London MCM Expo

MCM London Comic Con
MCM Expo May 2011
Status	Active
Genre	Multi-genre
Venue	ExCeL London
Location(s)	One Western Gateway, Royal Victoria Dock, London Docklands, London, E16 1XL
Country	United Kingdom
Inaugurated	May 2002
Attendance	133,156 in May 2016
Organized by	MCM Central
Website
http://www.mcmcomiccon.com

The MCM London Comic Con (formerly known as the London MCM Expo) is a multi-genre fan convention held in the London Borough of Newham twice yearly, usually on the last weekend in May and October. The convention mainly focuses on anime, manga, video games, sci-fi, cosplay & popular media from the United Kingdom, United States and Japan.

The MCM (Movie Comic Media) Expo Group are organisers of the London, Birmingham, the Midlands, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Belfast, Manchester, Scotland, Liverpool, Stockholm, Malmö, Copenhagen, Belgium and Hannover MCM Comic Cons. It was founded in early 2001 by Paul Miley (ScifiShows) and Bryan Cooney (Wolf Events), both well known organisers within the fan convention entertainment industry.

The convention is held twice each year, usually on the last full weekend of May and October. There have occasionally been exceptions to this; May 2009 being one of them.

The event started as a single day and has now expanded to run across three days attracting attendance and involvement from industry luminaries such as: Universal Studios, Twentieth Century Fox, Manga Entertainment UK, All the Anime, NEO Magazine and Marvel Comics, amongst others.

The MCM London Comic Con features a large floor-space for dealer stands and exhibitors which include media companies such as film studios and TV stations. There is also a theatre space that includes a large stage with projection monitors on either side and seating for approximately 1000.

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