The Comic Village Fete
will be officially opened Saturday Noon
by Eisner Award Winner
MARK BUCKINGHAM
The Comic Village Fete will feature:
- Free Face Painting - get yourself made up as your favourite superhero....
- Stack O'Comics - free entry to this competition - guess the number of comics in the towering stack o'comics, and if you're closest by the closing time: you win the lot. Free sweet for every attempt!
- Treasure Hunt - Hidden around the Expo, on various tables, are twelve Comics Village beanie baby bears...can you track them down and fill in an entry form? Multiple winners will be selected from the correct answers, and will be given their choice of prizes from hardback graphic novels, to t-shirts, to comics, to even more stuff, kindly donated by table holders at the Expo.
- Design-A-Character Competition - sponsored by Diamond UK - put your creativity to the test: design a brand new character, or a new interpretation of an old favourite, colour in the template and have it pinned on the wall. The judges will pick their favourites and the winners can choose from a large selection of prizes kindly donated by Diamond UK. Colouring pencils and templates will be provided at the Fete, and prizes will be awarded in various age categories, so under 8s will have the same chance as 9-13s, as those slightly older people still in touch with their inner child!
- Bric-A-Brac - a random selection of old comics and graphic novels available at rock bottom prices, the cupboards have been cleared out and the shelves are now bare. Superheroes, manga, SF, from hardcovers to paperbacks, it's a chance to sample something different, to try something new, for a low cost.
Please note that all events are primarily designed for the young, but the young-at-heart are more than welcome to give it a shot!
