Cooler than your average comic book convention, this years British International Comic Show 2010 is being held at Thinktank Millennium Point on 16 & 17 October.

So far they have a whole bunch of comic legends announced as guests for the weekend, and are open to submissions for this years Portfolio Review.

This is your chance to show your stuff to top commissioning editors in the field, in previous years aspiring artists have been snapped up by the likes of DC, Panini and Warner Bros at BICS, going on to launch careers as professional comics artists.

There are still more events to be announced, so check their website for updates.

Tickets are now on sale, with concessions for the kids, available as either full weekend or single day passes.