Coastal Comic Con 2019: The Voyage Home

The PCG had a fantastic time at the first ever Coastal Comic Con in Bournemouth and are eager to see it return for an encore. Rather than have one of us ramble on about our highlights, here's 9 year-old George C to report on a special day!

George C: Last Saturday I went to the Coastal Comic Con. It was at the Royal Bath Hotel in Bournemouth. I’ve been to some comic conventions before but this was the first time I dressed up. I went as Avengers: Endgame Hulk in a Quantum Realm suit. There were lots of other people dressed up as well. I saw Manga costumes, Marvel, DC, Game Of Thrones (which I’m not allowed to watch the episodes of!), Star Trek and Darth Vader and lots of Stormtroopers. My favourite costume was the man dressed as a Borg from Star Trek. He looked scary!

The Road To Coastal Comic Con 2019

It's the inaugural Coastal Comic Con this Saturday and it's only a few minutes up the road from us. Could we be more excited to see a brand new con spring up in our own backyard?

Jo S: I have a handful of comics events of various kinds under my eagle-buckled belt so far, with Portsmouth Comic Con standing out as a high point, but a 'proper' comic con on my doorstep has until now been elusive: tales of woe from comic book fans unable to find a single back issue at the heavily Film and TV focussed events at our big local convention centre abound, and we've yet to find something to replace the PCG's beloved Melksham event of yore. The announcement of a new, independent comic con in Bournemouth was bound to create interest then, and Coastal's eye-catching graphic designs (Matt - no-not-our-Matt-another-Matt - one of the organising team, is a graphic designer by trade, and his concept for this is exceptional) and warm attitude on Facebook clinched it: this little con looks as if it has a big heart.