Burton Comic Con, Burton Market Hall, Burton Upon Trent - 25th February 2018

pros -no queues to see signings like Colin Baker or Peter Davidson.

-local event so no long drives to get there.

- variety of stalls selling things as diverse as comics to computer games and t-shirts to cupcakes.

cons- very small convention, went round everything, got an autograph and a few other things but took less than 45 minutes, usuall y a convention takes hours to go round.

- entering the show was confusing, lots of us had tickets but we were put in a queue where tickets were supposidly available for purchase at the door....thought it was an advance ticket only event. doorman never said anything about other queues until the place had been open for 15 minutes.

overall a nice little show and one that should be dupported as its local, although entry to the event needs sorting out.

Posted anonymously on 02/03/2018

Burton Comic Con, Burton Market Hall, Burton Upon Trent - 25th February 2018

Fantastic time again this year, but it was smaller than last year. Mostly though, the issue I spotted : conventions are meant to be a place for like minded souls to get together and share their passions, as well as meeting guests and buying merch. The cheats at emcon do not give talks. There are no seats for convention attendees and no queues that aren't directly in the path of everything else. I love Burton em con, but do feel there is space for improvement. Having said that, I would still highly recommend it

Posted by Jazz on 28/02/2018

Burton Comic Con, Burton Market Hall, Burton Upon Trent - 25th February 2018

Excellent guests, good variety of stalls and facilities.

Posted by AMS on 26/02/2018

Burton Comic Con, Burton Market Hall, Burton Upon Trent - 25th February 2018

I liked the event and found it very interesting from a casual observer's point of view.. I don't have a particular interest in any form of sci-fi genre or characters but it was fascinating to see how diverse other visitors' enthusiasm was.
The stalls were varied, the guests were causing quite a reaction and the food/drink outlets were cheaply-priced and plentiful.
I loved how punters enter into the spirit of the event by donning their favourite characters' costumes.

Posted by GREENYBFC on 26/02/2018

Burton Comic Con, Burton Market Hall, Burton Upon Trent - 25th February 2018

Good con considering how cold it was outside didn't seem cold inside
For a small venue very good value for money at £10
Small choice of guests but for the first time there was fine you had time to stand and chat
I know such as pop heads are popular ( if I brought my partner the eldest collects them) but maybe limited the number of stalls selling them
For someone out of the area maybe a map showing the venue to local car parks

Posted by Dave b on 26/02/2018