NEW DELHI: The next edition of Comic Con India is being held in the city of gardens Bangalore early next month.
Around 200 participants from across the world are taking part in the convention from 3 to 5 April. It will be spread across 80000 square feet gross as compared to last year’s 40000 square feet. The convention will take place at White Orchid Convention Centre.
Bangalore Comic Con 2015 will be hosting a one of its kind, over 50 Hours of interactive and experiential programming through panels, launches, gaming, video hangouts and more. Jason Latour, a famous international comic book artist and writer known for his work Wolverine and the X-Men (volume two) will be attending and taking special sessions.
The fourth Comic Con India Awards will be held during the main convention itself on 4 April. CCI Awards aim to recognise the work of all the professionals of India’s Comic Industry. It is an attempt to bring into focus the novelty of this art form and acknowledge the efforts of numerous writers, artists and publishers in this field.
There will also be two exclusive Skype chats with Mark Millar and Greg Capullo. Mark Millar is the writer of the New York Times bestselling novel Wanted. His other works include Kick-Ass series, The Secret Service, Jupiter’s Legacy, Nemesis, Superior, Super Crooks, American Jesus, MPH, Starlight, and Chrononauts. Wanted, Kick-Ass, Kick-Ass 2 and The Secret Service (as Kingsman: The Secret Service) have been adapted into feature films, and Nemesis, Superior, Starlight, War Heroes, and Chrononauts are in development at major studios. Mark has been an executive producer on all his movie adaptations and is currently creative consultant to Fox Studios on their Marvel slate of movies.
Greg Capullo is a self taught Illustrator and the current artist on the best-selling and highly acclaimed Batman series for DC Comics. Prior to that, he was best known for his 80-issue run on Image Comics’ Spawn, created by Todd McFarlane. Other popular comics work includes Marvel Comics X-Force and Quasar. He is also the creator of The Creech, a Sci-Fi/Horror comic published by Image Comics. Greg has provided art for Blizzard Entertainment’s World of Warcraft, contributed lead character designs for the the award winning HBO animated Spawn series, was the cover artist for many popular musical groups including Korn and Disturbed, and worked behind the scenes on many projects ranging from toy design to video games for TME.
Comic Con India founder Jatin Varma said: “Bangalore is one of our biggest shows and we are back much earlier this year for the fans with tons of new comics, merch and fun experiences. We hope they’ll have as much fun at the show as we have putting it together!”
One of the main attractions at Bangalore Comic Con 2015 will be The Game of Throne’s special Photo-op Booth. Comic Con India has officially tied up with HBO to bring the Throne replica exclusively at Bangalore Comic Con. There will be a Throne replica as a special photo – op where the fans & visitors can get their pictures clicked.
Cosplay (Costume Contest), another major attraction at Comic Con India, will continue to give assured prizes to everyone in costume. Comic Con India has created five categories to increase one’s chances of winning gifts. Each day, one winner will be chosen from each of the five categories: Comic book/graphic novel; Animated Series/Movie; Manga/Anime; Sci-Fi/Fantasy, and Gaming. One lucky winner out of the chosen five each day will get a chance to win a ticket to a destination getaway and a chance to enter in Indian Cosplay Championship.
Comic Con India will be be setting up an exclusive Gaming Zone for audience at Bangalore Comic Con. Spread across 200 square meter, the gaming area will be one of the main attractions for gaming and tech fans at the event.
For the sheer love for Comics, more than eight new titles are being planned to get launched at the convention. There will be International Exhibitors like Marvel, DC & Dark Horse Comics among others are bringing international content from all across the globe, especially for Bangalore.
At the convention, there will be some Anime and Manga merch from Japanese Merchandiser IINE, along with the best and most exclusive International merchandisers like Kidrobot, NECA, Hot Toys, Mimobots, Funko and many more from across the globe. Also, there will be exclusive Indian merchandisers including Band Box, Wacom, Art Beat, Bewakoof Brands, Hysteria, Wear Your Opinion, Kudi Firang, Planet Superheroes, F Gali, Sky Goodies, Bollyscope, Lazy Ninja, Graphicurry, Below the Belt and others.
The main participants for the Bangalore Comic Con 2015 are Amar Chitra Katha, Orange Radius, Pop Culture Publishing, Random House, Campfire Graphic Novel, Holy Cow Entertainment, HarperCollins Publishers, Aayumi Productions, Raj Comics, Blossom Book House etc.
Comic Con India is dedicated to expanding India’s popular culture by creating high profile events that cater to fans of not only comics, but also, gaming, movies, television, merchandise, toys and more.
Tickets will be available online via Book My Show as well as at the venue.