Comic superheroes in Pow convention return
SUPERHEROES are heading to town this weekend to take part in a special comic convention.
The event – Macc-Pow! – has been organised by Macclesfield cartoonist Marc Jackson, who came up with the idea to organise an event based around comic books, comic art and artists for the Barnaby Festival last year.
And it was so successful, Marc, who has produced work for The Beano, decided to repeat the event with a day-long festival.
Marc, who lives in Macclesfield, said: “The primary focus of the day is to introduce the town of Macclesfield to the world of comics while introducing the world of comics to Macclesfield in a collision of creativeness.
“We are once again sponsored by the Barnaby festival and this year we are working with Macc Artspace who have created comic book ‘sound effects’ that will be hung from trees in and around Market Place, to help create interest in the run up to the day itself.
“It’s a family oriented event that doesn’t exclude, so even if you don’t know anything about comics there will be something to tempt you in to discover a crazy new world.”
The event, which is organised in conjunction with the Barnaby Festival, will be held at Macclesfield Town Hall on Saturday, July 1, featuring guest appearances from established comic artists including Lew Stringer, who created the popular Brickman character, Leah Moore, writer of Albion, and Paul Grist, the creator of Kane and Jack Staff.
There will also be fun activities including face painting, cartoon screenings, drawing and a live Skype question and answer session.
Entry costs £1 and kids go free. For more information about the event go to www. maccpow.co.uk.