A Stan Lee-themed comic con is coming to Shanghai

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Clear your schedules, comic fans: Shanghai's pop culture scene is getting another huge comic convention to get your geek on. Last week POW! Entertainment announced that the Stan Lee Comic Universe is coming to Shanghai. Themed around comics legend Stan Lee and his sprawling range of comic and media titles, the convention will take place at the World Expo Exhibition and Convention Centre from October 1-3.

Expect the standard comic con fare of cosplay contests, autograph signings, comic, film and entertainment exhibitions and heaps of merch - confirmed to be attending so far is famed pop artist Burton Morris. Also planned for the Stan Lee Comic Universe convention is an e-sports tournament and an electronic music festival. Though Lee is best known as the co-creator of famous Marvel Comics characters like Spiderman, Thor and Iron Man, it's unlikely that Marvel or the blockbuster Marvel Cinematic Universe will feature hugely at this convention as those franchises are tied to Disney.

Still, there should be plenty to nerd out over. And with the (separate) Shanghai Comic Con set to arrive later in October too, it might be worth getting a head start on your cosplay this year.

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