There’s no debating that The Walking Dead is one of the biggest comic book adaptations in the world, and one of the most successful TV series ever. This year OZ COMIC-CON is bringing two of its stars to Perth and Adelaide in April: CHAD COLEMAN and SONEQUA MARTIN-GREEN. Known for playing siblings Tyrese and Sasha Williams on the …
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Feb 25 2015
Oz Comic-Con 2015: Billy Boyd from ‘Lord of the Rings’ coming to Perth/Adelaide in April
You’d have to be a fool of a Took not to head to OZ COMIC-CON in Perth or Adelaide this year. The line-up keeps getting bigger, as Billy Boyd joins the tour. Best known for his role as Peregrin “Pippin” Took in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings Trilogy, he also performed the song “The …
Feb 24 2015
Oz Comic-Con 2015: Tom Taylor is coming to all shows
OZ COMIC-CON has announced that Tom Taylor is coming to a city near you (assuming you live in Australia) in 2015. The writer of Injustice: Gods Among Us, The Deep and currently Superior Iron Man will be coming to the Oz Comic-Cons in Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney. In other words, all of them. Taylor is …
Feb 12 2015
Oz Comic-Con 2015: Daniel Portman, Finn Jones and Brian Stelfreeze expand Perth/Adelaide shows
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 …
Feb 04 2015
Oz Comic-Con 2015: Billie Piper added for Perth/Adelaide in April
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 …
Feb 04 2015
Oz Comic-Con 2015: ‘Flash’ writer/artist Francis Manapul joins Perth/Adelaide shows
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 …
Jan 28 2015
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 …
Jan 19 2015
Oz Comic-Con 2015: It’s Freddy vs Jason as Englund and Kirzinger head to Perth and Adelaide
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 …
Jan 09 2015
Australian comics, graphic novels and events that excite us in 2015: Part 2
While penning the first part of a look at the year ahead in Australian comics, it became immediately obvious that there were just too many things to fit into a single post. Even more impressive was the response we had to the piece, with the creators not only sharing the article, but bringing a stack …
Jan 07 2015
Australian comics, graphic novels and events that excite us in 2015: Part 1
After compiling a list of the comics and graphic novels that excited us in 2015, we noted a handful of Australian comics that had been on the horizon for a while. However, we knew that we’d missed a few Australians in the process, and wanted to capture the sheer amount of work that goes into …