{"id":2506,"date":"2014-02-28T14:30:43","date_gmt":"2014-02-28T14:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=2506"},"modified":"2014-02-28T14:30:43","modified_gmt":"2014-02-28T14:30:43","slug":"comic-fans-thrilled-as-comicon-hits-cardiff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2014\/02\/28\/comic-fans-thrilled-as-comicon-hits-cardiff\/","title":{"rendered":"Comic fans thrilled as Comic Con hits Cardiff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Don&#8217;t be surprised if you bump into the Doctor or Batman this weekend, as thousands of sci-fi fans descend on Cardiff for Comic Con \u2013 many in costume.<br \/>\nThe convention, which celebrates cult television, films and comics, is being held in Cardiff\u2019s Motorpoint Arena for the second year in a row.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2511\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2511\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Comic-Con-web-size.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2511\" alt=\"Comic Con hits Cardiff. Photo courtesy of Charles Fettinger\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Comic-Con-web-size-300x177.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"177\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2511\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2511\" alt=\"Comic Con hits Cardiff. Photo courtesy of Charles Fettinger\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Comic-Con-web-size-300x177.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"177\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Comic Con hits Cardiff. Photo courtesy of Charles Fettinger<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nOrganisers are hoping the host of big-name stars from small and big screen will draw a big crowd including Lord of the Rings actor John Rhys Davies and Star Trek legend David Warner.<br \/>\nThe Welsh capital will also welcome back a host of Doctor Who stars, including former time lord Paul McGann, Bernard Cribbins and Torchwood actress Eve Myles.<br \/>\nLast year\u2019s event attracted up to 15,000 people.<br \/>\nKyle Davies, 34, from Ammanford, is back after attending last year. He said: \u201cI was surprised by the number of people queuing, the biggest queue I have ever seen outside the Motorpoint Arena.\u201d<br \/>\nComic Con is famous for its passionate fans, many of whom dress up for the convention.<br \/>\n\u201cMy favourite costume last year was a gentleman dressed as a Ghostbuster with a very authentic proton pack and suit who was happy to pose for pictures,\u201d he said.<br \/>\nDoctor Who fan Amy Harris, 20, is coming from Devon for the weekend. \u201cThis is the sixth convention I\u2019m going to. I have been to Cardiff three times and it\u2019s my favourite place in the world,\u201d she said.<br \/>\n\u201cI will be wearing my Doctor Who wristband to show my love for the show.\u201d<br \/>\nShannon Wicks, 19, who is travelling from Carmarthen, thinks the draw of Comic Con is its inclusivity.<br \/>\n\u201cI like Comic Con because weirdos with similar interests can come together.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don&#8217;t be surprised if you bump into the Doctor or Batman this weekend, as thousands of sci-fi fans descend on Cardiff for Comic Con \u2013 many in costume. The convention, which celebrates cult television, films and comics, is being held in Cardiff\u2019s Motorpoint Arena for the second year in a row. Organisers are hoping the host of big-name stars from small and big screen will draw a big crowd including Lord of the Rings actor John Rhys Davies and Star [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":248,"featured_media":2511,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[292],"tags":[1996,1997,1998,1999],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-2506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-comic","tag-comicon","tag-super-heroes","tag-superheroes"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Comic fans thrilled as Comic Con hits Cardiff - The Cardiffian<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2014\/02\/28\/comic-fans-thrilled-as-comicon-hits-cardiff\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Comic fans thrilled as Comic Con hits Cardiff - The Cardiffian\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Don&#8217;t be surprised if you bump into the Doctor or Batman this weekend, as thousands of sci-fi fans descend on Cardiff for Comic Con \u2013 many in costume. 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