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Marvel families unite! For the first time ever, iconic Marvel Super Heroes and villains will be brought to life in a spectacular live-action family arena show, when “Marvel Universe LIVE! Super Heroes Assemble” tours the UK from September.

Taking live entertainment to a whole new level, Marvel Universe Live will become one of the most epic nights of 2016. Bringing together the largest assembly of Marvel characters in a live production, audiences will be able to watch some of their favourite Marvel Super Heroes step out of the silver screen and onto the stage – bringing the action to life right before their eyes.

Having already entertained almost 2 million families in over 65 US cities to date on its first tour, the show will include some of the biggest names from Marvel comics, such as Spider-Man, Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, Black Widow and more, with promises that they will all battle Loki and some of Marvel’s most sinister villains in a live, action-packed arena performance for the whole family. Being hailed as the most technically advanced live shows ever, with cutting-edge special effects, pyrotechnics, aerial stunts, martial arts, motorcycles and more, this is an event not to be missed by both adult and children fans.

Feld Entertainment Inc are the creative team behind some of the previous years biggest live action family events, such as Disney On Ice, and are known as the world’s leading producers of touring live entertainment. This arena stunt spectacular will begin touring the UK from September. Dates and venues are listed below.

8 September – 11 September 2016 at the Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham

16 September – 24 September 2016 at The O2, London

26 December – 30 December 2016 at the Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham

5 January – 8 January 2017 at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow

19 January – 22 January 2017 at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield

26 January – 29 January 2017 at Manchester Arena, Manchester

Steven Armstrong, VP of Europe North at Feld Entertainment, Inc. stated, “We are delighted to bring Marvel Universe LIVE! to the UK, giving families an opportunity to enjoy this spectacular live show for the very first time. The audience will feel like they’ve been transported into a jaw-dropping Marvel blockbuster film, with an engrossing storyline and non-stop stunts.”

Tickets will be going on general sale on Friday 4 March at 9am, and are available from Ticketmaster. The video below is a highlight of the American tour, and what you can look forward to when the show hits the UK.

All photography by Sarah Tsang

The Cosplay Masquerade on Sunday at MCM London Comic Con was another procession of glorious costumes, craftwork and performances. This masquerade also chose a British representative for the Clara Cow’s Cosplay Cup, which will hold its debut final even at Anime 2016, World Forum, The Netherlands on 11 June 11. Clara Cow’s Cosplay Cup is a new competition that concentrates on the “play” on Cosplay. More information here.

Buzz cosplay correspondent Leah Holmes actually tweeted a live commentary of the event, even though there was no live video feed. So we’ve left her comments at the bottom of this page so you can match the comments to costumes for the first time, if you weren’t actually there!

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