Uploaded May 2018 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
The comic book convention has moved out of obscurity and into the mainstream in recent years, with thousands of people lining up to get their hands on rare editions and memorabilia, or even to meet the people behind some of their favorite characters from page and screen.
And during the bank holiday it was the turn of Portsmouth to hold their very first comic con, so we sent our reporter Richard Stringer, to capture some of the excitement.
The comic book convention has moved out of obscurity and into the mainstream in recent years, with thousands of people lining up to get their hands on rare editions and memorabilia, or even to meet the people behind some of their favorite characters from page and screen.
And during the bank holiday it was the turn of Portsmouth to hold their very first comic con, so we sent our reporter Richard Stringer, to capture some of the excitement.
