A Recap & Ranking Of Conventions I Attended In 2016

This is a continuation of a post I first made at the conclusion of 2014, where I ranked and reviewed the conventions I’d attended in 2014 and compared them against one another, as well as giving some general advice and information about conventions and ticket types in the United Kingdom. As I’ve written extensively detailed reviews of all of these conventions already, this will simply be a place to list the pros and cons of each event, as well as a place to make direct comparisons between them. It’ll cover some of the highlights of the convention year, some of the best guests, some of the biggest advantages and disadvantages of each company, and, of course, most importantly, the best convention of the year. So, theoretically, this will be much shorter than my average convention review or article.

Vampire Ball 7 - A Detailed Review

Guests met and discussed in this review (with the franchise I most associate them with personally) :-

• Eliza Dushku (Faith from “Buffy The Vampire Slayer”/“Angel” & Echo/Caroline from “Dollhouse”)

• Robia LaMorte (Jenny Calendar from “Buffy The Vampire Slayer”)

• Clare Kramer (Glory from “Buffy The Vampire Slayer”)

• Miracle Laurie (Mellie/Madeline/November from “Dollhouse”)

• Jonathan Woodward (Holden Webster from “Buffy The Vampire Slayer”, Knox from “Angel” & Tracey from “Firefly”)

• James Leary (Clem from “Buffy The Vampire Slayer”)

Reading Comic Con 2016 - A Detailed Review

Guests met and discussed in this review (with the franchise I most associate them with personally) :-

• Clive Russell (Brynden ‘Blackfish’ Tully from “Game Of Thrones”)

• Kerry Ingram (Shireen Baratheon from “Game Of Thrones”)

• Aimee Richardson (Myrcella Baratheon from “Game Of Thrones”)

• Ross Mullan (Various White Walkers in “Game Of Thrones”, The Silence in “Doctor Who”, and the Teller in Doctor Who’s “Time Heist”)

• Ceri-Ann Williams (Wonder Woman’s body-double in the upcoming movie)

Film & Comic Con Cardiff 2016 - A Detailed Review

Guests met and discussed in this review (with the franchise I most associate them with personally) :-

• Gemma Whelan (Yara Greyjoy from “Game Of Thrones”)

• Donald Sumpter (Maester Luwin from “Game Of Thrones”)

• Oliver Ford Davies (Maester Cressen from “Game Of Thrones”)

• Kae Alexander (Leaf from “Game Of Thrones”)

• Reece Noi (Mossador from “Game Of Thrones”)

• Jimmy Vee (R2-D2 in “Star Wars: Episode VIII” & Various “Doctor Who” Characters)

• Pip Torrens (Rocastle from “Doctor Who”)

• Tiana Benjamin (Angelina Johnson from “Harry Potter”)

• Anna Shaffer (Romilda Vane from “Harry Potter”)

• Georgina Leonidas (Katie Bell from “Harry Potter”)

• Robert Llewellyn (Kryten from “Red Dwarf”)

• Chloe Annett (Kristine Kochanski from “Red Dwarf”)

Wales Comic Con 2016 Part II - A Detailed Review

Guests met and discussed in this review :-

• James Marsters (Spike from “Buffy The Vampire Slayer”)

• Nicky Brendon (Xander Harris from “Buffy The Vampire Slayer”)

• Kristine Sutherland (Joyce Summers from “Buffy The Vampire Slayer”)

• Manu Bennett (Deathstroke in “Arrow” & Crixus in “Spartacus”)

• Tom Wlaschiha (Jaqen H’ghar from “Game Of Thrones”)

• Mark Addy (King Robert Baratheon from “Game Of Thrones”)

• Ian McElhinney (Ser Barristan Selmy from “Game Of Thrones”)

• Ian Hanmore (Pyat Pree from “Game Of Thrones”)

• Joe Altin (Pyp from “Game Of Thrones”)

• David Bradley (Walder Frey from “Game Of Thrones” & Argus Filch from “Harry Potter”)

• Ric Flair (Wrestler)

• Billy Gunn (Wrestler)

• Chris Rankin (Percy Weasley from “Harry Potter”)

• Josh Herdman (Gregory Goyle from “Harry Potter”)

• Matt Ryan (John Constantine from “Constantine”)

• Thomas Ian Nicholas (Kevin Myers in “American Pie”)

• Kevin McNally (Joshamee Gibbs in “Pirates Of The Caribbean”)

• Corin Nemec (Christian Campbell in “Supernatural”)

• Gareth David-Lloyd (Ianto Jones in “Torchwood”)

• Naoko Mori (Toshiko Sato in “Torchwood”)

• Kai Owen (Rhys Williams in “Torchwood”)

Gloucester Comic Con 2016 - A Detailed Review

Guests met and discussed in this review (with the franchise I most associate them with personally) :-

• Colin Baker (6^th Doctor from “Doctor Who”)

• Danny John-Jules (The Cat from “Red Dwarf”)

• Chris Barrie (Arnold Rimmer from “Red Dwarf”)

• Robert Llewellyn (Kryten from “Red Dwarf”)

• Hattie Hayridge (Holly from “Red Dwarf”)

• Spencer Wilding (Everything ever. Seriously. “Guardians Of The Galaxy”, “Star Wars”, “Harry Potter”, “Doctor Who”, “Game Of Thrones”...)

• Ceri-Ann Williams (Wonder Woman’s body-double in the upcoming movie)

• Virginia Hey (Pa’u Zotoh Zhaan from “Farscape”)

• Sophie Aldred (Ace from “Doctor Who”)

• Terry Molloy (Davros from “Doctor Who”)

• Simon Fisher-Becker (Dorium Maldovar from “Doctor Who”)

• Ian McNeice (Winston Churchill from “Doctor Who”)

• Paul Warren (Varmik from “Star Wars” & Skinny Steve Rogers from “Captain America”)

• Nick Joseph (Arhul Hextrophon from “Star Wars”)

• Brian Wheeler (Ewoks from “Star Wars”)

• Grant Perkins (Comic Artist)

Stars Of Time 2016 - A Detailed Review

Guests met and discussed in this review (with the franchise I most associate them with personally) :-

• Colin Baker (6^th Doctor from “Doctor Who”)

• Miltos Yerolemou (Syrio Forel from “Game Of Thrones”)

Film & Comic Con Bournemouth 2016 - A Detailed Review

Guests met and discussed in this review (with the franchise I most associate them with personally) :-

• Ray Park (Darth Maul from “Star Wars” & Toad from “X-Men”)

• Maya Stojan (Tory Ellis from “Castle” & Agent 33 from “Agents of SHIELD”)

• Angelina Love (Wrestler)

• Danny Webb (John Jefferson from “Doctor Who”)

Worcester Comic Con 2016 - A Detailed Review

Guests met and discussed in this review (with the franchise I most associate them with personally) :-

• Joe Altin (Pyp from “Game Of Thrones”)

• Sarah Louise Madison (Weeping Angel/Time Zombie from “Doctor Who”)

• Peter Davison (5^th Doctor from “Doctor Who”)

• Julian Glover (Grand Maester Pycelle from “Game Of Thrones”)

• Ian McNeice (Winston Churchill from “Doctor Who”)

• Jeremy Bulloch (Boba Fett from “Star Wars”)

London Film & Comic Con 2016 - A Detailed Review

Guests met and discussed in this review (with the franchise I most associate them with personally) :-

• Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye from the Marvel Cinematic Universe)

• Mads Mikkelsen (Le Chiffre from “Casino Royale”, Kaecilius from “Doctor Strange” & Galen Erso from “Star Wars: Rogue One”)

• Jack Gleeson (Joffrey Baratheon from “Game Of Thrones”)

• Natalia Tena (Osha from “Game Of Thrones” & Tonks from Harry Potter)

• Daniel Portman (Pod from “Game Of Thrones”)

• Gemma Whelan (Yara Greyjoy from “Game Of Thrones”)

• Joe Naufahu (Khal Moro from “Game Of Thrones”)

• Kae Alexander (Leaf from “Game Of Thrones”)

• Richard Brake (The Night King from “Game Of Thrones”)

• Anton Lesser (Qyburn from “Game Of Thrones”)

• Kristian Nairn (Hodor from “Game Of Thrones”)

• Sam Coleman (Young Hodor from “Game Of Thrones”)

• Ellie Kendrick (Meera Reed from “Game Of Thrones”)

• Faye Marsay (Waif from “Game Of Thrones”)

• Donald Sumpter (Maester Luwin from “Game Of Thrones”)

• Sean Maher (Dr. Simon Tam from “Firefly”)

• Elden Henson (Foggy from “Daredevil”)

• Michelle Gomez (Missy from “Doctor Who”)

• Paul McGann (The 8th Doctor from “Doctor Who”)

• Laurie Holden (Andrea from “The Walking Dead”)

• Jamie Harris (Gordon from “Agents Of SHIELD”)

• Edge (Wrestler)

• Bob ‘Hardcore’ Holly (Wrestler)

• Famke Janssen (Jean Grey from “X-Men”)

• Aaron Stanford (Pyro from “X-Men”)

• Dominic Monaghan (Merry from “Lord Of The Rings” & Charlie from “Lost”)

• Peter Mayhew (Chewbecca from “Star Wars”)

• Dave Prowse (Darth Vader from “Star Wars”)