Category: Events

Oz Comic-Con 2014: Holly Marie Combs and Rodger Bumpass headed to Australia

Oz Comic-Con 2014 - Holly Marie Combs and Rodger Bumpass

Oz Comic-Con hasn’t stop announcing guests for various shows during their 2014 nation-wide tour of the country. Our favourite ‘Con is not only expanding to five states around Australia next year, but they’ve just added two headline guests for the events that are sure to be a hit with the crowds. Holly Marie Combs will touch down …

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Oz Comic-Con 2014: Agnes Garbowska, Jim Cummings, Jon Sommariva and Doug Holgate join guest list

Oz Comic-Con 2014 guests

It seems that every week we are reporting back on a new guest or four that the wonderful people at Oz Comic-Con, expanding to five states around Australia in 2014. Now OCC are announcing the addition of several comic book artists and actors at the various events. The latest to join is artist Jon Sommariva, best known for …

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Oz Comic-Con 2014: Kevin Sorbo, Daniel Cudmore, Michael Hurst, Nicola Scott, Tristan Jones and more join line-up

Oz Comic-Con 2014 Guests

Oz Comic-Con will expand to five states around Australia in 2014, and they are certainly bringing some top shelf geek guests to the country to celebrate. Just this month, Oz Comic-Con has announced a mini Hercules reunion with Kevin Sorbo and Michael Hurst joining the ‘Con for its kick-off in Perth/Adelaide. Sorbo is best known for …

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Local Focus: Milk Shadow Books launches ‘Da ‘n’ Dill’ and ‘Plump Oyster’ collections

Squirt-Stone: Plump Oyster Collection

Australian comics have come back into focus with the success of the ABC documentary Comic Book Heroes, highlighting local publishing house Gestalt Comics. While they seem to be determined to take over the world, another local outfit, Milk Shadow Books, simply “aims to publish the weirdest trips, strangest journeys, and assorted stories that make you …

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‘Thor: The Dark World’ screens early in Australia and New Zealand

Thor 2 Mega Ticket

Australian and New Zealand Marvel fans have even more reasons to rejoice, not to mention bragging to their North American cousins! We won’t have to wait until the 31st October to see the next instalment of Thor: The Dark World as Marvel Studios, Event and Village Cinemas will host exclusive advance preview screenings the night prior …

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Behind the Panels Video Special: SMASH! 2013 – The Cosplayers

SMASH! 2013 - Cosplay Interviews

Last month we hit up SMASH! Sydney Manga and Anime Show, where thousands of fans, cosplayers and other punters turned up on a beautiful sunny Saturday at the Sydney Convention Centre at Darling Harbour. One of our favourite things is seeing all of the cosplayers who are enthusiastically showing their geek pride. Richard and David …

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‘Saga’ dominates the 2013 Harvey Award winners

Saga poster

The winners of the 2013 Harvey Awards were announced at the Baltimore Comic-Con, with Saga the big winner with a whopping 6 awards. Other winners include Hawkeye and the most recent volume of Blacksad: A Silent Hell. Saga‘s six awards made Image the big winner on the night as well, but three creators on Marvel …

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Visit the Australian Cartoonists’ Association ‘Cartoons Galore!’ Exhibition at City of Ryde’s Hungry For Art Exhibition

Hungry For Art Festival - City of Ryde

Want to support local artists and the comic industry in Australia? The Australian Cartoonists’ Association Cartoons Galore! Exhibition is on from Saturday 24 August 2013 at Top Ryde City and will run through until the 7 September! The City of Ryde comes to life with an exciting arts and cultural festival transforming the region into …

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NYCC 2013: Official New York Comic Con poster revealed

NYCC 2013 poster

The official poster has been released for the New York Comic Con, held at the Javits Center in New York on 10-13 October. Revealed today by the New York Daily News, it features Superman and Wonder Woman hovering near the completed One World Trade Center building, as depicted by artist Stephane Roux. Confirmed comics guests at …

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SMASH! 2013: Schedule for Sydney Manga and Anime Show this weekend

SMASH 2013 events

SMASH! returns for another year this weekend, bringing colour back into Sydney’s grey winter on 10 August  2013 at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre (Darling Harbour). The full schedule for the event is below. If you are a cosplayer, be sure to look for us running around with a camera: we want to talk to you! …

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Oz Comic-Con 2014: David Nykl and Nana Visitor added to line-up

Oz Comic-Con 2014: Nana Visitor and David Nykl

The Oz Comic-Con announcements continue to excite as Star Trek alumni Nana Visitor and Stargate staple Nykl are added to the various events next year. Nana Visitor is best known for her role on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Kira Nerys, a Bajoran former freedom fighter that becomes the second in command of the station. She’s also …

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