Comments on: UK comic-con scam?

by: Colin C

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:16:51 +0000

Is the festival going ahead?

by: comic-man

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:25:23 +0000

So as its almost July…anymore ideas Liam about Stan Lee attending your festival that no one knows of? Has anyone got anymore ideas about this? Seems like he’d done a runner…

by: Colin C

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:01:19 +0000

Any news on the festival? Still can’t find anything on the net about it.

by: comic-man

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:54:00 +0000

Great, ill be looking forward to attending!

So where is it happening Liam? when? who is appearing? how? how much will it cost for tickets?

Are you really sure your not just sitting in a internet cafe somewhere imagining all of this?

by: Liam Fisher

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:59:12 +0000

The 5 By 5 Festival has been delayed due to unforseen circumstances and will be starting in July rather than June

by: comic-man

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:43:58 +0000

So what a suprise, there is no evidence of this festival actually happening. It was meant to start on Thursday, and theres no media coverage, no advertising and the press release is rather basic.

Where is this happening Liam? i would love to come along, i dont mind eating my words if you actually have something going on, but is it just a con your trying to pulloff? Ive scowered events in each london and there is non for this festival?

by: Liam Fisher

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:40:10 +0000

Just to clear this up, this is the first and only time I have seen and posted on this blog. I have not in any way posted under a false name and whoever has decided to post my press release under the name Hash Hirji is a little silly to say the least.

I’m sure there will be an IP trail of some sort to prove that.

My press release says it all and I have nothing further to say on the matter

Thanks for checking out my MySpace though

Liam Fisher

by: Bryan

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:25:58 +0000

I do not want t get into the whole situation with Liam Fisher as I think by now it’s clear cut.

I just want to say London has a large scale event and it has been building for the last 6 years.

London MCM Expo! The recent event had a great comic area and a rare signing with Warren Ellis.

Attendance was over 30,000.

Do check us out and if your an artist, creator, publisher we would love to hear from you.

Bryan
MCM Expo

by: comic-man

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:09:41 +0000

http://www.downthetubescomics.blogspot.com/

Ha. a press release by the lovely Liam. So where abouts in east london, the whole place?

by: comic-man

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:11:37 +0000

Clearly this Liam Fisher person has little idea of how to stage or promote such a festival. is it a case that the guy has simply written down a list of names he would love to see at a festival and then - quite bizarely - told people that he’d actually arranged it?

i hope he hasnt got too many people involved in this, as it seems clear from the replies already posted that its a festival only in name and nothing else.

I hope people warn stan lee and others about this guy. apparently he had kevin smith coming down and i’ve heard that kevin smith knows NOTHING about this guy or the festival.

I’ve checked out this Liam Fisher on myspace and its clear the guy is an egotistical dreamer who loves himself. if you wanna see for yourself, look at myspace.com/liamfisheruk.

Its an entertianing read, if nothing else.

if there is someone in the uk who can stage something like this properly, we’d love to see it.

by: The Gigcast » Blog Archive » Webcomic Wire - 6/3/09

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:02:03 +0000

[…] Heidi macDonald, as always, keeps us informed. […]

by: Des Taylor

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:57:27 +0000

“Oops – didn’t mean to cause a media shitstorm! I was told in good faith by Liam Fisher that he’d secured the rights to Comicon Europe. The interview I gave was supposed to be mainly about my new Graphic Novel, The Trouble With Katie Rogers, but I guess we strayed off subject!

Anyways, it would be great if Comicon Europe did happen, and I’m sure it will someday.
Ps. Maybe I should get Katie to do my PR from now on.

by: Tijms

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:20:34 +0000

Wow, so my first post, in which I insinuated some book marketing ploy, was horribly naive. Right now we have major incompetence and evil intent left as possible explanations for this weird story.

I will shut my mouth, since apparently I’m very bad at guessing. Meanwhile, I hope for any investors in this upcoming event that they know where their money went.

by: Hash Hirji

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:31:13 +0000

Hi there guys!

Sorry, I just want to make something crystal clear, in my (accidently double,) post earlier, the 1st paragraph stated:

“Liam Fisher, (for some bizarre reason,) is using my name to post this. To add to this, when clicking on my name on these replies, it links to my companies’ site.”

What I meant to say is:

“Liam Fisher, (for some bizarre reason,) posted his ‘OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE,’ using my name, while signing his name at the bottom of the post/press release, (!?) Furthermore, when clicking on the illegal use of my name, it links straight to my company’s website.”

I just want things to be very clear to the public here…

Thanks for listening.

From, (once again,) the REAL Hashem Hirji

by: Charles Knight

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:26:08 +0000

“5 By 5 Media Ltd.”

The nearest limited company I can find at companies house (the UK register of companies) is called

“The 5 by 5 Media Ltd”, a company that has been in existance since…em.. last friday…

by: Hash Hirji

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:11:14 +0000

Hello all.

I’d just like to say Liam Fisher, (for some bizarre reason,) is using my name to post this. To add to this, when clicking on my name on these replies, it links to my companies’ site.

(I run a fairly well established clothing art and events company named Urban Species, and I have worked in licensing for some time. Among various things, I have had a Marvel license for years, and now have a DC contract as well as others to come.)

I have clearly terminated any kind of working relationship with Liam Fisher, 5 by 5 inc. and pretty much anything he has anything to do with in every capacity whatsoever quite some time ago now. This is for very strong reasons on a business level. From a sensible legal point of view, I am not going to digress.

I would appreciate very much that anyone reading this would not link the Urban Species brand in any way whatsoever to Liam Fisher and whichever entities he is connected too.

I would also appreciate to be informed of any continued activity on his behalf on this website or any other!

I have already sent him legal documents regarding this matter quite some time ago, and I do consider this act as libellous and will not stand for it.

On a more positive note, I would happily urge anyone and everyone to visit my site and or store in the coming months as we’re in the middle of a huge revamp and have made some very fruitful acquisitions recently where we will be creating some very unique licensed products! We will also be holding events around the various licensed acquisitions to promote the Urban Species licensed goods, as well as the rich history of these iconic properties.

Thank you for your time ad EXCELSIOR!

The (real) Hashem Hirji

by: Iris Brkic

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 08:10:12 +0000

Liam ,
I saw an advert this morning on Newsarama forum saying that you need artists for your festival. It would have been better to publicise your event well in advance as there would be a hell of a lot of people wanting to contribute to something like this.
Why are you waiting until now to tell the world about the event?
I think the timing of this statement is late in the day but I still hope it happens as I live in East London.

by: Simon Hacking

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 08:08:54 +0000

“The confirmed content will be announced to the public in due course.”

but it starts in like two weeks!

by: Hash

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 23:57:48 +0000

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE

It has been brought to my attention that a story has leaked through comicrelated.com in the USA regarding the plans for my company and the event planned for June and July, named The 5 By 5 Festival.
Let me set the record straight
1 – Starting from June 18th there will be a 6 week festival in East London as a celebration of films, music, art and fashion called The 5 By 5 Festival. The confirmed content will be announced to the public in due course.
2 – I have plans to hold several major pop culture events across Europe and as soon as everything is finalised it will be announced
3 – I have plans to use the O2 Arena for several events and when these are finalised they will be announced
However, I really appreciate the level of interest, excitement, panic and hype already built around an incorrect news story.
Please note that this is the first and only official press release issued about me, my company and our activities. Anything else you may have heard can be dismissed as hearsay and either laughed at and ridiculed, cursed or ignored depending on what mood you’re in.
Keep your ears open and your eyes peeled as all will soon become clear. Trust me, when the time is right, my communication will be nothing less than 5 by 5.
Liam Fisher
Chief Executive Officer
5 By 5 Media Ltd.

by: Tijms

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:50:10 +0000

Oh, now I see that the pres mentions Geek Chic ‘09 and then Comic-Con 2010. Well, the Londoners can tell us whether Geek Chic is happening and the organiser left his e-mail address on the final slide if anyone wants to know more about any Comic-Con 2010.

by: John AZ

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:48:12 +0000

Now all we need is the San Diego Comic-Con knockoffs in the U.S. to be exposed.

by: Tijms

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:45:59 +0000

Is this the Geek Chic thing I’ve been hearing about? I got a mail about that some time ago; apparently it should already be happening. I received a .ppt showing a calendar in which events started early this month. Check it out:

http://www.decomicshop.nl/Geek_Chic_Festival.ppt

Now at this link, they’re talking 2010, right?

But in the presentation it is clearly 2009. Since Des Taylor (creator of the upcoming The Trouble with Katie Rogers) spread the rumor according to comicrelated.com and the presentation shows his artwork (I think) and his book launch…

…I think we can put 2 and 2 together.