Heroes and villains assemble for Leamington Comic Con 2017

Cosplayers paid tribute their favourite characters from comics and animation at this year's Leamington Comic Con.
Photos for Leamington Comic Con 2017 at the Spa Centre.
Kit Summerfield was Batman (right) pictured with his friend Darren Tang as Red Hood.
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Kit Summerfield was Batman (right) pictured with his friend Darren Tang as Red Hood.
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Photos for Leamington Comic Con 2017 at the Spa Centre. Kit Summerfield was Batman (right) pictured with his friend Darren Tang as Red Hood. MHLC-25-03-17 Comic Con 2017 NNL-170325-220047009

The event, now the third to have taken place in the town, was held at the Spa Centre for the first time and again featured illustrators and artists from the industry who held talks and workshops throughout the day.

Guests included Christian Wildgoose, Artist on DC’s Batgirl, Marc Laming whose artwork has appeared in Marvel’s Star Wars: Force Awakens and John-Paul Bove, the artist best known for his work on Transformers for IDW and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for Panini and Judge Dredd for 2000AD.

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The event also included Sonia Leong, a multi-award winning Manga creator who has worked for TokyoPop, Self-Made Hero, Image Comics, Hachettes, VIZ Media and Titan Comics to name a few.

Photos for Leamington Comic Con 2017 at the Spa Centre.
Emily Keable as Wedding Day Harlequin.
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Emily Keable as Wedding Day Harlequin.
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Photos for Leamington Comic Con 2017 at the Spa Centre. Emily Keable as Wedding Day Harlequin. MHLC-25-03-17 Comic Con 2017 NNL-170325-220254009

For youngsters there was facepainting, balloon making and a colouring-in station.

The event culminated with a screening of Tim Burton’s Batman at All Saint’s parish church.

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