Hi everyone!
It's almost time for MCM London Comic Con
It's 25-27 May
At ExCel in London
It's on twice a year
In May & October
Neither one's the main show
There's just two comic cons
And they're both absolutely huge!
The great thing about comic con
Is it's just a complete break away from normal life
You can have fun taking pictures
See loads of cosplayers
You can get things you wouldn't normally be able to buy in the shops
And you can wear whatever you like
And it's such a friendly atmosphere
It's just a really great community
And it's also where I have my stall Cakes with Faces
Now because I have an online shop most of the time
It's really great to bring it to life at comic con
I try & make my stall as colourful as possible
And I always love meeting you guys there
So come & say hello!
Today I'm going to tell you about a few new things
Some stuff that's happening at the show
And some tips
Number One: The comic con app
Now this is a new thing this time
And it's free
You can get it on Apple & Android
It's got the special guests
The schedules for the stages
And you can buy tickets
It also will have the floor plan
That's not released just yet
It's usually out a couple of days before the show
And I'm hoping that'll make it a lot easier to navigate the show
Because it's so big now
It can be really hard to find things
So I think this'll make it a lot easier
One thing I will say is on the show floor section
The first thing you see is the Exhibitor List
Now that's not absolutely all of them
If you want to see them all
You have to click on Dealers, which is at the bottom
I missed that the first time I looked at it
But then you can see all the stalls that are going to be there
There's also a countdown to the show
Which is stressing me out at the moment
Because I've still got so much to do to get my stall ready
There's links to Manchester, Scotland & Birmingham as well
So it looks like they'll be using this for the other MCM shows too
Number 2: Come & see me!
I'll be there the whole weekend
On my stall Cakes with Faces
So come & say hello
If I'm not there it's because I'm walking around filming
Or getting lunch or something
But I will be there every day
You can see all my designs
And I'll have some new stuff especially for the show!
I'll have my new avocado t-shirts
Because avocados are the best
And my other new t-shirt
Is a little bit dark and a little bit cute
It's Kawaii-ja
A kawaii ouija board
Possessed by cuteness
And fingers crossed my new pins arrive in time
I've got a new pin in my Zooshi sushi animals series
It's Giraffe Hosomaki
He's very cute
It'll also be the first time at the show for my Llamageddon t-shirts
Which I'm wearing today
And the hoodies
And the cute ghost leggings as well
I'll also have all my other designs: all the t-shirts
Hoodies, Control Freak varsity jackets
All the dresses
And everything else
You can see it all on Cakes with Faces.co.uk
I'll be in the South Hall
On stand BG3
Because a few people said they couldn't find my stall last time
I'm going to try & do a quick livestream on Friday morning
To show you where I'll be
That'll be on Facebook.com/cakeswithfaces
The official floor plan and stage schedules & everything
Are usually out just a couple of days before the show
So when they're published
I'll put a link on my website
And on Facebook & Twitter
That's Cakes with Faces
Number 3: Autographs & photos
One of the special things about comic con
Is you can meet some special guests
This time there's actors from Daredevil,
Jessica Jones
Orange is the New Black
Deadpool
The Walking Dead
Star Wars
and the Rocky Horror Show
And there's voice actors from Futurama
Adventure Time
Metal Gear Solid
Overwatch
Grand Theft Auto
South Park & the voice of Winnie the Pooh
And Tigger - who's the same person?!
There's also loads more
You can see them all on the website and in the app
They usually announce a couple more as it gets closer to the show
Now if you want to meet the special guests
And get autographs & photos
You have to pay separately for that
But everything that's on the stage
All the panels &shows - that's included in your ticket
Number 4: Quidditch Premier League
It's a sport inspired by the one in Harry Potter
I don't know quite how it works
But you can find out all about it
In a talk on Saturday
And find out how you can play if you want to give it a try
Number 5: Fan Meets
There's loads of meet-ups over the weekend
They're not just for cosplayers
Anyone's welcome
It's really casual
You just go along & meet some new people
Which is really good, especially if you're going on your own
They're themed around specific things
Like Disney, or a particular game or anime
And there's loads of them
They're all on the MCM website
On the Fringe Festival page
Number 6: Pop Asia
This is one of my favourite sections
Because I love Japan
There's going to be Japanese food stalls
A little stage
You can get sweets & snacks
And loads of cute stuff
There's usually a stall where you can get Japanese tableware
Like all the little plates & things
This time Artbox is having a little Pusheen shop
With photo spots & loads of cute merch
If you like Japan
I've just started my new series of Japan vlogs
There's a couple up so far
There's going to be new videos every Thursday
I filmed so much for you
So I hope you enjoy them
Number 7: DC Exhibition
If you like DC comics & films
There's an exhibition called "DC Dawn of the Superheroes"
At the O2, which is just across the river from ExCel
You can get there on the cable car
It's got drawings
Props & costumes
All the details are on DC Exhibition.co.uk
If you look on MCM Comic Con's Twitter
There's a link so you can get a discount if you're going to MCM as well
And you can get a discount on the cable car
If you show them your MCM wristband
Finally: What else is there?
There's Author Corner
With fantasy & sci-fi authors
There's the Comic Village
With independent artists who self-publish their own comics & prints
There's so many different styles
It's definitely worth a look!
Vidfest is now called Creatorscape
That's got people from YouTube
And there's loads of stalls
With all sorts of plushies
Board games, video games
Cosplay stuff
Like contact lenses & wigs
Cakes, figures
And all sorts of merch
You can see what it's like in my video from last time
Last time I lost my voice
And I couldn't talk to anyone properly
And it was really awful
So hopefully that won't happen again!
And I will be making a video this time too
So tell me if there's anything you want to see
How to get there
You can get to ExCel on the DLR
Go to Custom House or Prince Regent
They're both right by ExCel
You can use your Oyster card on the DLR
Just like the rest of the tube
So come & say hello
And tell me you saw my video
You can see my new Japan vlogs on my channel
And you can see all my designs
On cakeswithfaces.co.uk
If you're not going to comic con
You can get everything online
And my new designs will be out after the show
So I'll see you there!
Bye bye!