Thrilled to report that Sci-Fi and Beyond will be appearing at Monopoly's Comic Con: Scotland Aberdeen on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd of March. Boasting a stellar line-up of Jenette Goldstein , Mark Rolston and William Hope we will be showcasing an Aliens '86 display over the weekend. There will be photo opportunities, games, give away items and more. We'll be collecting for CLAN Cancer Research who offer support for those affected by cancer in north-east Scotland, Moray, Orkney and Shetland. Nick Frost, Mara Wilson, Sean Gunn, Zach Galligan, half of the cast of the Walking Dead and even Peggy 'AKA Dogpool' are just some of the other guests who will be in attendance - can't wait to see you there!

We are absolutely delighted to announce that our group will be appearing at Monopoly's Comic Con Scotland on October 5th and 6th, in under just two weeks. We've been working on this appearance for some time and really looking forward to our first full launch. There will be an array of attractions and amazing guests including: Simon Pegg, Sean Astin, the Cobra Kai gang, Melissa Joan Hart, Sean Gunn, Sean Pertwee, and the boys from the 'Dwarf: Craig Charles, Chris Barrie, Danny John Jules and Mark Williams – AKA Petersen. We will have 3 massive displays with us! Alien Romulus  ...See what it's like to have a Chestburster, and what comes first – Facehuggers! Life size Alien Eggs and other photo opportunities with some crew of the USCSS Corbelan ship and replica props will leave you terrified – in a good way! Red Dwarf   ...Visit JMC's famous mining ship, the Red Dwarf. Walk around the sleeping quarters, hold replica props and get photos with them and our motley crew - "Give quiche a chance!" Halo  ...Join the UNSC, become a Halo Spartan and capture the flag – do you have what it takes? We will have buckets collecting for Edinburgh Cat & Dog Home , with all money going to their great cause. We can't wait to see you there, it's going to be one hell of a show!

Utterly delighted to announce that we are taking part in next months Capital Sci-Fi Con , at the O2 Academy in Edinburgh on 15th and 16th February. We will be showcasing our Red Dwarf and Halo displays for your enjoyment. "Smeg!" ...it's the famous JMC Red Dwarf living quarters from the original series! We'll be bringing amazing replica props and memorabilia, original artwork, games and enough naan bread to quench any curry monster! "Do you have what it takes?!?" Halo Spartans are looking for new members for the UNSC! Get your photo with Halo Spartans as you join the fight! ... "Oorah!" We'll be running a raffle with amazing prizes on both days with all proceeds going to Capital's great cause, CHAS - Children's Hospices Across Scotland . Please look at their website to see the amazing work they do. We can't wait to see you there...

We have some exciting plans for 2O25, looking forward to it...

An a amazing day at Forgotten Worlds today – the Master Chief was kept busy! Managed to raise £187.28 for Cash For Kids West Scotland . Yaldi! Many thanks to Allan, Jim and James at Forgotten Worlds for making us feel so welcome, can't wait to visit again.

The UNSC contingent of our group will be patrolling the brilliant Forgotten Worlds shop in Stewarton, Kilmarnock on Saturday 26th October ! Come along and meet the Spartan warrior and the rest of the UNSC Marine Corps, get your photo with some Halo weaponry and props. The setting Forgotten Worlds - they have an absolutely massive array of games, consoles, memorabilia, comics, unique snacks and drinks and a highly addictive arcade area - it's a paradise for retro gamers! We'll be collecting donations for Cash for Kids and look forward to seeing you on the line, Oorah!

What a weekend!... £1156.37 was raised for Edinburgh Dog And Cat Home on Saturday and Sunday at Comic Con Scotland in Edinburgh! ...and that's not even counting the many QR code scans, which we will sadly never know the full total. Thank You to everyone that donated to this great cause over the weekend - to everyone that helped over the two days and in the weeks running up – this couldn't have been achieved without your support and hard work. We'd also like to thank all the friendly and welcoming staff working at the Royal Highland Centre over the weekend and Monopoly Events for making such an amazing event and having us along to showcase our displays. We all had a great time and are already excited about next year and some of the new ideas we're going to bring along and share. For now, everything is packed away and we're all having some much needed rest. Here are some Saturday photos from our photographer, Tomas. Enjoy!

Last night I had the pleasure of attending the UK Premier of Alien Romulus at the historic, luscious Cameo Cinema. Following in the footsteps of Ridley Scott's 1979 masterpiece Alien, Fede Álvarez's 2O24 contribution to the Alien landscape crashed onto screens with it's UK Premier showing in Edinburgh. The Facehugger's had a lovely evening too - getting many a hug from other cinema goers and staff at the Edinburgh Film Festival , as part of Midnight Madness . There was also a Xeno skulking around in the shadows! Get yourself to the cinema to see this crazy masterpiece of a film!

...It's Comic Con Liverpool Wow, had a smegging ace time! The boys from the Dwarf were gents. Rimsy, AKA Chris Barrie, loved seeing Mr Flibble again and even had him on his hand for a brief moment... "Who'd clean up all the mess?!?" Having Danny John-Jules singing along to pretty much the whole of Tongue Tied whilst it was playing on the boombox was a highlight. Wish I could've given him 6 portions of Trout a la Creme for knocking it out of the park. Craig Charles and Robert Llewellyn were equally lovely. The mammoth X-Wing, Jurassic Park gate & Jeep Wrangler and Johnny 5 were stunning - great displays. Met some lovely people, great to see so many Red Dwarf fans and awesome costumes. Didn't get to see everything, or everyone - there was that much to do! Definitely a 2 day event. Now, bring on summer!

Out of bad news comes good news! The bad news: Michael Biehn had to cancel last weekends appearance at Comic Con Scotland Aberdeen . We blame Alice Cooper and the need for reshoots! All of us were proper gutted. The good news... no, the great news: it ended up being SCI-FI and BEYOND's first appearance at a convention with a cracking Aliens display. Very last minute but we all pulled together and managed to represent "team Hicks" as best we could. It was a great weekend, a lot of amazing memories and met so many friendly people. The world of Aliens is very much alive and the arrival of Alien: Romulus seems to be on everyone's mind. Coming up next - the Master Chief will be bringing some spartan action at Comic Con North East on 13th and 14th April. Monopoly's event at the Utilita Arena in Newcastle is not to be missed... some great displays and guests: Jenna Coleman, John Barrowman, Jason Patric, Craig Charles, Danny John Jules, Robert Llewellyn... Smegging awesome! ...And We will be converting the APC into Starbug in May as we visit Liverpool Comic Con . The boys from the dwarf will be joined by Chris "Ace" Barrie - the whole crew! According to Space Corps Directive 119 there is going to be a bounty of guests! Orlando Bloom, Elijah Wood, Andy Serkis, Sean Astin, Domi... Basically the whole cast of Lord Of The Rings! Joined by Kevin Smith & Jason Mewes, Katey Sagal and Martha Plimpton and Kerri Green of Goonies fame and so many more. ...Fun, Fun, Fun!

£2O5.OO raised for Royal British Legion Industries , thank you everyone for your donations, very kind and generous! It was flipping freezing! 1° ...made it til about 5:OOam before I woke up, the house was calling me. Not everyone has the luxury of that choice. Looking forward to doing again next year. Aberdeen Comic Con next week, can't wait!

We're away from the central belt next month to attend Monopoly's Comic Con Scotland Aberdeen , their most northern Scotland event. It has a ridiculously good looking line-up: Karen Gillan, Rose McGowan, G.W. Bailey, Lance Kinsey, Jessie T Usher, James Marsters, Charisma Carpenter and the one and only Michael Biehn! "I'm gonna keep this handy for close encounters!" We'll be there both Saturday and Sunday, hope to see some friendly faces there. We'll also be celebrating Jason and Cornelius' birthdays so please, keep the noise down on Sunday.