Stan Lee is coming to the UK for the first time in nearly forty years! Comic book fans, if you’ve ever wanted a chance to get the signature of the world-famous comic book writer himself, now is the time to do it. He’ll be appearing at the London Super Comic Convention next month at the ExCeL Centre, on the 25th and 26th of February.
The details and prices for the Stan Lee signings have been announced, with thanks to ComicBookMovie for the tip-off, along with a video message from Lee himself over on the official website for the convention.
From what I can tell, tickets for each day are £15 plus booking fees, and then you have to purchase a separate ticket on top of that in order to get a signature from Lee. It looks as though the majority of the first day’s tickets to get a signature are sold out, but there are still some left for the Sunday date (as well as vastly expensive tickets for the Saturday), so I recommend making haste if you’re interested!
This year marks the first London Super Comic Convention, and naturally, bringing Lee sticks a considerable flag in the ground to announce their status as a strong convention contender in the UK. I’m not a convention-frequenter myself, but since it’s been almost forty years since Lee’s done an official appearance here, it must be a pretty big deal. So for now, I’ll leave you with Lee talking about the event himself, followed by the official details below. If you want to book tickets, you can head over to the convention’s official website here. And of course, be sure to look out for Lee’s usual cameos in the upcoming Marvel films, The Avengers, released here in the UK on 27th April, and The Amazing Spider-Man, released on 4th July.
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We are pleased to announce the schedule and VIP Ticket Tiers for Stan Lee’s events at the London Super Comic Convention. Please note that there is limited availability for VIP tickets on each day and availability is on a first come first served basis. Stan Lee will be present on both Saturday and Sunday so please check the show schedule to ensure that the Stan Lee events you select complement the rest of your show experience.
Stan Lee will be participating in:
*2 Signature sessions per day (VIP ticket purchase required for Stan Lee’s signature)
*1 Photo Opportunity session per day
*1 Panel per day, free attendance although availability will be limited (To ensure access, we would recommend you take out a VIP Tier 2 package)
*1 Meet and Greet (at a nearby off site location, after the show) per day
VIP TICKET TIER DESCRIPTION AND PRICING:
Stan Lee VIP Tier 1: £20 per ticket – Stan Lee signature + limited edition print valued at £15: – One book per ticket to be signed during Stan Lee Signing Sessions on that specific day + Stan Lee Limited Edition print, drawn by J. Scott Campbell, featuring Stan and a host of Marvel characters surrounding him.
Stan Lee VIP Tier 2: £35 per ticket – As VIP Tier 1 + Early entry to show (From 9.30am on that day – there is a separate queue for VIP Tier 2 and 3 ticket holders) + guaranteed seat for that day’s Stan Lee Panel (subject to time condition)
Stan Lee VIP Tier 3: £175 per ticket – As VIP Tier 2 + Meet and Greet with Stan Lee on that day.
Signatures:
To celebrate the inaugural show the London Super Comic Convention organisers have subsidised the cost of 1 signature per attendee. This is our thank you for attending the show and we are providing as many attendees as possible (given Stan’s schedule) the opportunity to get at least one book signed. Please note that it is one book per ticket regardless of which ticket (Stan VIP Tier 1, 2 or 3) has been purchased.
Panels:
Entry to a Stan Lee Panel is on a first come first served basis for all but Stan VIP Tier 2 and Stan VIP Tier 3 ticket holders. Holders of these tickets will be guaranteed a seat at the panel for that day if they arrive at the Panel room at least 5 minutes prior to the start of the panel. Late arrivals will not be guaranteed a seat. Saturday tickets are not transferable to Sunday and accordingly Sunday tickets cannot be used on Saturdays.
Meet and Greet:
A once-in-a-lifetime experience, Stan Lee VIP Tier 3 ticket holders have the opportunity to participate in a meet and greet session with Stan Lee. The session will occur at an off-site location very close to the Excel Centre (starting 7.30pm on Saturday and 6.30pm on Sunday). Each session will be limited to a maximum of 125 ticket holders.
Each attendee will have the opportunity to meet Stan within an informal group (not exceeding 15 people), ask questions and listen to Stan’s responses. Each informal group will spend around 15 minutes with Stan. Saturday tickets are not transferable to Sunday and accordingly Sunday tickets cannot be used on Saturdays.
Photo Opportunities:
Each session will allow attendees to have an opportunity to be pictured alone with Stan. Tickets for the photo session are purchased on the day from the relevant booth. Photo opportunity session tickets are not part of any Tier. All attendees will be served on a first come first served basis. Again it is up to each attendee to ensure that they attend a photo session on that day and allow for sufficient time for the photo to be taken. Photo opportunity tickets purchased on a Saturday are not transferable to Sunday.
