Millar Launches Kapow! Comic-Con in London Next Year

Mark Millar wasn’t joking when he said he had a big announcement to make.

Next year Millar is bringing Kapow! Comic-Con to the other side of the pond. Kapow! Comic-Con will be held from April 9^th through the 10^th at the Business Design Centre in London.

“The idea of Kapow! is to bring the San Diego experience to London,” said Millar in the promotional video (below). “It’s comics based, and the movies, and t.v. shows, and video games that have been inspired by them. That’s the plan of the thing, to bring them all under one umbrella.”

Guests include some big names already: John Romita, Jr., Dave Gibbons, Leinil Yu, Frank Quitely, Bryan Hitch, Olivier Coipel, Paul Cornell, Andy Diggle, Jock and many more. Kapow! will also feature the first annual Stan Lee Awards for achievements in comic books and comic-book/sci-fi related films.

Movie-related panels and guests will be announced on February 14^th, 2011. Millar is excited to get a jump on San Diego in terms of movie previews and news since Kapow! precedes that other obscure little Comic-Con by three months.

For more information about Kapow! visit the official website.

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Kapow! Comic Con Trailer from kapowcomiccon on Vimeo.