The Wales Comic Con is a fan convention that is held in the UK twice a year at Glyndŵr University in Wrexham, North Wales. It is run by events management company - Mercury Promotions (UK). Fans are also known to attend the event dressed for cosplay where they can take part in an bi-annual competition. Comic artists from around the world can also be found drawing images for fans in the hall during the day.
The event itself contains various guests from various types of media, spending time to meet the fans and the public throughout the day as well as taking part in talk sessions and photoshoots. There are guests that are now considered Wales Comic Con family and have returned to the event on many occasions. The event hosts a variety of stalls with traders selling various merchandise and memorabilia.
Film and television
James Marsters (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Torchwood, Smallville)
Manu Bennett (Arrow, Spartacus, The Hobbit)
Sam J. Jones (Flash Gordon)
Jason Momoa (Justice League, Game of Thrones)
Matt Ryan (Constantine)
Mark Sheppard (Supernatural, Firefly, 24, Doctor Who)
Billy Boyd (Lord of the Rings)
Michael Biehn (ALIENS, Terminator, The Abyss)
David Bradley (Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Doctor Who)
Allison Mack (Smallville)
Eve Myles (Torchwood, Merlin, Doctor Who)
Sean Maher (Firefly, Arrow)
Xander Berkeley (The Walking Dead, 24, Terminator)
Jimmy Akingbola (Arrow, Holby City)
Corin Nemec (Stargate, Supernatural)
Chris Sabat (Dragon Ball)
Shane Richie (Eastenders, Flushed Away)
Carlos Bernard (24)
Nicholas Brendon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Kristine Sutherland (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Mike Quinn (Star Wars, The Muppets)
Chaske Spencer (Twilight)
Hannah Spearritt (Primeval, S Club)
Andrew-Lee Potts (Primeval)
Eoin Macken (Merlin)
Tom Wlaschiha (Game of Thrones)
Jerome Flynn (Game of Thrones, Soldier Soldier)
Mark Addy (Game of Thrones, Atlantis, Full Monty)
Jack Donnelly (Atlantis)
Robert Emms (Atlantis, Kick Ass 2)
Aiysha Hart (Atlantis)
Thomas Ian Nicholas (American Pie)
Zach Galligan (Gremlins)
Billy West (Futurama, Ren & Stimpy, Space Jam, Doug)
Ken Stott (The Hobbit, Narnia)
Graham McTavish (The Hobbit)
Jed Brophy (Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, King Kong)
Adam Brown (The Hobbit)
John Bell (The Hobbit, Doctor Who)
Torri Higginson (Stargate)
Colin Cunningham (Falling Skies, Stargate)
Luciana Carro (Falling Skies, Battlestar Galactica)
Nicki Clyne (Battlestar Galactica)
Anthony Head (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Merlin, Doctor Who, Little Britain)
Warwick Davis (Life's Too Small, Star Wars, Harry Potter, Willow)
Craig Parker (Lord of the Rings, Spartacus)
Virginia Hey (Farscape)
Kristian Nairn (Game of Thrones)
Aimee Richardson (Game of Thrones)
Kerry Ingram (Game of Thrones, Doctor Who/Proms)
Josef Altin (Game of Thrones)
Eugène Simon (Game of Thrones)
Ian McElhinney (Game of Thrones)
Ellie Kendrick (Game of Thrones, Being Human)
Gethin Anthony (Game of Thrones)
Finn Jones (Game of Thrones)
James Cosmo (Game of Thrones, Braveheart, Chronicles of Narnia, Highlander)
Gemma Whelan (Game of Thrones)
Dirk Benedict (The A-Team, Battlestar Galactica, Big Brother)
Chris Barrie (Red Dwarf, Tomb Raider, Brittas Empire)
Craig Charles (Red Dwarf)
Danny John-Jules (Red Dwarf)
Robert Llewellyn (Red Dwarf)
Gareth David-Lloyd (Torchwood)
Julian Glover (Game of Thrones, Indiana Jones, Star Wars, James Bond)
John Challis (Only Fools & Horses)
Sue Holderness (Only Fools & Horses)
Andy Secombe (Star Wars)
John Billingsley (Star Trek, Prison Break, True Blood)
Bonita Friedericy (Chuck)
Colin Baker (Doctor Who)
Sylvester McCoy (Doctor Who)
Neil Marshall (UK film director for Dog Soldiers, Centurion, the Descent)
Chris Rankin (Harry Potter)
Kiran Shah (Chronicles of Narnia, Lord of the Rings)
Marc Silk (Johnny Bravo, Fifi & the Flowertots)
Jeremy Bulloch (Star Wars)
Al Matthews (Aliens)
Ben Loyd Holmes (Torchwood, Da Vinci's Demons, Band of Brothers, Star Wars)
Norman Lovett (Red Dwarf)
Hattie Hayridge (Red Dwarf)
Carolyn Seymour (Mass Effect, Star Trek)
Nick Gillard stunts co-ordinator (Star Wars)
Alan Ruscoe (Star Wars, Doctor Who, The Fifth Element)
Spencer Wilding (Green Lantern, Game of Thrones, The Wolfman)
Kai Owen (Torchwood)
Brian Muir (Star Wars, Harry Potter, Indiana Jones - sculptor)
Frazer Hines (Doctor Who)
Ian Whyte (Aliens vs Predator 1 & 2, Clash of the Titans)
Kenny Baker (Star Wars)
Caroline Munro (James Bond, Hammer Horror)
Bruce Hopkins (Lord of the Rings)
Sarah Louise Madison (Doctor Who)
John Morton (Star Wars)
Chloë Annett (Red Dwarf)
Tom Price (Torchwood)
Mark Lester (Oliver!)
Craig Fairbrass (Call of Duty, Eastenders)
Richard LeParmentier (Star Wars, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?)
Robert Picardo (Star Trek Voyager, Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, Stargate Universe)
David Prowse (Star Wars)
Veronica Taylor (Pokémon)
Jonathan Ross
Charlie Adlard
Neil Edwards
Simon Furman
Andrew Wildman
Paul Shipper
Lee Townsend
Henry Davies
Liam Shalloo
Stephen Baskerville
David J. Howe
John Chapman
Neil Roberts
James Moran
Staz Johnson
Hal Laren
Sam Stone
Jason Cardy
John-Paul Bove
Kat Nicholson
Kris Carter
Mike Collins
Al Davison
Lee Bradley
Gareth Wiles
Raven Dane
Anastasia Catris
Samsun Lobe
Chris Jericho
Ric Flair
Mick Foley
Booker T
Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat
Rob Van Dam
Road Warrior Animal
Billy Gunn
Scott Hall
Eric Bischoff
Jeff Jarrett
Karen Jarrett
Hacksaw Jim Duggan
Honky-Tonk Man
Sean Waltman AKA X-Pac
Rikishi
Tatanka
Dustin Rhodes AKA Goldust
Ted DiBiase Million Dollar Man
Tommy Dreamer
Lance Storm
Douglas Williams
Nigel McGuinness
Chris Masters
Mason Ryan
Adam Rose
Maria Kanellis
Vader
Brodus Clay
Huw Coolio (Wrestling Star to be)
Carl Fogarty (former Superbike world champion)
Neville Southall (Footballer)
World of Warcraft
StarCraft
Diablo
League of Legends
Yu-Gi-Oh!
Dead Island
Warhammer
Carmageddon
RuneScape
In 2012 (in association with Dave TV) the event played an exclusive clip for fans that would preview the long-awaited return of Red Dwarf. This clip was a world exclusive for fans taking part in the Red Dwarf Q&A panel.
During the April 2014 event gaming fans had the opportunity to win a Dead Island exclusive in-game code only available that day.
Avengers Assemble the smash hit Marvel Studios super hero movie was promoted with an exclusive art print from British artist Paul Shipper in 2015.
The event often finishes with an aftershow party in a local venue where they have had the likes of Funeral for a Friend, Four Star Mary, Blue Gillespie, Straight Jacket Legends and the Thomas Ian Nicholas Band playing live music for the public as well as standup comedy from Tom Price and Adrian Poynton. In 2013 Billy Boyd and his band Beecake performed live at Central Station in Wrexham, the band returned to perform in the Spring of 2016 with a gig at Wrexham FC stadium.
