First Edinburgh Toy and Comic Mart announced

By John Freeman on 18 January 2013

The first ever Toy & Comic Mart in Edinburgh will take place on Saturday 20th April, organised by Hero Conventions and local retailer Heroes & Idols.

Running from 11.00am – 4.00pm, the free event will take place at the RAF Club, 11 Hillside Crescent, London Road, Edinburgh EH7 5EA – only a few minutes walk from McDonald Road Library where the Edinburgh Oxfam Comic Events used to take place.

The local indie press, including Black Hearted Press, will have tables along with the usual mix of specialist traders and special attractions include a prize raffle, freebies and guest talks (limited numbers). The organisers will be announcing the guest line up at a later date.

More info: http://www.facebook.com/hero.edinburgh or email: Enquiries@heroconventions.com

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John Freeman

John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.

He’s the writer of comics such as Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs”, with Dave Hailwood.