Hyderabad Comic Con 2014
Do you want to meet the best known comic book stars and authors? Then, you must pay a visit to the Annual Comics Convention which is taking place in Hyderabad this October.
The Comic Con India (CCI) along with Reed Exhibition (producer of pop culture events) is organizing Hyderabad Comic Con 2014 which will be attended by some of the famous international comic authors and publishers. For all the comic lovers, the convention will also be launching five books.
Hyderabad Comic Con 2014 will be hosting interactive forty hours of programming through panels, launches, sessions, gaming and more. Famous international personalities will be attending and taking special sessions here like:
• Ron Marz, the American comic book writer who is well known for his writings of ‘Silver Surfer, Green Lantern’
• Nathan Edmondson, an American writer best known for the comic series-‘Who Is Jake Ellis?’
• Vivek Tiwary, a New York Times Best Selling and Eisner Award Winning Author and also a Tony Award winning producer.
Kids and adults can come dressed as their favorite comic, superhero and gaming characters and can also participate in the workshop with artists and writers of popular comics and graphic novels.
In this context, Jatin Varma, the founder of the Comic Con India said, “With the tremendous response at Comic Con Express Hyderabad last September, we felt that a permanent event was required for the city. Therefore, it gives us great pleasure in announcing ‘Hyderabad Comic Con 2014’. Hyderabad fans were simply awesome and this year we are ensuring that we bring everything down to the city, the best of Indian and International content will be on display and we look forward to a great event”!
One of the major attractions at the Conventions will be the Cosplay (Costume Contest) which will be distributing gifts to everyone wearing costumes. 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
• Gaming
All 3 days, one lucky winner out of the chosen 5 will get an awesome chance to win a ticket to Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo 2015!
The main participants for the Hyderabad Comic Con 2014 are Amar Chitra Katha, Orange Radius, Pop Culture Publishing, Random House, Campfire Graphic Novel, Holy Cow Entertainment, Harper Collins Publishers, Raj Comics, Scholastic India, Mario Gallery, Westland Publishers, Pan MacMillan and more!!
When– October 10-12, 2014
Timing – 11am to 9pm.
Where– Hitex Exhibition Centre.
Entry– Rs. 250/- per day if booked online (via Book My Show) and if bought at the venue, the ticket price will be Rs 300 per day. Besides, there is also a bonus ticket called the Super fan VIP ticket which is of Rs.650 but is only available online.
