NEC Birmingham
19/20 November 2016
I have loads of photos to share from my recent trip to Birmingham NEC, so thought I’d share some more. As I mentioned previously, there were loads of fantastic Cosplay costumes being worn – so here are some additional pics.
In fact, it seemed to me that there were even more costumed attendees than ever! MCM Birmingham is the biggest and best Comic Con I’ve been to (I’ve not made it to London), and the number of cosplayers seemed to be higher than ever.
There were some truly amazing outfits. Whether film or TV, book or comic book – it seemed like hundreds of heroes (and villains) were walking the halls.
Maybe it was just the abundance of Harley Quinns, but it seemed like there were many more females dressing as characters this time. Nothing wrong with that, as comics and science fiction have always been more of a boys club. Nice to see the ladies being involved and doing things so well. No offence to the Harleys, by the way – the more the merrier!
There were some classic costumes from the boys this year too, though. Deadpool and the Joker seemed quite popular, and were represented well with some superb renditions.
In my opinion, when I was last here Marvel characters slightly out weighed DC. This November, DC were definitely fighting back!
Lots of Walking Dead, too. I mentioned last time the amazing Daryl Dixon who I photographed, but messed up the picture. Probably for the best, Mrs Platinum Al would be drooling forever.
There was also a Negan, who was an amazing look a like. He should get some stunt double work on the show, he was so good!
Another dead ringer was Breaking Bad’s Walter White look a like – an amazing resemblance! Check him out at @walterwhitelike on Twitter.
All in all a superb day was enjoyed by all. Thanks to all the various cosplayers who gave me permission to take their photo. Everyone was really kind, gracious and friendly – I thank you for your patience.
Now I’m looking forward to a return to MCM Comic Con at the NEC in March 2017!
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