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Deadstar’s expo list 2024

Last year felt like the start of a return for us. We made it to a good number of shows and want to build on that for 2024. Check this list regularly as we’ll be putting up all our shows and appearances on here over time.

June 9th – Cardiff Comic and Gaming Festival, Cardiff
August 17th – Back to the Past, Cardiff
September 28th-29th – Norcon, Norwich
October 7th – Bristol Comic Expo, Bristol [NYC]
October 21st – Fan TC Con, Isle of Wight
October 19th-20th – Cardiff Film and Comic Con, Cardiff
October – Wyntercon, Eastbourne [NYC]
October – MCM London, London [NYC]
November 16th-17th, London Film and Comic Con Winter, London [NYC]
December 14th-15th, Nerdcraft, Aberdare

[NYC] means Not Yet Confirmed

We’re also keen to work more with comic and bookstores this year. If your local store would like to host an event with us, reach out and we can discuss how and when they might work.

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Deadstar’s expo list 2023

Right, lets try this again… last year we had several shows queued up that had been scheduled and rescheduled over the last few year but unfortunately several of them cancelled so we didn’t make many appearances around the country. This year we want to do better. Check this list regularly as we’ll be putting up all our shows and appearances on here over time.

February 5th – Taunton Comic Con and Gaming Festival, Taunton
March 11th-12th Exeter Comic Con and Gaming Festival, Exeter
March 18th –  Bristol Comic Con and Gaming Festival, Bristol
March 25th-26th – Megacon Birmingham, Birmingham [NYC]
April 29th-30th – London Comic Con and Gaming Festival, London
May 13th-14th – Swansea Comic and Gaming Convention, Swansea
May 13th-14th – Wales Comic Con, Telford
May 26th-28th – MCM London, London [NYC]
September – MCM Birmingham, Birmingham [NYC]
September 23th – Bath Comic Con and Gaming Festival, Bath
October 7th – Bristol Comic Expo, Bristol
October 21st – Fan TC Con, Isle of Wight
October 21st-22nd – Cardiff Film and Comic Con, Cardiff
October – Wyntercon, Eastbourne [NYC]
October – MCM London, London [NYC]
November 11th-12th – Thought Bubble Festival, Harrogate
November 18th-19th – Wales Comic Con, Telford

[NYC] means Not Yet Confirmed

We’re also keen to work more with comic and bookstores this year. If your local store would like to host an event with us, reach out and we can discuss how and when they might work.

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Deadstar’s Expo List 2022

Hopefully, we’ll be able to start attending events this year after quite an extended break. Several shows that we would usually attend have yet to announce new dates but these are the places we intend to be given what we know of the year so far. Check this list regularly as we’ll be putting up all our shows and appearances on here over time.

March 6th –  Bristol Comic Con and Gaming Festival, Bristol
March 26th-27th – Megacon Birmingham, Birmingham
April 9th-10th – Swansea Comic and Gaming Convention, Swansea
May 27th-29th – MCM London, London [NYC] – we weren’t able to get a table
September 3rd-4th – Tripwire Comic Con, Bristol – cancelled
September 10th – ICE, Birmingham – cancelled
October – Wyntercon, Eastbourne [NYC]
November 12th-13th – Thought Bubble Festival, Harrogate [NYC] – we weren’t able to get a table
December 3rd-4th – Wales Comic Con, Telford

[NYC] means Not Yet Confirmed

We want to support comic and book stores as they safely reopen. If your local store would like to host an event with us, reach out and we can discuss how and when they might work in conjunction with the UK’s plans to live with Covid.

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Deadstar’s Expo List 2021

In the past few days, events from last year have tentatively started to announce dates that might go ahead towards the end of the year. At the moment, alone with everything else in the world this is all very much in flux.

Check this list regularly as we’ll be putting up all our shows and appearances on here over time.

July 11th – Bristol Comic Con and Gaming Festival, Bristol (brought forward from September 5th)
September 11th – ICE, Birmingham – postponed until 2022.
October – Cardiff Comics Carnival, Cardiff [NYC]
October 30th-31st – Wyntercon, Eastbourne
November 13th-14th – Thought Bubble Festival, Harrogate

[NYC] means Not Yet Confirmed

We want to support comic and book stores as they safely reopen after lockdown, if your local store would like to host an event with us, reach out and we can discuss how and when they might work in conjunction with the UK’s plans to reopen shops and permit travel.

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More Dolphin Squad on the way!

Cover for the upcoming Dolphin Squad Colouring Book

Vinny, Fabian and Lazer-Eye are some of our fans’ most loved characters and Danny J. Weston’s Dolphin Squad stories have been part of our catalogue ever since we released Rising Stars in 2010. Last year we launched their second full length graphic novel: A Death in the Pod and now we can announce that there’s more Dolphin Squad on the way! Before the end of the year we’ll be releasing Dolphin Squad: The Colouring Book!

Cover for the upcoming Dolphin Squad Colouring Book
Cover for the upcoming Dolphin Squad Colouring Book

What’s in the colouring book?

Earlier this month we were able to meet up with Danny at the Frome Comic Con. He brought us these cool preview pages to show off. We were excited to see how the book has come together and we think you’ll like it too.

Photo of puzzle pages from the new Dolphin Squad colouring book.
Puzzle pages from the new Dolphin Squad colouring book.

We also discussed what comes after the colouring book as the world of Dolphin Squad continues to grow. We’ve now got Dolphin Squad badges, prints, and our A2 80s action movie poster as well as two full-length colour graphic novels and two stand alone shorter stories. Tonnes of stuff! So… what is coming next? Book three of course! Danny has plotted out the story for the book and scripting is under way. If you keep an eye on Danny’s Instagram as well as the Dolphin Squad Facebook page then you can see concept art, previews, and other cool tidbits as they are posted.

As for the colouring book; we’re still finalising the book’s contents. We should finish that in the next week or two. The book contains a mixture of puzzles, colouring pages and even a sneak peek at future Dolphin Squad characters! This will make an excellent Christmas or Birthday present for any dolph-fan. As soon as we’ve set a release date we’ll add the book to our store for pre-order. Check back frequently to find it as soon as it goes up! Finally, keep an eye on our events page to see where we’ll be attending for signing events. You’ll always be able to find our titles online but there’s something fantastic about meeting creators in person too.