Category: Events

Toy Fair 2015: Green Arrow and Black Canary add new statues and figures

Green Arrow Toy Fair 2015

If you’ve followed our ongoing History of Green Arrow series, you may have noticed that the evolution of Green Arrow merchandise is something we’re keenly interested in. So when DC Collectibles announced a slew of products not only related to the “so hot right now” ARROW, but some pieces related to classic Green Arrow as …

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Oz Comic-Con 2015: Daniel Portman, Finn Jones and Brian Stelfreeze expand Perth/Adelaide shows

Oz Comic-Con 2015: Daniel Portman, Finn Jones and Brian Stelfreeze

OZ COMIC-CON PERTH/ADELAIDE is virtually bursting at the seams already, and is now set to pop its culture all over the south and west of Australia with the addition of three freshly announced guests. GAME OF THRONES fans will get both Ser Loras Tyrell and Podrick Payne with FINN JONES and DANIEL PORTMAN making the trip to the …

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Oz Comic-Con 2015: Billie Piper added for Perth/Adelaide in April

Oz Comic-Con 2015: Billie Piper

OZ COMIC-CON is bringing back fan favourite BILLIE PIPER to Perth and Adelaide in April, delighting Whovians and fans of ’90s pop music alike. In addition to her role as Rose Tyler/Bad Wolf/The Conscience of The Moment in the relaunched Doctor Who series for BBC, Piper headed up Secret Diary of a Call Girl for four seasons on …

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Oz Comic-Con 2015: ‘Flash’ writer/artist Francis Manapul joins Perth/Adelaide shows

Oz Comic-Con 2015: Francis Manapul

We’ve seen a variety of stars of film and television announced so far for the OZ COMIC-CON, but now the organisers are putting the ‘comic’ into the ‘con by adding The Flash writer/artist FRANCIS MANAPUL to the Perth and Adelaide shows in April. Mapul is best known in the last few years for being the …

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Oz Comic-Con 2015: Marina Sirtis treks to Perth/Adelaide in April

Oz Comic-Con 2015: Marina Sirtis

Have you sensed a great joy coming from the Trek fans in South Australia and Victoria? OZ COMIC-CON is bringing out none other than MARINA SIRTIS, best known for her role as Deanna Troi on Star Trek: The Next Generation. She will attend the Perth and Adelaide shows in April. Sirtis portrayed the half-Betazoid ship …

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Oz Comic-Con 2015: ‘Buffy’ reunion with Emma Caulfield, Nicholas Brendon & Amber Benson in Perth/Adelaide

Good news for Buffy the Vampire Slayer fans today as OZ COMIC-CON announced that they are bringing out EMMA CAULFIELD and NICHOLAS BRENDON to join the already announced AMBER BENSON for a Buffy reunion in Adelaide and Perth this April. Brendon, who is best known for his role as Xander Harris on Joss Whedon’s cult …

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Oz Comic-Con 2015: It’s Freddy vs Jason as Englund and Kirzinger head to Perth and Adelaide

Freddy vs Jason

OZ COMIC-CON season kicks off in Perth and Adelaide in just a few months, and the organisers have pulled out the big guns (or should we say blades): horror legends Robert Englund and Ken Kirzinger, better known as Freddy Krueger and Jason Vorhees from the Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th films. It’s been over …

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ECCC 2015: ReedPOP and Emerald City Comicon join forces

Emerald City Comicon and ReedPOP

EMERALD CITY COMIC-CON (ECCC) has partnered up with ReedPOP, the folks behind New York Comic-Con, the PAX group of shows, Paris Comic Con, Comic Con India, Australia’s very own Oz Comic-Con and more. The acquisition takes effect as of this year’s show, which runs from 27-29 March 2015 at the Washington State Convention Centre in Seattle. Jim …

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Paris Comic Con coming from ReedPOP in October 2015

Paris Comic Con 2015

Comic-Con is now huge business all around the world, and conventioneers ReedPOP have just announced that they will be bringing Paris Comic Con to the massive European market on 23-25 October 2015. We often get myopic when it comes to what we think of as comics, but the European market for comic books and graphic …

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Oz Comic-Con 2015: Perth and Adelaide tickets now on sale

Oz Comic-Con 2015: Perth and Adelaide

Are your Spider-senses tingling? Is your proton pack gathering dust? Oz Comic-Con have got the cure for what ails you, as they announce the first tickets going on sale for their 2015 Perth and Adelaide events! The 2014 season has only just finished, with the inaugural Brisbane and Sydney ‘cons held in September, the latter of …

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ECCC 2015: Emerald City adds Mike Mignola and more

ECCC 2015 Mike Mignola

Emerald City Comic-Con (ECCC) has expanded their commitment to showcasing comic book creators with the addition of some heavy hitters to the March 2015 ‘con in Seattle. Mike Mignola, the Hellboy creator himself, with be in attendance. The Eisner Award-winning artist who also created BPRD has most recently been seen on shelves with the likes …

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