"Exciting guests" New guests and attractions added to the Portsmouth Comic Con line-up
New guests and attractions have been added to this year’s Portsmouth Comic Con line-up.
Joining film and TV guests Tom Rosenthal and Anita Dobson is celebrated British actress and singer Patricia Quinn, best known for her iconic role as Magenta in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (released in 1975) and the original stage musical that inspired it in 1973. She will be recognise her lips from the cult classic film’s opening sequence, miming the song ‘Science Fiction/Double Feature’.
The announcement comes as Portsmouth Comic Con returns to the Portsmouth Guildhall on May 2 and 3, with another round of celebrity guests, exciting authors and immersive experiences added to the programme.
It includes the return of the ever-popular Star Wars Experience, with the Joker Squad creating an even more immersive entrance for visitors. Droids, displays, music and sound will set the scene, and once visitors have cleared the Imperial Checkpoint, they will make their way through Tatooine for multiple photo opportunities.
Whether it’s Han Solo in carbonite, a Speeder Bike, the Ewok Drum Kit, the Ewok C3PO chair, an e-web and an Ice Cave, visitors can immerse themselves in some of their favourite scenes from a galaxy far far away... before being drawn into a back world cantina, where they can play a hand of Sabbac and pose with their favourite Outer Rim bounty hunters.
New authors have also been announced for the Bookish Block. Joining best-selling authors Juno Dawson, Maggie Stiefvater and Eliza Raine are British authors Wren James and Josh Winning.
Fans of all things comic will be able to meet their favourite artists and writers in Artist Alley – confirmed so far are Lucy Sullivan, Mike Dowling, Chris Wildgoose, Rory McConville, Sarah Graley and Sam Hart.
With a firm family-friendly focus, the weekend will also feature colourful cosplay parades, compelling panels and discussions, workshop opportunities and gaming zones, as well as one of the largest selections of comics, collectables and merch around.
Early Bird tickets are on sale until the end of February, after which time prices will rise, and are available at www.portsmouthcomiccon.com.