CEO delighted with Comic Con Midlands success

Comic Con Midlands' boss was delighted with how their first show went and says the events company has bigger plans for the future.

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Telford International Centre played host to the first show of its kind last weekend - organised by Monopoly Events.

Celebrating all things pop culture, fans of comics, fantasy, sci-fi, gaming, horror and cosplay attended Comic Con Midlands from across the country to meet and hear from stars in the industry.

Guests included Doctor Who's Jodie Whitakker, and Mandip Gill, Lucy Lawless from Xena, American actor, Jeff Ward, Sophia Di Martino from Marvel's Loki, and Nick Zano.

Steve Whitmire who plays Kermit the Frog also made an appearance as well as the Fallout's Ella Purnell.

Comic Con Midlands at Telford International Centre. In Picture L>R: Dean, Stephen and Sarah - Rebel Legion.

CEO of Monopoly Events, Andy Kleek, was extremely pleased with how the show went in Telford.

He said: "We’re thrilled, we do events all over the UK and came into this venue where the facilities are excellent and ran a show really well which I was really pleased with, and the feedback that we’re getting has been incredible.