Friday evening a fortnight before
Comic Con, the teams were handed a brief containing
a specific title - in this case either ‘Social Reboot’ or
‘Forgotten Mind’ - along with a particular prop and line of
dialogue. Not only did they have to fit all three into their
films, but the movies also had to somehow relate to the
theme of ‘origins’.
What followed was an exciting and exhausting 48
hours, with the teams racing against the clock to write,
shoot and edit their films and get them uploaded to
the internet before time ran out. Some made films on
their webcams or smartphones, others used high-end
professional equipment.
Crews ranged from families and friends getting
together for a fun challenge to film-making pros on their
days off - one brave soul even made a film entirely on his
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Comic Con, or simply for the fun of taking part.
A panel of celebrity judges then picked their top ten
films, which were screened in front of a large audience
on the Sunday of MCM London Comic Con. Spider-Man,
Darth Vader and his Stormtroopers presided over the
awards ceremony with stacks of prizes being given out to
the winners. That wasn’t the last of the MCM Comic Con
Film Race though...
Skip to earlier this month when the gauntlet was
once again thrown down for aspiring Spielbergs and
Scorseses, with another set of teams embarking on 48
hours of manic movie madness. To see which films won
out at our spine-chilling Hallowe’en Special Film Race,
come along to Theatre B at 2.00pm on the Sunday of
the show!
Fancy getting involved yourself? Well, we’re doing
it all again for the next MCM London Comic Con in
May 2015! You can get more information and sign up
right now, by heading over to the Film Race booth
(Stand 2122).
Pete Murfet
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EuroCosplay Championships 2014
The EuroCosplay
Championships Final
2014 will take
place at 17:00 in
the MCM Theatre
Lithuania
in Hall S3. No
special ticket or
extra fee requiredcome join us!
P
eople cosplay for many reasons. Assuming a
different persona can be liberating and everyone
needs a break from time to time. Others revel in the
creativity- and what is the point of creating something
without showing it to the world? It may be that a
cosplayer wants a little time in the sun and be the focus
of people’s attention for just a little while. People do it as
a spot of fun, or as a group activity with friends or family,
or as a declaration of being a dedicated fan.
What people outside the cosplay hobby may not
realise is that it is a social hobby. The social side of
the hobby and being part of the cosplay community
is a reason that underpins all the others. Cosplay as a
shared experience enables so much interaction with
other people be they existing friends and associates,
other cosplayers, and complete strangers. Cosplay
as a shared experience creates friendships across
Cosplayer:
Karolina
Cosplayer:
Kairi
Italy
Cosplayer:
Valentino
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Poland
EuroCosplay Championships 2014
Cosplayer:
Ines
Netherlands
borders… and nothing exemplifies that as much as the
camaraderie and lasting friendships that have been
created among cosplayers from the many countries
taking part in EuroCosplay.
2014 is the FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY of the
EuroCosplay Championships! One person will join
the ranks of Leandro (Portugal), Xaerael (UK), Alana
(Netherlands), and Iloon (Netherlands) as European
Cosplay Champions in a spectacular showcase of
craftsmanship and dedication. It will be an opportunity
to research the techniques and styles of other countries,
to discuss fabrics and materials, and build friendships
around a hobby which effortless spans borders for
everyone taking part- both the finalists and the audience.
As well as viewing the costumes and performances that
make up the EuroCosplay Championships Final, there
will be many opportunities to meet the best cosplayers
Europe has to offer and our internationally renowned
cosplay guests selected as our EuroCosplay judges in
the Cosplay area over the weekend.
Wondering how the EuroCosplay Champion is
selected? The Final boasts a panel of independent
judges who hail from outside of Europe. These judges
are selected for their deep connection with the cosplay
hobby, and will often be skilled and respected cosplayers
themselves. The EuroCosplay Finalists are interviewed by
these judges, who assess the accuracy of the costume
against provided source images and the quality and
complexity of the construction while considering the
ambition of the costume as well. That is not all however;
during the stage show the judges consider stage
presence, nature of the presentation, the ability to take
on the role of the character, and level of entertainment or
engagement of each EuroCosplay Finalist’s performance.
The scores are then totalled and checked and the judges
make their final decision.
Make sure you join us for this crown jewel of the
international cosplay calendar, and show your support
for your favourite costumes and countries! Make sure
you also join us on facebook.com/eurocosplay for
further coverage including studio photographs of all the
finalists and of course details of how YOU could qualify to
represent your country in 2015!
Cosplayer:
Sophie
Finland
Serbia
Cosplayer:
Elina
Portugal
Cosplayer:
Mona
Spain
Cosplayer:
Cristina
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EuroCosplay Championships 2014
Portugal
Cosplayer:
Ana Isabella
Germany
Cosplayer:
Daniela
France
Italy
Cosplayer:
Valerio
Cosplayer:
Christele
Germany
Romania
Cosplayer:
Gabriela
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Cosplayer:
Zaky
Cosplayer:
Nicole
Romania
EuroCosplay Championships 2014
Cosplayer:
Athanasios
Greece
United Kingdom
Cosplayer:
Lauren
Cosplayer:
Michal
Cosplayer:
Jakub
Cosplayer:
Aurelie
Slovakia
Cosplayer:
Sarah
United Kingdom
Poland
Cosplayer:
Ades
Cosplayer:
Ayca
France
Ireland
Cosplayer:
Maria
Turkey
Cosplayer:
Michael
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Switzerland
Latvia
EuroCosplay Championships 2014
Cosplayer:
Aoime
Cosplayer:
Destan
Hungary
Turkey
Cosplayer:
Hebrina
Cosplayer:
Leanne
Norway
Ireland
Netherlands
Cosplayer:
Martine
Cosplayer:
Cecile
Russia
Cosplayer:
Ivan
Cosplayer:
Lucia
Slovakia
Spain
Switzerland
Cosplayer:
Stefany
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Cosplayer:
Henrik
Sweden
Power Rangers
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993 saw the debut of a television series that would
rock the world of almost every child born in that
era. “It’s Morphin Time!” marked the beginning of
a television series that still runs today – Mighty Morphin
Power Rangers! Red, Blue, Pink, Yellow, Black, and
eventually Green or White graced our screens, kicking
the butts of any and all bad guys in their way, just in time
to finish their homework, hang out, and listen to some
cool music.
Haim Saban and Shuki Levy’s idea to adapt a Japanese
staple live action children’s show, Super Sentai, into
one more suited for American audiences, created a
phenomenon that instantly had a huge impact on pop
culture. Super Sentai had been running since 1975 with
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Spider-Man show produced by the same studio that
produced Super Sentai. But in the end, it was the Saban
adaptation of Kyǀrynj Sentai Zyuranger, as it was originally
known, which was morphed into the first hit series of
Power Rangers. Using a combination of footage from the
Zyuranger fights dubbed over from Japanese into English,
and original sequences featuring the Rangers we know
and love from our childhood, the show we know now as
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers was born.
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mouth. He was seen as the second-in-command to the
original Rangers for quite some time. After appearing
in 82 episodes, Walter left the series, but returned to
cameo as villains Nightmare in Power Rangers Lost
Galaxy and as Gerrok in Power Rangers Wild Force.
Billy Cranston, the nerdy inventor and Blue Ranger,
was played by David Yost for a large period of the
original run of the show – almost 200 episodes! Billy
came up with many inventions to assist the Rangers,
including a wrist communicator, a modified Volkswagen
Beetle/Zord, and a mind reading machine, amongst
many other strange and creative devices. David also
played Billy in follow-up series Power Rangers: Zeo, and
the first silver screen showing - Power Rangers: The
Movie. Billy was the only Ranger to remain through the
entire Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series, and the
second longest serving Ranger of all time.
Taking over a role is a difficult thing to do, but Karan
Ashley did just that. Playing Aisha Campbell, Karan took
over the Yellow Ranger role from Thuy Krang, and went
on to play the character for 65 episodes until the end of
the third series, as well as appearing in the first Power
Rangers movie. Aisha appeared alongside the new Red
and Black Rangers, and even went on to become the
Yellow Ninja Ranger. Fun fact: In the original Zyuranger
footage, the Yellow Ranger was originally male! Add that
to her previous achievements and the Yellow Ranger is
one heck of a gal.
All in all, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers set the
bar for live action children’s shows, and at one point
featured crossovers with Masked/Kamen Rider and
even the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Austin, Walter,
Karan and David will be appearing on all three days of
the convention, so look forward to being able to meet
and greet the Red, Black, Yellow and Blue Ranger! Go
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many other inspirations from the Sentai series. A very
creative take on an already existing television show, Power
Rangers became an extremely successful franchise
in its own right and shot its way to the top of every
Christmas list.
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers became an unseen
overnight triumph, drawing in higher ratings than any
other show on the network it debuted on in the US, as
well as becoming a mass media franchise, producing
toys of all shapes and sizes, video games, as well as
several big screen film adaptations. A reboot is said to be
in the works, set to be released in 2016. The latest series
of Power Rangers airs today as Power Rangers: Super
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VidfestUK
Welcome to the October edition of
VidfestUK at MCM London Comic Con.
T
his year has seen VidfestUK grow to become
an important part of MCM and its all thanks to
you. Last month we saw Vidfest venture out of
London for the first time with an area at MCM Scotland
in Glasgow. We hope to continue this in 2015 to
other cities.
With online and streaming video growing every year
and new stars being created across so many different
platforms we hope to start bringing you a wider variety of
online talent whether its YouTubers, web series creators,
animators, Vine Stars, musicians or gamers.
As usual we present a packed schedule of panels
featuring not only your favourite online stars but plenty
of ones you have yet to discover.
When I asked Jamie McKeller of RedShirt Films why
they come to Vidfest he said: “Because it’s an awesome
opportunity to meet fans and try to wrangle in new ones!
Also, for us lesser known creators we feel like little rock
stars when we run our panels.”
So this weekend we want you to be tagging us on your
tweets, Vine and Instagram videos and photos, so make
sure to hashtag #mcmLDN14.
See you online! Elisar Cabrera @elicab
SATURDAY
11:00am to 11:30am
Portal
12:00pm to 12:30pm
Portal is a new British scifi web series from Future
Artists. The ultimate legal high
‘Portal’ part drug, part social
network, just got banned...
what happens when the ‘lost
generation’ loses its means
to escape! Get a sneak peak
before its released in their
Q&A and meet the team at the
VidfestUK booth.
11:30am to 12:00pm
Raindance
The very first Raindance event
was in April 1992 when we
hosted a film seminar with
the Hollywood maverick,
Dov Simens. Since 1993
the Raindance Film Festival
has annually uncovered the
hottest new filmmakers to hit
the cinematic scene. In 1998 Raindance launched the
British Independent Film Awards – penultimate awards in
the world film calendar. We don’t teach filmmaking, we
make filmmakers
Musical Bethan
12:30pm to 1:00pm
Bethan Leadley is a
YouTuber/musician under the
username “musicalbethan”
with over 225,000
subscribers online creating
varied content in the likes of
music, comedy, beauty, etc.
Bethan is currently working
on her latest EP “New Kinda
New” which is released
worldwide on November 2nd.
Small Spartans
After being transformed into
miniature Halo 4 Spartansin the real world- three
average games must find
a way home and become
human again.
Created entirely using live
action footage and Halo 4
Greenscreen Forge walls Small Spartans is a machinima
series like you have never seen before.
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VidfestUK
1:00pm to 1:30pm
Wildseed Studios
3:30pm to 4:00pm
Wildseed Studios is a next
generation content-incubator.
We have an appetite to enable
creators everywhere to realise
their creative ambitions with cash,
creative mentorship and business
smarts. We’re making investments
of up to £10,000 in piloting
fearless new comedy, sci-fi, horror and fantasy ideas - so
come and say hello!
1:30pm to 2:00pm
A webtoon created by Edd Gould
(1988-2012) and kept alive by his
friends! Eddsworld follows the
brave adventures of Edd and his
troubling group of friends as they
tackle zombies, demons, clones and
everyday life. Edd may be gone but
his world will keep spinning.
4:00pm to 4:30pm
Emma Blackery is a
British YouTuber and
musician. Her primary
YouTube channel
has over 770,000
subscribers and over 53
million video views.
Caledonia
4:30pm to 5:00pm
Detective Inspector Leah
Bishop is the only human
officer at Caledonia Interpol,
a branch of the police in
Glasgow, Scotland, run
entirely by monsters. Based
on a series of urban fantasy
novels written by Scottish
historian and folklorist Amy
Hoff, Caledonia follows the adventures of less than
fairytale life in Scotland’s city of culture.
2:30pm to 3:00pm
Lizzie Bennet Diaries
The Lizzie Bennet Diaries is a ground-breaking modernday adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic novel Pride
and Prejudice. Over fifty weeks, Lizzie’s story unfolded
through five YouTube channels, Twitter, Tumblr, and
nearly forty different social media accounts on platforms
ranging from OK Cupid to LinkedIn. Dubbed “the best
Austen adaptation around” by The Guardian, The Lizzie
Bennet Diaries went on to win the 2013 Emmy™ Award
for Best Original Interactive Series, as well as the 2014
Streamy Award for Best Drama.
Emma Blackery
2:00pm to 2:30pm
Eddsworld
RedShirt Films
Hello there! We’re RedShirt Films, an
independent film company based in the
e
delightful city of York. We make silly
things for the internet, short films and
music videos for people far cooler than
we are. It all began in 2010, when a half digested taco
caused a chemical spark to travel up into the brain of
Jamie McKeller and ping on that metaphorical light bulb.
Several years later, and we’ve inflated somewhat. We
have a small legion of writers, VFX wizards, art designers,
costume wranglers and people who bring us cake. All
vital roles allowing us to produce some pretty cool stuff.
OMFG Its Jack and Dean
Jack Howard and Dean Dobbs
are the most exciting double
act in the digital world. Their
hilarious short films and
sketches regularly attract fans
from all over the world and their
YouTube channels boast over 20
million views.
5:00pm to 5:30pm
TomSka
Thomas ‘TomSka’ Ridgewell is a
perpetual man-child who makes
stuff full-time for YouTube with
an audience of over 2,000,000
subscribers. When he’s not
beating an animator with a stick
to produce webtoons such as
asdfmovie and Eddsworld he’s
flailing around with guns and pretending to be an action
star. Choosing to fight zombies and dinosaurs instead of
learn anything at university, he speaks only the language
of the Internet. May God have mercy on his soul.
The Day They
Came To Suck Out Our Brains
3:00pm to 3:30pm
Since the dawn of time man has pondered over
the existence of extraterrestrial lifeforms, until that was...
The Day They Came to Suck Out Our Brains!”
The Day They Came to Suck Out Our Brains is
a comedy web series homage to 1950’s alien invasion
movies, starring Warwick Davis, Crabstickz, Ashens,
Gemma Whelan
(Game of Thrones),
Nick Helm (BBC1’s
Uncle) and huge
cast of comedians.
Protect Your
Brains! Always
wear a hat.
Cyanide and Happiness (TBC)
Founded in late 2004, the
cartoonists at Cyanide and
Happiness have brought out the best and the worst in
online humor. As one of the largest web comics on the
internet today; Rob, Kris, and Dave are constantly raising
the bar on humor through their ingenious comics and
animated shorts. Always over the top and never too afraid
to go “there” Cyanide and Happiness continues to deliver
comedy on a daily basis.
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VidfestUK
SUNDAY
Toby Randall
11:00am to 11:30am
1:30pm to 2:00pm +PƅPKVG+FGC Media
Toby Randall is a 13 year old boy
from Northampton. Toby grew to
fame on social networking sites
Vine and YouTube where he started
recording covers of hit music songs
from his bedroom in December
2013. In just over 7 months Toby
amassed over one million followers
and over 70 Million views / loops.
IIM started out as a hobby between two
friends, and now has grown into an active
production team of writers, editors and
actors. Originating from Last Hope, a
machinima filmed in Halo 4 and inspired
by Rooster Teeth’s Red Vs Blue, IIM has
now branched into other machinima’s such as Minecraft,
World of Warcraft and the world of live action film. IIM
plans to shoot and release its first feature length film late
next year. During the production of features, the channel
remains active through Let’s Plays, original shorts and
other gaming related content.
11:00am to 12:00pm (TBC)
12:00pm to 12:30pm
Independent Drama
2:00pm to 2.30pm
Independent Drama create action
for theatre, TV, film production,
commercials, computer games
or live action shows. If you love
Cosplaying with swords this is
the stand for you as Independent
Drama run courses in stage and
screen combat. Pick up a leaflet, grab a free badge and
enter the competition to win free courses for you or your
friends. If you are producing a web series or film requiring
action co-ordination, armoury services, cast training
or a fight team please feel free to pop along for a chat
too. IDs Ronin Traynor will be at the stand throughout
the weekend and will be there to answer questions on
some of the web series he has co-ordinated the action
for including Chronicles of Syntax, The First Musketeer,
Super Brainy Zombies and fantasy series REN, created
by Lord of the Rings - Born of Hope director Kate
Madison. Ronin also worked on the fights for SEGA’s
Total War series, SONY’s Killzone Mercenary, upcoming
Star Trek Ambush and is currently creating the fights for
the first stage adaptation of the award winning comic
book series Usagi Yojimbo by Stan Sakai and will be
joined by some of the people involved in the show. 12:30pm to 1:00pm
2:30pm to 3:00pm
Ashens
Following the release of the internet smash hit film,
Ashens And The Quest For The GameChild, on DVD and
Blu-ray earlier this year, star of the film, Stuart Ashen,
returns to the MCM London Comic Con (situated by the
Manga UK stand) where you’ll get the opportunity to
meet the man himself and pickup the DVD/Blu-ray and
some official merchandise.
ThirdPartyController
Join ThirdPartyController, a neofuturist art movement of 3 auteurs
from another dimension, as they
create sketch comedy, play video
games and take you to a another
world of psychedelic and funkalicious light entertainment. 1:00pm to 1:30pm
Morganville The Series
Exciting new vampire web series Morganville visits
VidfestUK. Join bestselling US author and series writer
Rachel Caine as she introduces the cast, which will
include Buffy The Vampire Slayer’s Amber Benson
along with Lindsay Seidel, JordanTanner Farris and
Robert Picardo. Debuting on Felicia Day’s Geek &
Sundry network in late October, Morganville adapts The
Morganville Vampires, Rachel Caine’s hit series of novels
set in the vampire-haunted city of Morganville, Texas.
3:00pm to 3:30pm
Outside The Box
Outside The Box is a new British ScienceFiction Comedy web series following
an eccentric inventor and his layabout
flatmate. Come and meet the cast at their
booth and say hi.
TomSka
3:30pm to 4:00pm
Thomas ‘TomSka’ Ridgewell is a perpetual
man-child who makes stuff full-time for YouTube
with an audience of over 2,000,000 subscribers.
When he’s not beating an animator with a stick to produce
webtoons such as asdfmovie and Eddsworld he’s flailing
around with guns and pretending to be an action star.
Choosing to fight zombies and dinosaurs instead of learn
anything at university, he speaks only the language of the
Internet. May God have mercy on his soul.
Mr Weebl
Weebl’s Stuff have been making
animations on the internet almost before
it even existed. There’s viral songs about
badgers, crabs, countries and various
foodstuffs. Series like Weebl and Bob,
Cat Face, On The Moon and the animated
videos for Electro Pop band Savlonic. Their videos and
music are absurdist and tend to get stuck in your head.
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Pop Asia
Ichiban Kuji – STAND 3003
Tofu Cute – The UK Kawaii
Shop – STAND 2811
Ichiban Kuji is a unique lottery where everyone is a winner!
Every ticket has a code on it that matches up to exclusive
pieces of merchandise only available through the lottery. Lotteries at MCM include shows like Madoka Magica and Attack
on Titan!”
Come and visit Tofu Cute at the new
and improved Pop Asia zone in the
MCM Comic Con South Hall!
As well as a humungous range of the
Japanese candy and Pocky you have come
to love, they have some snacks never sold in the UK before.
Did you know that a single piece of Glico candy
supposedly gives you enough energy to run 100m! If
you’re quick, Tofu Cute also has very limited quantities
of your favourite snacks in Halloween packaging.
Tofu Cute even has green tea Kit Kats. They sound
crazy, but taste delicious! With a larger ranger than
ever before, Japanese Kit Kats are now available from
Tofu Cute at a lower price.
As the official distributors of Alpacasso in Europe,
they have a huge range of alpacas. You may be
surprised to know that including the very standard
colours of alpaca (pink, blue and yellow) they have now
been bred in rainbow colours for MCM Comic Con.
Some of the alpacas even have little hats.
Come to Tofu Cute to fill up on snacks, have
your photo taken with the Tofu Cute characters or
just to brighten your day. One thing is for sure, it’s
gonna be pink.
Cosplay Portrait – STAND 2901
CosplayPortrait is a small independent photography
company focused on providing a portable studio service to
anime conventions and the Cosplay community.
They have been serving the crowds at MCM Expo since
2014 and have since become a part of the furniture in the
PopAsia section of the show, where people can not only
come and have professional studio photographs taken of
their costumes but also have a fun picture taken with their
friends too, with or without cosplay!
Dreamy Bows – Experience Harajuku and
Shibuya at MCM – STAND 2802
Come along and find Dreamy Bows in the Pop Asia zone
for a snapshot of unique Tokyo Style. Dreamy Bows
is ready to deliver the latest fashion from the streets
of Harajuku to glamorous Shibuya 109. As many of
you know, Japanese fashion can be elusive and costly
to import, but at Dreamy Bows they’ve done the hard
work for you. Come to Dreamy Bows to find new stylish
brands such as KOKOkim, a brand that combines
harajuku kawaii street fashion with themes from
Akihabara. Dreamy Bows is showcasing the currently
event exclusive Kawaii
Punk range of the much
loved Listen Flavour.
All this and a large
range of clothing and
accessories suited to
a wide variety of styles
from Gyaru to Lolita
with Brands such as
Angelic Pretty and
Dream V. Visit Dreamy
Bows for all your
J-Fashion needs from
shoes, clothing, wigs
and even cosmetics for
the Tokyo experience
at MCM.
Yum Yum Foods – stand 2942
Taste of different Asia Drinks and our Famous Tea recipe
which is very Unique because of our Home recipe
Tea brewing.
We also offer shanghai Dumplings,
Japanese dumplings for a great taste bud experience.
Udon-San Noodles and Yakitori – stand 3141
Thick Udon Noodles specialist, Udon are one of Japan’s
favourite food. The Thick bouncy and chewing noodles
will give you the ultimate dribbling experience of noodles.
Combine with our famous grilled Yakitori and our coconut
jelly ice drinks, your experience is completed.
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Pop Asia
Shokugan – STAND 2902
Bandai Shokugan is dedicated to
producing a wide range of low priced
high value fun character goods from
popular properties like Gundam, Dragon
Ball, One Piece and More!
UMAI – Stand 2944
Sasuke – Stand 3042/ 3043/ 3044
‘Hi Comic Con fans! We at Umai have
a hunch that you’ll be getting peckish
with all the great activities on offer
at MCM Comic Con. Never fear! Our
friendly team will be there offering
tasty hot Japanese food. We’ll have
mouth-watering Karaage (Japanese fried chicken),
tempting takoyaki (diced octopus in balls) and awesome
Okonomiyaki (savoury Japanese pancakes, served
on skewers). These are Japanese street food classics
that are adored in their homeland, and are becoming
increasingly popular in the U.K. and around the world. Umai, part of Japan Centre, are at the forefront of
providing handmade, honest, Japanese food to hungry
Londoners. Umai means ‘great and delicious’ in Japanese,
and our professional staff lovingly hand craft all our food
with the best ingredients to ensure you’ll finish eating with
a smile on your face. So whether you’re new to takoyaki or
a Japanese food connoisseur, keep your eyes peeled for
our Umai stall at MCM Comic Con. If in doubt, follow your
nose, or listen out for our hearty cries of “iirrashaimase,”
which means welcome in Japanese.
Sasuke, from London’s Soho, is offering its ever popular
Chicken dishes to MCM fans.
“Chicken Katsu Curry” --- Enjoy the great combination
of Japanese Curry & Rice, with delicious Chicken Katsu
(breaded chicken breast). Topping up with creamy Mayo
is highly recommended.
“Chicken Kara-Age” --- This freshly prepared, Japanese
style fried chicken on skew, is crispy outside, very tender
and juicy inside.
Nice Ice – Stand 2943
Nice Ice is a truly refreshing low
calorie, low fat frozen dessert and the
first of its kind to hit the UK! Similar to
the shave ice that can be found all over
asia, huge blocks of ice are expertly
prepared to the required density to
produce the fluffiest and softest shave-ice. We then put
this into our custom ice shaving machine which rapidly
spins the block producing a snow-like texture. Our
range of home-made syrups are blended using only the
freshest ingredients, which are used to flavour the shaveice. Your Nice Ice is then complete with a side of handchopped toppings and a hearty drizzle of condensed
milk! We also have tasty bubble tea!
“Chicken Gyoza” --- Sasuke’s “Gyoza” (dumpling), made
from fresh chicken and vegetables, is a perfect match with
its specially blended soy sauce, with touch of vinegar & chili.
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MCM eSports
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his October League of Legends makes a return to
the MCM Esports Stage at London MCM Comic Con
with a €5,000 prize pool. League of Legends is a fastpaced, competitive online game that blends the speed and
intensity of an RTS with RPG elements, attracting over 67
million players monthly. Two teams of powerful champions,
each with a unique design and playstyle, battle head-tohead across multiple battlefields and game modes. With
an ever-expanding roster of champions, frequent updates
and a thriving tournament scene, League of Legends
offers endless replayability for players of every skill level.
The MCM Esports Stage has evolved since our last
event back in May, expanding in both size and capacity
to match the prestige of the Intel League of Legends
Invitational. Featuring the very best teams from across the
United Kingdom and Ireland, the extended weekend will
see six teams clash as they compete for their share of the
€5,000 prize pool, and the glory that comes with being
crowned our MCM October Champions!
Intel, a world leader in computing innovation, is the
headline sponsor of the MCM Esports stage for the
event, working alongside XMG and AOC to provide an
amazing experience for both players and audience alike.
The tournament is being run in conjunction with ESL, the
world’s largest independent esports brand. An industry
leader in raising esports production and audience levels
to those of mainstream sports, ESL will be producing
the esports content throughout the weekend, providing
quality entertainment for all to enjoy, both at the event
and online via Twitch.
This tournament will mark the fifth MCM Esports
event, seeing two events take place in London, one in
Birmingham and the previous at MCM Comic Con in
Ireland. With this event expected to become our biggest
yet, we’re expecting to pull in yet another incredible
Comic Con crowd this October.
For updates and coverage on the tournament across
the weekend make sure to follow @ESL_UK and @
MCMeSports on Twitter.
The Intel League of Legends Invitational will
span across the weekend, ensuring plenty of
esports action for all whom attend over the
extended weekend. Please note that the times
below are estimated, and may fluctuate due to
tournament formatting across each day.
Friday
2pm – Quarter Final Game 1
5pm – Quarter Final Game 2
Saturday
9am – Semi-Final Game 1
11am – Semi-Final Game 2
1.30pm – Lower Bracket Game 1
2.30pm – Lower Bracket Game 2
4pm – Winner Bracket Final
Sunday
10am – Lower Bracket Final
12.30pm – Consolation Final
2.45pm – Grand Final
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MCM eSports
TOURNAMENT PARTNERS
ESL www.eslgaming.com
Schenker Technologies
The world’s largest, independent eSports brand,
leading the industry across various games with
numerous online and offline competitions. This
includes high profile international and national
leagues and tournaments such as the Intel®
Extreme Masters, ESL One, ESL Pro Series,
Starcraft® II World Championship Series, as
well as grassroots amateur cups, leagues and
matchmaking systems. ESL covers a broad field of
services in gaming technology, event management,
advertising and TV production, fully catering to the
needs of the eSport’s ecosystem. With offices in
Germany, Russia, France, Poland, England, China
and North America, it has a true global footprint.
Schenker Technologies, with its successful
XMG brand, is a leading producer of highperformance and individually configurable
Laptops and PCs. The devices are characterised
mainly by the seamless integration of the latest
and most powerful components and parts. The
company was founded by Robert Schenker in
Leipzig in 2002. In 2011 Schenker Notebooks
merged with the specialist trade experts tronic’5
Mobile Computer GmbH. From this, a group
of companies was formed in 2013, whose key
component is Schenker Technologies. The
manufacturer sells its
products in the UK and
Ireland directly through
its own online store
www.xmg.co.uk and
via selected retail
partners such as
Currys / PC World
and Tesco Direct.
Intel® Corporation www.intel.com
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is a world leader in computing
innovation. The company designs and builds the
essential technologies that serve as the foundation
for the world’s computing devices.
AOC www.aoc-europe.com
AOC is one of the global top brands in the display
market. High quality, first-rate service, an attractive
design as well as environmentally friendly and
innovative products at competitive prices are the
reasons why more and more consumers and
distribution partners trust in AOC. The exceptionally
broad product range of computer displays has
won numerous awards. AOC is a subsidiary of
TPV Technology Limited, the world’s largest
LCD manufacturer. AOC
serves the Western
European, Middle East
and African markets
from its headquarters in
Amsterdam. The Eastern
European and CIS markets
are served by a local
office in Prague. Through
its network of local sales
teams AOC works with all major IT
distributors and resellers.
THREE FULL DAYS OF
TOURNAMENTS
Streamed LIVE via our Twitch
http://twitch.tv/mcmesports
http://twitch.tv/esluk
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MCM eSports
EXHIBITION AREA
The MCM Esports exhibition area will feature the
latest in gaming technology. Showcasing some of the
best technology currently in the industry, from high
end gaming screens to industry leading processing
technology. Come check out what we have to offer, right
next to the MCM Esports stage. For more information
on what specific exhibitors have to offer, check out the
information below, please note that the below is not a
complete list.
edge graphics that the XFX range have to offer. AOC
specialise in affordable, innovative products that
never let you down. Whether you’re after a stunning
4K resolution or a responsive 144hz monitor, make
sure to check out the range on offer at London MCM
Comic Con.
Working alongside AOC, XFX will be showing off the
latest in AMD graphics processing, power supplies and
cases, so make sure you stop by and take part in some
competitions and win some amazing goodies.
XMG STAND
LIMEXB
Visit the XMG stand over the
weekend to try your hand
at Valve’s hit First Person
Shooter (FPS) Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and get
the chance to win an array of exclusive swag! Test the
latest in mobile gaming technology, from the awesomely
boss C505 to the beastly XMG Prime, the latest in miniITX gaming.
We will have our full retail stand
at the event in support of the ESL
LOL tournament with lots of new
and exciting products and daily giveaways during the
event. Products available will include Astro Gaming A30
LOL headsets, Limes very own Beast PC Gaming Rig,
Genesis Gaming PC Peripherals, and your chance to try
the Stinky Board control peripheral for the first time in the
UK. We are really excited to meet everyone attending so
please feel free to come and say hi to the team.
AOC & XFX STAND
XFX dares to go where the
competition would like to, but
can’t. That’s because, at XFX,
we don’t just create great digital video components—we
build all-out, mind-blowing, performance-crushing,
competition-obliterating video cards, power supplies,
and computer accessories. And, not only are they
amazing, you don’t have to live on dry noodles and
peanut butter to afford them.
As one of the leading brands within the display market,
AOC monitors will be on hand to display the cutting
ESLSHOP
The ESL Shop is open all
weekend. Choose from
a variety of gaming and
eSports related products, like hoodies, t-shirts and
jackets. Offers apparel for League of Legends, Starcraft
II, Counter-Strike, as well as eSports teams Dignitas,
SK Gaming, Alliance, Evil Geniuses, Fnatic, Ninjas in
Pyjamas and more!
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Go Indie Games
INDIE
Mar
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fter an amazing debut at the MCM London Comic
Con back in May, the Go Indie Games area has
returned to once again showcase the latest and
greatest in indie gaming to gamers. With indie games
going from strength to strength at an incredible pace
over the last few years, it’s amazing to see smaller, more
focused and inventive games promoting innovation over
big budget effects.
Indie games are powered by the passion of their
creators, usually small groups of developers or
individuals, who don’t have to worry about appealing
to demographics or approaching focus groups. It’s all
about the ideas, distilling them in new and interesting
ways, and getting the games out there in the hands of
gamers in new ways - Kickstarter and Early Access
allow developers to take feedback directly by interested
gamers, in exchange for early builds and access.
The rise of digital distribution and the growing
recognition of smaller projects by game publishers and
format holders means it’s approaching a golden age for
the indie, and if you swing by the Go Indie Games area at
stand 851 you can check out some of these projects:
Developer: Lumo Developments
Brought to you by the same minds that inflicted both Kumo
Lumo and Paper Titans on millions of unsuspecting mobile
devices, Lumo Deliveries Inc. is the graphic-punk mobile
management game that combines the most compelling
gameplay on the planet with the most dangerous use of
colour and bongo drums you’ll ever experience.
MUTINY!
Developer: Hidden Armada
TERRATECH
Y’arr, this be a treat for all you landlubbers! Mutiny! is a
pirate brawler for up to 16 local players, which has you loot
enemy gold, keep your ship afloat and work as a team.
Unless you want to be Captain, of course, because while
you’ll get perks and boosts, you’re under constant threat of
your teammates mutinying. Best of all, you can turn mobiles
and tablets into controllers with the companion app, making
the scurvy shenanigans easier than ever to get into.
Developer: TerraTech
As a prospector starting out on a procedurally generated
exo-planet, TerraTech is a galactic exploration game where
you need to build an empire from the ground up. You shape
your journey the way you want to, research the technologies
you want and allying yourself with various corporations to
create a burgeoning fleet in the lawless frontier of space.
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Go Indie Games
READY STEADY PLAY
Developer: Cowboy Games
Out now on the App Store for iOS and Google Play
for Android, Ready Steady Play is a miniature slice of
Wild West minimalism. Designed to be an expanding
experience, so far the tiny cowboy and his trusty hobby
horse can do Hobby Hurdles, visit a Shooting Gallery or
go shoot coins and keep them in the air. Challenging you
to master its simplicity and beat friends’ scores, Ready
Steady Play promises even more content in the near future.
STUNT GAL
Developer: Kempt
One half of The Magnificent Stunts, the recently released
Stunt Gal sees Gail Stunt running, jumping and swinging
and kicking your way through and away from danger on
the set of “Buildings Are People Too: 2”. It’s a kick-ass
endless runner with awesome stunts, and now there’s
a Spooky Mansion pack just in time for Halloween, with
new bad guys and outfit for Gail.
STUNT GUY 2.0
Developer: Kempt
The other half of The Magnificent Stunts, Stunt Guy 2.0
stars Guy Stunt (Gail also co-stars) in Stunt Guy: The
Getaway 2. where you hang onto the back of a speeding
motorcar, bash your way through other stunt drivers,
launch off ramps, smash through barricades and cause
Michael Bay-levels of chaos and explosive destruction
to please the Director. Just watch out, because there’s
a good chance you’re going to crash and burn/get
squashed/fall to your doom along the way...
Thanks
We’d like to thank Multiplay for supplying the PCs and
peripherals that are powering the Go Indie Games area at
the MCM London Comic Con.
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Games Stage Schedule
The MCM Games Stage is brought to you by Resero, the new video network from the brains behind
XboxAchievements.com and PlaystationTrophies.org. Delivering bespoke video content from the world’s
biggest console-specific websites, Resero offers everything from interviews with top video game
developers, to hands-on impressions with the latest titles, hot new game trailers, opinions and more.
FRIDAY
4pm – Resident Evil Revelations 2 Gameplay Demo
Resident Evil: Revelations rocked onto the 3DS in
2012 and delighted fans with its classic Resident Evil
gameplay. One year later, the HD version shipped. One
year after that, the sequel on next-gen and current-gen
platforms was announced. Neil ‘Gortz’ Gorton, Capcom
UK’s Community Manager, joins us on the Games Stage
to show off some sexy next-gen gameplay to soak up.
Prepare to be scared. Very scared.
4pm – Mike Bithell Presents Volume
Thomas Was Alone creator, Mike Bithell, will be
kicking off proceedings on the Games Stage with a
look at some brand new Volume content. He’ll also be
on hand to answer all your burning questions.
5pm – The ‘Project Cars’ Fastest Lap Challenge
The Resero Fastest Lap Challenge returns, this time
with Slightly Mad Studios and Namco’s next-gen
racer, Project Cars. Turn up, race on the big stage
and if you’re good enough, be in with the chance to
take home a sweet prize. It’s as simple as that.
5pm – Techland Presents Hellraid
A unique blend of dynamic FPP combat and classic
hack’n’slash action that pits up to four players
against the armies of hell, Hellraid explodes onto the
Games Stage with an exclusive look at the game and
audience Q&A with developer Techland.
6pm – Resero Presents: DC Douglas, Resident
Evil’s Wesker & Mass Effect’s Legion
DC Douglas has spent the last 7 years becoming
gaming’s quintessential bad guy, Albert Wesker,
from the Resident Evil franchise. But he’s not evil
all the time. DC joins us on stage to talk about his
experiences with Wesker, how he became Mass
Effect’s Legion and more. He’s also Tekken’s Eddy
Gordon, and Raven, you know?
SUNDAY
12pm – TT Games Presents LEGO Batman 3:
Beyond Gotham
TT Games’ Phill Ring and Arthur Parsons will be on hand
to give MCM London Comic Con attendees a look at the
upcoming LEGO Batman 3. With gameplay, an audience
Q&A and the chance to win an actual real-life LEGO
Batman statue, it’s a session you can’t afford to miss.
SATURDAY
12pm – TBC
1pm – TBC
1pm – Resero Presents: Video Game’s Posh &
Becks - Laura Bailey & Travis Willingham
2pm – 18 Years In The Making: Resident Evil HD
Gameplay Demo With Special Guest, DC Douglas
Video game voice actor husband and wife duo, Laura
Bailey & Travis Willingham, will be stepping onto the
Games Stage to talk about their prestigious careers.
Willingham has voiced Superman, Green Goblin,
Guile, Dormammu, Hulk, Knuckles and more, while
Bailey has voiced Wonder Woman, Catwoman, Chun
Li, Lady Comstock, Gears of Wars’ Alex Brand and
more, so there’s plenty to talk about!
18 years ago Resident Evil romped into our homes and
ushered in a new era of video games. Here we are, 18
years later, and Capcom are preparing to allow us to
do it all over again, but this time in HD! Capcom UK’s
Community guru, Neil ‘Gortz’ Gorton joins us on stage
as we get our nostalgia on. The cherry on the cake?
DC Douglas (the new Wesker) will be on hand to get
involved in some shenanigans with us too!
2pm – Techland Presents Dying Light
3pm – Video Game Voice Actor Triple Threat – Robin
Atkin Downes, Lex Lang & Sandy Fox
From the studio behind Dead Island comes Dying
Light, the evolution of the zombie action-survival
game. Techland will present an exciting look at the cooperative gameplay, zombie smashing action, as well
as the terrifying ‘Be The Zombie’ mode where your
game can be invaded by a player controlled ‘Night
Hunter’ zombie!
Between them, Robin, Lex and Sandy have voiced
hundreds of different video games. They’ve appeared
in Metal Gear, Tomb Raider, Final Fantasy, Mass
Effect, SoulCalibur, Star Ocean, and many more. They
join us to take ours and your questions for this leisurely
Sunday session.
3pm – TBC
4pm – TBC
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LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham
Lantern Rings and bring a stop to Brainiac’s plans, with
more than 150 different playable characters to choose
from. There’s plenty of different flavours of Batman, Joker
and Superman, along with tons of familiar characters like
Commissioner Gordon, Penguin, Wonder Woman, Lex
Luthor and Aquaman, and oddities like Music Meister,
Arkillo and...erm, Kevin Smith and Conan O’Brien.
There’s also a star-studded voice cast, with Troy Baker
as Batman, Adam West as himself, Stephen Amell as the
Green Arrow and the likes of Laura Bailey, Clancy Brown,
Josh Keaton and Nolan North taking starring roles.
Make sure you check out what could be the best LEGO
game ever here at the show on stand 1141, ahead of its
November release!
Release Date: 14 November 2014
Formats: PS4, PS3, Xbox One, 360, 3DS, Vita, Wii U, PC
Developer: Traveller’s Tales Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
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here are three very important words to think about
when you start to consider LEGO Batman 3: Beyond
Gotham, and those words are: LEGO ADAM WEST.
If you haven’t already dropped everything and rushed
out to the nearest shop to pre-order your copy already,
know that this doesn’t just mean you get to run around
as the 1960’s Batman we all know and love, but also the
slightly unhinged man himself, perhaps the best LEGO
cameo since Stan Lee’s sizeable role in LEGO Marvel
Super Heroes.
Following on from the impressive LEGO Batman 2:
DC Super Heroes, this time around Brainiac has got
his hands on the powers of the Rings of every Lantern
Corps, and is going around the universe shrinking planets
and adding them to his collection like some kind of
crazed collector. It’s such a bad situation that the Caped
Crusader and friends must forge a temporary alliance
with the Legion of Doom, and journey across the Lantern
Worlds to bring an end to Brainiac’s insane scheme and
save the Earth.
Worlds like Zamaron and Odym, the home of the Blue
Lantern Corps, will be where you need to go to collect the
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Dragon Ball Xenoverse
Release Date: 2015 Formats: PS4, PS3, Xbox One, 360
Developer: Dimpss Publisher: Bandai Namco Games
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awesome airborne combat, with one on one matches and
three on three team bouts creating amazing, cinematic
spectacles whether you’re just brawling or pulling off
massive special moves.
Set for release at some point in 2015, make sure
to stop by the Bandai Namco stand (921) to get your
first taste of this amazing return to the Dragon Ball
universe! Kamehameha!
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Assassin’ss Creed Unity
Assassin
Release Date: 13 November 2014 Formats: Ubisoft
Developer: Ubisoft Montreal Publisher: PS4, Xbox One, PC
W
hile we all love the Assassin’s Creed series,
despite its shaky start, there’s one thing we all
have to agree on: it’s getting a bit much for us.
Turning the killer open world series into a yearly franchise
was a bold move, but this year we’ve got a double dose
of AC games. On the old consoles we’ve got Assassin’s
Creed Rogue, starring a Templar, while the new machines
get the stunning, co-op focused Assassin’s Creed Unity.
The year is 1789 in Paris, right in the early hours of
France’s Revolution. Protagonist Arno Victor Dorian
finds himself in the middle of the Templar and Assassin
orders thanks to a complex family history, and a love
interest on the other side of his ideologies who shares
a common interest. For the first time in the series, Arno
will be customisable beyond just different costumes and
colours, thanks to a skill tree that will allow you to improve
your stealth skills, melee combat prowess, armour and
health, as well as even Arno’s parkour abilities.
Another first for the series is what the game was
named for: co-operative multiplayer. Dropping the series’
competitive multipayer entirely, online co-op is the focus
of a multiplayer campaign that will see up to four players
work together on a series of missions. Entering a tavern
will show you friends playing Unity, with those busy on
missions appearing as “ghosts”. Joining others see
you still playing as Arno, with everyone else taking on
different character models as you play.
Perhaps the most ambitious game in the series ever,
Assassin’s Creed Unity takes the series in yet another
new direction, following Black Flag’s nautical focus.
Ubisoft must have an incredible amount of people
working on the series to be able to pump out two
massive AC titles in one year, but as long as Unity and
Rogue are fun, you won’t hear any complaints from us.
Make sure you check out Unity ahead of its November
release on stand 521.
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Dead or Alive 5 Last Round
Release Date: Spring 2015 Formats: PS4, PS3, Xbox One, 360
Developer: Team Ninja Publisher: Koei Tecmo
O
ne of the best fighting games on Xbox 360 and
PS3 (not to mention PS Vita), Dead or Alive 5 has
already had one re-release that blew us away.
Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate seemed like the complete
version of Team Ninja’s bouncy beat ‘em up, although it
still tried to sell everyone even more ridiculously pervy
costume kits than they could ever possibly need. Didn’t
stop us wanting it, though...
Dead or Alive 5 Last Round brings the action to the
new consoles, with the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One
getting their first (and complete) taste of the action
in this new and improved package. Don’t worry DOA
afficionados still stuck in the last gen, as Last Round will
be coming out as a digital-only release for PS3 and 360.
So, what could possibly be new in this second
re-release? Well, there’s the obvious spit and polish,
sharpening up the visuals to bring it up to standard on the
new machines in an enhanced form, while maintaining
that rock-solid frame rate that makes the DOA series so
stunning. Even on the old machines, DOA 5 was a sight
to behold, so on the beat ‘em up starved new machines,
things will only look better.
Last Round also marks a welcome return for an old
favourite, The Danger Zone. With floor panels rigged to
explode when fighters land on them, this blast from the
past will join the interactive stages that made DOA5 so
much fun. It also features the most comprehensive roster
of fighters ever, including the new Nyotengu, who was
first seen in the Dead or Alive Ultimate Arcade, and any
DLC you’ve bought for DOA 5 Ultimate will carry over.
With over 300 unlockable costumes alongside many
hairstyles and accessories, Dead or Alive 5 Last Round
is the most
comprehensive
and definitive
version of the
brawler, so make
sure to check it out
here at the show
on stand 1221!
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Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
and the Warchiefs roaming the world. Each is a named
character with their own strengths, weaknesses,
fears and immunities, and you can carefully gather
information on each through interrogation. Kill a Captain
and you can weaken a Warchief’s position or draw him
out, but things get interesting the more you encounter
named foes.
Each successful action against you (or their own kind)
will increase their power and position, so it’s up to you to
eliminate them and leave a power vacuum. Should one
of them kill you, they’ll remember and taunt you the next
time you meet, and move up the chain of command.
Beat them, and they can come back worse and worse
for wear, with burns, scars and disfigurements. They
develop as characters to you, and boy do you start to
resent them.
If you haven’t already checked out this gloriously gory
return to Mordor, make sure you check it out here at the show!
Release Date: Out Now (21 November 2014 on 360 & PS3)
Formats: PS4, Xbox One, PC, 360, PS3 Developer: Monolith Productions
Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
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magine trying to take down a bad guy, only for them
to keep slipping away. You’d be annoyed, right? You
know you’ve got to hunt them down again or replay the
mission, and it just becomes boring. Middle-earth: Shadow
of Mordor takes this frustration and has developed an
awesome way to build upon this idea of failure and personal
grudges, and named it the Nemesis system.
After his and his family’s execution at the Black Gate
of Mordor, the ranger Talion finds himself merged with
a mysterious Elf Lord Wraith and unable to die. Seeking
revenge against Sauron’s forces (specifically the Black Hand
who sacrificied him in the first place), you’re let loose on the
land to cause chaos amongst the orc and Uruk forces.
The main part of spreading chaos is through the
careful (or not so careful) execution of the Captains
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Tales of Hearts R
Tales of Hearts R
Release Date: 14 November 2014 Formats: PS Vita
Developer: 7th Cloud/Bandai Namco Studios Publisher: Bandai Namco Games
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riginally a Nintendo DS title released only in Japan
in 2008, Tales of Hearts returns this November on
PS Vita, and finally escapes into the West, the last
of the bevy of Tales games to hit in 2014. Although not
remade by exactly the same team who developed the
original version, Hearts R was overseen by the writer and
character designer, who both added new content to the
updated JRPG.
Tales of Hearts follows the story of the awesomely
named Kor Meteor, who discovers near his home village
a woman called Kohaku Hearts and her brother Hisui.
After being attacked by a mysterious sorceress,
Kohaku is infected with an ancient monster called
a Zerom. Although his intentions are good, Kor
attempts to cure Kohaku by using his Soma, an
old weapon designed to fight Zerom, but in the
process accidentally shatters Kohaku’s Spiria
Core, which just so happens to be the source
of all her emotions. Whoops!
So, the obvious step is for Kor to
accompany Kohaku and her brother on
a quest to restore her Spiria, and to
get to the bottom of who exactly
wanted Kohaku to suffer in the
first place. At the centre of Hearts
R is the Tales series’ trademark
combat system, this time called the
“Aerial Chase Linear Motion Battle
System”. The usual real-time fights
this time around are made more
spectacular thanks to fast-paced
aerial battles, as you blow enemies away and chase them
in the air, freely moving through the skies mid-battle.
With a huge, beautiful story tell and countless enemies
to vanquish, it’s time to charge up your Vita in preparation
for what could be the handheld RPG of the year. Be sure
to stop by and try out Tales of Hearts R this weekend!
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Arcana Heart 3: LOVE MAX!!!!!
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eatures an extensive list of tweaks and changes to
each and every character and gameplay system, based
on feedback that drove development of the arcade rerelease in 2013.
The console versions feature a unique, fully voiceacted storyline mode, set in a semi-futuristic Japan
rife with fantasy elements. Each of the 23 fighting
angels have their own unique stories, with more
than 300 different hidden scenarios to take on when
you’re not battling against friends or strangers. The
stories are daft and fun, made all the more fun by the
incredibly designed angels and Arcana, which can be
combined in any of 529 ways, leading to a huge array of
battle possibilities.
On both PS3 and PS Vita, there’s an extensive array
of multiplayer options, with online lobbies able to host
groups of six players, so you can keep the fights flowing
and take on all comers with your choice of fighter. You
can even spectate other matches, to pick up tips and
tricks and scope out your future opposition.
It’s been a while since the original Arcana Heart 3 hit
our shores, so make sure you check out Arcana Heart 3:
LOVE MAX!!!!! here at the show on the Reef stand (741),
to find out what’s changed in this awesome update.
Release Date:
e: 21 November 20144 Formats: PS3, PS Vita
xamu Publisher: NIS America
Developer: Examu
Y
es, there really are five exclamation points in
that name. That really shouldn’t surprise anyone
familiar with the Arcana Heart series though,
and this rebalanced and upgraded version of 2009’s
Arcana Heart 3 should be setting fingers a twitching
in anticipation of a return to good old fashioned fanservice fuelled 2D anime brawling.
Featuring a packed roster of 23 different playable
“angels”, each can be combined with any of the 23
different Arcana, celestial beings based roughly on
characters from the Tarot. Each character and Arcana
have their own unique powers and skills, and different
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Driveclub
Release Date: Out Now Formats: PlayStation 4
Developer: Evolution Studios Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
I
t’s taken a while for it to finally pull up to the
PlayStation 4, but Evolution Studios’ Driveclub is finally
here. It’s been a disappointing delay, but finally Sony’s
got a racing series to fill the multi-year Gran Turismo gap,
and go up against Microsoft’s Forza series directly.
As the name would suggest, one of the biggest
elements of Driveclub is being able to join up with other
players to form an in-game club. Six players can join
together to earn fame and complete challenges, with
each player’s contributions adding to the club’s overall
success - without having to play at the same time. You
just join a club and go out into the world and drive, online
or offline, taking on dynamic challenges as you go.
There’s a comprehensive single-player tour at the
backbone of Driveclub, which sees you race from
Hot Hatches through to multi-million pound dream
cars, constantly unlocking new vehicles the more you
race, with each event giving you multiple objectives to
complete as well as just going for the win. Dynamic drift
challenges, speed trap sections and lap time targets all
give you something else to go for beyond the win keep
you glued to the uniquely designed tracks.
The stunning visuals are complemented by almost
insane levels of detail in each of the vehicles you can
race, and there’s a neat time dilation system that allows
you to experience changing times of day as you race as
well as different weather conditions. Driveclub’s online
racing is where you’ll be spending most of your time,
however, racing for your club and fighting your way up the
leaderboards and taking on all manner of challenges.
Make sure you check out Driveclub here at the show,
and keep an eye open for the version that’s available for
free to PlayStation Plus users!
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ESCAPE Dead Island
Release Date: 18 November 2014 Formats: PC, PS3, 360
Developer: Fatshark Publisher: Deep Silver
new direction for the series, as it transforms into a
single-player, third-person survival horror tale that
bridges the game between the original game and the
upcoming Dead Island 2.
ESCAPE is the story of Cliff Calo, who has set sail
to try and document the unexplained events that took
place on Banoi as part of a zombie documentary to
end all zombie documentaries. When he arrives on the
island of Banoi, unsurprisingly things aren’t quite as they
seem. Unlike the survivors of the Banoi outbreak, Cliff
isn’t immune to the disease that caused the outbreak,
so stealth is a key element to survival.
Plagued by weird moments of deja vu, flashbacks
and odd moments, Cliff’s quest for truth starts out with
a slow, steady amount of stealth as you’re no match for
a zombie or two. Gradually, you’ll become slightly more
proficient at dispatching the undead and eventually gain
a substantial arsenal of melee and ranged weaponry,
but you’re always pushed to try to go the sneaky sneaky
route over all out action, if possible.
There’s also a distinct graphical change too, with a
move towards cel-shaded visuals, presumably to bring
out the detail in Cliff and the tropical environment, which
is still slightly open but far more of a linear experience
this time around.
Can you document the events on Banoi and uncover
the truth behind the outbreak? Can you avoid infection and
escape from the dead islands? Swing by stand 841 and
have a quick stab at helping Cliff out on his big break...
W
ith a brand new entry in the series due in 2015
for new consoles, Swedish developer Fatshark
is about to bring us an all-new third-person
Dead Island spin-off. ESCAPE Dead Island is a totally
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The Marvellous Miss Take / Tulpa
Release Date: 14 November 2014 Formats: PC
Developer: Wonderstruck Publisher: Rising Star Games
I
n development at Wonderstruck, a small studio
made up of ex-Lionhead Studios developers and
other industry veterans, The Marvellous Miss Take
is the story of Sophia Take, who finds herself swindled
out of the greatest art collection ever collected by other
wealthy and villainous art collectors.
Miss Take decides it’s time to fight fire with fire,
however, and sets about robbing her collection back
from the swindlers and swines in order to preserve the
collection. She’s not one for beating her enemies to a
pulp though, so it’s up to stylish sneaking and stealing
to recover the stolen art.
Miss Take’s skillsets offer up an awesome array of
sneaking options, as she’s able to distract, teleport and
craftily manoeuvre her way through the world. Be sure
to cautiously approach Rising Star Games’ stand (1121)
this weekend to meet the new Queen of stealth.
Release Date: TBC Formats: PC
Developer: Encryptique Publisher: Rising Star Games
“S
urreal” is certainly the word that should be
used when describing Tulpa, a side-scrolling
puzzle game from Greek development
studio Encryptique.
Taking control of two characters, a girl named
Ophelia and a mysterious ethereal boy called Oliver,
your task is to utilise the unique skills of these two
entwined souls to explore the world around them and
help them get through the challenges that lie before
them. The ever-changing world around them forces the
pair to stick close together, as the pair will start to lose
their minds if separated for too long.
Already an intensely beautiful game, Tulpa is
incredibly eye-catching and packed full of imaginative
designs, and oozing atmosphere. Part platformer and
part puzzler, with a haunting soundtrack and a striking
minimalist look, Tulpa is one of the most exciting indie
offerings coming to the show this weekend, so be sure
to check it out at the Rising Star Games stand (1121)!
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Akiba’s Trip: Undead & Undressed
Release Date: Out Now Formats: PS3, PS Vita, PS4 (2015)
Developer: Acquire Publisher: NIS America
V
isiting Akihabara is one of those Bucket List
dreams. It’s the coolest, geekiest part of Tokyo, so
what better to do than run around exposing fake
vampire creatures by ripping all of their clothes off in
public. That’s right, in Akiba’s Trip: Undead & Undressed
“Synthisters” are running around the otaku heart of
Tokyo, feeding off the social energy of passersby,
and the only way to beat them is direct and complete
exposure to sunlight. Yanking down trousers, ripping off
shirts, showing their undercrackers for the sake of sunsoaked victory. Sounds perfectly dodgy to us.
After answering a dodgy job advert, our high schoolaged otaku hero Nanashi finds him-or-herself almost
transformed into a Synthister, but rescued at the last
minute. Quickly trained up into a lean, mean, pantyexposing machine, you’ll soon discover that there’s a
huge conspiracy behind all the crazy goings on, with
the evil-sounding Magaimono organisation that has to
be unravelled.
Those lucky enough to have visited Akihabara are
in for a treat, as Akiba’s Trip isn’t just set in the otaku
capital of the
world, it also
features more
than 130 real
life shops from
Akihabara, like the
awesome Super
Potato, faithfully recreated in-game. Even highlights
like Club Sega and Taito Station are there... sadly, you
won’t be able to go in these particular venues, but
the sheer level of detail and accuracy in recreation is
mind blowing.
Outside of the pervy gameplay and incredible
recreation of the district, you’ll spend a lot of time
mucking about on your in-game phone, changing
equipment, tracking records, checking your emails and
searching out side missions to keep you busy. There’s
also multiple relationships that could be pursued, so
you can come back to it again and again trying to woo
different characters.
Check out this super-chic slice of Japan here at the
show, and see if you can hold on long enough for its
PS4 release in 2015...
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LittleBigPlanet 3
Release Date: 28 November 2014 Formats: PS4, PS3
Developer: Sumo Digital Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
T
here is no greater feeling in life than that of creating
something, whether it’s new life, a home cooked
meal, or making a level in a video game from scratch.
The LittleBigPlanet series has been a joyously creative
endeavour, with stunning feats of creativity possible thanks
to its robust world-sculpting and design tools.
For his first outing on PlayStation 4, Sackboy travels
to the planet Bunkum and things go a little bit wrong.
Along with some new friends, Sackboy has to explore
the Imagisphere and work together to rescue Bunkum
from the clutches of the evil, creativity-deprived Newton.
Alongside the narration of Stephen Fry, there’s an allstar voice cast in LBP 3 that includes Hugh Laurie as
the antagonist Newton, while Peter Serafinowicz, Simon
Greenall and the man of a million voice acting roles Nolan
North also star.
Sackboy’s new friends are all playable, and each has
their own unique set of skills. Oddsock can climb up and
over walls with ease, Swoop can glide through the air,
while Toggle can switch between his Big and Little sizes
so he can help
he out in different circumstances.
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creation remains at the
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beatin heart of the LBP series, and
Sumo Digital has been ensuring that
LBP 3 is the most customisable and approachable ever.
Gone is the old rigid thermometer system, replaced by
a Dynamic Thermometer for controlling level size, while
maps can be extended to make them longer than ever.
You can also play any created level for LBP 1 or 2, too, so
you don’t have to lose any of your old creations and the
community can keep on going strong.
Make sure you take some time out here at the show to
check out Sackboy’s creative masterpiece on the Sony
stand (821) this weekend!
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The Order: 1886
Release Date: 20 February 2015 Formats: PlayStation 4
Developer: Ready At Dawn/ Sony Santa Monica
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
to the Industrial Revolution that the tide begins to turn,
and technology far ahead of its time starts to come
through. Thermal imaging, wireless communication and,
of course, zeppelins. No game with a steampunk edge
would be complete without zeppelins!
Current Knights of the Order are given the names
of the original Knights. You are the third Sir Galahad,
real name Grayson, and part of a four-person squad of
Knights, which also includes Lady Ingraine, Sir Percival
and the Marquis de Lafayette. Using the advanced
weaponry of the time, like guns that shoot electricity or
molten metal, the Knights have to rescue London from
the threat of the half-breeds once and for all.
One of the best looking and most exciting projects
on PS4, the February 2015 release date looks so far
away, but Sony are bringing The Order: 1886 here to
the London Comic Con at stand 821 so you can get a
hands-on with this industrial marvel.
O
ne of the coolest projects to come out of the
PlayStation 4’s original unveiling, The Order: 1886
has been tantalising us with its slow drip-feed
of information. The first home console-only release
from Ready At Dawn, the studio that brought us many
excellent PSP titles like Daxter, God of War: Chains of
Olympus and Ghost of Sparta, The Order is a thirdperson action game set in an alternate history London.
An ancient order of knights have been keeping the
world safe for centuries from half-breeds, part man and
part monster, which have been causing chaos for a long
time. When humanity was losing the war, King Arthur
and the Knights of the Round Table stumbled across
a substance known as Black Water, giving its drinkers
advanced healing abilities and life expectancy.
It’s only when humanity somehow stumbles through
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Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel!
into villainy and his takeover of the Hyperion company
base. You’re one of his henchmen and will witness
Jack go from morally ambiguous to monstrously evil.
Each character has his or her own unique
skill moves and skill trees, like Nisha’s ability to
increase gun speed and damage and quickly move
between enemies, or Claptrap’s VaultHunter.exe,
giving out random abilities depending on the
circumstance. Gameplay is adjusted to the
new setting by adding in low gravity
sections, weapons with freezing
effects, and a new oxygen tank system
that let you breathe on the lunar surface or
perform double jumps and hovers.
Having only just been released,
make sure you check out
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel! here at
the show if you haven’t already found
yourself marvelling at the gajillions
of randomly generated
loot on offer!
Release Date: Out Now Formats: PS3, 360, PC
Developer: 2K Australia/Gearbox Software Publisher: 2K Games
I
t’s tough not to argue about the idea of a new
Borderlands game. So many of us lapped up each
and every DLC pack the first and second game had on
offer that more is inevitable. While we hope that Gearbox
is busy focusing all their efforts on putting together an
utterly epic third instalment in the series that can take
advantage of the new consoles, in the meantime we’ve
got something unique on the way from 2K’s Australian
studio, who’ve worked on the Bioshock games and The
Bureau: XCOM Declassified.
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel! sets the action before
the events of Borderlands 2, with you playing one of
four characters who were previously NPCs or enemies:
Athena the Gladiator (from The Secret Armory of General
Knoxx), Nisha the Lawbringer (Sheriff of Lynchwood),
Hyperion engineer Wilhelm the Enforcer (a cybernetic
bad guy in 2), and of course Claptrap the... annoying. This
time around the game is set on Elpis, Pandora’s moon,
with the story centred around Handsome Jack’s descent
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Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
Release Date: Early 2015 Formats: Nintendo 3DS
Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom
I
f there’s one thing you should never do, it’s
underestimate the power of the Monster Hunter
series in Japan. Phenomenon doesn’t begin to cover
the series, which almost singlehandedly saved the
PSP from a fate worse than death, and is a game of
choice on handhelds for gamers. Monster Hunter 4,
the latest in the series, hit the Nintendo 3DS in Japan
in September 2013, and now the enhanced edition
(Ultimate in the West, 4G in Japan) is heading to our
shores in Early 2015.
More than 28 million games in the series have
been sold worldwide to date, yet the series remains
something of a curiosity here in the West. In this
instalment, you take on the role of a hunter who joins
up with a travelling caravan to explore new lands, visit
new towns, and hunt down exotic beasts along the
way. This massive adventure consists of hundreds of
quests designed to have you take on more and more
extraordinary creatures in the name of resources and
new and improved equipment.
With a more enhanced focus on the
adventure and story than ever before,
Monster Hunter 4 also features a large cast of NPCs and
multiple base camps from which to head out on your
quests. Environments can be traversed in more ways
than ever, with improved wall climbing, mid-air attacks
and the ability to grab onto monsters as you attack.
Underwater fights have been cut, but they were pretty
fiddly on 3DS in 3, so maybe it’s for the best.
With full multiplayer support for co-operative questing
and extensive options for StreetPassing and Guild
options, Monster Hunter 4 has been a huge success in
Japan and it’s about time the series started taking off
over here. Make sure you go on a hunt here at the show
this weekend!
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Mortal Kombat X
Release Date: 14 April 2015 Formats: PS4, PS3, Xbox One, 360, PC
Developer: NetherRealm Studios Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
I
t’s been more than three years, but the awesome 2011
rebooting of Mortal Kombat is still excellent. Injustice:
Gods Among Us was a nice distraction for developer
NetherRealm to work on, but it’s about time we get back
to the bloody, brutal world of MK. Mortal Kombat X, which
incidentally doesn’t stand for “ten” despite it being the
tenth main Mortal Kombat title, is looking to build upon the
success of the 2011 incarnation in a number of ways.
Not much has changed about the 2.5D fighting, with
gorgeously designed environments and 3D character
models fighting on a 2D plane, but many innovations from
Injustice are included. The most obvious is environmental
interactions, allowing you to bounce from one location
to another or make weapons out of the environment.
The energy meter returns, and this time the X-Ray
moves are even more brutal and inventive than ever.
Each character also has three different variations, with
different movesets.
After the previous game retold a number of Mortal
Kombat tournament stories in one, the events of MKX
include a brand new non-linear storyline, the likes of
which we can only speculate about. One thing’s for
certain, however: NetherRealm are great at tying stories
into fighting games. With a brand new cast of characters
and those returning after the events of MK 2011, they’ve
got free reign to make something unique.
Among the new characters announced so far are the
insect-controlling D’Vorah, a dwarf-woman and brute
combo called Ferra & Torr, the daughter of Johnny
Cage and Sonya Blade, Cassie Cage, and Kotal Kahn,
a blood god who has taken over the Outworld after
the events of the previous game. Don’t count out Sub
Zero or Scorpion though, their fight will be eternal,
fatalities notwithstanding.
Make sure you get in a couple of rounds here at the show
on stand 1141, ahead of the game’s release in April 2015.
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Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2 / Singstar Ultimate Party
Release Date: 24 October 2014 Formats: PlayStation 4
Developer: Sony London Studio Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
C
an you believe that SingStar is celebrating its 10th
anniversary already? The series that brought in a
whole generation of karaoke lovers onto consoles
started out on the PlayStation 2 in grand fashion,
and after a successful run on PS3 that saw the series
escape the plastic instrument boom and bust, it’s back
with a bang on PS4, with a rather amazing new hook.
You see, you don’t need some dodgy plastic
microphones plugged into your console anymore.
Instead, any Android or iOS smartphone can download
the companion app and be instantly transformed into
your microphone. That’s right, anyone can sing into
their microphone to play, although you can always get a
pair of physical mics for a more authentic experience.
Enhanced with modern social features, so you can
challenge friends to beat your high scores, or use the PS
camera to make embarrassing videos and snapshots
or experiment with Augmented Reality, SingStar is back
and in finer form than ever. Be sure to give it a good
caterwauling at the Sony stand (821) this weekend!
Release Date: Out Now Formats: Wii U, PS3, 360, 3DS
Developer: Monkey Bar Games/ Bandai Namco Studios
Publisher: Bandai Namco Games
I
t’s not actually been that long since Pac-Man’s first
Ghostly Adventures graced games consoles over here,
but Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2 is here,
bringing the CGI Disney XD series to life on Xbox 360,
PS3, Nintendo 3DS and Wii U.
Innately similar to its predecessor, Ghostly Adventures
2 again seens Pac and his friends Spiral and Cylindria
defending PacWorld from the forces of the evil Lord
Betrayus. As well as defending Pacopolis, you’ll be going
to outer space, deep under the sea and the Netherworld
to bring an end to Betrayus’ schemes, and you’ll be doing
a lot of what Pac does best: eating!
Pac-Man can transform into a number of different
states by eating certain things, but new this time is the
ability to play as either Spiral or Cylindria, flying high on
the Cherry Copter or zooming about on a hoverboard.
With more than 40 levels of fun, make sure to check out
everyone’s favourite power-up muncher on stand 921!
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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
Release Date: 11 December 2014 Formats: Nintendo 3DS
Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom
H
OLD IT! Do you mean to tell the court that, just in
time for Christmas, we’re going to be able to play
through the first three Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
games in one package for Nintendo 3DS exclusively on
the eShop? We... have no OBJECTION,
your honour.
Containing the original
origina Ace Attorney,
Justice for All and Trials a
and Tribulations,
the Ace Attorney Trilogy is more than a
simple repackaging of the th
three classic DS
(and originally GBA) courtroom
court
adventures.
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completely
redrawn and remastere
remastered, with the
original sprite art repla
replaced by line art
that creates character models that
can take full advantage of the 3DS’
stereoscopic 3D capabilties.
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take on any of Shu
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performances for
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For those of you un
unfamiliar with the
series, Phoenix Wright is a defence
attorney who starts out as a rookie in the original
Ace Attorney, and immediately has to deal with the
murder of his mentor, Mia Fey. Phoenix has to seek
out ways to exonerate his clients by tearing apart the
prosecution’s testimony under cross examination,
uncover inconsistencies and discover the truth hiding
behind evidence.
Usually dealing with unusual cases, mistaken identity
and murders, Phoenix’s relentless (and often goofy)
search for the truth is at its best in all three games of the
Ace Attorney trilogy, before Apollo Justice briefly took
over the series. There’s no better time to discover or
rediscover Phoenix’s first trials, so be sure to check out
the Trilogy here at the show. TAKE THAT!
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Project CARS
they span the whole race weekend, from shakedowns
to qualifying to testing and the races themselves, while
the lighting and weather systems all keep changing.
It’s a thing of beauty, with every car lovingly
recreated and handling uniquely, and there’s a huge
amount of tweaking to be done under the hood of
each and every vehicle. Even more impressive is the
staggering list of available tracks, from Oulton Park
to Bathurst, Walkins Glen to Imola, and more than 50
other locations worldwide.
The career mode doesn’t start you off in a low tier
of vehicles, instead it leaves you master any discipline
you fancy. You’ll attract scouts, earn accolades and
gain endorsements as you work your way to the top,
but you could always take a break from dominating the
championship to have a quick race or three online.
Project CARS is an incredible racer, custom made
for its fans but open to racing fans everywhere.
Get your motor running here at the MCM Comic
Con London by checking the game out on
Bandai Namco’s stand (921).
Release Date: 21 November 2014 Formats: PS4, Xbox One, PC, Wii U (2015)
Developer: Slightly Mad Studios Publisher: Bandai Namco Games
P
roject CARS (Community Assisted Racing
Simulator) might just be the finest and most
custom-made motorsport simulation game
ever made.
Without the backing of a major publisher, developer
Slightly Mad Studios opted to raise the funds for the
project through their own means and through the
community, allowing gamers to purchase Tool Packs
which would directly fund development, or even
contribute to the development via testing and content
creation. Instead of the Kickstarter model, Project
CARS’ unique development allows those who invested
to directly shape the content of the racer, from testing
out early builds and earning special perks, some will
even gain a share of profits eventually too.
The resulting racer is something of a sandbox, which
allows you to approach various different motorsport
paths as you see fit, and doesn’t hide any of its
vehicles or tracks away. Races can be so involving that
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Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell
Shantytown, Barrens, the Forge, Downtown and the
Den, surrounding Satan’s tower in the middle. Rather
than standard progression, you’ll be filling up a meter of
Satan’s Wrath, which will unlock cutscenes and progress
the story as you piss the big bad demon off.
While you’re down there, Gat’s quest to rescue the
Boss will also lead him to bump into deceased people
from the past along the way, reuniting with them and
maybe even forming temporary alliances with them.
Super powers from IV returns, alongside a brand new
“angelic flight” system to allow even greater levels
of exploration.
The best news about Gat out of Hell is that it’s a totally
standalone experience, and will be packaged in alongside
the Re-Elected pack on PS4 and Xbox One. That means
there’ll be no reason not to take this trip out of Steelport in
January, so be sure to give Gat a go here at stand 841.
Release Date: 23 January 2015 Formats: PS4, Xbox One, PS3, 360, PC
Developer: Volition Publisher: Deep Silver
F
or the first time ever, you won’t be playing as The
Boss in a Saints Row game. Despite being blown
up, undergoing tens of sex changes, major plastic
surgeries, surviving zombie apocalypses, the end of the
world, and sometimes having the voice of Nolan North,
Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell sees The Boss captured...
but not exactly by another gang leader.
No, The Boss has been kidnapped by Satan himself
and dragged down to hell while playing around on a ouija
board. Instead, for the first time you can choose to play
as either the titular Johnny Gat or as Kinzie Kensington,
as you dive into the underworld to retrieve your fallen
leader and rescue his immortal soul... well, whatever was
left it that wasn’t already as black as obsidian, anyway.
Split up into five islands, hell is made up of
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Samurai Warriors 4
Release Date: 24 October 2014 Formats: PS4, PS3, PS Vita
Developer: Omega Force Publisher: Koei Tecmo
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You don’t even need to go it alone, as SW4 lets
you switch between two different characters on the
battlefield, as well as set orders for the character you’re
not controlling directly. New moves include Hyper
Attacks, which speed you towards your enemy to destroy
them, and Rage Mode which can be activated by a full
Spirit Gauge to power you up.
Be sure to fight your way through tons of enemies in
Samurai Warriors 4 here at the show on Koei Tecmo’s
stand (1221), and see how many enemies you can defeat!
T
he previous Samurai Warriors game, Samurai
Warriors 3, made something of an awkward detour
for the series. Despite starting as a multiplatform
series, following the Wii-exclusive Katana spin-off SW3
was billed as a Wii exclusive everywhere but Japan.
Now the series is back in time for its tenth anniversary
as a PlayStation exclusive, spanning PS4, PS3
and Vita, and oh boy is this a chaotically
glorious return for the Japan-focused
mass brawler.
Offering up a total of 55 characters
to play as, the highest ever number
in a Samurai Warriors game, SW4
mixes in a lot of characters seen
in previous games, with a few
returning after absences (like
Goemon Ishikawa) accompanying
brand new characters and some
who’ve only been available in
spin-off titles before, but you
don’t have to play as any
of them.
You can always
create your own custom
character in the returning
create-a-warrior mode,
which features even more weapon
movesets and options than ever before.
You can bring your custom warrior
into the brand new Chronicle Mode,
which lets you journey across Japan
completing quests, meeting new officers
and collecting items during the Sengoku
era. The Story Mode is also no longer
divided by characters, and instead has
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Far Cry 4
the ability to play in co-op, with PlayStation players able
to invite gamers without a copy of the game to join in for a
brief bout, as you explore the land, take over outposts and
earn in-game rewards.
With a much more likeable main character and a clear
cut villain of the piece, Far Cry 4 promises to be an even
better slice of exotic, open world carnage. You can ride
elephants into battle, fight alongside friends in the beautiful
land of Kyrat, and wingsuit your way down montains into
battle. Make sure you check out one of this year’s best
shooters at the Ubisoft stand (521) here at Comic Con!
Release Date: 18 November 2014 Formats: PS4, PS3, Xbox One, 360, PC
Developer: Ubisoft Montreal Publisher: Ubisoft
I
t was important for Far Cry 4 to learn from two of Far
Cry 3’s only mistakes. The first was that they shouldn’t
kill off the star of the show halfway through: the midgame felling of awesome villain Vaas was an incredibly bad
decision that spoilt the rest of 2012’s shooter. The other
was in Jason Brody, the player character, who did nothing
to make himself sympathetic and was surrounded by
annoying, hipster friends you kinda didn’t want to rescue.
Far Cry 4 follows Ajay Ghale, a Nepalese guy returning
to the fictional Kyrat to spread his mother’s ashes in his
wild native land. Unfortunately, he’s quickly caught up
in a civil war, as the people of Kyrat struggle against the
regime of self-appointed King and madman, Pagan Min.
A sadistic, stylish sociopath, Min is a fearsome foe, and
Ghale finds himself allying with the Golden Path, a small
band of resistance determined to overthrow the “King”.
With a game world roughly the same size as Far Cry 3’s
Rook Island, new to the series is Kyrat’s insane verticality.
The mountainous land makes FC4 a far more dense
and treacherous experience, but also one that can be
experimented with in more ways than ever. A key part is
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Tales of Xillia 2
Release Date: Out Now Formats: PlayStation 3
Developer: Bandai Namco Games Publisher: Bandai Namco Games
T
he Fourteenth main entry in the Tales line is unusual
for the series, as it’s a direct follow-up to the
previous title, taking place a little while after the
events of the original Tales of Xillia but telling a different
tale in a different way. Bandai Namco’s signature line of
JRPGs has been going from strength to strength in the
last few years, as more titles are remade and ported to
the West for the first time to show just how good the twodecade old series really is.
A year on from the climactic events of the original Xillia,
Tales of Xillia 2 sets the action in Elympios and
puts you in control of Ludger Will Kresnik, a
relatively silent hero who finds himself having
to make tough decisions. After boarding a
hijacked train, Ludger meets young Elle Mel
Marta, and with the help of Xillia 1’s Jude
Mathis attempts to retake the train, only to
be stopped by his brother Julius.
Injured by the ensuing crash, Ludger
and Elle are saddled with a huge amount
of medical debt owed to the Spirius
Corporation. With no choice but to work
off the debt, the pair must take advantage of the Kresnik
family’s ability to destroy parallel dimensions, and hope
that their quests lead them towards Elle’s original target:
reaching the mystical Land of Canaan.
Filled with cameos from the original game, Xillia 2
takes a somewhat darker tone to its predecessor, mainly
thanks to the decisions placed upon Ludger’s shoulders.
At various points throughout your adventures, you’ll face
many decisions that can alter the course of the story and
affect your relationships with other characters.
Make sure you stop by the Bandai Namco Games
stand (921) this weekend to find out why Tales of Xillia 2 is
one of the finest JRPGs on PS3.
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Under Night In-Birth EXE: Late
their sanity or getting themselves eaten by the Voids.
The ability to survive a Void attack and maintain sanity
leaves a person as an In-Birth, putting them in a kind
of limbo between living and death that allows them to
control Existence. Under Night’s main hero, Hyde, is one
such In-Birth, but there are plenty more to choose from,
each with their own set of skills and affiliations. EXE:Late
also features a number of new characters , as well as a
whole host of new game mechanics, modes and stages.
Among the new modes will be Score Attack and
Survival... although as the game hasn’t been released
outside of Japan before, everything’s technically “new”.
Online multiplayer is also new to EXE:Late, with almost
every aspect of the fighter’s mechanics tweaked and
refined from the original release.
Make sure you stop by the Reef Entertainment booth
here at stand 741 to check out Under Night In-Birth
EXE:Late’s unique, anime-flavoured 2D fighting!
Release Date: 2015 Formats: PlayStation 3
Developer: Ecole Software/ French-Bread Publisher: NIS America
W
ith a name like that, it’s hard not to find
yourself a little confused or even amused.
From the creators of the similarly silly
sounding Melty Blood series, the original Under Night
In-Birth was a Japanese arcade game, a mix of visual
novel and 2D fighting in a modern fantasy setting,
and this re-titled revision is set to finally hit the West
sometime in early 2015.
Set in a fictional modern day location, a phenomenon
called the Hollow Night has engulfed many regions
across Japan once a month for a number of centuries,
with each location overrun with Voids, shadow-like
creatures that feed upon “EXS” (a power known as
Existence). While normal human beings can’t see or
make contact with Voids, a rare few have the potential to
perceive them, but those who gain this ability risk losing
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WWE 2K15
Release Date: 31 October 2014/ 21 November 2014 (Xbox One, PS4)
Formats: PS3, 360, PS4, Xbox One
Developer: Visual Concepts/Yuke’s Publisher: 2K Sports
F
or the first time ever, WWE is coming to the new
generation of consoles, a good lord has it been
worth the wait! Now safely in the hands of 2K
Sports, it’s clear that now Yuke’s is working alongside
the fine folk at Visual Concepts, the primary goal was to
make wrestling look better than ever to make it really pop
on the new machines. After all, Yuke’s has been working
on the previous consoles for just about a decade now.
Key to this gorgeous looking brawler is the same facial
and body scanning technology that’s seen in the NBA
2K series, making all the Superstars, Legends and Divas
look better than ever before. There’s also an even more
diverse and feature-packed creation suite too, allowing
you to completely customise your own Superstar or Diva,
shape storylines and rivalries richer and more varied than
just... erm, wrestlers being hit by unmarked Lincoln town
cars over and over again.
Brand new for the Xbox One and PS4 is the
MyCareer mode, which allows you to take your custom
Superstar through an authentic WWE career, going
from an NXT scrub to RAW regular, before going for
a WWE Championship as a true Superstar. The 2K
Showcase offers a neat alternative, allowing you to relive
groundbreaking rivalries like Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels,
or John Cena vs. CM Punk through an extensive singleplayer campaign.
Along with the visual updates, gameplay has also
seen a significant improvement too - something fans
have been crying out for for a long time. Thanks to the
new motion capture tech, five times more new animation
is included than in any previous WWE game, which
combines with a new chain wrestling system to make
moves more fluid and dynamic than ever before.
WWE 2K15 marks a bold new era for WWE games,
and there’s never been a better time to get in the ring
than by trying out this new chapter than here at the
show this weekend!
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Bloodborne
Release Date: 6 February 2015 Formats: PlayStation 4
Developer: From Software Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
H
idetaka Miyazaki is a name that should rattle the
very core of gamers who love a good challenge.
He’s the devilish mind behind From Software’s
beloved Demon’s Souls and Dark Souls games, and
the driving force behind the studio’s latest tough as
nails enterprise, Bloodborne. After taking a game
out and letting Dark Souls II become its own sadistic
thing, Bloodborne is a familiar step in a completely
new direction.
The city of Yharnam is a gothic ruin, a place of
pilgramage for those who seek to find a remedy rumoured
to be buried deep within its walls, which could cure
their afflictions. Of course, the city itself is plagued with
endemic illness, its inhabitants transformed into ghastly,
bestial creatures. As one of the travellers seeking the cure,
you need to explore the streets of the city, overcoming
the violent beasts that roam them in order to survive.
There’s a similar action RPG feel to many elements
of Bloodborne, but this is a much quicker paced
game to the Souls titles, and you’re much more
agile and offensive and far better armed. There
are no shields in Bloodborne, instead you’re able
to wield a firearm in your left hand, which can
be used to stun enemies to create openings
for your many and varied melee options.
There’s a stronger risk-vs-reward
element at play, highlighted by the ability
to regain a portion of health through striking
back at attackers. Weapons themselves
are nowhere near as fantasy-driven
as the Souls’ arsenal, and weapons
have alternate states, for example
transforming a simple short blade that
can be used to attack in close quarters
into a longer blade, perfect for those
moments you’re outnumbered.
Bloodborne is a new beast, but one
that retains that challenging spirit
and richly rewarding gameplay.
Make sure you stop by Sony’s
stand (821) here at the MCM
Comic Con to test your
mettle in Yharnem.
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Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth
making notes on the touchscreen) as you find treasure
and defeat enemies that you can see on the map, or
battle shadows that appear at random.
Fights will allow players to battle with their Personas, and
level them up, equip new Sub-Personas and discover even
more hidden within each dungeon below the mysterious
clock tower that turns up on campus during a culture
festival. Perhaps the secrets underground will explain why
new characters Zen and Rei have no memories...
Be sure to check out this all-new slice of Persona
goodness at the Reef stand (741) here at the show!
Release Date: 28 November 2014 Formats: Nintendo 3DS
Developer: Atlus Publisher: NIS America
I
f there’s one thing gamers can’t seem to get enough of,
it’s Persona games. Persona 3 and 4 brought the series
into the spotlight like never before, with great stories,
amazing characters and great gameplay underpinning a
desire for more that led to titles like Persona 4 Arena, and
the excellent Golden re-release of 4 on PS Vita.
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth goes in yet
another direction, this time onto the Nintendo 3DS (and
onto a Nintendo platform for the first ever time), pulling in
characters from both Persona 3 and Persona 4 for an allnew crossover role-playing adventure. Rather than follow
in the footsteps of both those games, Persona Q opts
to follow in the footsteps of the Etrian Odyssey series by
focusing on dungeon crawling.
You can pick either the protagonist from Persona
3 and 4, each having a slightly different main story to
follow. During the day you’ll be able to interact with
characters, buy new items and visit the Velvet Room to
fuse Personas via Yasogami High, but at night is where
you’ll spend the bulk of your time. Here you’ll be exploring
labyrinths as a party of five, mapping out dungeons (even
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Kromaia / TRI
Release Date: 23 October 2014 Formats: PC
Developer: Kraken Empire Publisher: Rising Star Games
F
rom the minds of Spanish developer Kraken
Empire comes Kromaia, an eye-blisteringly
gorgeous arcade shooter. A blast from the coinop past, Kromaia gives you six degrees of freedom
in which to dispatch hordes of enemies and gigantic
guardians, but also offers up something new thanks to
some unique, adaptive AI.
Your enemies will change depending on the way
you’re playing, with constantly shifting variables
determining speed and skills and even formations
that are all driven by the way you’re playing. It’s an
arcade shooter where the enemy is actively working
against you, challenging you to change your tactics and
keeping you on your toes.
With a booming beat behind the action, highly
manoeuvrable ships and AI that will always try to best
you, Kromaia is one
of the most exciting
shoot ‘em ups we’ve
ever seen - be sure
to check it out at the
Rising Star Games
stand (1121)!
Release Date: Out Now Formats: PC
Developer: Rat King Entertainment Publisher: Rising Star Games
T
riangles are magical things, and in the topsy-turvy
world of first-person puzzler TRI, they’re the key
to making your way through the world of the Odd
Gods. The triangles you can conjure up out of thin air
are used for both navigation and puzzle solving, as
you literally make your own path through the mindbending world.
TRI challenges you to think outside the box when it
comes to solving conundrums. Empowered by the TRI
artifact, you can anchor yourself to the world and freely
explore, with the mechanics allowing you to go just
about anywhere using your triangles, as long as you’ve
got the skill and spatial awareness to figure it out.
With 16 taxing stages and endless replay value to
find countless secrets or use fewer triangles, TRI is a
challenge that you really need to play to see if you can
get your head around it. Check it out at the Rising Star
Games stand (1121) this weekend!
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Destiny
an extensive endgame that puts it up there
with MMOs for their post-level cap content.
It’s a hugely divisive game amongst gamers
and critics alike, but if there’s one thing is does
exceptionally well, it’s in the action. It may be
devoid of any innovative new weapon
designs or creations, but the
feel of combat is almost
unparalleled, at odds with the
somewhat slipshod design
of missions.
If, for some reason,
you’re not already grinding
out faction rep on Mars or
gearing up to take on the
Vault of Glass raid, be sure
to check out Destiny at the Sony stand
(821) this weekend!
Release Date: Out Now Formats: PS4, PS3, Xbox One, 360
Developer: Bungie Publisher: Activision
O
ne of the biggest, most anticipated
shooters of all time, Destiny had captured the
imagination of so many gamers long before it
came out. One of the most expensive gaming projects
of all time, the new franchise from the minds that
brought us Halo promised to revolutionise online shooting
like never before, and have us make every battle a story.
Has it succeeded? Well, the jury is still out, but what
Destiny is doing is far more grounded in reality than
maybe we had anticipated. This mythical sci-fi world
pits you as a Guardian, a human, awoken or exo able to
utilise the power of Light as a Hunter, Titan or Warlock.
The fight is against the darkness, a tide of evil made
up of a number of conflicting species encroaching on
the Traveler, a giant celestial body that once allowed
humanity to grow and spread into space, but now only
defends humanity’s final city on Earth.
When you head out into battle on Earth, the Moon,
Venus and Mars, you enter shared worlds where other
players drop in and out, as you take on quests, collect
bounties and a couple dozen story missions. Everything
has been designed to be repeatable, as the game has
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Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution
Release Date: Out Now Formats: PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Developer: CyberConnect 2 Publisher: Bandai Namco Games
A
fter the amazing anime retelling in Naruto
Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 and its Full
Burst add-on, developers CyberConnect
2 had a mountain to climb to try and top
their previous effort. Rather than retread old
ground again, Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate
Ninja Storm Revolution goes a completely
different route than the main numbered entries,
eschewing the intricate plots of the series or
even the broken up retellings of Generations,
in favour of something completely unique.
The main bulk of Revolution
comes in the form of Ninja World
Tournament, a huge gathering of
every character imaginable onto
one island to compete in tiered
combat in search of one true
victor. You take your pick
of character and explore
the island between bouts,
taking on side missions
and random fights from
strangers, and building up a collection
of items as you explore the secrets of
the island.
New to Revolution is a four-way fight system, that
adds a healthy dose of chaos into the usually 1-on-1
3D battles. When fighting in these numbers, you’re
competing to collect special orbs which can be
whacked out of each other, and the player with
the most orbs when the time runs out is victor.
It makes a refreshing change from the usual
tactical fights, something the series has
needed to figure out for a while now.
Alongside the NWT, there are also
three short story campaigns that chronicle
events that didn’t get covered in much
depth by both the anime and the
manga. One focuses on the birth of
the Akatsuki, another on the life
of Shisui Uchiha, and the third
on the exploits of Kushina
Uzumaki, and all feature
brand new animation by
Studio Pierrot.
With a huge 118 member
cast, brilliant visuals and
killer multiplayer, be sure
to check out this Revolution
here at the show!
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Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
Release Date: Out Now Formats: PS Vita
Developer: Spike Chunsoft Publisher: NIS America
I
f there was ever a recipe for disaster, it’s grouping
together all of the elite students from one high
school into an enclosed or isolated space and
expecting there not to be a series of grisly murders.
It’s just asking for trouble, but guess what? It’s
happened again. Teenagers were already meeting a
grisly fate earlier in 2014, and now they’re dropping
like slaughtered flies once again in Danganronpa 2:
Goodbye Despair.
As the amnesiac Hajime Hinata, you’re picked as
one of Hope’s Peak Academy’s ‘Ultimate’ students
alongside 15 other guys and gals, and sent to the
remote tropical island of Jabberwock. With their
“teacher”, a rabbit called Usami, claiming this
to be a field trip, it soon transpires that it was an
elaborate scheme by their psychopathic headteacher
Monokuma. The students are all stuck on the island
unless they can murder another student and get away
with the crime scot-free.
Part visual novel, part social sim and part courtroom
trial, Danganronpa 2 has you split your time between
interacting with your fellow students, getting to know
them and earning items you can use in Class Trials,
where students are cross-examined after careful
examination of crime scenes. For this sequel, much of
the improvement is centred on the Class Trials, with
many different elements expanded and perfected, like
the Nonstop Debates now having “Agree Spots” for
you to shoot with your Truth Bullets.
Delve deep into Danganronpa 2 and you’ll
be dealing with more than just your murderous
classmates and sadistic headmaster bear. There’s
something not quite right with what’s going on, and
you’ll need to put your investigative skills to good use
to get to the bottom of things.
If you’ve not yet checked out this killer visual novel yet,
make sure to stop by and try out Danganronpa 2: Goodbye
Despair on PS Vita here at the show!
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Evolve
at your health, which can never be restored. You need to
keep your distance, keep feeding and live up to the game’s
name, evolving into your third and final, devastating form
is your aim.
This unique 4-on-1 setup twists on its head the deeper
into a match you get. Once the monster is in his/her/
its final form, the hunters are on the backfoot and in
serious trouble.
Make sure you get your hands on Evolve here at the
MCM Comic Con, and find out why this awesome co-op
shooter could be one of the biggest games of 2015...
Release Date: 10 November 2015 Formats: Xbox One, PS4, PC
Developer: Turtle Rock Studios Publisher: 2K Games
F
rom the lunatic minds that first brought us the Left 4
Dead games, Turtle Rock Studios, comes the next
evolutionary step in multiplayer gaming: Evolve. Built
from the ground up for the new consoles and PC, Evolve
is an asymmetrical co-op shooter set on the planet Shear
far in the future. This gorgeous world is the backdrop for a
deadly hunt, as a team of four human players team up to
take on a single player-controlled monster.
Each of the human hunters plays a different role in
the fight, with the Assault designed to do the damage,
Support helping others deal damage and rain down
destruction, Medics keep everyone healthy, and Trappers
are best at tracking and pinning down the monster so it
can be wailed upon by the other hunters.
Each of the three monsters (we only know about the
Goliath and the Kraken so far) also has their own set of
skills and abilities, but one thing remains constant: you
always start out a little ahead of the hunters, and can’t
afford to let them get to you early. If hunters can take down
your regenerating shields early on, they can chip away
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Adventure Time: The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom / Digimon All-Star Rumble
Release Date: 14 November 2014 Formats: PS3, 360
Developer: Prope Publisher: Bandai Namco Games
I
t has been a while since the Digimon series made
it over here, but thankfully the series is back with a
vengeance in Digimon All-Star Rumble, a new 3D
arena fighting game for PS3 and Xbox 360.
The Digital World is in a peaceful place after the
resolution of numerous crises and wars, but that might
be a bit of a problem as Digimon need to do battle in
order to Digivolve, so the agitated and ready to fight
Digimon put together a Digimon Evolution Tournament”
to determine the strongest, most powerful and
awesome Digital Monster in the world. You can pick
your potential world champ
amp from a roster of 12 base
Digimon, with a total of 32
32 Digimon forms
after Digivolution, each p
pulled
ulled from
series like Digimon Adventure
enture
and Fusion.
Get ready to dive back
k into
the world Digimon here at the
show, so check All-Star Rumble
here at stand 921 at MCM
CM
Comic Con London!
Release Date: 21 November 2014 Formats: Little Orbit
Developer: WayForward Technologies Publisher: PS3, 360, Vita, 3DS, PC
F
ollowing on from previous Adventure Time games
Hey Ice King! Why’d You Steal Our Garbage?!
and Explore the Dungeon Because I Don’t Know!,
Adventure Time: The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom
is the first time Pendleton Ward’s cult favourite series
has received a video game with a relatively normalsounding name.
Finn and Jake set off to discover uncharted territories
within the Land of Ooo, finding hidden secrets in each
and every undiscovered crevice, crevasse and cave they
can come across. Played from a top-down perspective,
The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom plays like a classic
action adventure with a strong puzzle-solving element to
keep things spicy and interesting.
You’ll be able to play as Finn, Jake, Lumpy Space
Princess, the Earl of Lemongrab, the Ice King and more,
but sadly not as Princess Bubblegum as you seek out
the secrets of the land. Be sure to stop by stand 921 to
check it out!
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MCM Schedule
MCM
LONDON
SCHEDULE
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
PLATINUM SUITE 1
THEATRE A
3pm Universal Pictures UK Slate Presentation
10am Power Rangers
A chance to view the latest trailers for some of the hottest
upcoming features from Universal Pictures, Dumb &
Dumber To, Seventh Son, Black Sea, and a few surprises.
You wait ages for a hero, and then four come along at
once! Join David Yost, Austin St. John, Walter Jones
and Karan Ashley, stars of iconic ’90s TV series Mighty
Morphin Power Rangers and film.
4pm Horns Presentation
Join Daniel Radcliffe to discuss his latest film, the
supernatural, offbeat thriller Horns. From master-ofhorror Alexandre Aja (The Hills Have Eyes, Piranha 3D)
comes this supernatural, offbeat thriller starring British
actors Daniel Radcliffe and Juno Temple (Magic Magic,
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For). Horns is based on the dark
fantasy novel of the same name from New York Times
best-selling author Joe Hill (Heart Shaped Box) with a
screenplay by Keith Burnin. Alexandre Aja, Riza Aziz,
Joey McFarland and Cathy Schulman produce.
11am Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist
5pm Power Rangers
Get ready for an alien invasion! Monsters: Dark
Continent join cast and crew from the upcoming sci-fi
film. Monsters: Dark Continent is the much anticipated
follow up to Gareth Edwards’ own 2010 hit Monsters and
is the debut feature from Tom Green (Misfits). Green,
together with stars Johnny Harris (This Is England ’86
& ’88, London To Brighton) and Joe Dempsie (Game Of
Thrones, Skins) and Sam Keeley (Raw), will be hosting a
panel. In addition, Monsters: Dark Continent will have a
stand in the South Hall throughout Comic Con. Head over
to Stand 2153 for more information on the film, trailers
and free giveaways – plus an exclusive chance to win a
signed prop from the movie!
Members of the cast and crew of the world renowned,
Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist, will take to the stage
(including director and actor of Akuma, Joey Ansah) to
discuss the project that has taken the world by storm
with over 5 million views online. It is now being brought
DVD and Blu-ray by Manga Entertainment (on 27th Oct.)
in the form of a feature length film with an additional 14
minutes of footage!
12pm Monsters: Dark Continent Presentation
You wait ages for a hero, and then four come along at
once! Join David Yost, Austin St. John, Walter Jones
and Karan Ashley, stars of iconic ’90s TV series Mighty
Morphin Power Rangers and film.
6pm Appleseed Alpha
A chance to watch Appleseed Alpha ahead of its
upcoming release on Blu-Ray and DVD, to attend all
you need is a wristband and you can collect yours from
Stand 2334.
PLATINUM SUITE 6
3pm Swim, Adult, Swim, with Jon Schnepp!!!
1pm Welcome To Purgatory
Come listen to stories from Jon Schnepp, who has
worked on the biggest Adult Swim hits of all time!
From Creating Characters, Designing, Producing,
Voice Acting, Editing, and Directing, he’s done it all!!!
of “Metalocalypse”, “The Venture Bros”, “Space Ghost
Coast to Coast”, “Aqua Teen Hunger Force” and
many more!!!
Director Gene Fallaize and some of the cast will be
presenting the first teaser trailer for the upcoming
fantasy/action film ‘Welcome To Purgatory’, with
contributions from executive producer and Hollywood
legend Scott Spiegel and others.
4pm The Twisted World of Prosthetics
A chance to chat with Stef Dawson who plays Annie
Cresta in the upcoming The Hunger Games Mockingjay
Part 1 &2.
1:50pm Stef Dawson (Annie Cresta The
Hunger Games)
Enter the twisted world of movie make-up as Ben Fallaize
and team transform a model into a Hollywood movie
worthy creature in front of your very eyes! Maybe along
the way they’ll be a few stories of their experiences from
various sets. You never know you may even get a chance
to go up and join in the fun!
2:15pm Manga Entertainment Presents The Past
10 Years of Anime In The UK
To coincide with the 10th Anniversary of NEO Magazine,
representatives from the UK’s anime distributors, Manga
Entertainment, Anime Limited and MVM Entertainment,
along with NEO Magazine themselves will take to the
stage to look back at how anime has grown in the last
decade in the UK.
5pm Shades Of Vengeance -Creating the stories,
comics and games that you want to play
Come join the discussion on how to produce games and
comics as a person who is starting with just a good idea.
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MCM Schedule
3pm Rocksteady Studios - Batman: Arkham
Knight Presentation (Over 16s only)
2pm Bandai Namco Games Panel
BANDAI NAMCO GAMES UK proudly presents 3 exciting
upcoming games in a show exclusive presentation at
MCM London Comic Con!
Joining the stage, Development Team Dimps will be
showcasing Dragon Ball Xenoverse, the first Dragon Ball
game for PS4 and Xbox One!
Tales Series Producer, Hideo Baba will be making a
return to MCM London Comic Con to talk about Tales of
Hearts R for PS Vita. Eager fans will also get a glimpse on
the upcoming Tales of Zestiria!
4pm Morganville Panel & World Premiere
Exciting new vampire web series Morganville will be
making its world premiere at MCM London Comic Con.
Join bestselling US author and series writer Rachel Caine
as she introduces the cast, which will include Buffy The
Vampire Slayer’s Amber Benson along with Lindsay Seidel,
Jordan Tanner Farris, Ben Easter and Robert Picardo.
Debuting on Felicia Day’s Geek & Sundry network
in late October, Morganville adapts The Morganville
Vampires, Rachel Caine’s hit series of novels set in the
vampire-haunted city of Morganville, Texas. Amber
Benson, best known as Tara in Buffy The Vampire
Slayer, plays lead vampire Amelie, Lindsay Seidel plays
series protagonist Claire, Ben Easter plays Morganville’s
resident rocker Michael Glass and Jordan Tanner Farris
takes on the role of Shane, a hotheaded Morganville
native with a fierce hatred of bloodsuckers.
3pm Welcome to the Wolf Pack!
Teen Wolf writer and executive producer Jeff Davis is
joined by new cast members Arden Cho and Dylan
Sprayberry to talk about the hit MTV show and the latest
goings on in Beacon Hills.
3:45pm Breaking out of the DOME!
Join stars of hit US series Under The Dome. Temporarily
escaping the force field that has kept them captive in
Chester’s Mill, Mackenzie Lintz, Grace Victoria Cox and
Aisha Hinds, an onstage panel discussing the popular
US series.
5pm EuroCosplay Final
2014 is the FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY of the
EuroCosplay Championships! One person will join
the ranks of Leandro (Portugal), Xaerael (UK), Alana
(Netherlands), and Iloon (Netherlands) as European
Cosplay Champions in a spectacular cosplay showcase
of craftsmanship and dedication.
4:30pm “The Death of Superman Lives: What
Happened?” Feature Film Documentary
Jon Schnepp’s Feature Film Documentary about the
never made Superman movie from 1998, which was
written by Kevin Smith, was going to be directed by
Tim Burton, and starring the one and only Nicolas Cage
as Superman. Schnepp has interviewed the core crew
and artists and designers, and opened up the vaults
to show incredible designs and striking visuals that
would have been quite a sight to see. Come see some
clips, featuring Schnepp’s interviews with Tim Burton,
Lorenzo Di Bonaventura, Colleen Atwood, Kevin Smith
and many more.
THEATRE B
10am Ultimate VA Panel
A discussion of epic proportions on the skills required
to bring life to games and animation on both the small
and big screen. DC Douglas – Resident Evil 5, Travis
Willingham - Bleach, Laura Bailey - Marvel’s Avengers
Assemble and Robin Atkin Downes – The Strain.
11am Rooster Teeth
5pm LEGO Star Wars
Members of the world famous Rooster Teeth (the people
behind projects such as Red vs. Blue) will be at MCM
Comic Con to talk about their upcoming projects and
take part in a Q&A session with fans!
Panel from DK, chaired by Star Wars author and experts
from LEGO and LucasFilm to talk on the theme of LEGO
Star Wars in this interactive session.
SUNDAY
12pm Anime Limited and MCM Expo Presents:
Anime Guest of Honour Shinichiro Watanabe,
director of Space Dandy.
THEATRE A
Join MCM Expo’s anime & manga guest of honour,
Shinichiro Watanabe as he discusses his latest works
- Terror in Resonance and Space Dandy as well as his
experience of the anime industry.
Hosted by Anime Limited’s president Andrew Partridge.
11am Vic Mignogna - Boldy going where no voice
actor has gone before!
Best known to anime fans for his role as Edward Elric
in Fullmetal Alchemist, Vic has also played the roles of
Fai in Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, Ikkaku in Bleach,
Dark in D.N.Angel, Kurz in Full Metal Panic, Broly in
Dragonball Z, and Kougaiji in Saiyuki to name but a
few! He has also fulfilled a personal dream of his by
playing Capt. James T Kirk in the successful Star Trek
Continues web series.
1pm Shane West
Join Shane West, actor, punk rock musician and
songwriter. Shane is known for his portrayal of Eli
Sammler in the ABC family drama Once and Again,
Landon Carter in A Walk to Remember, Darby Crash
in What We Do Is Secret, Dr. Ray Barnett in the NBC
medical drama ER and Michael Bishop in The CW spy
drama Nikita. He currently stars in the new hit show WGN
adventure/historical/fantasy drama Salem as John Alden.
11:30am Lizzie Bennet Diaries Presentation
Join stars from Emmy-winning web series The Lizzie
Bennet Diaries making their first UK appearance at
MCM London Comic Con. Actors Mary Kate Wiles (Lydia
Bennet) and Maxwell Glick (Mr. Collins), director and
writer Margaret Dunlap and series writer and novelist
Kate Rorick are taking part in VidfestUK, Comic Con’s
celebration of all things online video.
1:30pm Saul Rubinek
Actor, director, producer and playwright, join Saul to
discuss his vast work in TV, film, most recently in hit Syfy
series Warehouse 13.
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A ground-breaking modern-day adaptation of Jane
Austen’s Pride And Prejudice, The Lizzie Bennet Diaries
told its story over the course of 50 weeks through five
YouTube channels.
Norman prince seeks revenge on his father’s murderer
– his ruthless uncle, Earl Durant. Gaining the trust of
a band of exiled farmers, he leads them into battle
against Durant, exploiting them in his inexorable quest
for vengeance. As one by one they are slaughtered in
the brutal battle, will the prince sacrifice everything and
everyone to fulfil his quest for blood?
12pm Shane West
Join Shane West, actor, punk rock musician and
songwriter. Shane is known for his portrayal of Eli
Sammler in the ABC family drama Once and Again,
Landon Carter in A Walk to Remember, Darby Crash
in What We Do Is Secret, Dr. Ray Barnett in the NBC
medical drama ER and Michael Bishop in The CW spy
drama Nikita. He currently stars in the new hit show WGN
adventure/historical/fantasy drama Salem as John Alden.
2pm MCM 48 Hour Film Race
Presentation of the 10 finalists of the 48 hour film race in
collaboration with A1 Pictures.
3pm Extraterrestrial Movie Panel and Screening
Join Neil Jackson as he talks about how it feels to have
your best friend chop of your head! Neil can currently be
seen as Abraham Van Brunt, the Headless Horseman in
the second season of the hit show Sleepy Hollow.
There’ll be close encounters of the terrifying kind at
MCM London Comic Con as cult horror duo The Vicious
Brothers (Grave Encounters) give show visitors an early
viewing of their latest movie Extraterrestrial ahead of its
29 October UK cinema debut. The Vicious Brothers will
be hosting an on-stage panel before the screening of the
scare-filled teen shocker.
1pm Welcome to the Wolf Pack!
5pm CLOSE
12:30pm On A Pale Horse
Teen Wolf writer and executive producer Jeff Davis is
joined by new cast members Arden Cho and Dylan
Sprayberry to talk about the hit MTV show and the latest
goings on in Beacon Hills.
PLATINUM SUITE 6
11am Making Indie Comics - Everything You Need
To Know!
1:30pm Breaking out of the DOME!
A talk on generating ideas for, funding, creating, printing and
selling your own independent comic book. Someone should
be able to come into the panel knowing nothing about the
medium and leave ready to start their first ever comic!
Join stars of hit US series Under The Dome. Temporarily
escaping the force field that has kept them captive in
Chester’s Mill, Mackenzie Lintz, Grace Victoria Cox and
Aisha Hinds, an onstage panel discussing the popular
US series.
12pm Velocity: The Pursuit of the Southern
Hemisphere Comics Industry
2pm TT Games - LEGO Batman 3: Beyond
Gotham Presentation
A introduction to the comic industry in Southern Africa
and Australia and the obstacles involved in setting up a
community that is self-sustaining. As well as highlighting
the high quality of work being produced by the artists
of the southern hemisphere by way of the Velocity
Anthology as seen at the San Diego Comic Con for 2
consecutive years (2013 & 2014).
3pm Anime Industry Panel
Representatives from Manga Entertainment UK, Anime
Limited and MVM Entertainment will take to the stage in
a Q&A session about future UK anime releases, potential
acquisitions and anything they want to throw at the panel!
1pm Shades Of Vengeance: d2 to d100 - Dice
Rolls in Roleplaying Games
4pm Cosplay Masquerade
Our ever popular Cosplay Masquerade allows
our attendees to showcase their hard work in the
craftsmanship focused contest and somehow also makes
room to cram an array of performances in as well. All are
welcome to come and be inspired by our cosplayers….
maybe next time you will take home a prize?
Talking about dice rolls, dice mechanics in various
roleplaying games, choices that people make when
creating games and why.
2pm Comics & Manga: An Intro and How to Make
Your Own!
Want to know more about comics and manga? Want
to know how to create your own? Come along to this
varied panel where Neil Gibson (writer of the Kindle #1
bestselling Twisted Dark) gives an introduction to the
medium, shows how he makes his comics and hosts
a Q&A.
THEATRE B
11:30am Q and A with Peter F Hamilton
A Q and A with Britain’s biggest science fiction writer
Peter F Hamilton, who will then sign copies of his new
book The Abyss Beyond Dreams plus backlist
3pm Directing Animation for Adults
12pm Ghost Stories - The Secret Ingredients
Come see Jon Schnepp’s Animated Pilot tribute to
1980’s “heavy Metal” styled animation called “Grimm’s
Fairy Tales Animated”. Based on the popular comic
book series published by Zenescope, and after raising
$188,000 on kickstarter, Schnepp wrote, produced,
and directed this pilot, featuring the incredible all-star
voiceover talents of Lena Headey, Chris Hardwick,
Laraine Newman, Robert Forster, Briana Evigan, James
Urbaniak, and many more.
Andy Nyman, the creator of the Theatre show Ghost
Stories, now playing at The Arts Theatre, and co-creator
and director of Derren Brown’s television and stage
shows is here to answer your questions.
1pm Sword of Vengeance Presentation
A special panel with Director Jim Weedon and Editor
Tommy Boulding for Vertigo’s Sword of Vengeance,
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CA1. Hester ‘Morti’ Short
T PUB returns to MCM
London - with copies of
their Kindle best-selling
Twisted Dark series as well
as their exclusive debut
of new series Tortured
Life! Creative team Neil
Gibson, Dan Watters,
Caspar Wijngaard and The
Bloodyman (who?!) are
all on hand to sign copies
come see us at Stand 783’
COMIC
VILLAGE
SIGNING
AREA
SCHEDULE
FRIDAY
4pm – 6pm
Jema “Emily Ladybird”
Hewitt
Kit Cox
Illustrator. Printmaker. Maker of the
dark arts.
Agata ‘Mesiaste’ Jedras, comic
artist and illustrator creating in
manga related style, is inviting you
to visit her on her stand and take a
look at her works. You’ll be able to
enter a totally different world, full
of wonders, where nothing is as it
seems- world of Phantasmagorie.
I have been doing art in various
forms since my university degree,
I have a love for art and have
been concentrating my efforts on
the digital process with new and
very exciting mediums, I am a
very active person in the art world
having exhibited in galleries around
the country, working with clothing
brands such as (priory) all the way
to comics and commissions in the
within industry!
12pm – 2pm
Jema “Emily Ladybird”
Hewitt
Jonathan Green
1pm onwards
Peter F Hamilton
Kate Ashwin has
been writing and
drawing online
comics for over
a decade, and
has enjoyed every minute of it
so far. She’ll be bringing books
from her series Widdershinsan adventure comedy comic
set in a magical version of
Victorian-era England, which
can also be read online at www.
widdershinscomic.com!
CB3. Adam Vian
CB4. Helenasia
CB5. Idlestatus
CA12. Ryuuza
Giuseppa Barresi (AKA Ryuuza)
is a comic illustrator and digital
animator from Birmingham, creator
of the comic series Soulsnatchers
and artist for the upcoming
Farsight. She is also a fan of video
games and related geekery, as
well as an enthusiastic tea drinker.
Caution: Caliber of conversation
will decline if cats are present.
CA8. Lyndon White
Kieron Gillen
SUNDAY
Sammy and Sarah are friends who
make comics. Sammy specialises
in comics, while Sarah specialises
in illustration and zines. As a team
they produce a comic anthology
once a year and a music zine
whenever they feel like it. They
both work on the quarterly zine
What’s The Time, Mrs Woolf?
www.sammyandsarah.tumblr.com
Selena, aka “Reaperfox”, attends
conventions around the country
selling her art, comics and other
nerdish wares. She was the artist
behind the popular webcomic
‘Worst of the Time Lords’ and now
spends her time drawing crazy
parodies, fantasy comics and
fuzzy animals. Website & blog:
www.reaperfox.com
CA9. Cog Drawings
Kit Cox
CA11. Sammy Borras
& Sarah Fogg
CA5. Anadapta Art
CA6. Backwards Burd
CA7. Reaperfox
2pm – 4pm
Jema “Emily Ladybird”
Hewitt
Kelly is a designer and illustrator
who lives in the North of England.
She spends most of her time
making comics instead of sleeping
or socialising.
CA3. Audrey Molinatti
CA4. Phantasmagorie
Jonathan Green
12pm – 2pm
measure by classic adventure
novels such as the Scarlet
Pimpernel, and elegantly trashy
tv dramas. She works roughly 27
hours a day, and has no one to
blame but herself.
CB2. Widdershins
CA2. Bailey Illustration
Lyndon White is a
writer, illustrator
and comic artist.
Using a varied
range of mix media
to portray his stories, Lyndon’s
artistic style is distinctive. A style
that is attuned to unconventional
tones that are both admirable and
thought provoking.
SATURDAY
CA10. Kelly Angel
Hester “Morti” Short has been
drawing silly cartoon things
for probably longer than is
appropriate. She’s been attending
conventions for a few years now,
and is working on a sequel to
her first illustrated children’s
book: “Morti and the Quest for
Awesome.” www.mortimac.
wordpress.com
CA13. & CA14. Josh Clarke
CB1. Curia Regis
Debuting his first 90 page Indie
novel, GianClaudio is a digital
artist who produces a webcomic
featuring a talking hare and
the messes he gets into. If you
wondered what a purple-furred
hare does when his world is
threatened, now is a good time to
find out.
CB6. Kiwi
CB7. Huy Truong
CB8. Trickywagon
Hi !! We are, sush and Ann, two
friendly artists who offer various
merchandise both original and
fanwork~ We’ll be taking on the spot
commissions so please drop by :)
“This is the best period comic that
I’ve ever read, and the wait for
the next issue is already killing
me.”Starburst Magazine Robin
Hoelzemann writes and illustrates
the 18th century comic Curia Regis.
Her work is influenced in equal
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CB9. Hungry Design
CB10. Cryoclaire
Mary Safro (aka Cryoclaire) is a UKbased illustrator and cyberpunk
enthusiast. Currently working on
Dreamspace, a visual novel about
a virtual reality addict set in the
fictional dystopian 90’s.
Comic Village
CB11. Crankrats
CB12. YF Studio
CD13. Black Pandora
sell at October’s event! Pop by
and say hi. She is launching www.
BiomechaComic.com here! Laura
would say “it’s new” but it’s “oldnew” (it’s a new- relaunch?). Relive your 90’s anime days here!
Hi there. I’m a Self Published
Freelance comic artist from the
Midlands with two comics on the
go; Yakage Force and Another
Side. I hope to meet you all soon!
CE8. Captainhanni
CE9. Modern Monstrosity
CE11. Brogan Coral
CB13. & CB14. Naniiebim
Self publishing Illustrator and
comics artist from the UK. Creator
of the comic series Mephistos a
comic about a neighbour who is
literally from Hell- a day in the life
story on the edge of supernatural
and normal.” naniiebim:
www.naniiebimhbd.co.uk
CC1. Sophira-Lou
CC2. Cloud Riders
CC3. The Frumps
CC4. Ninjas for Days
CC5. Cartoon & Comic Arts
Cartoon and Comic Arts is a group
of students from Staffordshire
University who work and print their
own comics.
CC6. Harmfulraes
CC7. Twin Sword Trading
CC8. Anaseed Comix
CC9. Lostmonkey
CC10. Eat, Sleep, Sniff
CC11. Mild Frenzy
CC12. Teahermit Comics
The Teahermit Comics table
will be selling comics, prints
and other lovely works by Jade
Sarson (creator of the Cafe Suada
webcomic) and Amanda Elanor
Tribble (Wander no More). Jade is
currently a freelance comic artist
and illustrator based in Milton
Keynes, and Amanda is studying
for her Illustration degree at the
University of Lincoln.
CC13. Choizilla
Choizilla is a design-lovin’
dinosaur made of plants. Need
custom illustration? Visit me at
www.facebook.com/choizilla.
Looking for an awesome gift
idea to get your senpaii to notice
you? Come see the shop at
www.choizilla.co.uk/shop.
CC14. Cagemushi
CD1. Romantically Apocalyptic
CD2. Carnagenesis
CD3. The Book of Contradictions
CD4. Scandinavia & the World
CD5. Manala Next Door
CD6. James Stayte
& Mark Pearce
CD7. Kiru Comics
CD8. The Good Directorate
CD9. Zombiewaffe
CD10. Stupid Fox
CD11. Niels
CD12. Humon Comics
CF6. Dream Tripper Comics
Loaning books by daylight,
drawing comics by moonlight,
Tammy Taylor self publishes all
sorts of quirky comics inspired by
whimsical musings and childish
notions! You can see more of her
work at www.dreamtripper.net.
CF7. Ushio
Brogan Coral is an
illustrator based in
Manchester. She
has exhibited at
several conventions
since 2012 and has a passion
to illustrate and make comics.
Her work aims to decorative and
embraces femininity.
Having studied an illustration
course in Bournemouth, I spend
some of my time drawing and
colouring things, I like to draw stuff
from imagination, I enjoy creating
artworks, and I like to take my time
when doing them.
CE12. Hell Strawberry
CD14. Evilhairday
When Buffy meets
Doctor Who! A
Goth and Pop
comic-book! With
Hell Strawberry and
Tart’s characters, the French artist
Ludovic Sallé invites you to come
in a colorful/dark universe. Magic,
fun and action are bring together
in crazy adventures where kickass
pin-ups run the world!
EvilHairDay is run and managed
by the capable married hands of
Brendan and Sarah Hill, with Owain
Manuel as our resident toy maker.
EHD provides Custom-crafted
illustrations for those that love
films, games, music and popular
culture. We sell t-shirts, tote bags,
books, posters, badges, postcards,
cards, keyrings and toys.
CE1. Awkwardbex
CE13. Dawnie-Chan &
xOhmyFrillsx
Becci Such, known as
AwkwardBex in various areas of
the internet, is an upcoming Comic
artist & Illustrator heavily influenced
by her love for manga, anime &
Japanese culture.
As partners in crime we set out the
conquer the ever changing world
with our mix of traditional and digital
illustrations. We plan to fill your hearts
with lolita cuteness and magical
comics. Come help vanquish the
darkness using our drawings of hope
to fight another day.
CE2. Broken Record
CE3. Darkartist.Inc
Hi my name is Phil potter I’m a
traditional freelance comic book
artist working with custom one off
remarked covers and art pages,
any character you want I can draw
it. Hope to see you there.
CE14. Chicks with Sticks
Art created by two disabled
women, despite pain and
adversity. We value equality,
diversity, freedom, stress relief, our
families and especially our own
terrible sense of humour. Welcome
to our semi- autobiographical
kingdom of snark.
CE4. Crom – Cristian Ortiz
Crom – Cristian Ortiz is the creator
of popular Graphic novel series
Golden Campaign and game
artist working on indie games
and various comic titles. His work
was Recently exhibited at Orbital
comics London in a month long
exhibition called Lords of Infinity.
CF1. Gronk Comics
Claude TC draws comics and is the
best thing at this show. He wrote
this himself.
CF2. Sakura Japan
CF3. Jabbercrow Comics
CE5. Joe Sparrow / Dungeons
& Drawings
CE6. Neptune Factory
Every half-century, the 12 cities
go to war for the glory of their
gods. With the next war looming,
an imprisoned king struggles
to escape, hoping to disprove
allegations of madness made
against him in order to reclaim his
throne from his treacherous regent.
Jenika ioffreda
is the creator of
“Vampire Free
Style”, award
nominated comic
book series about a black cat in
a world of magic, vampires and
witches. Italian born, she lives in
London where she works as artist
freelancer. Her official website:
www.neptunefactory.com
CF4. Inanimate Objectives
CF5. Tallyb
& Alice Urbino Comics
Humans doing comics. TallyB
plans one day to be able to afford
her next print run, give her pity.
Cyberalis AKA Alice Urbino
spends her time rolling on the floor
gurgling like a baby. Both dream
of seeing their work published
someday. Rock and ROLL
CE7. Pinkapplejam.com
Laura Applejam
(www.PinkAppleJam.com) is
a portrait cartoonist, illustrator
and comic artist. She is bringing
original posters and comics to
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Ushio is the writer and artist of
Japanofail, which judges and
celebrates everyone’s inner geek
- now available as a graphic novel!
Other titles include My Lovely
Omnivore, and Cosplay Kerfuffle.
For something more serious, try
Beholder of the Eye or The Thief’s
Affair. Come say hi!
Visit: www.ushiocomics.co.uk
CF8. Anastasia Catris
Anastasia Catris is
an illustrator and
writer from Wales.
Since leaving The
Kubert School of
Comic Art in 2009, she has worked
as an illustrator for international
companies such as Dynamite
Entertainment, Kerrang! Magazine
and HarperCollins Publishers. She
is currently working on her first
creator owned project, Cirque
Du Mort.
CF9. Soi
CF10. Zephyrhant
And Orpheelin
Zephyrhant and Orpheelin are two
self- published artists. Zephyrhant
is an illustrator and self taught
digital artist, currently presenting
his first artbook Lacrima Christi.
Orpheelin has worked for 12 years
in animation industry, and now is
presenting her comic book “Toxic”
and several artbooks at MCM.
CF11. Patchwork Owl
CF12. Antique Teacup
Antique-teacup better known as
‘tieka’ or ‘teacup’ is a digital artist
with a passion for angels, demons
and the supernatural in general.
When she’s not drawing pretty
boys which is very rarely she likes
to create little comics about her
characters and the worlds they
live in often involving events and
scenarios that possibly only she
finds funny. She is easy to please
with offerings of tea and cake.
CF13. & CF14. Kit Jo Yuki
Kit is a fantasy artist from the south
of England. Her colourful works
are created entirely in Photoshop
with a graphics tablet, her favourite
Comic Village
subjects including gothic ladies
and seasonal landscapes. Stop
by for prints and custom manga
portraits! Find out more at her
website: www.laternaworks.co.uk!
CH4. John-Paul Bove
CH11. The Kill Screen
Humanity has reached its Kill
Screen. Now only the strongest
will survive as computer errors
transcend from the digital world
into our own, destroying everything
in their way. Mike Garley and Josh
Sherwell will be there with issues
one and two of The Kill Screen.
CG1. Angelkat Entertainment
angelKat Entertainment is home
to the comic book ravings
of a tea-addled mind and his
conspirators. With comics and art
spanning several genres including
fantasy, capes, and sci-fi, with
the occasional splash of LGBT
romance. And certainly no plans
involving a death ray or anything of
that sort. www.angelk.at
CG2. Clover Lee
CG3. CG4 & CG5. Th & Liona &
Redsnow
RedSnow Studio is a group
of talented artists specialised
in creative services.
(www.redsnowstudio.com)
CG6..WNWƆ[ Illustrations
Lois de Silva willl be attending
the comic village with her debut
graphic novel, Nothing Land. She is
an illustration student from London
and she will also have a selection of
prints and badges available.
CG7. Chloe Citrine
CG8. Nekozumi
CG9. Eamon D Standing
Hi! Eamon D Standing here, creator
of Tallisman Rogue, Jefferson
Pugley, and The Setting. Some
have referred to me as “The pug
guy” but I’d prefer “The weaver of
tales of conspiracy, murder, and...
well pugs I guess”. Hehe. My goal:
To be a man that turns his own
clock! //OwO\\
CG10. Footloose Comics
Footloose Comics is celebrating
it’s tenth anniversary, with over
600 pages of comics online and in
print. Come follow the adventures
of shoe- flinging Keti Jones and her
friends in a post- modern comedy
drama about becoming a hero.
CG11. Luke Surl Comics
CG12. Orful Comics
Orful Comics is an auto-bio web
comic that is occasionally funny
CG13. & CG14. Matt Dyson
CH1. Tanya Roberts
Tanya Roberts: freelance comic
book artist. Was one of the pencil/
inkers on Star Wars: clone wars;
worked on Toy Story comic
with Boom! Studios; Strawberry
Shortcake with Ape entertainment;
TMNT with IDW and currently is an
artist on How to Train Your Dragon
as well as collaborating with local
writers on several projects as well
as her own.
CH2 & CH3. Jess Bradley
Jess is an illustrator and comic
book artist who draws a lot of poo.
Luckily, people seem to find this
funny so she’ll keep doing it.
CH12. Phil Buckenham
Phil Buckenham is a comic artist
and illustrator. Currently working
on the third instalment of his self
published Rented to the dead,
a zombie comedy comic set in
the UK. In his spare time he likes
drawing convention attendees
as zombies or “zombifications”
if you will.
John-Paul is best known for his
work colouring Transformers:
Regeneration One, Judge
Dredd and for writing Teenage
Mutant Ninja Turtles. His current
projects include Transformers:
Drift and Dungeons & Dragons:
Baldur’s Gate. He will be available
throughout the show, digitally
colouring your black and white
sketches and signing your comics!
Grant Perkins is an artist and
author from Margate. He has had
his work published by Image
Comics, 2000ad and others. He
lives with his wife Eva, son Vinnie
and growing collection of empty
coffee mugs.
CH6. Nina Serena
Nina-Serena is an illustrator &
2D animator currently working
as a full-time artist for YouTube
superstars, The Yogscast. Nina
collaborates with writer Mark
Hulmes to self-publish; “LeLatte” a
fantasy/comedy webcomic about
a fun-loving, unicorn hugging Dark
Elf and her misadventures.
CJ7. Lee Townsend
A PhD student at the University
of Sheffield, UK and a marine
biologist at Kuwait Institute for
Scientific Research, who loves the
sea and researching plankton and
food web interactions. Writing for
children is part of the author’s life
in order to educate them about
science in a very simple, fun and
interactive way.
I started working in
the comic industry
in 1992 as an
artist for Marvel
UK, after this I
spent several years working in
the animation industry for Disney
and Dreamworks. I then returned
to comics which was always my
first love, working for Marvel
(Spectacular Spider-Man, X-Men,
Hulk and the Avengers) 2000AD
(Judge Dredd, Sinister Dexter,
Bison, Synnamon) DC and Image
comics. I am most well-known for
my work on Spider- Man. Currently
I am inking Crossed for Avatar
Press, and have several TV and
film related projects that will be
starting later this year.
CJ2. Henry Davies
Top comics artist Henry Davies
has drawn all the famous
Beano and Dandy charactersin
cluding Desperate Dan, Dennis
the Menace, The Bash Street
Kids and Bananaman. He has
worked with every one of the
great comics, including The
Beezer, The Topper, Buster,
Knockout, Cracker, Jackpot,
Cheeky, Whoopee!, Wow!, School
Fun and Whizzer and Chips.
http://www.henrydavies.com.
Henry created, wrote and drew
‘Grotty Lotty the Schoolgirl Witch’
for Marvel Comics. While with the
Daily Star and Daily Mail he has
produced thousands of strips,
gags and illustrations. His Daily
Star cartoon strip ‘St Botchup’s’
about a silly hospital has been
syndicated. Henry has drawn
the main political strips in every
issue of Private Eye magazine for
the last ten years. His work was
exhibited at the V&A, where he has
been invited to teach. Henry will
CH8. Duncan Gutteridge
CH9. Lucy Gutteridge
CH10. Martin )TKHƅVJU
I’ve been a professional comic
artist since 1986. Starting at Marvel
UK, on Transformers and then
Thundercats and other titles. Since
then I have maintained a steady
career, working for most major
publishers. Concentrating on my
own project, Microscopic Aliens, to
appear on Aces Weekly onscreen
comic. Also working on a comic
strip that I can’t mention the title of.
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CJ4. Elysia
CJ5. & CJ6. Liam Shalloo
CH14. Mohammad Awad
Kathryn Lamb
is the country’s
number one topical
cartoonist and her
hugely popular
cartoons and strips appear in every
issue of Private Eye, The Oldie and
The Spectator.
From self-publishing to some of
the biggest book publishers in the
world, Emma loves telling stories
with pictures. Her work includes
the New York Times-bestselling
Vampire Academy graphic novel
series for Penguin Random House,
the Yalsa 2013-recommended
Avalon Chronicles for Oni Press
and her creator-owned and
Eagle-nominated Dragon Heir with
Sweatdrop Studios. She is now
working on the Alex Rider series for
Walker books and her co-created
independent title, BREAKS.
Alongside comics, she worked on
the A&E television series, Bates
Motel, providing the sketchbook
found by Norman Bates
Jack’s credits
include
Dreamworks’
Dragons, TMNT,
Darkham Vale,
Lions Tigers and Bears, 2000AD
and way too much to list here! He’s
currently working on his creatorowned Sci-Fi book, Tinpot Hobo.
Josceline Fenton is a cartoonist
and illustrator. She is the creator
behind the webcomic “Hemlock”,
a fairy-tale set in 19th century
Scandinavia. She has worked
with BOOM! Studios on comics
including “Adventure Time”,
“Regular Show” and, most
recently, “Steven Universe”.
CJ1. Kathryn Lamb
CH7. Emma Vieceli
(Saturday only)
CJ3. Jackademus
I Am Shalloo. The
bandanna wearing
artist with almost
a decade in both
the Comic Book &
Video Game industry - wielder of
big mouth and pencil, using both
liberally for Transformers, SpiderMan, Sony Playstation, Harry
Potter, God Of War, SingStar, and
Doctor Who. For more info follow @
liamshalloo
CH13. Mild Tarantula
CH5. Grant Perkins
bring along original Beano artwork
and sketches of new characters.
Henry is also currently writing and
drawing stories of Thor and will
bring some of this art to MCM.
CJ8. Yishan Li
CJ9. Gary Erskine
Gary Erskine
has worked for
MARVEL, DC
COMICS, Vertigo,
Dark Horse, IMAGE,
IDW and many other companies
for over 25 years. He also provides
storyboards and concept art
for the games industry, teaches
workshops and is a mentor to
film students. ROLLER GRRRLS
is his first creator-owned and
independent release.
Comic Village
CJ10. & CJ11. John McCrea
John McCrea has
been drawing
comics for 26 years
and has recently
worked on Marvel’s
Deadpool, Judge Dredd for 2000ad
and a new series of those loveable
rogues, the Dicks, written by
Garth Ennis for Avatar Press. He
is drawing a new creator owned
book for Image with Phil Hester.
Website: www.johnmccrea.com
Blog: http://www.johnmccrea.
com/news.html Twitter: @
mccreaman
CJ12. CJ13 & CJ14. Lee Bradley
Lee Bradley is a U.K. Based freelance
illustrator that works within the comic
books industry. He has worked on
a variety of properties including
Spider-man, Transformers, The
Transformers How-to-Draw Guide
and Transformers Animated. Along
with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,
Star Wars, Mars Attacks and the
Middle Eastern comic book The ‘99.
Lee has Also worked on a variety of
MARVEL Properties such as Retro
MARVEL, MARVELS Greatest Battles,
Women of MARVEL and this years
Upcoming VALIANT Card Series.
Within a short space of 6 years he
has worked within in all aspects of
Comic Books, from Comic book
Layouts, Penciling, Inking through to
Colouring. In Addition to a vast array
of Sketch Card Projects ranging from
Iconic MARVEL Heroes, through to
Popular Characters from History.
CK1. Kieran Shalloo
CK2. & CK3. Terra Jacks
Strap on your
PlasmaBORE,
rookie, and peer
deep into the ugly
nethers of space
as the crew of The Castor show
you how it’s (probably not meant
to be) done.
CK4. Telikos Protocol
Written by Peter Cooper and
illustrated by Adam Burn, Telikos
Protocol is set in a future blighted
by mass ecological failure.
Living in massive underground
cities, the people of Earth are
looking to the stars for new hope,
not realising a great threat is
emerging in deep space.
CK5. Third Phase Studios
3rd Phase Studios
is a brand new art
studio committed
to delivering high
quality science
fiction stories through comics,
novels and more. Founded by
Peter Cooper and Adam Burn, 3rd
Phase will be debuting their new
sci- fi graphic novel, DRONE, at
October’s London Comic Con.
bringing new life and epic scale
to a variety of projects. Known
for his space art, Adam is also
the illustrator of the graphic novel
Telikos Protocol.
tea. Spends most evenings being
humourless & ill-tempered.
CL3. Skribble This
CL4. Snailishart & Fungii
CL5. Lily Mitchell
CL6. Nathan Hawthorne
CK7. Umisen Yamasen
Both of Inko and Chie are manga
artists self- publishing their
own comics as well as doing
commercial comic/illustration
works. Inko is specialized in
while Chie is known for lyrical and
sensitive shojo-manga style. Come
and get their beautiful works!
Nathan Hawthorne/hawthornearts
is a freelance comic artist and
illustrator from London with
experience in the board game,
video game, and comic industry.
Nathan loves all things sci-fi and
fantasy and has recently released
the first chapters of his selfpublished comic, ‘Arksong’.
CK8. Himebubble
Hime and magi are both artists
mainly using digital media to create
their works. Hime released her
own original artbook in 2014 titled,
‘Fantasy Momento’ whilst Magi
released a Tokyo Ghoul Zine and
also founded the Kyoukai no Kanata
Fanbook; Chartreuse Light. We
Both hope to sell at future shows.
CL7. Stumpy Comics
James Evans is a
writer / illustrator
based in London
and the creator
of Stumpy
Comics. He will be selling issue
#1 and #2 of his comic “On the
Revolution” about the history
of the Scientific Revolution
alongside “Stumpy and the Living
Stone” and lots of other freebies.
www.stumpycomics.com
CK9. Sloth Comics
CK10. Penny Blackfeather Comics
CL8. The Heart of Time
The Heart of Time follows a badtempered teenager called Amelia
and her pug, Gertrude, as they
try to navigate time (poorly) and
not create too much trouble in the
meantime. Time travel, vespas and
pugs – oh my! Read the comic at
www.heartoftime.co.uk.
CL9. Lucian Stephenson
Francesca Dare is a London based
artist who’s webcomic Penny
Blackfeather has recently been
published in full by Sloth Comics.
She has also worked on the WW1
anthology To Arms! and fairy
comic Rosie and Jacinda: Demon
Cloud. Come and say hello and
grab an ink drawing!
Lucian Stephenson is an illustrator
and evil wizard from Cambridge. He
draws monsters, pin-up, demons,
and sometimes monstrous demon
pin-ups. His idea of a perfect
Sunday involves long walks in
the park, hot chocolate, and a
concerted effort to restore the old
gods. Swing by and say hi.
CK11. Tempo Lush
CL10. thetinkid
The man behind
Tempo Lush,
Richy is creator of
webcomic Lucy
the Octopus and
co-creator of fairytale manga
Rosie and Jacinda. He’s written
comic adaptations of Adventure
Time and Wallace & Gromit,
founded WASP (the Webcomic
Artist Swap Project) and edited
Tempo Lush Tales.
Tink Radley (aka.
thetinkid) is a
small, unassuming
horrorsloth who
crafts things like
comics, prints and stickers and she
sometimes uses her long arms to
play ukulele songs about games
she likes.
CL11. Kamin Stories
The Kamin Stories are the fables,
myths and hearsay adventures
of Kamin; the immortal that
will live forever by dying a lot.
kaminstories.com
CK12. Van Nim
Van is an illustrator and has
been creating mini comics
since 2008.she has illustrated
several children’s books and has
contributed work to New British
comics#3 and Tempo Lush Tales.
CK6. Adam Burn
CK13. Hoshii Channel
CK14. Kaori Onishi
CL1. Denize
CL2. Ayshea Brown
Conceptual artist for video games,
film and more, digital artist Adam
Burn has been working in the
games industry for over 8 years,
Middle-aged pretend artist. Trying
to do the comic thing, failing
miserably. Pretty terrible person all
around. Likes cats, video games &
CL12. David Rees Comics
David Rees is the creator of the
comic Zombie X_0. The story
follows the actions of a police
detective as she try to make sense
of the world she now lives in. He will
be selling comics and illustrations,
and taking commissions.
CL13 & CL14. Gyzra Ink
Sarah Childs is the creator of The
Chronicles of Gyzra, an action
adventure manga trilogy following
109
Eiki as he tries to discover the dark
truth behind monsters that have
attacked his village. Sarah also
creates artwork inspired by her
favourite video games and will
draw you as an anime character.
CM1. The Black Giraffe
CM2. Tom Stephens
and Jack Hugh Baker
Jack Hugh Baker is a Comic
Artist,LV 99 Wizard and Lover of
Frogs. Inspired by Dungeons and
Dragon, Lord of the Rings and RPG
games. He has has created Guild
of Winter an Action Adventure
webcomic check it out here
gow.smackjeeves.com. Tumblr:
Drinkintea.tumblr.com
Tom Stephens. Comic writer and
artist currently working on my own
comic ‘Death before Dishonor’
about feudal period yakuza.
Tumblr: magnilan.tumblr.com
CM3. Karen Lusted
I’m still currently residing in the
land of the rising sun, so I’m sorry I
can’t be here this weekend! Please
come by my table as I have lots of
new exciting things to offer and say
hello to my sister and friend. They
are looking forward to meeting you!
CM4. Morayah
& Saucepan Comics
Morayah and Saucepan are
a duo of freelance illustrators
and comic-book makers from
the north-west of Ireland. Una
Gallagher and Catherine O’Kane
graduated from university with
degrees in creative practice and
are practicing creativity since. They
will be launching “An Brúid on the
Moors”, a bi- lingual comic in the
Comics-Village.
CM5. David B Cooper
David B Cooper is a cartoonist
and colourist from Glasgow.
His new four issue miniseries,
THUG, launched this year,
and long running webcomic
PERPENDICULAR UNIVERSE
is still going strong, as well as
animated series THE BRAVE AND
HANDSOME SQUAD. Come get a
doodle of your favourite character
or say hi!
CM6. Lloyd and the Bear
Drawing from the age of two
Gibson Grey has combined his
love of comics and bears to create
Lloyd and the Bear which tells the
story of Lloyd and his best friend
Bear (who is an alien that looks like
a teddy bear) and their awesome
adventures in outer space!
CM7. T4L Comic
The new anthology comic about
fantastical happenings on
transport in London. Five stories
by James Evans, Rob Cureton,
Aaron Murphy, Mike Yeoman,
Gavin Yong, Cliodhna Lyons and
edited by Virgil Yendell. Come say
hi at the stall and pick up a copy
of Vol 1 as well as other works.
t4lcomic.blogspot.co.uk
Comic Village
CM8. Nichangell Comix
One half of the epic Big Punch
Studios with Jon Lock, nichangell
comix produces the planetshattering ‘7STRING’, chronicles
of Zach and his guitar sword and
the ridiculous ‘Cat and Meringue’
adventures at sea in a twin-hulled
boat with a feline and a dessert!
CM9. Jon Lock Comics
Jon Lock is the
creator and writer
of Afterlife Inc., Orb
and 99 Swords.
He is also a writer
for the Harvey Award nominated
Uniques Tales. In 2013, along
with creator Nich Angell, he
co- founded Big Punch Studios.
http://www.jonlock.com
CM10. Katie White Art
Katie White is an illustrator who
produces cute, colourful and
quirky work ranging from delicious
treats, beasties, monsters and art
inspired by her favourite shows,
games and comics! Katie is also
author and artist of her comic Widu
Talu – set in a wood full of weird
and fantastical creatures.
CM11. Christeeny
Chris is a full time photographer
and a part time illustrator trying to
take over the world with her original
comics and colourful art. She would
like to Batman when she grows up.
CM12. Genma Visage
CM13. Thedutchesse
CM14. Webster Creative
CN1. Lightman Comics
CN2. Jujutreats
CN3. Paul &WHƅGNF
Paul Duffield is a Comicker, Illustrator
& Animator, influenced by art from all
round the world. His latest webcomic
is http://firelightisle.com and he
drew http://www.freakangels.com
a while back!
CN4. Deathbulge
CN5. Dokkun
CN6. E-Soh
E-soh is an up and coming
comic making collaboration
from Slothical Creations and Esohcreations. They have combined
their talents in order to work on
their latest Title “The Willing Gift”,
a webcomic. Other projects that
keep them ticking and full of caffine
include freelance work and alot of
fanart including proffessional map
making, notebook creating and a
Children’s book, The Midnight Tea.
CN7. Dissociative Designs
Dissociative Designs: Creates high
quality digital art in a traditional
style. I also produce typography
pieces which compliment the works
of both DC and Marvel comics.
This is my first convention so I look
forward to receiving feedback and
meeting some great artists. Follow
me on Twitter @DissociativeD
CN8. Four Fears
CN9. Iella & Courier Collective
CN10. & CN11. Killer Bunny
showcased at our stall.
http://shibafe.tumblr.com/
CP8. Made by Anxiety
CP9. Accent UK
Jeff received his BFA many
moons ago in a land far far away.
He creates original art for the
whole family (Ok maybe best for
families of the clinically insane).
His Published work includes his
deranged ‘Killer Bunny’ comic,
‘Zomboy’ comic and picture book
‘Best Friends Forever’. All are great
for disturbing your neighbors and
various family members.
Manchester based creators Colin
Mathieson & Dave West return to
London with their quality range
of original comics
and graphic novels
featuring Gangster
Werewolves,
Invisible Scientists,
Robots, Victorian Melodramas,
Zulus and the shocking latest issue
of demon hunter Josiah Black’s
WesterNoir adventure series. All
at special MCM discount prices!
www.accentukcomics@blogspot.
co.uk
CN12. Cowgirlem
CN13. Astral Field
Comic artist and illustrator,
working on original manga comics,
short stories which are mainly
about sci-fi (time travels and
parallel worlds especially).
CP10. Lillytuft
Lissy Raine is a UK-based
freelance illustrator and comic
book artist. Working under the
names of Lissy Raine and Lillytuft
she produces independent
comic work (Solatium: Blood on
the Moon and The Cat Empire),
science education illustrations and
fantasy illustrations. She also has a
fondness for shiny things.
CN14. Brambletyne
MCM EXCLUSIVE EDITION :
Come and meet FAR FROM
FAITH creator/writer AdamJames Foulkes + Illustrator Lynne
Triplett, and ask them to sign
the MCM Comic Con Exclusive
cover variant! FFF is a US-format
three-issue comic mini series
that features 32 beautiful pages
and no ads! CREDIT CARDS AND
BITCOIN ACCEPTED!
CP11. Kathryn Wood
A freelance illustrator, writing
comics and drawing cute things.
CP12. Nooshiebeans
CP13. Shrimp Works
CP1. Querstret.co.uk
Mont Blank et al is a comic about
Mont Blank, a square with a top
hat and possibly a moustache. You
will laugh, you will sigh, but mostly
be indifferent. Volume 1 and 2 will
be on sale, along with a bunch of
other stuff. Like cakes. @oh_icy
Shahnaz ‘Shazy’ Mohseni is a
Lincoln-based artist/illustrator
with a style inspired by comics and
anime, and currently working on
a new original comic project. She
will be selling original books, prints
and other goodies.
CP2. Ade Brown
CP3. Cross#atch
CP4. Girl in the Rain
CP14. Time Bomb Comics
demand (and no small number of
violent threats) Beyond the Bunker
brings you the latest instalment
of our critically acclaimed and
completely stupid action comedy
about a detective with a moon for
a head. We also have prints, back
issues and nice hair.
CQ8. Of Hell and Consequence
CQ9. Boe Leahy Manga
CQ10. People I Know
CQ11. & CQ11. Metal Made Flesh
CQ13. & CQ14. Subversive Comics
CR1. Eternal-S
Eternal-S is an freelance artist
based in France.You can find her
illustrations on different support
at her table.Don’t hesitate to drop
by her table!
CR2. Random Squad
CR3. Eli Mamane
Eli Mamane is a comic book writer
who is currently working on his
creator owned project “Squatters”.
The comic was recently released
and is now available to buy. This
comic has had many top reviews
gaining 9/10 scores across multiple
websites. Come and get hold of
your copy today.
CR4. Ayako
Ayako Shirata is a Japanese
female comic writer / illustrator.
The comic book published from
KADOKAWA group in Japan.
The traditional Japanese style art
work in contemporary contexts
is very unique.
CR5. Edalie
2D Illustrator and Animator. I
will be open for one of a kind,
original commissions!
CR6. Little Terrors
CR7. Bounce Comics
CR8. Nexusdarkworld
Productions
Sarah Jones loves to draw and
create through traditional inks and
watercolours. Her work is both cute
and dark as she creates intriguing
characters and atmospheric
worlds for her stories. She has also
been published in the following
anthologies, Disconnected Press
Vol.2 and To End All Wars (Soaring
Penguin Press.)
CQ1. Flying Teacup
CQ2. Reabault
CP5. J.B.Elixir
I am a digital and traditional fantasy
artist who is creating a comic based
on Jewellery and Gemstones. The
Jewellery and Gemstone related
accessories are handmade and
created professionally before it
is used in the comic. The artwork
ranges from different media and
different genres.
Reabault is a self-taught, FrenchEnglish freelance author/illustrator
and creator of the Legendaria
Universe hosting his currently
active webcomic project; Hawkheir.
CQ3. Ajiey Media
CQ4. Haydon Mehmet Comics
CQ5. Alicia Wright
CP6. Ji-Bee
CP7. Shibafe
Alicia Wright is a YA author and
beginner webcomic artist from
Greater Manchester. She was told
in high school and college that she
ought to stop drawing fairies and
dragons and anime people. She
didn’t listen.
Welcome to Shibafé! A comic
about a small cafe run by eccentric
Shiba Inus at your service. Stop
by for a visit, immerse yourself in
their warm company and browse
Japan’s finest range of handmade
goods and merchandise
CQ6. & CQ7. Beyond the Bunker
Moon #3 is here! Due to popular
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place to buy signed illustrated
novels by author Mark Green.
Books sold at MCM will include;
Grey Faction, Scalpel Murder,
and Riverside Mystery, as well as
signed illustrations and prints. We
will also raising kickstarter funds
for our original comic series, so be
sure to get involved. :)
CR9. & CR10. Polycomical
Studios
A Saturday Morning cartoon in
webcomic form”. It is about three
superhero foxes that come to
Earth to stop an evil robot fox.
What follows is a series of bizarre
adventures featuring robots,
inflation, bizarre enemies and
some mind bending twists and
turns. This issue represents the
first full print run of the comic
thanks to our fantastic Kickstarter
backers and the work of our
artists. To find out more go to
www.reynardcity.com
Illustrations : © Virginie Siveton 2014 © Ntochaworld 2013
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