London Comic-Con October 2011

A RECORD number of artists and writers will be flocking to MCM Expo London Comic Con's Comic Village taking place on 28th 30th October - and acclaimed American comic book writer Gail Simone and best-selling British science fiction author Peter F. Hamilton will be among the special guests.

Best known for her acclaimed work on DC Comics' Birds of Prey and Wonder Woman, Gail Simone's writing credits also include Secret Six, Deadpool, The All-new Atom and Welcome to Tranquility. most recently, Simone has been penning Batgirl and co-writing Fury of Firestorm as part of DC's September relaunch.

Noted for combining epic scale space opera with startling perspectives on tomorrow's technological and cultural trends, Peter F. Hamilton's novels include the much-praised Void Trilogy - The Dreaming Void, The Temporal Void and The Evolutionary Void - as well as the galaxy-spanning Commonwealth Saga and the groundbreaking Night's Dawn Trilogy.

Speaking of sci-fi, Empire Magazine's Ian Nathan will be interviewing Alien associate producer Ivor Powell and SFX supervisor Brian Johnson about the making of Ridley Scott's seminal movie on-stage at London Comic Con. He will also be signing copies of his new book Alien Vault, a celebration of the film featuring never-before-published on-set photos and exclusive interviews.

For more information on October's London Comic Con visit: www.londonexpo.com/comicvillage