Citing an increased workload at Millarworld and Millarworld Productions, organizers Sarah and Lucy Unwin have announced London's Kapow! Comic Convention won't return next year. However, there are hopes for "an even bigger and better show" in 2014.

"Sarah and I have had to make a very tough decision, and after much deliberation and poring over upcoming work schedules, we have decided to put Kapow! 2013 on hold," Lucy Unwin said in a statement. "The event is a genuine pleasure to work on and everyone has been a total delight, but this year we are unable to dedicate the time necessary to deliver a weekend that once again exceeds the expectations of attendees, guests, exhibitors, publishers and studios."

Mark Millar, who launched Kapow! in 2010 "to bring “San Diego Comic-Con to these shores,” added on his message board: "4 movies, 4 new comic series, overseeing the Marvel movies at Fox and starting our TV line mean 2013 just too mental for Kapow this year, I'm afraid. we absolutely hope to come back and wow everyone in 2014 tho."

In addition to signing on in September as a consultant on Fox's Marvel film properties, Millar has Kick-Ass 2 opening next year, and a handful of adaptations -- Nemesis, Supercrooks and The Secret Service among them -- moving into production. Add to that such Millarworld comics projects as Jupiter's Legacy, Nemesis 2 and Kick-Ass 3, and the aforementioned television line, which begins Jan. 3 with the BBC One documentary Pavilion of Dreams.