Swansea Comic and Gaming Convention Returns in May

By John Freeman on 7 January 2017

The second Swansea Comic and Gaming Convention takes place at the Brangwyn Hall, Swansea on 27th May 2017.

A “convention for the community by the community”, the event was founded by prominent members of the local geek community, who wanted to give a little back to their supporters.

Held for the first time in 2016, SCGC incorporates various aspects of geek fandom into the convention, including (but not limited to) comics, table-top and board gaming, cosplay and video gaming.

The aim of the SCGC is promote creators both new and old from these areas and to also support and raise awareness for their chosen charity Maggie’s Swansea.

Their conventions offer many involving activities including gaming demos (both video gaming and table top and board gaming); fun and interactive comics activities such as the Swansea Comics Collective’s legendary wall comic; and cosplay panels, competitions and parades, various raffles.

• For more information visit: www.scgc.org.uk

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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.